Show CHINA AS SEEN BY nY TRAVELER Having traveled through the coast areas of ot China tho the London correspondent correspond of ot the Christian Science Scle ce Monitor gives an interesting inter inter- esting review of ot Chinas China transformation transformation mation under the Influence of ot modern modem thought Fundamentally F China is going through h a renaissance alle the cor cor- correspondent respondent declares The old Chi Chi- China China na nR the China of or the dynasties the China which regarded r itself a as asalone alone civilized and and aud Americans as u barbarians only it fit to pay my tribute to tho rho lord loid of u heaven that China which lasted practically unchanged until the overthrow o of oC the tho by the revolutions re of ot 1911 has complete completely ly I disappeared Hardly any an anreS' anreS vestige yes ves tige of ot it remains It was has this old China Ch a which mainly caused the tho growth of or those unequal treaties and conces concessions concessions about which wo hear bear so se much today toda The whole treaty system was vas the th means by which a nation of ot merchants mci chants under a 0 government which prohibited in fu with the outside bar bar- barbarian barbarian barian did business with traders from across tho Ule seas When n ht I 1 visited Canton and the theother theother theother other main main cities of oC China In 1912 there was no question that the ex ex- existence existence of of foreign concessions In which the European communities could live under uI der satIsfactory con cou cons of or their own devising an absolute necessity The revolution of ot 1911 ic- ic r e sounding as it was proved provell only to be a a. beginning Like Liko the first Turkish revolution which pro pre ceded it by a few years It com accomplished more more- by way war of ot destruction tion lion of ot the old order than con colt construction of a new ne And so often before in history v visionary Ideal ideal- Idealism idealism ism pointed the way war but the ca Ca- Capacity to perform tho the equivalent works lagged In ged far tar behind Willie While Turkey rapidly rapi ly to io ab ablo abao o I China slowly 17 relapsed Into chaos Yuan kai Shihkai gallantly at at- attempted attempted tempted for a time to maintain the unity of ot China and some sonic sem sem- semblance semblance blance of central authority but gradually the tho north more moie and amI more fell under the control of ot rl 11 vat val military each playing Cor for his own hand and the demo demo- democratic democratic cratic and revolutionary forces un tin- tinder under der del Sun Vat Vat-sen concentrated more and more at Canton Canlon In the tha south It became perfectly clear that China was not ready Teall for a parliamentary regime I c and many wondered it if there theio was any middle middleway middleway way away between a restoration of ot some form forDI of oC autocracy as ns in Tut turkey key and Russia and a con continuing cong chaos I The world war only seemed to add to the complication c Its im im- immediate immediate immediate mediate effect was to 10 Increase the militarist elements and the gen gen- general genral eral ral confusion But Dut fundamentally it d strengthened the democratic forces The advertised far far slogan of or self self determination determination the tho reaction on young China ot of the tho Japanese one twenty demands and aud of the of o Shantung to the Ibe Japan Japan- Japanese ese se by tho the peace conference and later the bolshevist propaganda l against the tile foreign imperialist aud anti capitalist prepared 1 the thc way for forthe forthe the he Ku and the tho nation nation- nationalist alist movement mo of or tho the Cantonese Today there seems to lo be no doubt that the tho nationalist armies the tho healthiest and the soundest the of ot rival movements which are fighting for far tho con con- contral mi of ot the new China They alone seem teem to have ha tho the ideals and the personnel to to rebuild China on modern democratic and progressive lines Ines It remains to bo be seen whether they the can translate their then enthusiasm into effective em co overn- overn nent ment China should bo ho allowed to work cork out its problems in its own way vay While Rhile foreign warships with armed troops in the tho foreign set jet cL lenient may mn be necessary to pro pro- protect protect the lives of ot foreigners tho the guns bUDS uns of ot America and Europe should not be made to serve those who vho would keep China from advancing ad ad- advancing politically along modern lines lees nn |