Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-06-24

York Herald and this papers special
- ammunition.
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I've and really represents the people
the president will aot be likely to
use his power OF veto In serious
matters. ss.s ys
Foreign. Loans.
For the past two years this coun-
try has been financed by foreign
loans. In this way the annual defic-
It In revenues has beea made to meet
the Increased military and other IL
penses. Unless va ca1 look to a
great increase In taxes further loans
will have to be made. They, to be
valid. must, according to the Consti-
tuition, be mada by the Legislature,
whose action is also necessary for
any increase in taxation. The early
English parliaments did not exercise
control over the appropriations;
they had authority only over tax
alton. 1t was only later that control
OF appropriations developed II Eng
land.
Provisions, Constitution.
This constitutions, 1t is to be re-
membered, Is still a provisional con
stitution, adopted for the purpose8of
permitting transition with safety and
as little friction rs possible from the
aut0cratic government of the past to
some form Of representative govern
ment based on European ideas. The
provisional Consultation Itself pro
vtdes for q permanent constitution
which is to. be submitted to . citi-
ss1s conference to be co1voked by
the President and 70 be organized by
the same body which has drawn up
the present revised provisional con.
istitution. II Experience should show
th1t the powers granted to the presi-
delt by the provisional constitution
are too large and that 1t is possible
under conditions now existing In
China for a legislative body capable
OF effective action to develop there
Is no reason to suppose that China
may not take successfully Its first
steps along the road Of Constitution.
q government under this revised pro.
visional constitution, as has already
been indicated n Japan under a SINH
lar instrument.
Revival 20 Come.
'Of course the success Of the Re-
vised Provisional Constitution, % to
any constitution that might at this
time be adopted, depends on the as
ton Of the president. The express
sion OF any views with regard to thu
Presidents attitude must be largely
based on personal opinion and be-
lief. It is my belief and opinion that
the president is sincerely desireous
of. contributing to the establishment
Of . form Of representative govern
meat which will permit China to
solve the problems that ara before
her. President Yuan is, Of course,
unaccustomed to the ferns and 'prac-
tees Of constitutional government al
II Is see In Europe and America.
He must also be guided In much that
he does by those who are about him
and must make use of the means
which are at his command. He is
naturally inclined to take q co1serv-
alive rather than a radical view Of
the situation. And the disorders in
the country prove that such "a atti-
tude on his part is correct.
Representative Government.
feel sure that the wishes to give
China q form OF government that will
permit Of the representation and ex-
preston of tina views of the import.
ant and influential classes OF the
community. The Chinese people have
been accustomed to a personal gov
eminent and not the rule Of law.
Here is q poi1t in favor Of the new
Constitution. It lays stress on per
sonal government as contrary to the
legislative method which the rsvolu-
tionists attempted to establish. This
Is in the nature Of evolution and not
radical and dangerous change"
FELL FROM TREE.
Grafton, N. D., June 22.-Gecrge,
the 7-year-old son Of DR.. J.. E. Coun-
tryman, was the victim Of a serious
accident. He was climbing a tree on
the lawn, aad when about fifteen