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MONDAY, OCTOBER

UNCEASING WORK-MAN WITH THE HOE

THE SALVATION OF CHINA CEN

Au interesting letter from an English man in China, written from Peking, is given in the Manchester Guardine, in

STU,

MISSIONARY DOCTOR FINED

A Tunbridge Wells Police Court, op September 3rd, Dr. Charles Frederick) Strange, Church Missionary Society, home on trave from the hospital at Hang-chow, was fined £10 for landing s. Pekingese dog

without a licence and £ British port A ar for having in his possession a dog which the laporta- had been handed contrary to

of Bags Order It was stated in azted as medical offer on the

which he says that it occurs to him that the Dr. Stranhích arrived |

at Tillary on July 26th. He was informe

wouth. shat his dog would have to go into quar antine for six

He

people in England must be greatly 'puzzled, to know how order continues to he maintained in China in the absence of a Government. In "civilised" constries

Mr. . T. Haughton, principat private if a President is ousted, ang, two workmen secretary to Sir Robert Sanders, the Min- able to get together would down tools to isser of Agriculture, said that Dr. Strange called and asked him if he could not be iscuss the matter, and work would granted an emption for his dog, as he practically cease. In Peking-in China- could be trustedsto se at his dog did not When the contract rabies. He was informed that ne no such thing happens.

exception could be made in his case. Rol dynasty was overthrown, when the Emmy Ree, third officer of the s. Sardinia, method- peror was restored, when he Yunu Hlang said De Strange suggested various me the dog into England. of agging ran away, when Hsu Hsih, Chang ra

first suggested putting it in a collapsible away, when Yuan Shib Kai died, ther basket, showed how the animal could be was no cessation of work uywhere, even cealed in the peeket of a Burberry, aut temporarily. The tradesmen, the artisans, he third suggestion was to substitute an the labourers went about their business other dog, but witness told him he could without interruption, and the only excite-uot land the dog without a liener, and Dr. ment, if any, was among the handful of Strange gave him his word that he would politicians congregated in the ten shops, not do so. When the witness was looking In Chinn, so far, polities is not the basis after the arrival of another ship, the de No b'long frndant left the Surdmin by a rope ladder, ness of the working peopic.

For the defence it was iny pidgin. This happy state saves and must have rowed ashore, taking the

dog with him. government which has existed through the ages in the cities, towns, and villages renders a Central Government unnece sary except for the handling of foreigi! affalive.

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In times of civil war and brigand raids the villagers suffer, but they go back to their fields and their work as soon as the trouble is over, congratulating them- selves that it is not worse. In "civilised"" countries there would be general chabs i no time. Here the man with the hoo accepts the suffering as part of the daily round. He probably decides he has not burned enough joss paper at the village shring, and he just propitiates the gods a little more, that is all. He asks no- thing in the way of local improvement in return for the taxes he pays. All he wants is to be left alone, to have no official grasping enough to try and inflict higher taxes. I such a thing does hap pen, then his pockets being touched, he claims the right to revolt, and he gathers his fellos-hoemen and they try to drive the offending official away. But he will not, as rule... allow that little local 13 peg upon grievaner to be used as which to bring a national revolution or reform movement. He is not interested in higher politics or national politics of any kind. His aim for the day is, to till, or sow, or reap, to fill his belly and those of his dependents. The artisans are the same.

the country.

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The political hubbub is caused by a handful of agrarian agitators in the treaty ports, and a few scattered about The articulate section is very small in comparison with the popu lation, but it makes a large noise. travelled through the area which was the scene of the Lincheng bandit outrage a few days after the event. There was no- thing to he seen but growing crops and During the farmers attending to them. revolution which "overthrew the Manchus) Iwas on a hill whence Xanking city gates were being bombartled. Down below in the fields farmers were working uncon cerned under the shells and rifle fire. After the city capitulated I went to the village to try and find out the psychology of these people, and when I asked them to tell me why they ploughed while cannon were coming above them they replied that they had to grow their food, and the firing no blong my business." Last summer when the fuss was going on near here was out at the front several times. A fair area of winter wheat was being transped over for weeks by soldiers of both sides. The villages were deserted. I found the refugees con gregated in villages away from the firing

· area. I asked them for their views. They had tone except that they would be

in China and had never mixed with other dogs.

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glad when these people who wanted to Changchun Hankor Manohouli Tientsin shoot each othon would get through with Chalo their job. Immediately the lines moved! Dairen on, the farmers owning the land, freed Hailar from the scourge, went at once back to their fields and tried to straighten them out so that what was left of the crops could grow. They worked and did not assemble in indignation meetings or make anyelle about any representation tu losses. They were gul enough to have their fields left.

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This situation exists because in China the administration has always been carried on by an official class. The people regard it as the task of this class to ran the country. It is not their business to interfore. The advent of the Republic has perigitted the growth of n-so-called "polition!" class-the politicians. They are not from the peasant or workmen class. They are from the literati, and in a few cases the sons of merchants. They are, on the whole. a worthless lot wha contribute nothing to the benefit of the country.. China's standby is the man BANKING-SHIPPING-TRAVEL: with the hoe and the artisan ånd

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coolio. These people will" for a long Eighty Offices, are established in the Principa time be unaffected by political strife.ties of the World to provide. Commercia They will only be driven to desperation Organisations and Private Individuals with when their pockets are seriously touched. complete World Wide Banking, Shipping and So far their intelligence (if any) has only Travel Bervico. been insulted by the politicians. When they are really hurt where they est, then they will rise but not till then, and only then after long suffering.

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For this reason trade goes on despite the civil mars, the brigandage, the "cor- ruption, and the absence of Central Gov- orament. For this season there will not bo Bolshevism in China. Only when the militarist, the official, and the politician ston the crops from growing or tax the peasants out of existence will there be a rising, but the officials are wise in keep- ing their bands off the people. It is worth while keeping these facts in mind always when considering events in this Lopsy-turvy country' Despite all the trials and Tribulations of the past few Every approved Banking Shipping and years the trade returns each successive Travel Transaction. year have been a record. The reason for that I have tried to explain.

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