By George B. Sokolsky, In spite of all that is said and montanans as well ea by lethargic written about corruption bfiials. Practioes which one had
almost every ministry young men China, one finds "in "Poking in heard about and never believed have been revived and are openly who are working away at. their discussed. "This ie perhaps the jobs as though they were paid, as fend of the cycle, the stepping though it were still honourable to down into decay' and oblivion be employed by the government of that older officialdom which fas the Republic of China, Some of dono the country no good since these young' men have not been the revolution, "The strength oF paid for w year or more. Others both the officiidom and the mili are financing their jobs -out of tary, in China ie in the province their earnings at more lucrative In Peking, everything, even men, though less important tasks. One are crumbling. 'The. sorecchin man I know is.in debt, attempting Indies outside' Chien-men and Professors of the universities sup-to finance Sig job... Some of the many who do not screech anid who not live outside the Chien-men ort themselves almost entirely are profiteering in these days of writing for newspapers an poverty. magazines, These young optimists feel that they are the remnants of the faithful, that they keep the The Legation Quarter in sill Government together, that with-an over-worked part of the world, out them i would fall apart, Some members overwork socially. even as the temples of Peking are Others have to care for thousands falling apart. They are of a-class of things which keep a diplomat with the Commissioner of Wores-duty. At this time, when the retry in Tsingtao, of whom it has been said that he is an fonest lations between Chinese and for. eigners are not' so delectable, the Legations cannot devote themselves to solving broad; genera\-
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