Last Sunday, we were so enthusiastic about the Bill of Jights that we owe someone an apology. Perhaps our readers will not mind the error of believing that the Bill of Rights would be passed and perhaps those who sponsored the Bill will also for: give us for assuming that they could have it passed, The Bill of Rights is, for the present, dead. It has been killed because it is sentially an impairment of the period of tutelage. Every word of criticism of the Bill of Rights was true: it was out of order, out of place, out of harmony with the times. We had grown too optimistic, What with Christmas and New Year and Chinese New Year all coming at the same time, there was a feeling of gladness and hopefulness and a spirit that all was wrong last year but that all will be right next year. But apparently we were premature, We are sorry for the mistake, very, very sorry and we won't ever risk being so optimistic again, Yet why not? The struggle for human freedom is as old as the human race and will continue as long as there are men. Differ ences of opinion, the vainglory of the strong, the irresponsibility of the powerful, these things have to be fought in all ages and in all countries. The history of the Kuomintang is the story of daring men who fought personal ambition and greed. That history will continue. Too many men in power fear that China will fail and are unwilling to take any chances, but really great men would know that] China cannot fail and would therefore take every chance. The Bill of Rights was one of those chances that will some day have to be taken. To similar bills, the British and Amer-people owe their greatness, formit is only in freedom that men are strong and freedom comes from security and certainty.
No Yang Park person altogether unknown in China is Mr. No Yang Park, but the "Elmira (N.Y.) Star G: ette" describes him as "a brilliant philosopher and student," the distinction between a philosopher and student being apparently something which is taught to headline writers in certain schools of journalism. Mr. No—I wonder what his name really is in China, for one wi. not find a No in the book of a hundred names—or really Mr. Park? At any rate, this person who is either a No or @ Park travels about the United States making speeches about China, which he may have seen some time or other. He has apparently also written some books on the subject, but that is not at all surprising; it has, in fact, become a habit. In one of these speeches, this gentleman has been delivered of the
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