Show NEW NEIN CONSTITUTION ru TOI TO GIVE YU YUAN N GREAT G En POWE At Same Time Will Bring Chinese Government Close to People PEKING G June 22 22 Dr Frank Fronk J. J Goodnow Goodnow Good Good- now who plans to give he up his post of advisor to the President of China and re return return return re- re turn to America In August to become president o of Johns Hopkins university Is pleased with the revision of tho provisional provisional pro pro- visional v constitution of tills this country Though the revision of oC the co constitution Is II criticized and ridiculed b by the tho foreign press pres published In China the China the Chinese press prees not daring to do so so-Goodnow so Goodnow o-Goodnow says saS It la much like the drafts which he ho drew v up tip at the Uie request of the pre president It Itis Itis is modeled In a large laige measure says Goodnow on the Japanese constitution I making allowance for or a pr president as differing differing dif dlf dif dif- fering from an on Emperor It will be remembered that President Yuan kai kal found Cound the provisional constitution constitution con con- which the tuc drafted two years rears ago at unsuited to the administration of affairs atTains during dur dur- during ing the Ule critical first years of the republic He lie de desired there fore to aee ne the permanent perman perman- ent enit constitution drawn wn up on oit lines which he deemed suitable to this countr country But nut those radical reformers who wanted a 1 peoples government go disregarded the presidents president's wishes and advice and when tho the parliament was assembled undertook undertook undertook under under- took the work worle of drafting the permanent constitution not only without seeking hl his hiM assistance but in distinct opposition to tu him hini The committee selected to do tho the work It to receive a L mf's e ale from him and also refused to admit his pcr personal emissaries tub Into Inlo their conf conferences Thereupon There There- upon Yuan Shi-kul Shi 1 tool matters In his own hands Issued a mandate dissolving ln the Kwo lIn Tan Tang the radical party part which was waR the largest eRt and hereupon thereupon dislocated ills dis located tho the parliament The mandate declared that the Kwon Mint Tang was a rebel party part which had done harm to the tho tate state tnt b by Interfering In a n hostile manner with the tho and b by creating a 11 rebellion In the south outi- ern em provinces The rhe m ref referred red to the so-called so second rebellion Gives Dictatorial Powers I As a n result of nf the tue forcible dl dissolution or of the KWH Kwo Ming lIn Tang the parliament ceased d tr tn function l' l because there was not net a 11 sufficient number of members loft to muster a n quorum The rhe president la laer er caused a 0 committee to be le ap appointed forthe forth for forthe th the of ot i the provisional Th tr was compose end anti Indirectly of nominees of 1 his ls lson owl o of oC and the present rc wa was as the result I As s reported In th the cable dispatches the tho revised d constitution gives the he president practically dictatorial powers Ho lie has hus held I them hitherto to to such un jn extent as a any i I l man can cnn bo bet dictator dictator but hut but not legally i B II lit in t now fbi surrounded with tho the form forni of or lc Ic legality I I ty trans ranA s conR constitution Goodnow ox- ox x- x has ius b been bren n a a. successful attempt to adapt Ideas of European r representative gover nent to Asiatic 1 people tople that has always an autocrat government co Thelast The Tho Thelast I i last two to years year especially shows that the Japanese uro are retting getting control of their It looks lonks to ts rne ifa If Jr Ifa like that h by a 1 now no China If lr too tho people pepi only work 1 I IT i. i Is capable c of developing representative t e government government- j v Of course cours It Ja f true that the pr president has wide under tinder the I He lie h has hax in the lr first t supreme powers over the tho executive and administrative branches of the govern govern- overn- overn I. I ment He appoints all civil and military officers and has the power to dismiss all officials with the single exception of Judges and his 1115 exercise of or this power Is not nol subject to the control of oC the legisla legisla- ture lure Has Wide Powers Ho lie has also large larbe powers of legislation legisla Eon tion and holds practically absolute veto power over the actions of the thc legislature This Is to sa say he lie has power to issue 1 ordinances not contrary to law to promote promote pro pro- mote public welfare as well as executions of law And In times of oC urgency when the legislature cannot bo be called together he has the power to issue ordinances which supersede existing law These ordinances ordinances nances ances d different t ft from o ordinances ce Issued I In promotion Of public WC lare must ou oc ut submitted to tho the le legislature for approval and If it disapproved ed become void It will thus thu be seen that tho the president has concurrent nt power powei of legislation with regard to matters matter which have not been regulated by law B By means of the power of oC veto he can prevent legislation On On the other hand the legislature Is given gl no power pO for repealing re repealing re- re pealing either express expressly or Implied unless unless un un- un- un less Its Us action secures the presidents president presidents president's s up up- J ap-J I pro Must Increase the tho Taxes If however a legislative e bod body which Is be bo developed It Is at all effective can hardly to be he doubted that It wll wil exercise exer xer else cise great greal Influence over the presidents president's power of legislation If lC the bod body is In Incapable incapable In in- capable It will not hamper him If Ie It Is effective e and really represents the people th the president wll vIII not be like likely to use his power po of ot veto eto eto In serious matters For the past two years ears this us country loans Inthis Inthis In Inthis has been b by foreign deficit In revenues rove rave the annual heavy this a way in increased In In- has been made to meet the noes military and other expenses Unless Unless Un Un- c creased less we can look to a great reat Increase In taxes further loans will have ha to be mode made The They to be valid must according to the constitution be made b by the le legislature whose action Is also necessary for an any Increase ase In Iii taxation The Iho he eaily eally English did not exercise control over parliaments the appropriations the they h had d authority only la later ter that tha t only over ocr taxa taxation lion It was control of oC appropriations developed In InEn En England This constitution It is to be remembered bored Is still a provisional constitution adopted for the purpose e of p permitting transition with safety t and as little friction the autocratic government government govern o as po possible from ment of or th the thi past to some form of or representative live government o based on Idea Ideas rho Tho pro I provisional loral constitution Itself Con constitution provides pro for fOI a permanent which Is to be submitted to a n citizens citizens' I conference to be convoked b by the president president dent and to be or organized b by the same me bod body which has drawn up tho the present re revised rc rc- provisional pro constitution If It nce should show that the powers pow pow- ers era granted to tho the president b by the provisional provisional pro pro- visional constitution are too large and that it IM h possible under tinder conditions condition now existing n in iii China for a legislative e lod body bodi capable of effective action to de cl develop ll there is no reason realon to suppose that China ma may not take successfully its first steps along lIon the road of con constitutional government government govern govern- ment under this revised provisional pro 1 constitution con con- as as has already been Indicated In Japan under a similar Instrument Yuan Naturally Conservative Of course the success of the revised provisional constitution as to an any constitution constitution con con con- I that ml might ht at al this time be adopted depends on the tue action of the president The fhe expression of or nn any views attitude e emust with regard to the presidents president's must be largely largel t-a t based t-ased ed on a personal pt opinIon opinion ion and belief It In is my ins' m belief and opinIon opinion ion that thaL the resident president l Is js desirous desirous de dc de- de sirous of oC contributing to the establishment establish establish- ment mont of or a n form of representative tho govern govern- government o ern ment which will wll permit China to solve the problems that arc are before lefore h tier her r I President Yuan uan Is Ill of or course unaccustomed unaccustomed tomed to the tho forms form and practices of or con can constitutional I go government II nt ft as I It I is Ii sc seen i v. v In I i I i Europe ana ane America u 10 must mu aiso V DC u- u guided in much that he d do does s h by those who about him and must make use of the arc aro his command Ho He is mt menus which arc are at inclined to tike take a Sl conservative e rather nattier than a radical view lew cf tho the situa ton tion And tl the disorders In th the country countr I prove pro that such an nn attitude on his part Is I correct I 1 feel sure that tha l he wishes to S' S give Se e China a form of ot government o that tha t will permit of the representation and expression sion slon Q of the views of the tho Important and Influential cUsses clashes of the community The Chinese people have been en accustomed tomed to toa tou toa a u personal government o and ond not the rule of law Here Is a point In iii favor of or th the tue ne new constitution It lays strew on ort personal per per- tonal government o a as contrary to th 1 the legIslatiVe leg leg- legislative method which the revolutionists re attempted to establish h. h this hlll Is It In the tho nature tUfe of evolution and not radical amIi and amI dangerous change |