The copper era and Morenci leader., 1915-09-24
CHINA GOING BACK
 ID MONARCHY

WASHINGTON Sept. 14.-With the departure from China last week of Dr. Frank J. Goodnow, president of Johns Hopkins University, it is be- lieved here that the full program has been mapped out for the return of China to monarchical government. The republic of China, scarce three and one half years old, has failed to meet the governmental needs of the Orientals. There has been no con- cealment of the movement to restore the ancient monarchy, which has at least the virtue of concentrated power to meet the new situation which faces China.
 Dr. Goodnow is in complete confi- dence with Yuan Shi-Kai, the presi- dent of the Chinese republic. He has yvo-- tha adviser of the president in previous critical situations. When Dr. Goodnow went to China early in the summer, it was expected that big developments might come. Now word comes that another adviser was also called in. He is an Englishman, Dr. George B. Morrison, a former newspa-
 
 of these men and their great friendly interest in China, as well as Presi- dent Yuan's record, is such as to in spire confidence in the new step in the government of China.
 pr. Goodnow's views are well known. He has maintained that the yellow men of the east are not fit to govern themselves. This opinion he arrived at by long study of gov ernment and political science, and he had a great opportunity to study the Chinese situation two years ago when he was legal adviser of the Chinese republic.
 The decision to revive the empire is not of mushroom growth. Those who have watched the trend of af- fairs have predicted that the sacred throne of the Manchus would be re- vived., Yuan's gradual progression to- ward monarchy was compared by them to that of Napoleon. Always there was in his favor the fact that such trained troops as China had were loyal to him. Foreigners had confidence in his ability and safety. In every crisis the people turned to him. The greater mass understood nothing of the warnings of Sun Yat Sen that Yuan. would become des- potic. Less than 9 month after Yuan had been elected president for 9 term of five years, in 1913, he expelled the opposition partly which had more than third of the membership of the legislature. Before the end of that year there was. talk, of doing away with parliament altogether; ,
 Early in 1914, Yuan. took two steps tending strongly toward monarchy. He abolished the district councils and restored the. old worship of Heaven and Confncius, Yuan in the ceremonial robes hallowed by the cus- tom of 5000 years, taking the place of the emperor as worshipper on be- half of the. state. .,t.a: ..,..
 Last winter there began the en- roachments of Japan, which. power made extraordinary demands o'i China Although the Chinese escape I the worst of them. ttie Humiliation was litter. Early. this. year 1t wa $ reported. that Yuan was to become president for, ten years. with the pos; sibility of extension of his, term. t. life. With the radical leaders mostly banished, with many of them. after having been called to sPekifi for co,,- feI ences, executed .bynsTaaHas. ardsrs: with China humiliated: .byat1e 4Iapa; nese, and obviously. needing "a stEnns; central goYernment,, there were many predictions of late that it, was only a question of. time unfif Yuan would supersede the Mahohifs::
 !; According ito an Amefican in close touch with-2thea situation; the raising up of Yuan asJ emperor,is not due at all to personal aggrandizement. This observer, declares Yuan to be an un. questioned patriot, a man of high in. tegr1ty. When. he takes this. new step," says this American authority "it is certain Yuan wifi hot do it with. out careful consideration and with. out first. taking counsel with the ablest advisers whose services he Gan command. ;. 74r.S- :r... ,.i f' :"%a'
 . Tt is fair to, ,assumesthat Yuan's recent experience. with, Japan, in con nection with the demands on China has, occasioned careful consideration of the form of government best suited to conserve and promote the interests of the Chinese: people. The work ot establishing republican polity had not proceeded far enough to make the new government an efficient instru  ment in Yuan's hands for meeting the international issues which have confronted his country. Yuan saw that by returning to the old form, he would be able to utilize the forces o the nation more effectively than he could possibly do while he was estab fishing the republic"
 China may yet develop into one O the powers of the earth. It is report