Show SAY REPUBliC HAS AS NOT HAD FAIR CHANCE IN CHINA China Hong Hong Hong- kong papers are pessimistic In their discussion of the proposed change of the Chinese republic into a constitutional constitutional constitutional monarchy as as suggested by the Peace Pr Preservation society The South China Press says It should be time enough five years hence when the republican system has had a fair trial to discuss such a dangerous topic It is fully tully realized that the reforms promised by the new administration have made slow ress ress It could not be otherwise This has been been due more to the feeling of the insecurity following a period of strife to the magnitude of the re reforms reforms reforms re- re forms th themselves and to the ignorance ignorance igno Igno- rance ranc of the masses than t to any fault of the president and his loyal adherents adherents ens en's in office their in Intentions ten ten- No matter how good or or otherwise otherwise t Jt cannot ge said that the promoters of the Peace Preservation society have selected the most suitable time to start their propaganda Conditions throughout the world are so BO far tar from settled that China cannot expect t t to f receive at this time the benefit o of strong outside support for any radical change But apart from this Chinas China's revolutions are of too recent date for forthe forthe forthe the advantages or or disadvantages of the new system of government to have been proven Chinese newspapers newspapers newspapers pers published In foreign concessions where greater liberty of expression is enjoyed are almost entirely opposed opposed opposed op op- op- op posed t to tg the proposal chiefly on the ground that they fear ultimate dismemberment dismemberment dis die of the thc republic and absorption absorption absorption ab ab- ab- ab sorption by a foreign power which has greater ambitions In fit this country coun coun- try |