It has long been supposed, at least in the South, that the repeated failure, and in some cases with very disastrous results to themselves, of the rebel party in their persistent plotting for another revolution at all places throughout the Chinese Republic, was due primarily to lack of funds. Both before and after the European war broke out, @ report had been spread that the Imperial-into or the Manchu Party had offered to finance the "Third Revolution" books, to be undertaken by the irrepressible Sun Yat-sen and Huang Being, who had an inexhaustible supply of followers and whove ingenuity, the report eaid, was only handicapped by want of the ''Iucre"" to reach the successful goal.
In commenting upon this report-offer, the "China Times" duction cannot be gain said.
of suffering from the common misfortune was, there would come 8 ime for the sufferers in common to be come partners of the same privileges, when no doubt the loveable Frould' at once appear lant "We find a typical case in the over-prince delegate of the tures, alleged to hay been made by fo Sun and Huang, who were offered Imperialist Party the disposal of the entire funds of the Im is for the furtherance of the type of Government under which they had flourished and made their fortunes. admiration at ti unity We cannot but express our highest tivo parties who can thus become friends instead of deadly foes in a moment of stress. However, when we have carefully considered their compact from various points of view, we would, leaving the practicability of otherwise of their plan out of our present calculation, and sup-Boting suezet bad smiled upon them, would Sun and Huang treat' the Imperialista then, or how would the latter treat the former? There could never be two lords for a nation. Would they show mutual diffidence towards each "other? It could hardly seem likel Then they would soon be at, one another's throats, and become enemies once more. Their desire as is at present indicated appears each party to try to work ite own selfish salvation by the help of the Sidored the vital inveredta of other party. Why had th not con-their nation
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