Sr. Jon's Eewo!"—Published semin annually, by the students John's University, Shanehs A surprisingly well-edited and printed review is the "St. John's Echo," which first appeared in 1889; but the present issue is given a new and perhaps more suitable form. The "Echo" seeks to publish articles dealing with opinions but it demands, firat of all, impartiality, ideal almost unattainable, for human beings who think at all are seldom impartial, The "Echo" does not confine itself to China, for this issue there isan article on Thomas Hardy and an essay on the "Statesmanship of Pericles," which are not as satisfying 2s the efforts at explaining China. The present issue is a composite of some ably written reviews and a few sophomarie-papers which should perhaps have: been detained in the classroom, where they belong. Inter-sparsed are the usual trivialities of the great, which lower the tone of the publication. It ought to be a rule-among editors that if the great are too lazy to justify their greatness, white paper and printer's ink. should at least be saved, Easily the most important article in the present issue is "Financial and: Economic Reconstruction," by Mr. Chen Ping-tsang-Mr. Chen here summarizes the work and policies of the Ministry of Finance during the term of Mr, T, V. Soong. He tells the: story stage, by stage from the: National Economic Conference in June to the Financial Conference in Joly. At the National Economic Conference; public-spirited citizens drew up.a' programme of economic and financial reconstruction, which was supplemented by the July Conference of financial officials. The General Programme for the Ministry of Finance is given in full and it is followed by an account of Mr. Soong's efforts to have it implement-fed at the Fifth Plenary Session. Mr. Chen records only what Ministry of Finance tried to do; he does not deal at all with the failure of th National Government and the Kuomintang to support the Ministry in its efforts, Throughout the account, runs the thread of the Budget. At each meeting, on every possible occasion, Mr. Soong advocates the adoption of the Budget. But the Budget is not adopted. "A committee is. appointed, but it rarely meets. One cannot here reproduce Mr. Chen's article, but it can be recommended as the best summary of the financial situation and of the history of the present Ministry of Finance. should be particularly useful for reference.
Mr. Ken Shen Weigh's article on jonalism rv. Bolshevism' is naturally disappointing because it does not deal in facts; it is historical: it is propaganda apologetics. Mr," Weigh attempts to explain away the relations between the Communist Party of China and the Kuomintang,—but either he docs not know the for he chooses to write about them 4 ridiewlously loose manner. For sane, Here as in his. book, emits the name of Borodin from the account. I suggest that he should read Mr. Tang Leangli's two volun mes and Jearn somethinse about how China's case might be stated by a scholar who deals with facts knows that the facts never really harm. Mr. Weigh's curious paragraphs about the intellectuals China will prove amusing to' Dr. Hu Shih, Dr. V, K. Ting and even to Mr. Wu Chichui and Dr. Tea The intelligentsia not to be confused school-boys in their teens, even though Mr. Weigh may not know the difference between them—<c Charlotte Mew, the poet who died Year, had less than justice done her life. Her output wa haps. But it made up) ju intensity of conception and expression what it Incked in quantity. And severe self-criticism destroyed land destroyed. The Peetrs Bookshop have found some thirty published poems among her papers. and these are to appear under their imprint, with the tite of Rambling Sailor." Mise Rlementaski, who knows poets mew her, has edited the boo and written a biographies! note.
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