The numerous divisions and splits which have been described in this and in preceding articles has given the professional politician anew lease of life. Again, on both sides the same breed is ever-present. The! professional politician in China is s0 Pernicions because he can never be anything but a. professional poli tic ian, "He cannot turn to trade or the professions. He is not a lay.
Yer oF an engineer or a business man, He scliom has sufficient means make retirement over a long period comfortable. He mast keep his hand] in the game or starve. Toance asked hat the Hankow professional poll would do when Hankow dis appeared. 'That question is already answered: they are in Canton at work at the same game. They never} stop becatise they cannot stop, In the North, the Old Chiaotung cliques; few Chiaotung clique and' the party politicians maintain the turmoil and disunion by their eoun-
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