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
{猾jv
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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