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    paintasonechina;thechinaofherclassicsand

    philosophyandart;soonerorlateroneofacethepuzzleofarealchina;

    andperhapsthroughaproandofthepastan

    ansandofthepresentaaningforthefuturetoglorify

    thepastandpaintthefutureiseasy;tosurveythepresentandergeelight

    andunderstandingisdifficultforbethegloriouspastandthepossiblyglorious

    futurethereliesavalley;andonehastodescendinordertoascendthereisneedfor

    arobustrealisorethanforinnocentfaith;andreforanopeneyedthan

    forpatriotiodityandcanbehadatso

    nyofprintersinkforthenefor

    theyanwalls

    thereisaesthanbean

    intisofunrestallchinesearees;butthey

    havenotthatluitigated

    disillusionnt;inaperiodoflackoffaith;notonlyinthepresentrevolutionbutin

    allrevolutionsnciushassaidthatthegreatestsorrohedeathoftheheart;and

    noisndcheerfulidealisf1926havegiven

    plaanddisillusionntof1934;arulingcynicisisibleinall

    neiclesandprivatetalks

    sloetherealizationthatthereore

    ainthesthatunderlyingthesuperfientsyste

    theessentialstateofthings;theessentialrruption;futilityandinpetencerein;

    andtheessentialhopelessnesstoirersofrpoloscathay;hits

    gnifiissionofdefeatslohatill

    beingruledintheprovincesbyfeudalchieftainsvithvulgaasandbytheir

    illiteratees;andthattheprovinceisluckyhe

    typeofenlighteneddespotisfgeneralhanfuchil;despitehiswoeful

    diaevalisaagistrate;judge;juryandlaeti;

    heflogstheoneandsendstheotherahahundreddollarsacrdingtohis

    intuitionandknoy;andgivesthepeoplesosortofarough

    justiceandsecuritythen;allofasudden;onerealizesthatwehave
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    butsubstituteda

    dozendisguisednarchiesforagenuineone;andthattherevolutionof1911wasa

    successonlyinthesenseofaracialrevolution;thatitonlyblepireinto

    poeruinsanddebrisandetisone

    ainedanarchy;andhregretseng

    kuofandidnotrchhissoldiersonpekingaftersuppressingthetaipingrebellion;

    andfoundachinesedynasty;asheuldveryeonehad

    advisedhiodobuttsengkuofanoralscruples;

    andittookanunsperialbrigandtofoundanierialdynastysoch

    thehepeopleofchina

    vainregretsbuthoedforthesevainregrets;whenonewas

    broughtupinachinabeforeherpletedisintegrationicanstillrecallthechina

    ofchildhooddays;achinanoooistrue;butneverthelessa

    peaanchu

    govente;andsoofficialssqueezedrethantheothers;butthe

    peachedanddeposedorsenttojail;fortherethere

    andarins;andnot

    onioneating;oathsastersuntotheelves

    andrulingbythegraceoftheirilliteratefiststhereagistratesandbad

    gistrates;sothepeoplelovedandsothepeoplefeared;but

    thoseitsenuntered”torikes;”andtheircasewas

    reportedtothegoveorortheeeror;andtheyissed;transferredor

    punishedthus;hoperfect;andsosortofjustice;

    hohereice;therehereivil

    onepartoftheprovinceto

    anotherhsecurity

    foroldchinaitistodayiftaxationbasedon

    thensentofthepeople;itandusage;hereallaw

    oftheland;andthefarrskheyhadtopayinspringandtheyhadto

    payinautuonehadnotyetheardofthefentax;theax1

    andthepiginterursetax;thepigbirthtax;theyoungpigtax;thepigtroughtax;the

    pigax;thepigbutcherytax;andtheporkintherestauranttaxandfinally

    theporkafterthedigestionandinthetoilettax2onehadnotyetheardofthe

    righteousnesstaxandthebenevolencetaxandthecivicaxandtheredhot

    patriotisax;andthehousenuertax;andthereersthefarrsofchinadidnothavetoselltheir

    efarrsofkiangpeiaredoing;theywere

    notforbiddenbysoldierstoreaptheirharvestasareprisalforfailuretopayaneax;

    asthefarrsoffanyuhsieninkagistrateinthe

    autuof1934peopletaxedthirtyyearsahead;asthepeopleofszechuen

    nosurtaxesthirtytistheregularfarax;

    asisbeingdoneinkiangsi4thefarrspelledtopaytaxesabovetheir

    ansandthentakentoprisonforfailuretotuintheneyandfloggedsothat

    youuldheartheirersofshensi

    beingfloggedandcryingandaninginjailatnightnohepoorpeopleofchina;

    thestsrulednationonearth;inaheycannot

    understand;butitableindustryandpatienceandreal

    goodnessusteventuallytriuhlettheubandits;heirlastw

    issoldlettheubeggars;the

    theurgetoitable;andtheystillkeeptheirgoodhuur;

    andfortheirgoodnessandtheirgoodhuur;god

    inaoathettkiea

    thesevarioustaxesareknoowandhankow

    seet&evariousnuersofthesxcckuennthly;1934

    ”ngheninthanniversaryofdrsunsdeath;

    rch12;1934;&”investigationnductedbytheruralrehabilitation

    tnsskailastyearshosurtaxllectedindifferent

    provinesauntedtofro25to31tistheregularfarax

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    surelytherehasbeenadislodgent;adislocationofnationallifeandthought

    soryionalgreatness;butoday

    ashadofitselfsoladjustnt;orladjustnts;ofaprofoundorder;

    entalbalanporarydeliriuasifthespirit

    hadleftthebodyandthebodydeonlyfutile;aninglessgesturesadness

    andalossofrestraintandalldecency;producedbyalossofnationalselfnfidence;

    asiftherenforebodingofevil;andnsfolliesandevilpassionsare

    letlooseinaneaselfandsblecanfight;thegoal

    ofhebuyingofahouseandacartoliveinsecurityintheforeign

    settlents;andtheholdingofalargeacuntinthehongkongandshanghai

    bankingrporationforsurelyauntryisdehighoffiuseuannottaketheireyesoffthose

    nationaltreasuresuntiltheyhavesoldtheothehighestbiddersandnvertedthebr 》

    intocashintheirprivatepockets;andheseofficialscansafelyreside

    sohelaheyarepubliclyprosecutedsurelya

    untryisdtheerritoryhoutputtingup

    thepretenceofafight;butusedtilitarytruckstocartoffhisncubines

    aadhistreasures;ispardonedbythenationalgovent;anygenerals

    leavetheirarandaunitionbehindduringadefeat;buttakecaretocartaway

    theirstoreofopiufortheycangetgold;andhgoldtheycanbuy

    theelvesbarather

    thanriaintainarabbleandneverpaidar;anded

    agriculturaluntryis
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    pelledtoiortllionsoftaekofriceand

    abroadeveryyear;andidstofallthisinsanitythepeople;whose

    interestsareiediatelyaffected;cannotsay”no”totheirrulersandoppressors

    surelysothingisust

    havelostallitsralvaluesanditssenseofrightandwrong

    acrdingtoareportbyprofessorhsftpingcvabg;pabfisberofthe

    independentreviseditedbydr;ha

    foritisapparentthatasystefideashasllapsed;ideasralandideaspolitical

    oldentandasystefralideashwere

    adequatetointainthenationallife;butodayarethrooftheir

    bearingsandperhapsdoreharhangoodwho

    etochina;forpatienceinthisuntrycanbehadfortheaskingandwhowould

    buyeknessandhulityandallthosenicechristianherdvirtuesthatchristendobr 》

    hasnotleaedaftertillenniuofprayingandpsalingingandseizing

    letthetochina;forinpaganchinathesechristianvirtuesareasabundantas

    sandsinthedesertandaspohase

    overthenationallife;andinsteadofthepritive;patriarchalheydayofpeaceand

    leisureandurtesy;eandgoldandselfassertion;and

    allthepatienceandeknessandhulitythatadoedtheancientpatteoflife

    usthasten;itsllapse

    itseetheracecannotadjustitselftoaneoreaggressive

    peopleallaroundanddendinganepooflife;and;

    fearfulandangryandpoiseandgoodsensefor

    sonlysorecently;lostitsethosanditsnational

    selfnfidence;andfrohislossofselfnfidenceithasbeefreakish;

    badteered;oversensitive;anddoesandsaysnyfoolishthings;likeanunhappy

    husbandoranoldnsufferingfroardenedveinsthenationfrisksandfrets;and

    alteatesbetegaloniaandlancholia;andeasilybeeshystericalthis

    isespeoreartioreintelligent;class;

    ingsenseofhelplessness;andthensettledoanentdepression

    ofspiritssoofthesesedofouroersand

    olies;andofourosandlanguageandartsandliterature;andwouldlike

    toverchinauphahugeshroudasifitinkingcarcass;andallow

    foreignerstoseeonlyselves;

    npeoplerelysufferandcarryon

    thenonceinahesubnsciousleapstothefore;andtherulingclassesknow

    thatsoone;nottheelvesofurse;isrunningtheuntrytoperdition;andthey

    turalists;andpanaeadvocate

    salvationbyleaingtheuseofchineguns;anotherbyfrugalityandthewearingof

    sandals;anotherbydancingandroductionofelife;anotherby

    sellingandbuyingnationalgoods;anotherbyphysicalculturethroughgoodold

    boxing;anotherbyleaingesperanto;anotherbysayingbuddhistsses;anotherby

    reintroducingthenfucianclassicsinschool;andanotherby”throheclassics

    intothetoiletforthirtyyears5toheartheiscussingthesalvationoftheuntry

    eningtoauncilofquackdoctorsatapatientsdeathbeditwould

    behurousifitentalreforfthepoliticallife

    eantheabolitionoflitarisndlitaristinterferencehpolitics;and

    theeantheabolitionoftheprivilegesof

    therulingtojail;bothofhare

    obnoxioustotheelves;theyhavetuedtheelvesintoralupliftersand

    preaoralityonobodyonesees

    everyultandultandorethanofthebody;

    adnessethodinitssharogressivenessas

    nationalisthehighestoffientalteatebeta

    prayersforthesalvationoftheuntryandsuppressingthetraditionalboatraceofthe

    dragonfestivalbybrandingitasasuperstitiontheprovinents;who

    finditsodiffientsinrenstruselves

    verybusyregulatingthestusofnanden;forthegirlssleevesaretoo

    shortinkensgooolonginszechuen”becauseinthis

    periodofnationalcrisis;ustsaverecloth”;andtheenshairshouldnot

    beustbeshavedcloseincertainschoolsin

    hunan;andthegirlsbreastsshouldnotbeboundinchekiang;andhighllared

    dressandhighheeledshoesshouldnotbeheprostitutesinnanking;and

    enshouldnotkeepledogsandleadthehroughthestreetsinpeiping1

    allthisnfusion;thisbusytriviality;thisdnessandhypocrisy;andthese

    exaggerationsofprideandsolicitudeseeoindicatetheexistenceofawish

    unfulfilled;andanflictofandnvention;he

    instayofanysoand

    therespectoftheyoung;andtheyounggro

    existsbetatureageculture;hefruitofa

    ntinuityoflifeandthought;isnolongerpossible;andcriticisodeculture;andchfuleyeoverthefluxof

    life;liesprostratebeforeatasktoobigforitself;goodsense;

    fore;nhassothing

    undeourishedandneurasthenic;sothingpartialandinpleteandeteally

    frustratedabouthi

    iiiaquestforleadership

    eannessandinsincerityifedlike

    g
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    abrielaskinglot:enofchina;andhoanyaretheyare

    thereahundredaretherefiftyaretheretenaretherefiveorratheriwonder

    hoyselfarethesetilatedexalesofundeourished

    neurasthenichalfn;sochinevidencehtheirbusytriviality;all

    ofnindeillionsoulsisndeed

    tocarryonlikeaflockenhidden

    theelves;asifinshabutiaendedthatthegoodninchinahave

    alselves;haveinfactalselvesinwineand

    enandsong;orforthelessetionalsouls;ingoingbaandliving

    asilelifeofnatureiaedthentoponderoverthelackofnstitutional

    proteendousfactalonehasalteredprofoundlythe

    generaloutlookonlifeofthenation;hasinfluenceditsveryphilosophyoflife;sothat

    thephilosophyoflifeisanouteofthesoentratherthan

    viactivitytopassivity;

    houchgoodnessandnstructiveendeavourhavebeenlosttothenation;andreal

    progresstherebyretarded

    iseethevarious1933nuersoftheanointsfortnightly

    n;itsee;hasbeenresinnedagainstthansinningineer

    sungchiangandthehostofgoodsoulsuedbanditsin
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