Canton, Aug. 13.
Yet another miles post on the road to true democracy, is being passed with the calling into being of the Kuangtung Provincial People's Council, a legislative assembly where the masses, through their chosen repre-Sentatives, will initiate legislation and ratify the laws that the appoint: ed officials have framed.
All of the more than 90 counties of Kuangtung returned delegates to fan electoral college, and the college has elected over 90 councilman, the only limitations in the balloting being that the chosen should be from various callings, so that the educators, the merchants, the professional] men, and so on, should all have fair representation. To-morrow the coun. ell will be duly organized, and from list of nominees submitted by the government, a chairman and. two vice-chairmen will be picked out Seven standing committees will be provided for: ways and means, pub-He safety, reconstruction, education, social affairs, property, and internal affairs, each to consist of six mem. bers, including the committee chair The heads of these committees to draw monthly salaries of $100 apiece. 'The council chairman will probably be paid $200 a month, and his assistants $160 each. Councilmen. will get $200 each time the council convenes, getting no allowance for travelling expenses, living expenses or incidentals, While' the meeting dates, have not been set, there will prob ably be a convocation of this ex: perimental legislature three or four limes a year.
"Two counties have not been heard from, Chungshan and Lingsui, the latter far-lying, inaccessible, Chung. shan's representatives have not been chosen because of the political hheaval there which has' resulted in. Accusations being brought against Mr. Tang Shao-yi of maladministraion. "Nor have the overseas Chinese expressed their choice of representa live, but they, as well as the people of Chungshan and Lingsui, will soon at the council filed.
Instant that this. pro-Rislature will be getting into running order, August 15, an, election will be going on in Canton city, the people selecting their fa: vauntes, who a month hence will ballot for the members of the Munt cipal People's Council. All new municipal ordinances will have to be: referred to it, and it may also ini Uiate legislation, so that in its sphere ils functions will be exactly ike that of the provincial council
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