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THEORY AND PRACTICE IN CHINA AND OTHERWHERE.
Cities and Thrones and Powers,
Stand in Time's Eye, Almost as large as flowers.
Which daily die: But, as n w luds put forth,
To ghul new men,
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Cut of the spent and muconsidered Earth.
The Cities rise again”.
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other arrangements intended to ensuro justice, which make the Chinese government In the colonies, where naturally there bas
in theory at least as democratic and fair a been more inumate relation between
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system as any in the world. Its authors Government and Railways, another con- The translation appearing elsewhere, of an have indeed hoped for too much, just as dition of affairs has appeared. In some the Imp rial Decree which His Chinese the framers of America's glorious con- association has been made use of by one or Majesty expressos feelings of indignation at stitution did; and still the inalienable other political party to assist its own ends. the official failure to made China's ideal rights of man are trodden un lerfoot as Notoriously was this the case in the theory of government work well in practice, often as the flowers die. The British system Australian colonies, where the railways calls attention not only to the root trouble has long been regarded by thinkers as one being state property, appointments to the of this Empite, but also induces reflections of the best, if not the best, in the world management were made as rewards for concerning the limitations that all social because it has been a sensible compromise political services. The effect was found so organizations ought to take into account. conserving the maximum of liberty with a injurious both socally and financially that: Man's faith in his own multipotence and minimum of legislation. What our French all parties in the end coalesced in removing "free will" gives rise to many hopes that friends call laissez faire is a very important
12 the railways entirely from the region of; never seem to be realized, but as this ingredient indeel in any good system of politics, and appointing the chief officials from i esperant fooling "springs eternal", the government, and it is a long way removed the homeland with practically dictatorial į reformer and dreamer of earthly millenniums from anarchy. But with Great Britain times powers. The result was that the State Rail- ! shuts his eyes to all natural boundaries and
are changing; the people threaten to follow ways, which under the previous management; denounces as cowardly pessimists all those the Chinese into their moribund state; the had become a serious final ca! burden who venture to believe that there is a legislator is abroad; and the voice of the the country at large, in a few years became thus far and no further” point of human monomaniac who would make men good and a valuable asset The Australians from progress, RUDYARD KIPLING in his latest ¦ altruistic “by Act of Parliament is heard wholesome experience are not likely to book has a little pse which the Times in the land. Even here returu to the old system.
we may avoid In the South describes as a flak, y that at real postry. It¦ pessimism. Nature is not mocked: “ cities African colunies The railways either crystalises an idea that comes to all students" and thrones and powers", or more exactly, originally were made by the various Govern. of history, a od that, nightly regard-l, is in social organisms, way wither under the- ments, or have falien into their hands, and no way pessimistic. here we find the latest and more curious
me bllesome manipulations of the Radical use made of the rulways as a political
topiarist, the socialistic. *BURRANK, or the grafter of ut qias; but still, engine. The Cape Government scenes th
"out of the have commenced the new experiment, aud
spent and upon sideve1 Earth, the cities rise again to be very much like their this has brought about a position of affairs
predecessors after all, just as the lilies of not unlike that prevailing in the United
Bext summer will closely resemble those States. Finding that goods passing over
blans of which it was said that they toiled the Natal lines could enter the Crange To these men who are capable of being not, wither did they spin. It may be River colony more cheaply than those "gladded" by Nature's perennial blooming, wrong to laugh at the Positivists, and their conveyed by the Cape lines, and fearing a ard who by temperament prefer to dwell on dream of a Race more worthy and wonder- diversion of imports, the Cape Government | the constantly 160urring renascone, of beauty Ful fan the one that is at present urged to determined to grant in the American style; and sweet life, rather than on its concom- sacrifice it a comfort to hasten the coming of rebates on the goods making use of their tants of corruption and death, thego lies its highly privileged posterity; but it own lines. The question was complicated present a picture of human effort that is far certainly is aa uncomfortable time we are by various political side issues, and this From unpleasing. The analogy is sufficiently 'enduring just now, while the clock of the action of the Cape was interpreted in Natal close to fruths often felt if seldom express-i, future is being wound up and reg ilated. as part of a scheme for forcing the latter and its implication is optimistic rather than As component parts of the mechanism, we into the hands of the Transvaal. At all the reverse, But to those who can conceive are somewhat harasse 1 by these regulators. events public opinion in both colonies ran of such a possibility as wasted effort", the That appears to be China's trouble. Her high. It is one of the misfortunes of lesson is lost. They do not think of last; social clock has been over-wound, too much following an able Colonial Secretary like year's blossoms as wasted, bee use the regulated. Whether the amateurs at pre- Mr. CHAMBERLAIN that the present holder Lupul nee of Nature is always before their sent go enthusiastic illy tinkering with it of the office, Lord ELGIN, whether he acts
but being accustomed to consider will mend or mar, we cannot say. ves;
We hope wisely or foolishly, is certain to excite the mankind as outside if not above Nature, that the EMPEROR will be permitted to see suspicions of the colonials as to his inten- they hate to think of their cities and thrones that they do not merely repeat the errors tions. The vagaries of his Assistant, too, and powers as being subject to the daily of their well-meaning ancestors. Mr. WINSTON CHURCHILL, do not render death which is necessary to daily life.
allusion to a Californian modern his holding of the office any the more agree. | Hence we get such sal sayings as that
who has achieved fame as a painter able. Of course Lord Eers could do all is vanity", due to our reluctance to nothing directly with regard to the financial recognise that half a loaf is better than arrangements of Cape Colony, that Colony possessing responsible government and full platitudinous than flowers; Nature posi-natural growths. financial control in its own offairs. But the tively glories in plagiarisinge her WIL new central colonies have not as yet launched works; and still to-day's rose is as sweet out into the full length of responsibility, | as yesterday's was. To-day's truism and Lord ELGIN ordered them to meet the deserves equal consideration, surely; and Cape by placing on goods entering he rail We may venture to the platitude that from the Cape Colony countervailing rates. it is too great expectations that bring It is not only in China that the words Doubtless the very similar action of the too great disappointments.
His Imperial 'currency reform" are nowadays familiar. United States Government with regard to Chinese Majesty has every reason to fed In various countries there appears to be inter-state traffic on railways dictated this arute disappointment at the conditions much talk of changing money. Our Paris interference of Lord ELGIN, but it is at existing in his empire; he has far more correspondent today tells us that the least open to question whether this direct ground for complaint than has, say, his French Government is deserting copper for action of the Colonial Secretary was alto. Imperial Russian contemporary, the nickel. in about a year's time, and his gether wise.
Forti nably the various in- Tsar. Theoretically, China's system of social forecast of one and two-sous pieces with terests in South Africa Lave Lot pera ited and govermaental administration is about 'gentral holes, something like China's cash, Themselves to be carried away by any tere as perfect as human invention could evolve, is very interesting, especially as a similar sentiment, and we find that they were What could be more ideal than the way in suggestion has just been made in the discussing the position eaimly. We note which the people are meant to be kept in ease of the British penny, He notes that also that Dr. JAMIESON, 1'e able Premier touch with their chief mer? They havo "the approwhing substitution in France of the Cape, has gone to London to discuss the guidance and instruction of the village of nickel for copper in the coins of five and the question at length on the spot with the elders, who have in turn the magistrate, ten confines will leave Great Britain almost Colonial Office. Prolody the Johanneslaury who have the local governors, who have alone among western European countries in correspondent of the Times is correct in his the vicenays, who have the Boards, wh the pissession of a large copper coinage ". forecast that there will be no end to similar 'have the Throme: and as an additional Whether the suggestions we are about to crises as long as the carrying trule of South Safeguard—a ready c'ever device that seems · refer to will persuade the British authorities Africa has to be divided between cupeti ug almost utopian --there is the body of censors, to depart from that isolation is doubtful. ports and competing railway systems, each charged with the moral uprightless of the They are as sensible as they are interesting,
controlled by a competing colony.
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