The Manchu Dynasty has had many blemishes staining its record, but are these mistakes serious enough to demo its overthrow? The Manchu reign has been one of the most illustrious in history, including such Emperors as Kang Hei aod Kien Long. Will the statements of Dr. Wa Ting-feng and Mr. Wen Teung-yao bear the test of historic criticism They say:
"The Manchu Dynasty has by ite benighted conceptions and barbaric leanings brought China to position of dexrada-
This might have been of us foreigners after ences of 1900, bnt it is startling to hear ach views, after all the progress wade toward establishing constitutions! goveroment daring the Ist seven yean greater than in si the seven centari that bad gone before. May I be allowed extract from the distingainhed Japanese statesmuxn, Coaut kama, a sincere friend of Cai He sasi "There might have been a necessity for revolution in Chinaa century ago, when there was 8 prospect of the success <f such 4 movement, but Chins day is not what abe then was. She effected radical reforms in various directions and is rady to put the constitutional form of government into practice within a few years. The Manchu Dynwty may have lost much of its influence. but it cannot, nevertheless, bs alighted."
T thoroughly aympstbize with the desire for faller self-goveroment and for greater provincial autonomy, as in Germany and the United States, but I fail to see the necessity of removing the of the high posts fa. Pekiog. Change in inevitable. Bat the the overthrow of Mancha domination does not require an overthrow of the Manchu Dynasty; neither is corruption, squeezing, specalatic only of Manchas, The expulsion of the bad is good patriotism, bat, for establishing honest government. is it necessary and 80 long as a representative Parlia. ment makes the laws and controls the the national Budget. What is needed a carefully-drawa Constitution, to be accepted by sli the Proviccos. The question of a limited monarchy or republic is really of iniaer importance, Under either there cin be a tele, by people acd for the
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