The Washington herald., 1913-03-08
DR.. Charles W. Eliot Says Gov
ernment Cannot Exist
Without Truth.
NO COURTS OR LAWS
Harvard President Emeritus Tells Ma
tonal Geographic Society Of Dif-
6culies Confronting Republic.

The idea Of true Christian brother
hood must enter into the minds Of the
Chinese people before the government Of
that country will be able to organize a
strong, free government. according to DR..
Charles W. Eliot, president emeritus OF
Harvard University. who lectured last
night before the National Geographic
Society at the New Masonic Temple on
the subject, How to Establish a Strong
Government in China" A conception Of
the turth is also necessary, not only IN
words but also in action and deeds.
and its application in every day life. to
make a successful republic OF China, he
added.
The Chinese people. according to the
speaker. have every other moral quality
necessary to make them a great free ma
tion. Speaking of the Chinese govern
ment, DIR. Eliot said it could not be
called a republic in the true sense OF the
word. ''It was a dictatorship with
cabinet and an assembly and very
limited suffrage consisting OF the edu-
cationaI test" said DR.. Eliot. Japan had
a wonderful influence on the young Chi
,rese students who went 10 that coun-
try for their education. Europe and
America gave to the Chinese students the
idea of a good strong government.
Speaking of the difficulties the new
government experienced with the exit OF
the Manchu power in China, DR.. Eliot
said that the Manchus left no schools to
the republic; no courts in our sense; no
trustworthy police: no laws as We have
them: no trustworthy army: no common
roads: no railroads to speak OF. The
country is not connected by railroads.
telegraphs. and telephones. There are
no men trained in China to carry on the
government: no men trained for civil
service. 1t is impossible to organise rail-
roads or other similar enterprises with
out the assistance OF Foreigners
"open Door" Only Wanted.
Referring to the attitude of the Ameri-
can government toward China DR.. Eliot
said that the United States government
had always refused to make claims for
concessions on China's soil: that 1t only
wanted one thing. aud that was the
open door, being quite different from
the six powers who are encampec on
Chinese soil and are waiting to divide
up the Chinese Empire. He said the
jealousy existing between these powers
saved China from this fate.
The unifiCation Of China can be
brought about. according 10 DR.. Eliot, by
the establishment of a common lam
EuaGe: by the institution of free schools;
by the building of free common roads.
railroad telegraphs and telephones: the
establishment of a national army subject
TO the orders Of the central government.
China will need as long as We did
after the Revolutionary war" continued
the speaker, Ito establish a national gov
ernment, and 1t took US thirteen years.
from 1776 to 17S.''
DR.. Eliot said he believed that the
American doctrine Of the open door,
In China would finally be adopted by the
six great powers, as It wauld secure for
them the open door for all China while
a China divided into six spheres of in
fuence would minimize their activities
accordingly.