Foreigners have an impression that we Chinese are like the savages. of Africa or Oceania, and. they' treat us accordingly. So when we talk to them about democratic rule, they do not favour it, wondering how China can expect to carry this out an the same lines ax in Europe oF America. The mistake in this view is owing to the fact that foreign scholars do not study the history and conditions of China, therefore: they, cannot know whether democratic rule is really suitable for China on not. Many Chinese students living in Europe and America also say the same as the foreigners, that the rule of the people is inapplicable to China. In my opinion this view is. wrong. The development of China was earlier than that of Burope oF America, and democratic government had alrendy been talked' of several thousands of years ago, but at that time was it merely theory and had rot been. put into practice, In th republics of Europe and America, however, real democratic rule nly been in existence for 150 years The aneiente of China having had these ideas, we ourselves look for the settled peace of the country and the happiness of the people, and if would keep in the corrent of the world's movement, it is absolutely necessary that we should have democratic government.
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Beitoriat We do net that de'san had tin thet This democratic rule is only recent thing, and there are many countries in the world that still have monarchy. In every country were democratic rule obtains, it has met with many obstacles; und has often been destroyed, The theory democracy originated in China over 2,000 years ago, but in Europe and America the sovereignty of the people has been regained not mo than 160 years, and it is now every where, In this modern era the first real case of democratic rule was in Enge land, when the people's revolution took' place. This was just about the end of the Ming, and the beginning. of the Ching Dynasty in China, Ab that time the leader of the revoine ary party called Cromwell, put to death the English King, Charles This action "alarmed everybody in Europe and America, who com= sidered it unparalleled in. history, and looked upon it as rebellion, England and a Monarchy In every country it often happens that kings are murdered in secret, '¥|bot Charles I was not murdered, secretly by Cromwell, He had him brought to the bar' and tried in Fublic, accusing him of disloyalty to the country and people, and 80 executed him, Then Europe con sidered that the English would be obliged to favour democratic rule and that henceforth it would flour ish, but Englishmen still like monarchy and did not care for democracy. Although Charles I was, dead, the nation still desired'a ruler, and before 10 years had passed the Restoration was accomplished and Charles IL welcomed back as King. That was just at the time when the Manchus had crossed the frontier, before the fall of the Ming Dynasty, not mach more than 200 years agos 80 we see that 200 or more years ago England had democratic government which not long after was destroyed, but left monarchical role 'A hundred years after this the revolution in America, when became independent of England
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