Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-03-18
.FOREIGNV VICE ASWELL AS
SCIENCE PENETRATES China

| The soldiers also, OF whom China
is greatly increasing the number, add
to her difficulties along moral lines
Some OF those from certain camp in
Tungchou were recently trying to ey-
tort money from local shop, and az.
ter the leader in this move was pun.
ished there was much fear among the
people that the whole camp would rise
and take revenge on the community,
incidentally restoring their depleted
fortunes by looting after the example
OF another body of troops some four
years ago. :..*..".. -:
The local bandits were said to be
gathered each night in readiness to
pounce on what they could in the
wake IF the soldiers. Though nothing
happened, and these soldiers were
soon after, believe, taken away. the
scare suggests one of the dangers OF
militarism to China .-... =.
Political Situation. it, T.. +. ..
las to the political situation we
must be careful not to say too much
and so injure our position and work
II is little nard to say under just
what form of government We are liy.
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the Peking Gazette as having an
nounced recently to a body of officials
in part as follows: AS the province
of Yunnan is now opposing the cen
trail government, and under some pre-.
text a rebellion has been raised in
those regions, causing hardships to
the soldiers and sufferings to the peo-
pie, we sigh in receiving you in audi
ence, because owing to our lack Of vir-
tue we are unable to win the hearts
Of all the people, which in effect
means that We are unable to win the
Will Of Heaven. We are profoundly
grieved to confess that portion of
the people are dissatisfied with us. To
ment at this juncture would, therefore,
set our heart on thorns. ;. Expendi-
lures In this connection will be
enormous. 1t has been decided to
attend to the more important of the
two matters, and the enforcement
will have to be postponed to date
when the affairs In Yunnan are again
under control
"'Since the question of Kuo-ti lform
of goyern1nent) has been settled, the
request of the people accepted by Us,
and the general situation beyond
doubt, the mind of the people should
be at rest. -. We hope that all the
officials in and outside of Picking will
attend to their respective duties, and
with unanimous heart push forward.
all the administrative affairs for the
settlement of the country and the well
fare of the people. 1t is our sincere
wish that these matters will not be
left to stand still even for moment
Disapproval Noted.
Numbers of people have been ar
rested IN Picking by detectives acting
as ricashaw coolies and restaurant
walters for expressing too freely their
disapproval of the change in the form
of government. and the newspapers
are kept under fairly strict control,
some having been suppressed for
reasonable utterances. Yet Mr. Hsiung
Hsi Ling, while on the way north to
friendly conference with the chief ex-
ecutive, is quoted in a number of pa
pers as expressing his disapproyal of
the imperial form of government as
well as his stronger disapproval of
the opposition by force of arms.
.At present little news from the
southwest is allowed to get out, and
we cannot tell to what the revolt may
grow. After all, in our view, the ques-.
ton of form of government is far less
important than that of the moral prin-
ciples that are to control the national
life. We hold that Christianity alone
can finally solve the I,any and vast
problems of China"