The Pensacola journal., 1913-12-28
OPPOSESDRAFT
OFNEWCH|NESE
CONSTITUTION
AMERICAN PROFESSOR. WHO IS
NOW ADVISOR TO cHINK Gov
ERNM EMIT, Taxes FIRM STAND
IN Hfs E,cPREssED oPPosl-
TIoN.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Peking, Dec 27-Prof Frank ].
G00dnow. formerly Of Columbia uni
the Chinese government. has taken a
very definite stand In opposition 90
&h@ draft Of the constitution proposed
by the parliament which has just ben
anvaIidated By the expulsion Of four
hundred members belonging TO the
radical Ktwo Ming Tang party.
PROF.. Goodnow came to China six
months ago. M did not take him long
60 reach the conclusion that ample
powers should DO placed in the hands
OF the president and hts cabinet and
1Rl4s opinion has been justified and SUD
ported, he says. by his subsequent OBJ
mervattons. His report on the pro-
posed constitution has been made pub
atc together with q number OF others
opinions supporting the position OF
president Yuan Shih Kai. as against
Parliament. II Ii a lengthy document
and throws much light on the contro-
president, which today ts dividing the
men who rule China Some OF the
more important paragraphs follow
China is a country OF great diver
wfty OF conditions, due to climatic Diff
fersnces which differentiate a North
from a South China; to geographical
features, and TO the absence Of good
means OF communication. It II coun-
try which has had little If any ex-
perience In popular self government,
so far as concerns the solution OF the
larger problems OF its national life.
Party organization has not developed
as yet any great strength. certainly nos
such strength as may be relied on to
Insure the presence OF two great par
ties The present constitution finally
takes from the president almost all
power OF dissolution. and thereby de-
nrives him OF his most effective wea-
Don OF defense against q. hostile legiH-
1atura, which Itself may not be repre-
sentative Of the people.
ssThe experience OF the inm ediafa
past further would seem to show that
distrust Of the advisability of cabinet
government for China Is justified The
ministries hxve beer so unstable that
little IL any progress has been made
I'm the solution Of many most important
and pressing problems. A large part
OF the trouble is to be found IN the
attempt OF the council. and later the
assembly, to exercise too strict control
over the action of the executiva
What China Needs.
What China would seem to need,
for the present at any rate, IS a strong
executive who should be permitted
subject to a general control to be ex-
ercised by the legislature over the poll
icy to be followed to pursue that policy
unhampered by vexaious restrictions
.sIt appears to be generally believed
that foreign loans viii soon have TO
be made. It can hardly be hoped that
the banks which may be expected to
undertake the placing Of these loans
will be willing to advance large sums
OF money under a form of government
which makes 1t impossible to determine
with reasonable certainty who viii, ev-
en- In a few months, have the disposi-
tion or the proceeds of these loans.''
Prof. Goodrow then sets forth that q
large amount OF constructive legisla-
ton confronts China, and says this
work could be greatly expedited by
executive orders. as against parliamen-