Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-11
Col. Gen. D. J. Wudan of Homo
lulu Declares President of
China Will Even Endanger
Country to Further Purposes
"WITHOUT SCRUPLES OR
LOVE FOR HIS PEOPLE,


Yuan Shih-Kai, president OF China.
is man absolutely without scruDles,
sincerity, trust. or love for his people.
He is willing to endanger the country
for selfish Purposes. and even TO muir
der those who are in his way, without
remOrse or pity. Such a man is alto
gether unfit TO guide the Chinese ship
Of state"
The foregoing is a statement by COl-
gen. D. J. Wudan. Chinese revolution
list and worker for liberty, who caused
considerable amount OF interest a
few weeks ago when he was baked in
his attempt to go to the American
mainland by Consul WoOhuan OF the
local Chinese consulate.
Col. Wudan takes exception to
statement which is made by certain
persons, and said to be upheld by Dr.
Frank J. GoodnOw, the eminent Ameri-
can now employed drafting a new con-
stitution for China. to the effect that
the Chinese are not yet ready for
republican form OF government. VII
dan says it is not fair to judge a peo-
pie by the actions Of one man who is
acting as their ruler.
"Foreigners, he says. respectfully
those who act as advisers Of Yuan
Shih-Kai, have repeatedly rumored
that a republican form Of government
is not fit for the Chinese The foreign,
ers utter this as a sentimental state.
ment, while those serving under Yuan
Shih-Kai as advisers necessarily make
the statement as an execution Of their
assigned duties.
One may strongly advocate" says
Wudan, against the establishment of
a republican form of government in
China, in view of the inefficiency of
the present one, the lack of better
ment in the condition Of the people,
the want of improvement in educa
tional and military establishments, the
corruptness of the provincial govern
ments and the indifference of the
government to prevent natural calam-
ity.
No Shadow Of Republic.
Are all of these, however, the fruits
OF the democratic government? That
they are not, everyone who possesses
reason, discernment, and foresight will
admit. Since the presidency Of Yuan
Shih-Kai, the government has gradual
ly undergone many changes until at
present there is hardly shadow left
of the Chinese republic.
The Chinese, continues Wudan,
have now no freedom of speech and
no liberty Of the press or of public
meeting, and the existence of these
three conditions is essential in every
democratic country
"Despotie Rule" Now.
The suppression of newspapers
which merely hint at the rights of
civilians, the employment of super
flous numbers of detectives to arrest
Jealous speakers, the extension of po-
lice force to scrutinize the movements
of the people-these and other acts |
would not be found unless despotic
rule had been made the daily activity
of the present government.
IF these are not evidences of alb
solute monarchism, neither are they
says the reform agitator, indications
of a democratic government To say, |
therefore, that a republican govern
ment is unfit for the Chinese in view /
of the fruits of the present admins
tration, is to make a statement en-
tirely ungrounded."
Col. Wudan feels that DR. Goodnow |
might we'll suffer remorse of con-
science in making this foul state |
mpnt " He Saws that II ic tO inflirf |