To the Editor of the "Nowtu-Cuiva Dairy News."
Sm—The able discussion of the correct translation of the San Minchui by Pere D'Elia in your is-Sue of March 12 concludes with the suggestion that a new word, demiss, should be coined and' that, instead of translating the Chinese expression into The Three Priniples of the People" it should be The Triple: Demiam." Pare D'Elia has reverted to the Gree work, demos, for the basis of his new word, dernism. May I be al-Yowed to suggest that this is unnecessary and that it would be better to transliterate the Chines> words "San Min" and' introduce a new word into foreign languages: Sanminism.
Some Chinese sounds are pronounced in such a way that trans-iteration produces words which are not easily articulated by Europea but the two sounds San and Mi: would be pronounced correctly and without difficulty in any western language. The use of the one word "Sanminism" would avoid the neces sity of adding "The Triple" to the new word "Demism," with the inherent drawback of the necessity of constant explanation, Ip -my opinion one word, Sanminism, is sufficient and is preferable to "The 'Triple Demism." Following this example the whole body of Dr. Sun's teaching should be called "Sanminism" or, as has already been don: cly several writers, "Sunyatsenism.' These words would indicate on their face that they originated in China. Tam, ete., 5. C.'Fenauson.
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