The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-21
THE HAWAIIAN GAZETTE
RoD M EDITOR TUssDAs MORNING ADVERTISERS SEMI
THE ADVERTISERS SEMI-wEEKLY
TUESDAY MORNING,
DECEMBER II, 1915.

and the right of the people to rule, his various
mandates touching the offer of the crown being
carefully penned to put him on record as accept
ing the position over his personal inclinations and
because it is the desire of the people, voiced
through their representatives. These latest man
dates, the text of which have appeared in The
Advertiser, are selfdepreciating, suggesting moth
ing of the hand Of Caesar, Napoleon or Will
helm. They.are wonderful documents interesting
as part of the history-makng in China, but more
particularly for their psychological value to occi-
dentals seriously trying to find out for themselves
how and what the Chinese think. ~
Yuan Shf-kai has gone on record in the matter
of the rule Of the people, the following mandate
on the self-government of the metropolitan pre-
lecture of Picking being among his notable state
papers. The tone is that of father addressing
his children and it is of interest in the light of
recent developments, that he announced then that
the progress of selfgovernment is related to that
of the central administration: ''.5
1.-THE success failure Of the administration Of q
country can be judged by the efficiency otherwise
of the administration of local places. 1t is not by
and west have perfected their systems of adminstra
ton to such extent that there is waste land
things they pick up IN the street, tSat from the
metropolis down to the small villages Improvement
effected Gay BY day SGS nat t an i'm re e n
mediately brought home to the stranger who enters
the territory. Such results have been only attained
through the extensive researches of political and
technical experts and their energy in pushing progress
well as from the fact that both in material and
talents they have been amply supplied. Ours is an
extensive territory and naturally many places have
not been properly opened up. 1nheriting the habits
of seclusion and removed from the influence Of the
civilization Of the east and west our officials have
been content in ideness and scholars have been
competing in vangloTy. Literature and law have
been invoked to effect the bondage of the people
and the question Of the welfare Of the people has
been neglected. Furthermore, the country has been
thrown into confusion since the Reformation (RevO-
luton of 1919, and the vitality of the nation has
than done that the administration of the whole
country should be reformed at once
A mandate has been issued, fixing the metropolitan
prefecture a special district; and Wang Ia has
been appointed to manage the affairs of sefgOvern-
ment of the metropolitan prefecture so that the said
prefecture might become the model for the whole
country The progress of self government, however,
is related to that fof the central administration.
For five hundred years the districts Of the metro
poltan prefecture have been under the protecting
wing of the capital and the people, therefore,
rich in the spirit of dependence. To develop local
central administration must give assistance and drec
ton before the same be expected to grow and
extend wsng Ia has now been appointed governor
tenn has been fixed in order that he proceed with
his work in systematic manner The said governor
studied in the land of eastern neighbor and
has served suceessfully a local official. We
that he is well Informed about the protective
policy Of the foreign countries If he can show in
systematic how officials who love the people
be carefully selected and patriotic members Of
the gentry searched out and how, by degrees educa
tion, industry, public roads and works, sanitation,
police and public charity and other phanthropc
works be instituted shall not hesitate in Civ
ing him special power and abundance Of funds
for the purpose long practical things and
not empty words aimed at
b. 'The ancient says not in words does the admin
strato rely but in the energy and manner in which
told not worth the thing SEEM
81 set high hopes this governor let him strive"