Marshal Feng in taking the headship of Kansu has 30 far acted ly. He has not alienated the Moslem leaders, nor yet on the other liliand given them undue powe slogans of the First Peopl "Impartiality" and their motto, "Love the'country, and protect the people" are so novel that itis hard to know how they will work out. At present most of the officials, civil and military, Chinese and Moslem alike, are trying to furbish up themselves, and their ways and make a good showing in the eyes of the newcomers, in order to retain their posts or get better jones. And if the Golden Age is not quite upon us, yet it is certainly a change from the "numb paralysis" that has been our lot and that has appeared in all grades of Kansu officialdom.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.