These classes, are (1) shop-keepers, (2) factory workers, and (8) rickshaw coolles,, street peddlers, etc, and {the work. among 1 that I wish to describe in the present my know: especially in mind, but finding the area of his proposed work embraced many of them, he decided to open work in one of their villages.
the following Briel sketch not opened til the centre had been In existence for six months.
this" village of 293 homes embracing a population of 14800, self-government has become s0 suc: cessful that it is recognized by the elly administration, and this village allowed to. govern. itself entirely without intervention by the local authorities.
Thole system is that every 10] houses. elects a leader and each 10 lenders elects a superior, whose Doalliwlek consists of 100 houses.
this "superior leader's" (Mrs, Tang said their was nor Engish equivalent of hi duty to settle disputes in hie group, it they are small, but if serious he must call a meeting of all the leadfers. At this point I emphasize the numerous advantages of settling in this way, without to the courts, as the lettter Yeads to opportunities for uns ous manipulations by shyst fof her abuses, 'The execute sion of the village ie itself to the popular assembly, of every, Individual over twenty is. a member, irrespective of sex. At this juncture T meekly inquired, "Isn't it alle like Communism?" the smiling anewer was' "A little Uke Socialism perhaps." The duties, devolving on the members of this self-governing body, which as T have said includes every one over twant: fare to clean and" build streets their village, to afford fire and thief protection, and to abolish gambling fand superstitious rites, which cost the Practitioners far) more than they can afford.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.