Mr. Trebitsch Lincoln's Views To the Editor of the "Noon-Cuixa Dany News."
—I will not apologize for intruding with some suggestions, into this. supreme national tragedy that is being enacted before our eyes. anil right in our midst; nor will apologize for my outspokenness, M; Fight to. offer a few prac Suggestions rests on the right duty of offering help where help is urgently needed: " it rests on, my intimate, association, with Ching luring the past ten years; it re fon the fact that what is happening mow has been foretold by me. for' years; it rests upon my friendship] For the Chinese which has. never been doubted or challenged by any'
the Chinese, War Lords, Poli-Yicians, Bankers, Officials, and during' the" past six "years by, Buddhists; it vests on the fact that T have gone further in associating myself With the Chinese People than any foreigner before; I have Chinese name, I wea constantly Country under Foreign Officers. 'Thix Gendarmerie can absorb some of the present unwieldy and useless and predatory armies and transform] 8 them (under Foreign 'Ollic:-s) into fan agency of peace, law, on'er, and Fretection of the liberty" and' pos-sion of the Citizens, even the ist humble. The money. for this! gemlarmerie to be provided from funds hitherto given to all and sundry generals for their (personal)
(A) A Foreigner to be appointed for the five years by the Chinese Government Treasurer-General of] China, and all income and expen diture of the Government must pass through his hands and who can only' disburse amounts under the autharity of a public budget duly promalgated by' the government according to Law.
(5) A Civit Service to be created from among the large number of graduate students or returned students. The Civil Service to be modeled_on the Civil Service of Great] Britain, which for efficiency, Integrity and usefulness is matchless.
(6) Taxes, national, provincial local can' only be collected by] them, It is surely a blessing to China that they have had a man like Sir Robert Hart. Is it not? Engage many, plenty of such Advisers. It will be for your good.
The Foreign Offered Gendarxerie to be organised first of all in Chinese Territory around Shanghai, then in Manchuria, then in: the rest of China. All other Police
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