Under the auspices of the National] Government Commission of Adminis~ trative Efielency which was established last year by the Executive Yuan of the Chinese Government, a new quarterly entitled "The Chinese Adfninistrator" has just made its bow. Tt contains articles designed to deal with the problems, of civil, service Administration. Under the editorship] of Mr, Kan Nai-kuang who has been Political Vice-Minister of the Inter-ind fg a member of the Kuomintang Central Executive Committee, this quarterly contains material originally written for publication in the semi-monthly journal circulated Chinese among the members of the Chinese Civil Service. A foreword commends its foreign readers to their study of the procedure followed the Government offices in China. The Editor himself begins the record with fan article on Administrative Efe! fency—a study which he states is in Its "experimental stage."
No matter how anxiously we walt for successful results from it, every hep must be carefully taken. Wester
'Gxperte' theories. results of investiga Chinese "past experience, ons, all" these must be carefully Dalanced before we take action.
[Those who—with Mr. T. V. Soong. agree that China's need is for 0 lit service in the general adminis. trative field comparable with what has been established in the Customs, will welcome this effort to. put valu-Able "principles on record for the) Guidance of the public. Mr. R. G. Somervell contributed to the journal special article on "Registration of Oficial Papers." Technical thous that subject is Mr, Somervell mana ges to offer a pertinent thought for general application in considering the whole question of establishing a civil Service here. He concludes his exposition of an efficient registry system With the remark:
The next step is to consider how these requirements can best. be fne filed having regard. to the special Circumstances with which the problem surrounded in China.
The journal is well produced by the China United Press and if ssu ceeding issues maintain the standard of this first effort it will be a useful addition to current periodical literature.
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