Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-24
CHINA REVOLUTION VIEWED BY CANTON
 LEARNING CENTRE
Correspondent Writes of New Conditions in
 Old Nation
CHANGES ARE MANY.

CANTON, China March 2S.-It has been said that Canton is the pulse Of China, but it is still truer 10 say that Canton is the brain of China. not of the old hide-bound. superstitious, un- progressive land, but of modern, pro- gressive, liberal China. Only to men, ton the names of the great leaders of the times proves the statement: Wu Ting Fang. Tang Shao Ii, Sun Vat Sen and others.
 It has been in Canton where the rev. olution has been nourished and fos- tered for many years. The actual over turning of the city, however. like the precipitation of the revolution, was unexpected and in some ways unpre. pared for. From what seems to be the most trustworthy account of all the many theories, the false report of the fall of Picking. concocted by the reNolutionists in Hongkong and the threats Of these same men to blow up the city, completed the panic in official circles. which the peaceable transfer or the important districts of Waichow and Stunning to the reyolutionists had started. The viceroy after some hes ita-tion accepted the offer of the Brit. lsh consul to give him an escort to Hongkong and quietly disappeared from view. The other officials either made their escape or welcomed the new government.
 Two hundred men came up from Hongkong on November eighth, and on the ninth took charge of the different government offices from which the off. cials had fled. Since that date there have been several presidents or CO., presidents, the most successful of whom has beer Wu Hon Man, who is Teputed to be Christian. He was talk en to Shanghai, with Dr. Sun to act as his private secretary. The present incumbent is Chan Kwing Ming. who seems 10 be able to work his own will in the councils of the province.
 0ictatorship at Present.
 The government is a dictatorship, as revolutionary governments general ly are until a settled government is esta blished, and the army is unruly Most of the generals are robber chief tains who were invited to come to the city by the revolutionary party for fear the New Army" and the provin- cial troops would not be able to over awe the Manchu garrison and the Bannermen or old-style troops. This incursion of robber-soldiers has great ly complicated the problem of govern ment. The several chiefs are working independently and are not submissive to the command of the goyernor-gen- eral.
 The Provincial Assembly, since the fire which destroyed their beautiful hall, has been meeting in the new theatre near the east end of the river front. The work of the Assembly is to a great extent advisory, as power has not yet been vouchsafed them. It is composed of representative revolu- tionists from the different districts. As a sign of the progressive character of the people here, ten women have been seated as representatives
 Estimates Differ Widely.
 The army at present in Canton has been variously estimated at from CO., 900 to 13O.OO0 The lower figure is probably the more accurate. Yet the temples and government compounds are all full of soldiers. The barracks outside the east gate are crowded One can seldom walk far through the streets without meeting a company or soldiers, or a band of the "Dare-to-Dle brigade. decked out in (ight blue underwear and carrying bombs in fJ- tIe straw baskets. parading along the narrow thoroughfares. The soldiers of the New Army" are mixed with the new recruits to act as instructors. Thousands more men are hastily being brought into some sort of discipline in order to join the republican, army.
 The grest need of the new govern ment has been money. Immediately after the city turred revolutionary, taxes of every description were abol- ished No money was Tn the treasury and many thousands of men to be suDported. The officials gave their ser vices tao months free of charge. great wave of enthusiasm spread over Cantonese everywhere in the world, and millions of dollars Mexican have heen maid in as free-will offering to de- frav inc expenses of the new govern ment Merchants, landlords, students, ricksha, coolies, servants even saEe lihsrauy of their funds to help the common veal The need Is continuous, however. and enthusiasm quickly dles down. The students Of the canton Christian College, in a campaign for conf ntributions, collected over $4C,OOO.
 Schools Are ciosed.
 The government schools nave all closed and will not open this year uh- less conditions change remarKaDiy' Many private schools are slso slml- larly affected. As soon as some se'- tied form of government Is estao- Iished; taxes may he again adjusted.
 The whole province is in state or anarchy. Robberies are occurring con tinuously in all sections or the coen- try, and food is becoming dearel as
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