To the Editor of the "Nowtn-Caiwa Datty News."
St,—There are two methods of nullifying the evil effects of the teachings of "The Three Principles." One of these is by point jing out the errors; the other is by emphasizing the good points. The Intter method would probably be the most effective method for those who are the teachers of this book in schools. Dr. Sun Yat-wen's Look, "The Three Principles" or, "San Ming Tsu 1," has has beri criticized much not only by foreigners, but by Chinese. On the ther. hand, some Chinece condemned. the "North-China Dally" News" for. pointing out errors, and. this they have, done Without "either showing, wherein the ""North-China Dally "News" Was wrong of showing up the good points of the book.
Without denying' that the book contains erroneous. presentation of facts and illogical conclusions, wish to call attention to some, of the good points. Since Dr, Sun has one "where he cannot.offer anything in. defence of. the. atatements he made in his Teetores, toms unfair that we should. dwell only on his faults, We must bear mind that outstanding. national figures, like Oliver Cromwell, William 111, Advuiral Nelson and George' Washington, had venous flaws in their conduct, and yet past these faulty by lightly on ae. Count' of the noble' deeds of these men. "It Senator mis not obrrect "in. his "surmise that' Cly. Sun Yat-sen's teachings have been subjected to Bolahevist: mutiation, there is another way of account-Ing for his antiforeign twist. He had act before him the herculean tnak of, convesting, China's mille fons fron narrow provincialism to a nationalistic spirit and. believed he could not do it without making the people think that their country waa Being sled "by forlenere.
IneKe er 86 tg RE of Dr. Sup Uiothat he never avallow:
Uocteh 'Kant Mars, Not even oily tongue could convince him that Man's Principles were "sound; for" he Would' neither dope the material Tistie interpretation of "history, nor necept the theory that class warfare wat the ease of social progress. "Instead of class ware fare, Dr, Sun advocated a. more equal "distribution of wealth through the intervention Imoeratic government. He was decidedly opposed to the governnfiacnting cither. Iand -or enterprises. His plan was to. purchase lund at the owne e's own valuation. This. would ut an end to landlordism. "Tua Similar manner he aimed to put an trid to the capitalistic system either by purchasing large business plants, or by starting other factories owned. by" the" government.
did) not even admit that the factory hands were entitled to all the profits, for he points out that the market and other factors, by fixing the value of the goods deter. mines the amount. of profit.
The Rovernment. which he: aimed was not-government by a. small croup of men who would hold. the wealth of the nation in their own Power, " nors government. by. a falitica party such as the Kuomi fang, but a representative govern: iment retponsibie to the. will of the people. THis purpose in_ndvocat.
government ownership sis thus bring about a more coal tribution of "wealth, If Dr. Bun criticized foreigners a way which hao tended to bring about anti-foreignism on the part of the more frivolous element the Chinese, we must bear in mind that he was equally unsparing of his' own nationals. One. might gather from Dr, Sun's lectures that. the Chinese are a foolish, selfish, lot' of people if he did not know better. I have never seen in any book written by a foreigner such harsh statements about the people Of China as some of the statements in the "Three Principles". Moreover, he blames the people of China themselves for what he regards as foreign dominance in China, When reasons that, as Chinese have Jess hair on their -badies than Europeans, they are therefore more highly developed human. be: ings, which some youngsters have solemnly accepted, he was doubtless jesting. From his advocacy. of the use of foreign capital in China by Chinese and his urging his people to take lessons from other nationalities in business and in government methods, it appears that he was not intentionally. promoting anti-foreignism. Indeed, it is hard to see that he could be anti-foreign. How could he forget the years that he had been a fugitive from China? His thoughts must sometimes lave gone back to that occasion when ho was held captive in the Chinese legation in Lotidon and the legation was surrounded day and night by mob of Englishmen to see that he was not secretly sent back to China to be put to death government. His life w [by the British sense of justice, Tam, ete,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.