The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-10-13
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dynasty arc impossibiiities. as has been
proved by recent events
| 1t is true that there arc nj present
two parties or two groups OF parties
1 that are struggling for the controi OF
! the government. One OF these groups
represents the conservative elements OF
the country and is now in control OF
the government The other graup Is
made up of men who are imbued with
| liberal. even In some cases with radicai'
ideas. but believe In the strict interpre-
Itation of the Constitution. And II was
Ieyer this question OF interpretations OF
the constitution that the recent dispute
taetupen the North and the Souh took
| form. The southern leaders maintained
that as the provisional constitution,
| which was drafted in 1912 by the pro-
visionai assembly at Marking, is silent
on the question of dissolution oil the
parliament created by that constitution.
the president had no right to dissolve
the parliament. and that he did so un-
der coercion by the northern leaders,
supported by the army. The other par
ty. on the other hand. argue that the
present parliament was created To drart
a permanent constitution for the coun-
try. and that inasmuch as 1t has not
discharged it's duty faithfully and has
wasted much time in petty political dis
putes, and, further, as the constitution
has no explicit clause against the dis
solution of parliament by the president.
he has a right to dissolve it IL he sees
fit and call n more competent one TO
Q,.s .se.f. frf,p eli
government of the country on perma-
nent basis.
This, then. is "A pureiy political ques-
ton. and such differences of opinion we
find in almost all countries with con-
stitutionai government. especially at
translation stages. We find 1t in this
country. In fact. the situation that we
( find in China is somewhat similar to
that OF this country after the adoption
Of the federal constitution. and certainly
no more discouraging. There were the
group OF 'strict constructionists" and
the group of liberal constructionists." :"
Over this question this country was
threatened with secession by more than
one state In q time OF transition and
reconstruction. such differences Of opIn-
ion are unavoidable. There is no rea-
son why there should be so much alarm
and pessimism over the existence Of
this inevitable difference OF political
opinion in China.
One who reads only the newspaper
dispatches OF the happenings in China
is likely to get the impression that polit-
ical conditions there are chaotic. and
that her entrance into the war is there.
fore of negligible Importance. Such an
impression on the part of the American
public is natural. for much Of the news
I! On China in this country is fragmentary,
and much is colored, if not distorted
by certain secret but efficient agents.
In this matter the Chinese themselves
are not entirely free from blame. They
are rather taciturn by nature. and be-
iieve. rightly or wrongly, that when
ones neighbor tries to tell bad things
about one II is best TO leave him alone.
The stones at the bottom OF the
stream" as the Chinese proverb goes,
will appear when the water Is drain
ed" A
= What China needs most now Is mon.
ey. With proper financial assistance.
China can DO a good deal to help the
! war. With her untold resources. with
her inexhaustibie Abori China is a
storchouse Of immense possibilities. II
has besn reported that the government
has already offered to the allies some
3o0.oOo men II they will furnish equip
ment TO this force. That the Chinese.
when properly trained and e1uinped
will make excellent soldiers has been