Evening star., 1922-01-15
UNREST IN CHINA
DECLARED UNREAL
Only Apparent, Says DR.. SEE.
Characterizes Country So
ciaI Democracy.
By the Associated Press.

Bv the Associated freSS.
PHILADELPHIA. January IA
Present unrest and disturbance IN
China are apparent rathe- than real
and 1.-THE pains which China is ex-
periencing are the pains of growth.
DR.. Alfred SEE. Chinese minister TO
the United States. declared in an ad-
dress tonight before the American
Academy of Political and Social
science.
ITO some western observers" he
said, "the republic of China seems
still to be tossed in an unceasing
storm. To them the temporary pres
ence of the militarists and the small
difference between the Canton and
central governments appear to be
symptoms of some greater evil to
come. Some doubt whether the
Chinese people have the real capacity
for self-government and whether
China, after all. is qualified to enjoy
the blessings of democracy"
Holds Conclusions Pessimistic.
These conclusions. he asserted.
We're pessimistic. 1t is not, he be-
lieved. that the Chinese people were
incapable of self-government. but
that they We're not used to the ma
chinery of government.
Once the machinery is mastered.
he declared, land the native spirit
and alien form are fused and well
blended. there will arise a splendid
example of modern democracy in
Asia
The Chinese civilization. he ex-
planned. had become more complex
and the interests of the people more
diversified as the result of contact
with western civilization. China was
passing through a transition period.
he said. without the unity of desire.
aspiration and taste that once char
scteriZed it.
Declared Social Democracy.
Drawing a distinction between So
cial democracy and political democ-
racy, he said that China was a social
democracy.
I'm such community" he declared,
democracy is a spirit, mental at
titude. and the machinery of govern
ment is not present or. if present. is
not perceived. Political government
comes into existence later. and, un-
like social democracy. it is not nat
ural. and is accompanied by the rise
of different classes. Then come COM
pleX attempts to harmOnize the inter-
eSts of the different parties or groups
of people.
NOW the Chinese democracy is a
social democracy. The predominating
political theory and actual practice
have always been the elimination If
governmental machinery. But the
Chinese civilization, as a result of
contact with the west, has become
CoTlpleN, anu Cne interests OIL tHe
people diversified
Absorbing Western Ideas.
THE Chinese social democracy has
to make use of the political machin-
cry of the west so as to meet the de-
mands of the hour. and this process is
long and difficult one"
The confusion that prevails in
China, he said. was due to her at
tempt to adjust old ideas to new
ideas. Gradually China's 100000
600 people were absorbing the ideas
of government. he declared.
He asserted that China was build
ing up spirit of patriotism, of which
the growth of a public opinion is
evidence. Before the establishment
of the republic, he said, the rank and
file paid no attention to public affairs,
but now their voice was not only
heard, but needed.
He declared the militarist faction
still endured, but that it's influence
was rapidly diminishing. The tenn
porary presence of the militarist. he
said, was essential to the final sue
cess of democracy.