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China has practically no soldiers, and no ammunition to furnish those which she has. For the last decade she has been in a state of civil war which can only be compared to that of France during the revolution of 1789, Like France she has overthrown a dynasty of absolute monarchs in power for nearly three centuries, and now is in difficulty about finding another government. Dictatorship has followed republic, and monarchy dictatorship, anarchy filling the gaps between, until the nation is practically bankrupt. Dr. Wu Tingfang, the only truly great patriot China has had, is now dead; President...
Violently and quickly is the political pendulum swinging. A vital change comes in the policy of the Russian Government, a conservative reaction sweeps England, a Liberal ministry, is overthrown in Germany, a black-shirted dictator arises in Italy. Is the pendulum tending toward equilibrium again or is it becoming magnetized? And in that event on which side is the magnet...
...unchanging East", Bishop Roots gave a brief resume of the enormous size, the vast population, and the stable political history of China. He told of the invasion of the Manchus in the 17th century, and the establishment of the Manchu dynasty and hereditary class which have just been overthrown after 300 years of power...
...Japan's claim to political dominance in China and the Far East has been scrapped. What this claim means was illustrated during the World War when Japan insisted on acting as the official censor for foreign communications to China. This contention of militaristic Japan, however, has now been overthrown by the Washington Conference, and nearly everything done by Japan in the Far East for a decade has been considered by the nine nations of the Pacific...
...which leads us to suggest that Tradition be overthrown and Precedent be smashed. Before we welcome another visitor let us have the seats numbered according to some comprehensible system. The alternative is to break in some Freshmen who, by the time they reach their Senior year, may possibly have become efficient ushers in Sanders...