Mar. 21.
Tue report of Dr. Sun's statement of policy to the journalists at Canton, which appears in another column to-day, is much at variance with the lugubrious aé- count of his situation sent us yesterday by Reuter's Peking correspondent., Naturally Peking inclines to paint in the most gloomy colours possible the prospects of a political leader who reiterates that he has no connex-jon with the northern or any other firm and regards them, as the Dictator in ''The Story of the Rajah's Diamond"' puts it, "with an indifference bordering closely on aversion."" And with no money in his treasury, and betwixt the Kuangsi and Yunnan freebooters, Dr. Sun's situation is no easy one. But it is clear from his statement that he has by no means ''got his tail down" and even those who do not sympathize with his political views and mistrust the agents through whom he works, may admire his courage and confidence.
One highly important statement of fact in Dr. Sun's address will attract general attention and welcome. He says definitely that _the obstacles that have hitheto prevented the linking up of the Canton-Kowloon and southern section of the Canton-
Hankow railways have been removed. There is, of course, a
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