The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-08
j. |. c. Clarke Sums Up the Efforts of
President of Republic in Holding His
Country Intact Against White Wolves
of Europe--The "Swarm" at Pelzin

honest fellow. doing his sentry-go on
the city wall. constitution Of the
Chinese Republic: The President is the
whole push
1t may not be elegant but that is
what it is. not by inadvertence. but 10y
direct language. 1t il imperial power
pure and simple without the peacock
feather. The President is all powerful
for war or peace, for rule. reward, pun
ishmt nt-everything.
The comment of those around one
AT Pekin is cynical enough, but the gen
eral voice is that Yuan Is simply frank:
that he needs the power IL he is To hold
china from the disturhers within and
the wolves without. one apulogist. how
ever. should be heard from. namely Dr.
+. j. Goodnow. legal adviser of the
chinese Government and pr sdent-elcct
Of Johns Hopkins 1niversity, an able.
learned man of md9t agreeable manners
and thought worn, kindly face with
wh,m had the good fortune to eN-
change a few thoughts. lie has sad
many fine drawn things To the FGr
Eastern Rcri'jr hopeful but rather inn
probable | should say regarding what
might be done in a legal way for pop
lar rights under the new Instrument.
These may safely hc passed over as
learned but illusory. Indeed he finally
Civ = mp the explanations as a bad Job.
and SAYS, with what foundation one may
wei inquire. 1T is "a bc remembered
that this Constitution Is not intended
as a permanent Constitution. but on the
contrary has been provided To enable
China To make safely and with the
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from the past autocratc To some form
Of representative government"
And there we have 1t. China without
present qualification is in the Presidents
hands. Happily the President is Yuan
Shih-k'aL the ablest, wiscst man in
China. He wants To act unhampcrcd
lie wants To reorganizr the por~ mel
OF the entire Government as he says.
''in the interest Of the whole country"
He believes he knows the pace at
which China can march, and he will not
force it single step: but he will have
responsibility I'm office. He is organizing
the finances: he wants dcv, lnpmcn, nf
natural resources he Is granting con
ccssions that do not destroy the dignity
of the state or sign away It's birthrlght
hut which mean substantial progress in
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