The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07

founder OF the Ming dynasty and what
ever other reformers and invaders in
Eastern Asia have worked wonders
such as he has worked half-sad
smile played around his mouth, and his
small stature added nothing TO his
impressiveness. II was somewhat
strange, half disappointing, half won
derfui. Here was the man who. 1T
appeared. had done the one thing In
all the world most needfuh Every
thing about him was simple, and his
manners took me off my guard. He
was most like n simple boy He
seemed 10 be dreaming Of some yet
greater event. perhaps a yet greater
fate which he saw dimly, and was try
ing to make out 1t was rs though
ne felt martyrdom. Of which he was
not fully conscious. hanging over him.
/ do not wish To leave him. There
was no doubt of his magnetism
At the ceremonies or the resignation
of sun Vat Sen as provincial president
and the inauguration Of Yuan Shlh- sal
MS president, the chairman of the as
serubly. I'm a speech of euloEy Of sun
at sen, said that his services were as
an example Of self-sacrifIce and purity
OF purpose unparalleled In history, ana
that IL was due solely TO his magnanim-
itv and modesty that North China and
south China had become united in one
great republic.
shortly after this he retraced his
route 70 Shanghai as an ordinary cit
fzen. MIR. Mccormick SAYS Of him
This man. unschooled in statescraft
and having given his life 10 agitation
Of rebellion. showed conspicuous gifts
as the head of the republic Of China.
He was an extremist among re7olu-
fe words
he would not hesitate 10 invoke the
aid Of every engine of warfare TO at
tain the revolutionary aim of freeing
his countrymen from The bondage Of
the past Represented by Manchu rule.
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this end without bioodshed He has
the hest power of the aeitator, and he
is notably honest. making the kind of
impression most likely to remain, that
of sincerity and high purpose, He pur-
sued his aim for twenty years ut-
daunted. and then realized II, and his
great services were recognized almost
unanimously in his election TO he the
first president of his country He gave
himself "A country and mis- country a
government"
Since the inauguration IF his success
sor. Yuan Shih kai Chinese affairs
have not moved smoothly There has
been furth~r revolution. and 1t is DIFF
fcult for outsiders to see clearly the
drift Of events. 1t is said that Yuan
Shh- kai thinks the ideal of q re
public like that Of the United States
unattainable in his country and that
he condemns sun Vat Sen and his fol-
lowers as Missionaries 20 expect so
much. On the other hand it Is in
timated that the present president is
'entrenching him self as Il military des-
pot with the object of founding a
meager reports that COME to us seem
to show that he is usurpInG the func-
ions OF congress and taking the pow
er into his own hands. The only news
Of sun Yet Sen is that he is fugitive.
that he fled to Japan. that 100 asSaS-
sins were sent out from China to seek
him out and rid the government of
danger from that quarter Another
news item was to the effect that he
was to he arrested for emhezzlement
of funds entrusted to him by patriots.
Perhaps that aurora Of marty rdom OF
which he seemed to be dimly con-
scious hespeaks a swift end.
Chill blow the winds Of the world.
There are thorns and bruises for the
feet,
And lurking shadows t.rtf ~ re- 'sY1aYgs
And there are bitter herbs to eat.
The only home light shining far
Is the cold splendor Of a star"