Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-22

by law. and assistance is given to
those who are freed to find means of
| livlihood. Four hundred girls are be-
ing educated In one school at the
city's expense. The blind singing girls
are now being cared for and given an
education in Industrial work.
And, finally, the nunneries havs
been opened, the girls in them are al
lowed tho choice OF leaving or re-
naming, and the small girls pur-
chased to be brought up as nuns are
| liberated and are being taught In gov
ernment schools. Twelve of the thlr-
teen Confuclan temples In the city
have been turned over to the control
of tho educational department to be
used as schools.
These great reforms are but the
result of the natural moral force Of
lightenment of the west once freed
from the long crushing thralldom Of
the Manchus, the Chinese nave leaped
to the front rank OF moral reform.
1t is true that opium and gambling
in Canton were prohibited before the
revolution came, the latter only few
months before, but they were the re-
suits of agitation through those at
tempting to get at the root of the
mtter under the inertia of the Man
chu government. and who are success
full The Manchus thought to throw
them off the trail by permitting lesser
reforms.
1t is noteworthy that within three
months after the new Cantonese gov
ernment was formed and the present
corps OF officials was we'll established
this city once tho worst of the marts
Of China, has become a model city.
To trace the history of these rev.
olutionary changes We must look
along three lines. The Chinese have a
deep-rooted sense Of the right thing
Confucius taught an upright, moral
code, and every teacher throughout
the land has literally beaten II into
the minds Of the student class. Such
training often leads to the refusal Of
the teaching. but nevertheless the rec
ognition Of it's value is implanted deep
in the race fiber.
Second: The Influence Of students
returning from abroad, and of foreign
schools I'm China a Chinese youth
studying IN America or England may
not appear there to be enthused with
the wonder OF civilization and ma
chinerv around him. But when he re-
turns to his own country and sees the
contrast. one Of two things happens.
total disgust OF his country ana the
resultant loss Of his newly born pa
triotism I'm tho desire for gain, or he
throws himself heart and soul into
what place he sees needs him. Most
OF the officials are OF this latter class,
or Of those who have been educated
I'm foreign schools in China.
The foreign schools In China are
centers of the new life. The observer
Is struck not only with the conser-
vation Of the patriotic spirit Of the
students in these institutions. but also
with the importation OF the best ideals
of the west without the evils attend
ing our modern civilization. And these
students are the leaders In the Can
ton government the Commissioner Of
Education is W. X. Chung, Dean OF
the Canton Christian College. who re-
celved his western education In that
school The Commissioner OF Civil
Affairs was the first graduate OF that
institution. The Commissioners Of For
eign Affairs is an honored graduate
OF Queens College, Hongkong. In the
north. St Johns University and others
have contributed large share of the
present staff Of progressive officials
Third: The influence Of religion in
the revolution. Wherever the religion
OF the western world has gone the
people have risen to higher stand
ard and have become more able to
govern themselves. This naturally en-
genders a spirit Of independence
China, under the lead Of good men,
worked quietly but effectively for