Hy Sant rhe Crescent Nese Vol die Wo. kn thee ranalotie"t This arlidle was frat the Chincue monthly maossin "cathor Mantel) for the "NIC, Delly News" the article In my earlier article on "The Rights of Man and a Provisional' Constitution," I made the remark that, although Dr. Sun Yat-sen did not make specific mention of a provisional constitution" in his final "Programme,""a careful study of all his writings prior to 1924 led us to think that he could not have entertained the idea of governing defined in article 23 as follows:—
"When more than half of the provinces will have reached the period of beginning of constitutional role,—that is, when local self-government has prevailed in the whole of each of these provinces—there shall bbe called together the People's Convention which shall decide upag the Constitution and proclaim it."
Dr. Sun has once said: it "Yuan Shih-Kal and his like have maintained that' because our people Tree ow in faieligence hina must not -have''a Tepull fice "And the (Can't man Faught? "Can" we aay. to a "petent, "Your son carlot read, therefore Sou, should "not. send hit ust because the bey cannot read, he Should be sent to, school as soon og wea. republican form of govcrne rent, ie exactly like the ifiterate Seyi rote mead to be ent to May we not add that eonsitutiongovernment is the best form of accessories, ete. mands, or other acts calculated to} 'a country of the size of China with-schooling for the people? Just be-'Thus China shall have no nation-All the above purchases were undermine the efficient administra-out some form of fundamental law. cause they have mot had any al constitution until the time when made by tenders which were opened: tion of the Government's com I now realize that I was mis-Schooling, they should be sent to local self-government will have the presence of the tenderers and. munication enterprises, taken, The Dr. Sun of 1924 was, school as soon as possible, been completed in more than half under the supervision of a deputy "Due Ingely to the malicious no longer the same Dr, Sun of the of its provinces, Bat Dr. Sun went on to 89 upecistly appointed by the "Ministry propaganda of communist agitate previous years, and his, "Pro Railway for each occasion. ors," says Mr. Wang, "a state of gramme" of 1924 cancelled the "Ay the children In school mast be "Newly: Born Babes" tought' by good teachers and tutors, "Through the financial readjustment unrest and constant agitation has period of "rule under the provision-to the Chinese. people. coming into. effected by the Ministry in the Prevailed among the staff members} Al convention" which he bad pre-How shall we explain Dr, Sun's, Sensocrney for ho first. time, must chinese Government railways. the and workmen of the various comviously: advocated, anxiety-to postpone the period of bhe"tatored by a stgaeious revalation= constitutional government in China? eis for this Fen terms of payment for orders placed munication facilities. They have} It will be recalled that from his fon that the stage of tutelage have, unlike those in former time, even come to regard the Govern-"plan of Revolution" (1906) down Briefly stated, it is to be explained necessary transition from absolute been' fully satisfactory to" the ment, which controls and_adminis-to: his "Short History of the Re-by his strong doubt as to. the monarchy to a domozraey." successful. tenderers. ters these enterprises for the benefit volution" (1923), Dr. Sun always. ability.of the people to participate How to Train for Democracy? the people, in the same light Tt is understood that a further wanted a period of "rule under the in government, 8 capitalist and have frequently itep will be taken before long to-Convention" as a transitional stage In_the above quoted preamble, Now let is concede, for the exke resorted to such tactics against the] wards centralizing the supply of Government as are commonly used] during which there shall be a Dr. Sun says: "Without a tutelof argument, that tutoring is neces-materials and equipment for the Provisional Convention which shall lage period, the vast majority of the ry to the people before entering by Inbourers in the West against railways, The realization of this Hidefine the rights ard obligations long oppressed people, though now into democratic government. May their employers. scheme will mean the establishing of the people as well as the liberated, will not understand the we not ask, Why a. constitution of a central supply store, which will Labour Unions' Bxeessive Demands administrative powers of the Reform and direction of their accannot ce-exist with tutelage? ' Why keep a full stock of railway mater volutionary Government." But this tivities. They will either cling to can we not have a period of tutelo "The labour unions have been ala duflicient at all times to me idea: seems to have teen discarded their traditional habit of in-age under a constitution? freely utilized for presenting un-the' demands of the various rai by him in his final "Programme." difference and irresponsibility, our humble opinion, it fs under reasonable and excessive demands} ways, In this connection the Ina preamble which proclaimed his, er will be easily misled into the constitutional government that the to the Government. They have Purchasing Commission is now "Programme," he clearly stated path of counter-revelation." This people can best be trained for sometimes gone so far as to ignore engaged in securing data upon the: that in his opinion all the troubles Inck of confidence in the political demioeracy. On the other "hand, the express orders of the Govern! "paws of which the store will be con-since the Revolution of 1911 "have ability of the common people is still tutelage without '8 constitution oF ment in raising opposition to their auetod, Been due, not to any defect of the more emphatically expressed in his convention is no more and no less superior officers, 'That such a state] of affairs should obtain in the Gov Natking' Provisional ' Convent "Philosophy" (1919) where he com-than -abaolotism which can never Million Sleepers' Wanted 'Dut to' the attempt at constitutional pared the Chinese people with the train the people for democratic ernment's communication enter-'As an experiment, Mr." Sun government without first going "newly born babes" whose intelligprises is indeed to be deeply de-has decided to begin with the supply] Through-the preliminary stages of cence he described as even "lower plored and must be remedied."
We cannot understand why a of sleepers to the railways. Tend
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