The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-02-13
THE NEW REPUBLIC OF CHINA

! The Republic of China is ~ last. at.
reT good deal Of mancuvcriug. Off
ciallv established. II is the throne that
! issues TIC ediet establishing II. some.
and perhaps open 10 the suggestion OF
putting new wine into old bottles.
Yuan Shi.kai appears TO be the resPou-
sible mau OF the occasion, trusted by
the throne, aud necessarily trusted by
tho republicans.
The magnanimouS feature OF this
great event is the complete trust OF the
rcigning house OF itself and its for
tunes TO the newly.established republic.
No conditions are made, no guarantees
are required. \ pension of S&.ooo.00o
is to be paid 30 the little Emperor 5
household. and the rcigning family VIII
make its residence in Peking rs hereto.
fore.
IT Is expected. with good deal Of
Justice, that this adjustment. coming
from the throne and accepted by the
republicans. will restore peace 10 that
distracted country. and viii give the
cooperate with the five nations in in
terest in preserving the integrity of
the boundaries of what was late the
empire. The FIVE nations in interest
viii undoubtedly ncquiesce IN this act
Of the Chinese throne and of tho Chr
ncse people. And so we may expect
not oniy the full and immediate return
Of peace and order, hut resdlustmeuts
on scale Of popular liberty aud ac-
cord that will be at once agreeable to
the world and suitable 10 the genius Of
the Chinese people. The communal sys.
tenn OF China has always been a popu-
lar system. in which the people have
participated by families. and have
been little concerned about the upper
government of the country. The Chi.
nese people have been robbed and
abused without mercy by their over
lords. but they have stood il all With
patience that is most extraordinary,
and have sssimilated their conquerors
far more than the conquerors have I'M
pressed themselves upon China.
As republic, China will have good
models TO build upon, and having the
groundwork of the communal or fam
ily system in vogue throughout i'm
memorial ages, the republic can be es-
tablishcd on firm and sure foundations
The great difficulty which will prove
Immediately obstructive is the dIfh-
Guilty Of language, The provinces all
speak such different dialects that COM
munication between their citizens Is
impossible except through the medium
Of tho language Of literature, and that
is 40 cumbersome that the people AT
large will find it impossible to learn
or TO use II.
The suggestion that the English Ian
guage should become the language OF
the republic is most happy one. The
Chinese people would find it much cas-
Ter 10 learn than to learn either the
language of anv one of the provinces
or the language Of the court. There
is a pretty good foundation for the use
of the English language. also. in the
'pidgin' that is sort of cross be.
tween Cantonese and English. Doubt
less the English language IN the mouths
of Cinnamon would suffer considerable
modification. but would still bc Ian.
guage comprehensive TO English speak"
ing people, and its adoption by the
Chinese as the official language OF the
republic would be commendablc. both
from the standpoint OF convenience
and of commercial utility.
Hail to the Republic of China, The
vastest Republic in the world and the
newest, MAY it live long and prosper.
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