Believing then in the success of our project, in the success of es lishing a republican, democratic government capable of protecting life, liberty and property of its citizens' and at the same time of winning 2 recognition of equal among the nations of the world, I make the following sugges tions:
1.—The Government must be reorganized on a basis of legal: Since the founding of the republi of so many centuries interwoven into our intellectual processes. that we cannot and perhaps must not, attempt too rapid a transformation. We have for so many centuries taken our tone from above, that we unconsciously react in that way, no matter what conscious efforts we make to do otherwise, The emphasis of reconstruction therefore must be placed upon the reorganization of the government But a physical reorganization is inadequate to produce the results which we hope to obtain. The mere redepartmentalization of the bureaucracy, the revitalization of officialdom, can but be the external indications of an interplay of deeper forces. We must have a moral re-
Juvenation of the government. We must have a consciousness of the principle that a Government docs mot exist for the officialdom but for the people whose servants the officials are. We must find in the Government that integrity and righteousness which alone can raise the tone of the whole nation.
Government No Government ut then must be-
During the 14 years of the existence of the republic, the Government has been Igwless and anarchical. In the old ays, Government was more or less by imperial edict; that is, by personal opinion. The Emperor or his advisors thought of something and they issued an order which immediately had the effect of a law. Such a system is inadequate in a modern state because it is usually neglectful of expert knowledge and depends too much upon the momentary psychological reactions of individuals who are subject to all human errors but upon whom no rotraints may be placed. The unlimited monarchy has therefore been supplanted in most civilized countries by the republican form Government which allows for a wiglet recognition of public opinion, greater limitation upon the personality of the governors and which Provides checks and balances which Produce a system of protections for }ife,, berty and property. In the United States," Great Britain, France, Germany, the Scandanavian countries, practically in all the curities "othe Buropeap and this system That drone those imrican continents, variation
powerful nations with whom we ow seek equality."
Mr. Toric SHAo-vL, Veteran diplomat and statesman, Formerly Premier and Minister of Foreign Affairs. Joined the Canton Government, but later resigned. Now living' in Shanghai in retirement, several attempts have been made to write a constitution. Finally in 1924, the constitution was passed by Parliament. That constitution snot a divine document. It does not have the sanctity of long tradition. Tt is not hallowed by exper-fence. It is the work of men and therefore is subject to revision and correction. But it is a system which has been devised by Chinese who have studied conditions in their own countly and who have analysed similar efforts in other eduntries! If this constitution is allowed ta function it will have to be amended until. it satisfies our needs.
Magna Charter, how das the British constitution growl \Nipeteen hendments have been merican constitution, been amended by' it Uetisions of the Uni Sabreme Court. The constitution is ud perfect.does not mean that it will not work. It
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