The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-31


lit was he that really jolted China
loose from her policy of conservative
government and tied them up to a pol
icy of progress. When the history of
China Is written the great reform of
1.-THE past quarter of century will
have to be accredited to Kuang Hsu.
! Among his first great edicts was
one to establish university in Pc
king and college in the capital of
Teach of the provinces. Thirty years
lago China had but one school in which
she taught foreign learning. She had
IAN educational system of her own
which she had spent 1890 years in
developing. the basis of which was
IConfucianism. her highest system of
moral worship. As a result OF this
edict OF Kuang Hsu, she began the
introduction of western science into
Eher old Confucian system, then finding
that this new Wine could not be put
Unto her old bottles. she discarded this
old system of l,500 years standing and
, started new system based upon that
introduced into China by the Ameri-
lean missionaries, and she has already
Eopened more than 10000 schools col
Sleges and universities to teach our
American system of learning. This is
THE beginning of the solution of one
OF China's greatest problems.
"A second great edict was to estab-
lisa board of railroads. Thirty years
ago there was less than 500 miles of
railroad in all China. AS d result OF
this second edict. China has built
more railroads than Japan has built
Esince the beginning of her progress,
We say this not TO institute compari-
son, but because there are so many
who think that China moves slowly
and Japan rapidly. Over $500 miles
are completed 1000 more nearing
completion, and Yuan Shih kai or
,dered Sun Yat-sen to draw up plan
for $4,000 miles more of railroads, an
indication Of the large plans that the
first president of the new republic
had for the development OF the old
empire.
But this brings up another of
Chinas problem, the problem of fur
finishing food for her starving millions.
There are two causes of famine in
Climatic one is drought, the other
the overlooking of her rivers, especial
ly the Yellow river. which is called
fChina's Sorrow. II is not that she
cannot supply food or buy food. but
il is that when drought or food comes
it is well nigh impossible TO transport
food from the far south to the far
north We in this country cannot un-
derstand what famine means there.
When people begin to sift the grass
seed from the dust grind it, and then
mix it with pulverized grasshoppers
and bark OF trees to make cakes We
can then begin to understand from
observation what famine is like. But
even then we cannot comprehend it.
The difference between seeing it and
being in it. is the difference OF being
on a wrecked vessel and watching il
from the shore. The solution of this
problem remains for the future,
a third great edict of Kuang Hsu
was the appointment of a board OF
mines. have seen old. blind women
sitting in the middle of the cornfeld
in midwinter feeling about them to
get a few weeds or cornstalks to light
"A fire under their brick bed and cook
their mersel OF food have seen Old
women raking the grass and weeds
from the mountain side 10 get fuel
and one Of the things that made more
impression upon me than anything
else after I went to China was this
uttered by my friend. Gamewel, whc
fortified the British Legation during
the Boxer siege: II the Chinese only
had the grass and weeds that fall down
and rot in America they would have
enough fuel 10 keep them warm. Blu
now just beneath where those OLD
women were raking grass and weed;
in the siege of the legations in Picking
the earth great shafts. and they art
taking out over 15.0000 900 tons of Goa
each year but like the small boy
loayes and fishes. what is that amons
SO many, ana especially when the!
have no money TO buy it?
Another problem OF the Pacific va
to protect China from the incursioA
OF Europe. While the emperor vas IS
suing all those reform edicts, Their
we're English, German and Frenc'
newspapers in every part OF China dis
cussing in daily editorials the matte
lof dividing China up among the Euro
Ipean powers. They proposed to slic
China up just as one would slice up
pie or a watermelon, or just as the
had sliced up Africa. and each on
take a slice Indeed, they had done
on paper Russia was going to TAX
1.-The northern section. Germany was &
ing to take Shautung. Britain was g
ing to take the Yang;ze Valley, Japa
had taken Formosa, and France tn
southwestern part and America va
going TO prevent the whole thing froS
being done. This she did by her ope
door policy.
frcv,, Chin