Tt may be usefal at this juncture to consider what is the cause of the present explosion in China, and who are the pereans actually responsible for it, There are of course deep-seated causes stretching back for many years, bat I only propose on this point to say few words on the immediate cause of the outbreak, This can be briefly expressed io the tone word, ceatralizsticn, The attempt to destroy—prot centralize all power commenced a ye years ago. determined and persistent effort has been made, and bes been vigorously pressed daring the lest three or four years to monopolize all power at Peking in three great depertmonte, namely, finance, army, and navy. The complete control of these ments would effectually centralize all real power at Pekiog. La order to obtain this control the provinces bare been denuded of sources of revenue, and have been compelled to remit more and more to redooed to " 8° of atter insolvency, Peking, until every provines has been
and Viceroye, Governors, and Treasurers catirely rioable to meet the expenses of administration, Conseqnently, many of these high offi-isle the last few se from office, bat hav accept any post, caused the pay of micer cficia provinces to be constantly cat down on various pretences, and such officials of coure, according to Chinese custom, make op the deficiency of their income wed exactions from the people.
table result has to strongly rebellious disposition in the minds of all Chinese in the provinees, fom Viceroys to peasants. The is the latest form of centralizing power in Peking, and i the park that has aa foreign Ministers io \Correspondents in Peking, foreiga Prees io China generally have been 8" little aware of the real state of affairs that they hav the policy of centralix Peking, and have thus encouraged the anthore of this policy to persevere la it, and press it forward energetically.
THE RESPONSIBILITY, There are four men who are responsible for the present crisis, They are Dake Tsai Tee, and the two younger brothers of the Regeot, namely Priase Teal Tso and Prince Tsai Bean and Sheng H-oan-posi, the three first being Manchus, and the last " Chinese, province, Kisngea, Tesi Tre is the head of the Finance Department. Finding bim-self unable to carry out his schemes for monopolizing financial power throughout
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