Again, look at Poland. She hi been a subject nation for more than 'a hundred years, but the national spirit has Yemained, so that after the European war the recovered status, and has come to be a second or third class power in Europe. 'Speaking comparatively then, we seo that China, Judea, India and' Poland are all alike conquered countries. But how is it that these foreign nations have preserved the spirit of nationalism, even though the country has been subdued.? Why is it that China hi This is indeed strange. Tf we study' the reason we shall find it of great interest. China before her subugaion was a very cultured and exceedingly strong country, and eontantly styled herself The Great] Dignified Nation. She had.a rebut: tion as a civilized state, whilst all other countries were barbarian. She was supposed to be situated in mntre of the world, and called herself "The Central Kingdom, "Phe Great Unity." Such phrases as There are not two suns in the sky, nor can there be two rulers of the people" or "The orbies of all the Kingdoms warship the Emperor," all come from the time before China was conquered. From the principle of nationalism has gradually grown the idea of world dominion, and success. sive dynasties have subjugated other people by their imperialls for instance Chang Po Wang and Pan Ting Yean of the Han Dynasty who destroyed mé%e than third King doms; or like Clive the manager of the East India Company who sub-many Indian States. For! several thousands of years' China has. always carried out the principle of "tranquillizing the empire" and has subjugated all the small states of Asia, But wher-China conquered other countries, she did not act in the same manner as Europeans at the-present time who use nothing but barbarous. methods. Her method was to influence men by peaceable Prom this we can learn why-it is-we Nationalism is the precious: thing have lost our idea of nationality, makes men seek to preserve their [Editorial Nofe:—The sum of alljown continuity. For instance, what hat nationalism survives through the barbarous use of might in the
consistent with Dr. Sun's argument striction of others, which i bardly in favour of Nationalism elsewhere], Cosmopotitanism What is the reason why other peoples such as the Jews have beer without a country for two thousand} years, yet their nationalist. spirit] remains, whilst we Chinese who were conquered only a little over three hundred yenrs-ago, have, entirely lost it. To examine this question is ike diagnosing a man's ilrtess. No} niatter what disease he has, it is not bee mise his constitution is unsound, but because previous to his. illness, his Body has developed some weakness." China before she was con-his living. It) is the-pen in his hand which is the instrument by which he lives. Netionalism is she implentent by which men are able to exist. If this principle does not survive, when cosmopolitaniom i en accomplished fact, we shall not be able to con-nue ind will Be weeded out, In 'ancient times it was said in China, "The three Miao tribes hide away in the three inaccessible places."
The Chinese drove them to the Borders of Yunnait: and Kueichow, atid to-day they are almost extinct, These Miao tribes were the aborigttes of China, I am afraid that in future our people will be similar clreumstancos to the three Mino tribes. quered, already had within her the Doginnings of disease, therefore as sort as she met with defeat, the idea of nationalism was destroyed. The cause of this disease has been found, during there few thousand years of Chinese history, fo be the same as in the imperialistic countries such as England at the present time, and Russia before her Revolution; both clung the strongest: nations in the world. At present the imperialism of Britain is stilt rampant, Former ly ovr Chinese imperialides was perhaps more evident than that of Britain, The two counties of Britain and Russia have now ad vented a new idea which is mich! advocated by the literary class. 'What is this idea?. It is: opposed to Nationalism, because nationnlisn too narrow in its scope. Without entering into' detail, it is simply] Cosmopolitanisin. England as a ig now, (Russia and Germany previously), with the youth of China who advocate the new culture, are] all in favour of this. principle. andj oppose nationalism, I" often hear many young Chinese say that. the three principles of the Kuomintang] are not in accordance with the modern world movements;—_the newest and best iden is this one of cosmopolitanism. Now after all this principle good or not?. If it is good, bow is it that no sooner had China been conquered, than the idea of nationalism was destroyed. This world conception is the game ay the idea of "Phe Whole Empire" which was advocated over two thousand! years age in China,
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