Peking, Dec. 14.
"The outrageous viciousness of the present political situation lies in the treachery of officials, in the refusal of svb-ordinates to obey their principals, in. the disruptive influence of every tiny little oficial thinking only of himself petty promotion without for service, for his chief or for the country. A nation which reaches such a stage is not on the verge of al lapse. Tt has collapsed.
"At such a time there must be '2 call to men who still have love of country left in them to rise against corrupt officialdom an treacherous conduct. "Squeeze and the sale of positions and the other vices of individual politicians and militarists is nothing as. eomered with what is happening. to China these days. We are sinking! back to the worst characteristics of Every corporal is a very clerk and secretary is a. political intriguer. We are Feaching the end of all government if this continues.
"My work in the near future will be wary close to the masses of the people. There is work to dene there, For paly the masses can come that fundament fal revelation which will end it all, fend the selfishness and chaos, end the sale of the country to predatory interests, end the quarrel for office. 'The people must come to. realize Re that their apathy, their indifference ig responsible for it all. 'There is 2 work todo and foreigners may' not know, but there are thousands of men in China who are ready for the call to arms to do it. The Mr. Yeh Kung-cho has established Commission, the chairman trid taft of which Have been drawn {fram the Ministries of Communications, War arid various railway adminisbations. Provision is ind for 5 vice-chairmen, to be appointed the various military commands, the idea being for them to attend when questions relating "to the transportation of their respective troops come up for discussion The purpose of the Commission ta [to arrange Letter military and commercial trafic, pending the restora-{ion of normal conditions, and likewise to overcome the horrible coa-gestion which has attended military transportation in North China, the effects of which are atill paralyzing trafic—Reuter's Pacific Service.
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