Tr was recently. reported that in speech at home Duke Tsai Teh colored that in all probability the coming constitution for China would be frame1 mumly on the British model. There is n" great reason why China should hurry on 30 vast a chang: of syst+m as the adop: ion of a constitution would mean, nor as a matter of fact probably will there be any unnecassiry pree'pitanoy shown, "Festina lento tov long been the practical motto of China for her to be hurried into funda tal change, Only after careful observation, due enquiry and much discussion is ib likely that we shall sce a Chinese parlia-men' assembled in Peking.
We are not surprised that the Chinese should, on their outlook for a model, b> drawa towards the system which has grown up in Eagand panoplied in precedent, The land, It alone is heavy with age rest are things of yesterday in oom-paris. Tt alone is fundamentally ike that already existing amongs the Chinese themselves. Vast as is the difference between the pro-send conditions and forms of government io England and China, there is no small resemblance between the grew principles on which both are founded. ea Em shown how the appointment of two high officials to more direct relations with the Service was to bring about the transference, When the foreign bills came in for settlement as usual, the money would have to be forthcoming from somewhere, or, as soon as default had been made, then would be the time for vigorous denunciation and protest. Both would come and be effective; and the Government at Peking knows it, and is wise accordingly For fifty years or more now the Western nations have been urging China to accept them as her patterns or models. They would wake her from her—age-long sleep, have her cover her surface with railways, exploit ber mineral and agricultural wealth, drill her nity into soldiery, forego her old exclusiveness in a word, and become one of their family. That, at all events, has been the attitude of nations which have not sought to parcel out this great Empire, with its teeming millions, into so man; subject territories. The schoolmasters have aright and duty to see hat their pupil, especially a pupil ike China, whose great natural strength needs very wise guidance indeed, shall not free himself too hastily from their control. Bub
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