Taking all things into cons deration, it is safe to prophesy rear future for Shansi; a future that has been made possible only by the sterling quality of the men who have had the welfare of the provines in their hands during the Inst 25 years, when the rest of China has Hheen thrown into a state of chaos and ruin, by civil ware and the ambitions of celt-secking militarists. All honour is due to these men, and Jong may they continue to wield the power in the land for the good of the people 2
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.