To the Editor of the Nowrn-Cuina DaiLy News."
Sim-—China has entered a now epoch' of her existence so far as form is concerned. The cstablishment of five yuan at Nanking as good in theory as can be imgained. The three functions of the western government are supple: mented by what are best in China's own tradition. Besides the execu-legislative, and judicial government to exercise the powers of exiiai tion and censorship. Not only will military despotism be superseded by real civil administration, but official efficiency will be assured by rigid examination and official corruption rendered impossible by the censors, wielding their mighty power of impeachment and control.
But we must not feel undue satisfaction on fair promises; we must not place too much trust on mere forms of things. Reality is what we must insist upon; we must see to it that there is the real of reform and progress. lot us criticize without fear and condemn without merey those per sons or things in any way deserving censure.
We are on the eve of the abrogation of the unequal treaties. There are men who think that for the present we must not criticize our own government too much, for that will impede the abrogation of the unequal treaties, We, as patriotic citizens, should paint' our govern ment in as favourable a light as possible. We must even lie for the good of China.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.