Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1914-09-20

PEKING, Sept THE minister Of
tho interior. Chu Chi-chin, has de-
clded to divide the police budget INTO
three classes the first 10 be suhGl-
yidcd into "A" and "B" The budget
provides that class IA shall recei' @
annually $l,O000O0, class lib, 3,5u,-
/ 600. the second class, $IjO,0OO, and
/ the third S460,O00.
Chill Is classified as IA; Szechu7n,
/ Hupeh, Kuaugtung and kl1nksu as
class IB; Fengtien, Honan, Shougtung,
/ Shansi, ChekBng, Fukien, Nulnah,
Human, and Auhui second class
/ Kiangsi, Shensi. Kneichow, Kuanasi,
Chiln. Heilungkiang Kansu, and Chi
nese Turkcstan i'm the third class.
The result Of this policy is 20 stand
ardi2o the policy system of the prov
| inces, and the budgets were made up
only after the most careful estimates
| Of the resources Of the taxpayers and
/ the protection required had been tab
] ulatCd.
/ The government officers I'm charge
/ Of police administration realize that
/ there are possibilities Of disorder and
Unforeseen exigcncies likely TO arise
/ that may require n greater eXpendi-
| ture I'm certain isolated sections than
! the budget provides, but at the same
/ time they hold that the general mil
itary forces Of the government and
/ the appropriation Of other funds Will
/ be possible under the law when CX-
/ traordinary conditions demand it. Tho
| point however, which best pleases the
! administration and provincial officials
as well is the Standardization Of the
system of taxation for police protec-
| tion, and the appropriation Of the
! fund in a manner to avoid discrim
| ination.
Chihli, with its teeming millions
and vast acreage Of cultivated lands,
must naturally pay greater amount
| os taxes than the thinly populated
| provinces located in the mountain
ranges to the west. Chill, therefore,
receives a return greater than Shensi
| and Kansu for police service while at
! tho same time the burden Of main
| tanning law and order throughout the
republic is distributed among the law
abiding taxpayers OF every province.
The most serious obstacle to the
| successful working out of the plan
| of the minister of the interior was the
! question of states rights in China; Il
right held not less sacred and guarded
with equal jealousy az In the United
| States Of America. The taking over
of the work Of policing the provinces
| 10y the general government and tho
] nanullnR OF lne IunuS raised Tor tndt
purpose was at first objected TO on
the ground that IL would vastly
strengthen the power at Peking and
take from the provinces certain ira
ditonal rights that the provincial
Chinese have fought for through CEN
turtles. The provincial leaders, how
ever, have admitted tho impossibility
OF establishing just aond equiv
able system Of taxation, under due
restraints and restrictions fixed by
law, to replace the old squeeze"
method, by any other means than
that which IS now being employed by
the general government. The admin
istration, so far, has exercised It's
newly acquired rights In a manner to
| break down the forces Of old tradi-
tion among the people generally with
out awakening distrust or opposition
Taxes for police purposes have been
comparatively low. Extortion on the
part Of the taxgatherers has been dis
couraged by quick and vigorous ac-
tion, and the check on collections kept
By the board Of audits and submitted