But in case of any oversight we) hang: is reported as saying that; certainly think that they have a he will not accept office nor leave; right to nominate members to the for Peking before he has broken dency, let it be emphasized, is only temporary, something to tide over the interval between the break-up of the old regime and the new state which all men hope will rise on the old ruins. We do not believe the rumour that he. seeks to establish himself permanently in Peking, which is wholly against all his record. Secondly, the programme that General Li has announced, abolition of Tuchuns and disbandment of. superfluous troops, is one which everyone can endorse and, if me-mary serves aright, the Tuchun of Chekiang has more than once proclaimed it as the great desideratum and declared his readiness to lay aside his Tuchunate. And thirdly, if General Li's professions are acceptable, surely his sincerity may be taken for granted. His character has always stood high: jhe is one of the fathers of the. revolution; and neither he nor General Wu Pei-fu could be accused lof wishing to make themselves kings or dictators.
That General Li's Presidency may not be strictly legal does not really matter one jot. So far as that goes, it is probable that the question could be argued with equal force on both sides. But the real point to remember is that committee and the public would. the back of the Tuchun system,; at the present time there is noth-not impossibly benefit by their. he is already in Peking and if he; ing in China of which the legality inclusion In this connexion the! did not sign the mandate making might not be criticized, if any Gazette's reference to "the As-Dr. Yen Premier, we do not know good could come of so doing. As sistant Secretary in charge of who did: and the Tuchun system the ''Old Buddha'' is reported to dueational Matters'' is, we think is certainly not broken yet. How-ihave said at a moment of great the first public announcement of, ever, this article is certainly not stress, 'This is no time to waste the existence of such an_ official. meant to cavil.at President Li's over trifles."". The fabric of the Tt would be most interesting to temporary assumption of office but Republic has come to nothingness.' know who he is and what his! to wish him all possible success Remnants of Parliaments, incom-qualifications for a work of some and, if it may only so be, the supplete constitutions, provincial technicality. requiring not a little, port of all parties. For there are (chieftains owning allegiance to experience. already enough cavillers, at any nobody, a President in flight, a We think it will be a great rate opponents. General Lu Ministry which knows not how it pity if any action is taken regard-Yung-hsiang of Chekiang, a man; stands—this is all that remains of ing the Registrar's report with-whose example carries great government in China. ~But out full publicity.
The Council's; weight, and Dr. Sun Yat-sen have through all this wreckage we do educational policy is nowadays: declared themselves against his; See an intense desire to be done vather under a microscope.
The, taking office on the ground of with all these miserable discords recent raising of fees, ju one, legality. For which reasons alone, and the barren logic-chopping: of school from twelve to twenty, because ''legal'' and "'illegal'' are self-styled legalists, and to evolve tlollars a month by two increases. words over which men in China a Government worthy of its own within three-quarters of a year,! to-day lose all sense of proportion, name and of the name of China. has caused much feeling, which _General Li's temporary assump-Somehow there have come to: the has not subsided. It is asked tion of office was not an ideal head of affairs in north China two who was responsible for this in-solution. But here is the fait acmen whose sincerity no one ser-crease, the rumour being, we compli, that General Li has_be-{iqusly questions. They may not know not with what truth, that come President ad interim, sup-jhe great statesmen but their de-some of the heads of schools were ported by General Wu Pei-fu, and sire for China's good is beyond. strongly opposed to it: and the it is surely for his opponents to doubt. Is it not possible for further. unkind question is put, consider seriously whether they other men who also truly desire How many members of the Coun-would not better serve their coun-that good to cease from the cavilcil and Committees responsible try by supporting him than by lings that lead nowhere but to fur—- for raising the fees have children in the Council schools? Now in withstanding.
For in the first place his Prether disruption and lend them: their ce-operation?
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.