Show 1 UNITED STATES IS I WILLING TO HELP CHINAS CHINA'S CHANGE W WASHINGTON Sopt 21 The 21 The im in- important edict referred to in the Peking Pekin cablegram am relative to tho the est establishment I of ot a council of deliberations has haa been in course of preparation for moro more than than six months A As in tho the case easo of ot Japan America is ready to loud lend every assistance assistance assist assist- ance anco to China in adopting modern moth moth- of ot government and in attaining to tho the rank of a fully folly civilized state ate There Thero t is s reason to believe that the tho decision de de- l of ot the throne to publish tho the edict at this time timo was an un result 1 of the return to China of ot Sir Liang Cheng who spent the best part of his h fc four our ur years years years' study in m Washington in devising ising plans for tor the inauguration of reforms in the administrative eye eye- systems in China Chinn While Whilo tho the purpose of tho the edict is to secure a constitutional i or parliamentary form of government I I the Chinese people aro are not ready inexperience for full full fledged e parliament Intermediate steps are provided provided pro pro- vided d for in the decree C The most im important important im jg is is tb the creation under section 4 of tho decree of n. n yua or Of ministry for discussion of state to af Lf- fairs Th The purpose nf of this thill body is is to tn solve reform measures through conference between between be be- tween tho the great viceroys or their delegates delegates dele delo- gates representatives e and the tho head men mento mento mento to bo be cho chosen cn by tb the he cities and towns directly When such preliminary laws lawa are adopted as will insure local self self- Ro government through leaders chosen by bythe bythe bytho the tho people themselves it will win be bo time timeto to consider the next step named the selection pf pt delegates to a convention in the nature of a p parliament So in fact China is following closely in the footsteps ps of ot the Russian government govern govern- mont ment in its efforts to establish a constitutional constitutional con con- parliament Other points of tho the edict forecasted by reports received at the State Department Depart ment are in brief as follows The Tho Franco Japanese n agreement is b to tobe tobe tobe be studied in its itu effects upon China and means meals dc devised cd to safeguard the tho na national national na- na Ja integrity Tho abolition of th tho o office of investigation of political affaire affairs affairs af af- I fairs faire now of only nominal service I The extension to tho the other provinces of ot tho the model local government system erected in Tien Tsin Tam Adoption of compulsory education Establishment of or government nt good faith with the people Reorganization of the luchun or war board Preparation for the gold standard Punishment of Chinese officials who discriminate between en and Chi Chi- nese neso |