The Archive · 1927

China's Original Rights

the three rights; how is it we want five?' Where are the other two ights, derived from? These are China's original rights. In China ancient times, the regulations for examinations and inspection—produced very good results. The Censgratg of the Tang and Mancha Dynafties was a good system, which [constituted the right to examine or impeach and accuse. Foreign [countries also have this power but it is part of the legislative machinery and is not an independent, method of correction. With regard to the system of examination which real talent is secured, that has been a special phase of Chinese life for thousands of years. For-ign scholars who have _recently studied the Chinese system, have nothing but praise for ite independent character, and som have copied China in this fas in foreign countries. China has had imperial rule and the rights of Jexamination and inspection for thousands of years, and. foreign Jeountries have exercised legislative, judicial and administrative authority. Hfor over 100 years, but in foreign countries the recent exercise of the three forms of authority his. not been perfect. "Formerly when China fused them, they were open to even more abuses, The Most Derfect Government Now to-day we want to bring [together the best of both countries to suppress abuses, and go we must take the' administrative, legislativ Jand judicial rights of foreign colin tries, and add them to the Chinese rights of inspection.and examination, and so form a really good government, a government with the five phases of authority, This sort Jof government will be: the most per fect and most efficient in the world, and when we have such a govern-iment it will be a government of the people, by the people and for the people,

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