The President desires this to be altered, and plans are now to be made to put the force upon a footing equivalent to that upon which the armies of other countries are established. As for changing the system of policing cities, the President deems the Peking force to be good enough asa model, and orders have been issued to reform the system, or lack thereof, at present in vogue in all large cities in particular and the country general. Military police will trained to cope with the bandit curse; but a clear distinction is to be made between military and police work. The military will be used for national purposes only, while the police will be expected to keep order in the country. The recent rearrangement of provincial control was effected h this latter object in view, the Chiangchiins, or Mititary Governors, being separated, so far as their functions are con. cerned, from the civil authorities. They to deal with essentially military matters and are under the direct control of the Minister of War at Peking, while the police will be under the Civil Governors.
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