Both methods of unification, by conference and by force, have fai ed in China, since the days of Yuan Shih-kai. Is it to be believed that there can be no unification of the country? Is ft to be believed that the' civil war which has been destroying China even more potently than invasions by foreign cnemes destroyed nations of Europe, is the continue everlastingly Whenever a Chinese demagogue desires to justify his conduct he talks peace and unification. Yuan Shih-kai, Hsu Shih-chang, Wu Pei-fu, Tuan Chi-jui, Sun Yat-sen, Chang fse-lin andi any name you want to include in the list, have done and are doing their politics and militaristics with an eye toward unification and peace. Wu Pei-fu says unify by force; Sir Robert Ho-tung says unify by conference. Let them both read the files of the "North China Herald"' since 1911 and they will find pro and con arguments on both questions by very leader of every party and faction in China, Sir Robert Ho-tung, however, differs from all of his predecessors since he applies to China's problems an almost impersonal unselfishness.
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