With reference to the suggestion recently that Dr. Sun's book, "The Three Principles of the Prop! might well be translated, in the] public interest, considering the writer's influence, no less than this Particular book's, a correspondent! writes that he has read it through, Jand while it is full of interest, the feet that it is so long—600 pages of Chinese—and so diffuse, b fin the form of a sofies of addresses, raises the doubt as to whether a. translation, at any xate of the whole [work, would find many readers, 'There is, however, a short out-Hine of the programme of the Republican Party, published by Ds. 'Son on April 12, 1924, under the' title of "Main Outline for the Te~ construction of the National Gover ment" which sums up their aims) under 25 heads, As this outline) seems much in circulation in these Provinees which are under the ¢o trol of the party, and in view of the semi-religious veneration in which the welter is still held, it wou! jscem that this work still represents the political programme of the [Southern Government. All the points raised are expounded at length in the larger volumes mentioned the famous "Will," but the "Out-me" is the most convenient publication seen by our correspondent explaining the precise aim of the movement. He has therefore mad translation of the booklet, of which the following is a copy:—
The Principles and Powers of Government "plat Cerin ron rate Recoxstavcri0: t "Tuk MaTiowad, COVERNSIENT"
Son Yetseen, dated Apri 1. The Republican Government's revolutionary programme is to entablish the Chinese Republic on the: basis of the "Throe Pri of the People and the "Five constitutional powers of Government."
2, ithe first step is, on the prineiple' of the "People's 'Liv have regard to the people's main needs, vi 1 housing and comm jovernment must make every effort! ito develop agricultors that the people may, have sufficient food, to develop weaving industry for' th people's clothing, to lay plans for the building of every type of house] for the people's dwellings, and to construct reals and utilize for the 3. Next, on the principle of "De-[mocracy" "(People's Power), havi regard to the education of the ple for understanding and ability jin government, the government runs Lead them to the practise of the popaler powers of "lection,"
"initiation," "referendum."
4. Thirty, on the principle of} (the People's Nation), with regard to all small weak peo-a the country the govern-them to for self-government, With regard to external aggression the govern-vent must resist it, moreover at the! lame time the government—must revise all treaties for the reversion. lof the country to an equal independ-[ent status among nations.
'5. There are three periods in the! establishing of government: (1) The! period of military. government; (2) the period of educational govern ment: (8) the period of anal government, Three Perils 6. In the military period every-' thing is under military authority, The government on the one "hand juscs military force to sweep away obstacles and onthe other usos: p paganda to open the minds of the people and secure a united country, 7. When a province is completely' controlled the military period ceases Jand the educational period begins.
8 In the educational period the: Jzovernment must send trained' and Jexperienced men to each county to assist the people to prepare for self-government, to take a clear, Jcensus of the people, to make careful measurement of the whole! Jarea-of the county, to establish justistaetorily the policing of the whole county and to construct proper roads ju all quarters, In der that the people may be practised the use of the four powers (see TIT above) and may fulfil a citizen's ity in' accordance with the principles of the revolution they should lect the county officials, These will decide the Inws of the county, thus does a county first become) completely self-governing.
9. In a completely self-governing Jcounty the people have the power! of direct election of their officials, direct recall of officials, direct int t{on of all laws and a referendum jon all laws.
Land Values and Taxation 10, Each county at the beginning. Jot its period of—self-government, must fix the value of all the land lof the county. The method must be that the landowner himself shall fix the value and the Innd shall be tax-) jed as of that value, The government shall have the right at any ime to buy the land at that price. If, after this fixing of value, owing improvement in government. or progress in society the value of the} Hand. increases. the additional. ft shall be for the people of the county and not for the private land-
11. The receipts from the land ax, all increanss of value, the proof all publie'land, the interest forests ard streams, the valu lof its minerals and water powe shall all belong to the local government for the uses of the people, viz, the education of the yoiing, the care lof the aged, aid for the poor, dalivtrance from edamitivs, the' healing of the sick and all' other needs of the public.
12, Wherever the state of industry and commerce make it impossible to develop the natural resources 8 county without outside capital) the central government should ax. sist and the resulting interest should be divided equally between the central and local governments 13, Each county must give a fixed: percentage of its income for the needs of the central government." This shall be fixe? by the people representative assembly each it shall not be less than 10 per lor more than 50 per cent.
1i. After the establishment self-government in each county it) to take shall elect one representative for! the people's representative assembly, Examination of "Candidates 5. All candidates for office, or all. ficial in appointment, whether in the central or, loeal governments, shall first be examined by a central board and their abilities confirmed.
10, Livery province in which all the counties have attained complet self-government shall then start the constitutional period. The people's, representative assembly shall elect 'a civil governor to oversee. the government of the province. As to the administration of government the civil governor shall be under the. Jdireetion of the central governnient.
17. At this: period the: powers of the central and local governments. shall be considered as equally divic ed, All matters whose nature affects the whole country will come under the central government and all matters whose nature is purely local come under the local govern~ ment, There shall be impartiality. as between the power of the central goverment and the divided power fof the local government, County to be the Unit 18, Phe coutity is the unit-of self government, The province stands between the central government and, the county for the purpose of bring ing both to-a closer unity together.
19, At the beginning of the con titutionat period the central ove ment must properly establish." five boards for, carrying out the five powers of " govertimenty government, executive boat Kislutive boat the examination board, 20. The government _lexecvsive board shall for the present be divided into departments as follows:—(1) Home Affairs; (2) Foreign Affaire; (9) Military Affairs: (4) Finance; (5) Agrieifture and Mines; (6) Industry and Commerce; (7). Education; (8) Communications.
21, Before the promulgation of the constitution the heads of the boards hall be urder the appointment and Dismissal of the president who shall control them, 22, The draft constitution must ye based on these main outlines ud: on the experience of the educational and constitutional periods of govern ment. Tt must be put forth by the Tegislative board and announced to the people for approval and to be put into force,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.