The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-22
SOME NEW BOOKS.
Vhs Passi M of the Manchus.

1he walls OF Pekin surround walls,
wan around wall in concentric circum-
valuation; nowhere gate that cordially
opens to tho rap of the European or
other barbarian. Suilenly the city
walls have yielded TO the European
merchant with his wares. Within the
Tatar city lies nested the imperial city,
and to pass its gates the Ambassadors
Of the Western World have required the
show. and at times the use, of power.
Within the imperial city lies the Purple
Forbidden City. the sacred heart of the
Middle Kingdom. or what has gone on
within this row upon row Of bulwarks
of the dragon empire, OF what now goes
on in the name Of the new republic. 1t
may have ears tongues seldom. In this
dearth Of knowledge we welcome such
Information OF the recent changes III 'hs
forbidden city az Is delivered TO us ny
70. BAcKHousE and j. u +. BLAND III
their Annals and Memoirs oI the Co"'s
Of Picking (Houghton Miniin ana COM
pAny).
As the result Of their long ana SYM
pathetic acquaintance with the chinese
~ every rank they are we'll qualified to
iuterpret for the Occident the motives
Of the events through which an empire
became a republic and Immediately by
n moro mysterious counter revolution
became vet another republic. 1t IL not
easy tn feel sure that any OF our au-
,hors can comprehend the Asiatic: II Is
~, easv IA sk. even with a rich measure
~ familiarity with the theme, TO set
hernra our intelligences the SOURCES of
ran, movements in China in such wise
,hat we NAV recognize the dynamics OF
ice lived to different purpose than
hat which IL familiar to us. The sue
CO.. a, thesa authors in their former
,,,,,,r,e dazzling with the late Empress
rS,r,oyer es,ahlishes the broader work
4, nos,tion of immediate authority.
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Ohiha nus ~ To- a., oil nm.
nuve ne" cNpI -. o,d IL.
reoKonaple useS =. 10 .ur.
countless nli'Ions arc 49, 80. ,,,nu
priseo' theS hloM 81, ,s ,,oss,,,,.
moro IN notni"e NV" ,,.ho..
'or race 10 ero~ o A,,atan n
empire was houi 'a"IAe - ,,otns q,
was cat.le 81, Ia 20 h,
Mamre hia! ~" =, svn.r,ence
eeo' IL mas VIZ 1900 90 ,
everything whIC" 20" yy,a,
peopie nus "app - C,,;,osa coo,
ne" e"'ei ee"NE s,.,n,, =, Vt,
ieeus onia ,,,.l -, q, tho his
ana anu ,iHu ,ne .s ~ Nanchr IN,
uors VI t,o -, ~. an,
ta'ar, anu nus - na ,ae,s N,
snalI oe ~ w.. = a. nrogress a
alarm Wlat mas 80 - - 80. ,ba,
await the apPo'n'ou I,a 80 I,
~ ~ ,.o.,o, -, AVERAGES
IN .ne oiipe .i.., ,s,oi,s,,, 4, -.
IA % ,,.,sa Human effort avert
co. hirhor newer than th
.,ai,.id,,a, has nj, tb,rrs In charge
-. ~ ,bo mast 10 the great story
-. u,,aroro. for naran,s as wiser tina,
~ norshin ~ ancestors as tn
arasa ~ ali nossible wisdom. all tn!
,s N,,,,,,ara 4, d q r,ner INV Of IN
-, 20 nrosarve the ancestral tablet
,bor IN nrov,d4 n better field for pos
,er,,v life is a song. bitter or swee
a. mo fates NAV send, but sooner o
later the song is checked by It's d
copo or do, scoro and some or all G
tho air must b. sung again. For IN
untb,rk,np the signature is do oap,
lifs is a wheel. and when the end
reached II Is a new beginning: for tn
sage the signature Is ddI se0no. bu
even TO him Il never suggests Itself tina
from the recurrent sign new ar migh
n. chosen. Everything that has bee
is again TO be, there is no need to see
70 alter inexorahilities OF human hf'
patience IS all that one needs.
This spirit is we'll caught by tho AZ
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