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THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATION

OF KWANGTUNG.

THE NEW CIVIL GOVERNOR.

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following contributed article appears in a recent issue of the Peking Gazette:-

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THE DONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY, JULI›2&sp,-1925.

DR.

GOODNOW

THE THE TRUTH ABOUT, THE

WAR.

ON CHINESE CONSTITUTION,

JAPAN 48 MODEL.

S STRONG EXECUTIVE AND A WEAK

LEGISLATURE------

sheer stupidity for the Chiangchun to thwart or oppose him. ·General Lung will have to capitulate not because he will be opposed in a duel of wits and intrigues, but because the new Civil Governor will have behind him, as his two predecessori could over have had, the unwavering support of a people who believe in hin and trust him. Governor Chang's is a winning personality who has in his past In the course of an interview granted official career shown a strength of charac ter and understanding of conditions which to the presentative of a Tokyo contem rare in Chinese pornry, Dr. Goodnow stand that although are unfortunately too official life, He has the rare quality ho was not yet familiar with all the de- attracting to him capable and progressiin men, whom he treats as colleagues and tails of the draft of the new constitution co-workers in his administration, and it for Chia, he believed that in its general is safe to predict that under him the administration of the wlthy but much lines it is to be patterned on the Govern harassed maritime province of the Southment of Japan, with a strong executive will enter upon a period of pezesful and with a legislative branch of little development which will convert a refrae- tory province into a pillar of strength for real, political power. Some of the points the Central Government. The question in the draft have already been submitted of Military dominance in Canton will Dr. Goodnow, who has sent his angges resede, we anticipate inte normal proporticus Feking from the Luted States, tins, essentially undoubtedly personal ascendancy which it is in the power of the new Civil Governor to exert, thereby dissolving and neutralising the baleful influence of the hitherto all-powerful Generað.

by reason of

GAMBLING EVIL AMONG

CHINESE OFFICIALS.

respect. Hu Wen-chao is hereby deprived

PLAIN RACTS FOR THE CHINESE.

We (Lond C. Expres) would specially call the attention of aur-readers- to the brochure entitled: "The Great War: Its Origin and the Responsibility for it," which has been compiled under the auspices of the China. Association, end

We are told in a published as a supplement to the annual Foreword that the patriotic organisation report for 1914-15. of Great Britain, whose object in the pro- paration and diffusion in neutral cous tries of appropriate literature in regard vited tho China Association to undertake The General Com- to the origin and objets of the war, in- the part for China.

mij felt that this appeal, though out side the ordinary scope of their activities, I could act be disregarded, especially in "NOT READY FOR PARTIES."

view of the inany calumnious statementy ihat have been propagated in China "The main thing for the Chinese now

It is interest- to hold together," said Dr. Goodnow, through Germans agencies explaining the reason for the prepondering to learn that the compilation is main- ance of the dentivo in the new Chinese ly the work of a well-known Chincae Constitution. Although I am an scholar, assisted by a sub-committee of the American. I am in favour of a decided Association. The object of the writer | dentralization of power for China. The has been to put the case as from a Chines

Chinese are tot ready for any sort of point of view.

al party government, and an experi ment of that sort would probably prove disastrous, for it would mean that they "The power of the executive will be would go to fighting among themselves. vested in the President, who will com bine the functions of the Japanese Emperor, as far as that is possible, with hose of the Japanese Premier. I believe that the whole framework of the new Government, like that of the present pro visional Governments will be modelled after the Jepente constitution."

THE LEGISLATION DEPARTMENT.

Just how far the centralization of power in the new Government would go He also de Dr. Goodnew did not say.

On June lat we announced exclusively the news that the Civil Governor of Kwangtang, Li Kuo-yun, had tendered his resignation, and Chang Ming-chi, Civil Governor of Kwangi, would be appointed his successor. A Mandate issued on Saturday notifies the exchange of office between these two officials by order of the President. This shuffling of poste marks the close of another chapter in the struggle between the Military and Civil elements that have been engaged in ceaseless rivalry for scendancy in Kwang tung, and, for the second time, in a little over a year, the Chiang-chua, Gamoral tang Chi kuang, has come off victorious and goceeded in ousting the occupant of the Civil Administratorship. It will be recalled that Li Kai-hsie, the first Civil Governor, threw up the office and retired into private life last year after a vain attempt to administer the province with out the interference of the Military Governor. His eucoreer was a grandso of the famous Li Hung-diarig, specially selected by the President to all the. difficult post that was left vacant and unsought, and Li Kuyun entered office with the high hopes and expectations of

A recent Presidential Mandate says:- Some time ago we repeatedly promul those who were anxious to see an end put to the Military doraiation that was retarding the development of the province.gated Mandates forbidding gambling, and Governor Lo Kuo-yun has made a brave making the Chief Civil and Military off cials of both Peking and the provinces Sight, but has been worsted, and he retires responsible for the supervision of their to a neighbouring province- discomfited respective subordinate officials. It has and defeated by a mightier and more been our hope and expectation that the potent rival. It is credibly stated that civil practice may be die away with and the new Civil Administrator, Chang Ming-chi, is the nominee of the all-power-the discipline of officials maintained. It ful Chiang-chun, and General Lung Chi-is therefore the duty of all officials to observe this law and to perform their kuning doubtless expects to find in the tasks faithfully, by foranking all their new Civil Governor a more docile, and former evil practices.

New Chow Heueli-hs, Minister of tractable colleague than his two predeces

The new chapter that opens with Finance, in a menorial states that accord the administration of Chaug Ming-chi will be worth watching; General Lunging to the report of the investigations of who has successfully asserted his strength his delegates, Hu Wen-chao, Chief of the clured himself unable to say how the against two Civil Governors, may meet Finance Bureau of Hupeh, is a man who President, in whem all this power was with his Nemesis in the appointment of loves garabling, and indulges in gambling

"President Yuan Shih-kai is elected one whose promotion has been instru- the whole night long. He has no self.to be vested, would be viceted. montal in securing.

of his post as well as his rank. Hereafter for a term of ten years," he said, "and The two man buvo rect before. subordinates a decade ago under Ten should there be any official either in there is plenty of time to talk about that Cher-hawan, then Viceroy of Kwangsi, Peking or in the provinces acting in con- before 1922. No one can tell what may discredited and disillusioned travention of the law and continuing to happen in that time, he added.

"There has been considerable talk fugitive abroad, General Lung and Civil indulge in evil habits, the controlling Governor Chang served together. The superior officials shall also be blamed, Viceroyalty of Kwangsi left Lung still offender according to law. It is expected dent Yuan a king or an emperor, hes I rapid promotion of Chong Ming-chi to the besides inflicting punishment on the about a coup d'éint that will make Presi- know anything about the basis for the a divisional commander of troops, and that all should obey and observe the law am not close enough to the Presidious to rumours of that sort," said Dr. Goodnow. when Chang Was transferred from.

Dr. Goodnow went on to explain about Kwangsi to become Viceroy of Kwang-

the other parts of the Chinese Govern- tung-how history repeats itself-General Lung was glad to follow Vicotoy Chang KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF ment as they will be under the proposed to Kwangtung, a richer and vastly mor

province

Kwangai. than important Viceroy Chang was the last of the The Tung Wah Hospital begs to Viceroys under the Mechas to administer Kwangtung, for the autumn of 1911 acknowledge with thanks the following the Kwangtang Flood the great evolution occurred, and donations Viceroy Chang, bowing to the inevitable, Relief Fund:- quietly gave up the reins of Government Hon. Mr. Claud Severn of the Republicans, and departed from Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Cantour He had been not quite two

Kuala Lumpur years Viceroy of Kwangtung, but during Canon Brothers Tobacco Co. his short tenure of offics he signalised his Mrs. Kwong Tai administration by an act of great moral Messi, Lou Chan Chan courage with which his name will be Messrs. Po Sang Cheong ociated for all time. The province had Mests Po Hing Cheong always derived a large revenue from the Messrs. Kwong You Hang licensing of public cambling, but Viceroy Yue Tat Company Chang luck the drastic step of abolishing Messrs. Chi Sang all licensed gambling throughout the Messrs. Siu On Wing province, losing thereby a considerable Messrs. Luen Hing source of revenue, but winning for himself Mosars. Yat Yue. the appreciation and gratitude of every Messrs. Tuet Loong Chan legitimate commercial and social body in Messrs. J. It. Michael & Co.

There were not wanting Messrs. Tung Hip Loong Kwanglung, many-"Old China Hands" of the Messrs. Tuo Sang Yuen foreign community in Canton and Hong Hears. Yee On Iron Shop kong in particular-who sacered at the Union Trading Company Viceroy, quoting the hackaged half-truth Mr. Leung Houng Tin that people could not be made moral by Chincue Staff of the Kowloon Can aot of parliament or Fioregal decree,

ton Railway (British Section). but the Viceroy never wavered in his Inhabitants of Aberdeen and resolution, and although it was a cruel

Aplichau... fate that he the last and most progres sive of the Imporial Viceroys, had to suffer the indignity of abdicating office he might have continued as Tutuh under the Republicans had he so wished his great decree prohibiting public gambling till stands on what is the statute hook of Kwangtung, None of his Republican Buccessore has had the the tonerity openly

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and mandate."

to

FUND.

Per Kwong Wa Hospital Colles-

tion No. 5... inhabitants of Tai 0 Sale of Flags per Messrs. O. w..

Fletcher, Fu Pak Ying, Lo Wan. Nun, and Tsui Wai U Staff of the H.K. and K. Wharf and Godown Co.'s West Point Godowns

to advocate the rescission of this decree, Messrs. Yuen Keo Chan and although indirves and devious Fairlea School methods have been resorted to in the past. R. O. H. twelve months to derive revenue by per- Mr. G. R. S. mitting loteries

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and other doubtful Wantai Gorornmont School schemes the public coscience cf the Mrs. Choy Wu Shi Cantonese people has never been in death. L. E. G. regarding the determination to uphold Miss E. E. Kenny the doors against gambling which Viceroy Mr. J. H. Woollacolt Chang initiated.

Mr. A. 0. Lang

One of the chief reasons which peces Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, Bon. Tren sitated the relaxation of the gambling

surer, St. John's Cathedral... during the term of the departing Civil

and Australian The Eastern Governor Li Kuo-vun, was the straights

Steamship Co., Ltd. to which he was put by the insatiable demand of the Military Governor for

funds to pay his soldiers. It is precisely Already acknowledged

on this rock of supplying the incrdinate requirements of the Military that the Civil administration of Li Kuo-yuu has

Total

permanent constitution.

A FALSE VRIEND.

We may heartily congratulate the author and the China Association upon

out. the way in which the work has been ear- It ia most convinc- ried

the effect of which clear to the that the

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ing document. should be 1 make ordinary Chinese reader responsibility for this great war resis nob on Great Britain or her Allies, but that it is due solely to the overweening

We do not pro- ambition of Germany. pose to roview the pamphlet in detail, es the subject is somewhat cutside the scope of this journal, but we may cull just a few extracts bearing on the Far East. In en Introductory. Note the writer says:- Although To Fing (Great Brave), Ta Fu (Great Law), Ta Te (Great Virtus) are the Chinese names for England, France, and Germany, the original Euro- pran have not the meaning of Fing

eign names of these countries, the rames (Brave), Fa (Law), or Te (Virtue). They are bus transliterations of the for themselves conveying no meaning what Nevertheless, Germany has hitherlo pos ever a distinct advantage, in: China in ever of (Brave), (Law), or (Virtue). that ita abbreviated nane Ta Te Kuc (Great Virtue nation) conveys the idea. to the crdinary man that Germany is dis- tinguished above all other nation for its Whether its deeds justily te (virtus).

its name, or whether it has the name with out possessing the rea'ily, let the wise reader himself judge.

The writer of this, like mulitudes of There are his fellow countrymen, has always had a high regard for Germany. many more like him in Francy and Bus- sin. We have looked upon Germany with eyes of friendship, have hold Germany in esteem, and coked forward by closer union in all things that make for human Bu Germany, intoxicated br welfare, the strong wine of her military strength, and overcome by the fumes of the incens? it has offered to the Spirit of Wor. has turned our foe. If a man's former friend turns Ice, that is not a miafer for hatred If the friendship has but- fer sorrLW. bren sincere, the only feeling will be on of waxiety, as when a friend is raving with fever, combined with eagerness for his speedy recovery.

The legislative body will probably be minicameral, as the present body is. The reason for that is that in China there is no noble or ruling class from which a House of Peers might be recruited.

"The menters of the parliamentary 100.00.

body probably will be chosen by a mar The number of those 3,000.00 row electorale: 1,000.00 who will vee will be restricted by rig: 100.00 property and educational qualineations, 100.00 The legislature will be given very little 100.00 power at first, for the Chinese can't yet 100.09 stand the disintegrating influences of 100.00 party government. And the Chinese must 109.00 stanil together until they can get well an 100.00 their fect again. 100.00 100.00 100.00

"As regards the Parliament with very 100.00 restricted powers, the influence of the

Il te sicredness of solemn treaties be 100.00 Japanew model is, again seen, although 109.00 of late years the Japanese Government wees nations can be despised and re- 100.00 has shown a tendency, however slight,jected with impunity, then snarchy with 100.00 toward responsibility to the representa-all its woes, and a reversion to a condi- 160.00 tives of the voters. In China at presention worse than barbarism are the ineviz Every civilised na- 100.00 those who compose the legislature are in table consequences.

Confucius has said, "A no sense representative of the nation,

tion knows this. 100.00

Dr. Goodnow was in constant conima covenant though old must be kept." Yet 460.71 nication with Paking from Baltimore Germany, which prides itself on its Kul during the crisis between Japan and tur. bas deliberately cast, good faith He asid, repudiating her treaty bond as " 604.60 China over the Japanese demands.

torn it to shreds and 106.40 said that a number of matters were sub-scrap o paper,

mitted to him by cable for his advice, but cast it to the four winds, that he thought it best rot to discuss

THE INFLUENCE UP JAPAN.

174.60 these points or tell what they were. He

did not say either what his own opinion of the juice of the Japanese demands

GERMANY'S CHIMES.

Dealing with crimes of Germany in Were these the acts of individual soi Belgium and France, the author says:-

70.00 cu China was, but answered by kayi02diers some excuse might be allowed,

70.00 that the Press of the United States gen

40.00 erally reflected the opinion that though even in such cases officers have r 25.00 were excessive and Japan was trying. I grab while the time was favourable for such a move.

25.00 14.00- 50.001 50.00 20.00

aponsibility for the deeds of their men. But these are the organised deeds of the Germa army, done under the orders of the highest German authorities. The CHINBBE NOW IN AMERICA

Faber himself is responsible for them Ho touched briefly on the visit of the all, for he has given teraner to com- 25.00 Chinese Commission of merchante to the mands that fully attest his desire that 50.00 United States. He had met members of those horrible nets should be committed. this Commission in Baltimore, he car, In an earlier chapter on the Kaiser, some, 245.72 but he did not know just what their of these savings are given, and one of them In that he describer plans were intimating that they might which relates to the Chinese has mecial 200.00 nve something more in view than merely interest for Ching,

to foster friendly commercial relations himself as Attila, and his soldiers 18 Attila was the leader-of-the an $195,661.22

between China and the United States. Huns.

In libe $203,992.15 Dr. Goodnow showed a keen interest in cient Hums, who were the scourge of the Government and politics of Japan. Europe, se they were of Asia He tras a way of asking an intervieser manner the Kaiser ordered his uns to slay Chinese without pity. No other

designs. Although Dr. Goodnow has just hoon Western nation has barboured such cruci If Germany he sncoraful in destroving province if the problem of the Military

The Chinese States Department has inaugurated president of Johns Hopkins continues to disorganise and dislocate the

issued order to the Ministries, University, he will continue to be ad laws, which civilised nations have There is some finances of his treasury!

Most of his advice to laboriously built up for their redemption hopes, however, for thinking that Chag Bureaux and other government organs, viser to China, Ming-chi may not fail as his two predeces stating that with the exception of the the republic, however, will have to go from vavery, let not China think that sors have failed. He goes to Canton with foreign advisers, who will be employed over the cables, for bis present visit to

or any other Power be allowed to divest itself of law and honour, then wo lo any this immense prestige that he had acquire and paid during the currency of their the East will come to an end about the she will profit thereby. For if Germany.. during his previous administration agreement, all the Chinese adviserships Viarov. He will have behind him as no in the various Ministries, Bureaux, etc., middle of September. other Civil Administrator in the last fifty should hereafter be abolished or such President of one of the greatest of Ameri-nation that withstands it. No treaty

The Gov- for him to be in Peking in person Hew years of the bistory of Kwangtung beadvisers should be converted into honour-cau universities will make it impossible will stand, no contract be anything but but China and all the world must stand ever, he has reached an agreement with scrap of pacer," no promise be sacred. ever had, the united support and goodwill able advisers without salary.

the Chinese Covernment whereby he will anxiouty ander their frightful and in- continue to serve that country an adviser creasing burden of arms, ore nation from the United States.

•leeplesviyeyeing the other, because honour is dead and good faith is buried. Law binds the world together, Destroy it, and the world is shattered. War at best is an evil thing, but lawless wAT TE brigandage and piracy. Alas! for Chine and the world if the Prussian doctrine that "might is right" he allowed to pre-

beer shattered, and his successor will not find it any the easier to administer the ABOLITION OF ADVISERSHIPS, more questions than he himself is asked.

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of the people, whose regard and adoita crament's object is to save unnecessary tion won in a peculiar degree by a great expenditure. picos of moral legislation which made for

the elevation of public life in the pro-

vingel

It is impossible to believe that as Civil Governor to-day he wil

An amusing letter from a "bourgeois appears in the French supple-..

g back Boche

nnon his own act sa Ficeroy; it is not mont of the Standard.

His duties as

OTHERS IN HIS PARTY"

In the worthy In his absence he will continue to be thinkable that be will condone or tolerate Teuton is made to express the hope that represented by Prof. W F. Willoughby, any practices that may now obtain or may Romania will remain neutral, as other formerly of Princeton University, who he suggested to him which will confict wise the "Gott strafe-- with his sense of what is in keeping with become inconveniently long. the high standsrd he set years ago. It is it ru not likely that in dealing with a recal- Belgium, citrant Chiangchun he will attempt any America, and Italy!

formula will has been deputy adviser to the republlo At present since Dr, Goodnow left for the Laited Gott strafe Serbia, Russia, Etates last summer, France, England, Japan, Prof. Willoughby a brother, Prof. W. vail This doctrine has been broken down Another unine w Willoughby, professor of political in every civilised nation by the strength direct froutal attack on the military would be the last straw on the camel's back science in Johns Hopkins University, is of the law. In like manner it must be ritadel, but he should be able by maki-the last drop in the brimming glass travelling wite. Dr. Goodnow. His trip broken down by the strengthening

this be a greater gain than to China. the people his willics to put himself in such Roumania will doubtless make a note of in the Far East is merely one of pleasure. International Law, and to no nation will an uzamailable position that it would be it.

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