The Alaska daily empire., 1920-10-22
Chinese RULERS
ADVISER REVEALS
lNCO NS!STENCIES


PEKING, Oct. 22.-parting advice
to China, given by DR.. Paul S. Rein
sch, former American minister to
China and later counsellor to the
Chinese government, included a state
ment that "it is plain that foreign
nations cannot be expected to sup
port a government which does not
have the support of its own citi-
zens."
Dr. Rensch's advice was contained
in a long analysis OF the weaknesses
and requirements of the Chinese gov
vernment He sumittted the analysis
just before he rendered his resign
alton as counsellor
while a republic in form, there
has not been continuous represent
alton of the people IN the govern
ment" was another statement. Df.
Riensch also declares any recogni
alton by a foreign government rest
ed only on convenience and did not
involved support or approval.
TAT present the government is
fatally reflective through lack of a
representative parliament" he pointed
cut and then sounded worning that
recognition given by foreign govern
ments may at any time be withdrawn
# the government fails to attain
authority through gaining confidr
6nce Of the people"
Dr.. Reinsch traced the history of
the provisional constitution of 1912
which has since been complicated by
election of new ''extrl-legaI parlia-
ment and by migration and divisions
INTO many factions of the body which
originally preceded it,
He believed that existing groupings
and organizations of the people
should be made the basis of new
peoples constitutional convention, i'll
which quality should prevail rather
than numbers.
A highly centralized government
would be a mistake, he said The
provinces, because of tradition and
experience and size should be most
competent to carry on the functions
of government He cited two depart
ments which should be especially de
veloped in order to promote the wei
fare of the nation. They We're
Justice and Communication.
China should utilize foreign aid
he said. to build in the next ten
years 10000 miles of railway and
20 900 miles of roads. This he as
serted would increase the national
wealth three-fod. He further assert
err adequate port facilities for taking
care of International trade which
he said was bound in the near future
to assume unthought Of proportions.
Taking up the subject of reform
of the judiciary. Dr. Reinsch express
edthe opinion that abolition of extra
territory could only be condidered
after China's judicial sys-
tenn had been reorgani2ed on the
basis of complete legal remedies for
infringement of individual rights and
reconstruction Of the right to life,
liberty, etc.
In conclusion he reverted to the
necessity for gaining the confidence
of the people THE efforts of Yuan
! Shih.kai and Chang Hsun to force
/ China's development back into dy-
nastic current had proved" he said
that the Chinese people do not de
sire to return to an outlived system
The more recent attempts to found
political power on military organic
alton and foreign financial support
crumbled in week before intense
popular disapproval. To oppose the
growing consciousness of the Chinese
people would be like trying to stem
the tide of the Yangtsze by means
of an artificial dam. Wise states
men will ally themselves with this
force which it is blindness to is
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