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Volume 10 February 9, 1912. Number 6 
Sun Yat Sen 
Sun Yat Sen, a Chinese physician, 
a scientist in training, a Christian 
in religion, a republican in_ his 
political beliefs and personally an 
attractive leader of men, is at the 
head of the new order of things in 
China. Of him a writer in the Lon- 
don Westminster Gazette narrates, 
‘‘in the ease of the great Chinese 
leader, whose life work is being un- 
folded before the eyes of an aston- 
ished world, it is a remarkable fact 
that the foundations of his campaign 
have long been solidly laid upon 
four corner stones, unselfishness, pa- 
triotism, courage and capacity.’’ 
During the first week in January 
at Nanking Dr. Sun Yat Sen was 
elected unanimously, President of 
the Provisional Government of the 
United Provinces of China. The 
ehiefs of the Manchu family con- 
sented through the influences of the 
prime minister to permit a. national 
convention, properly delegated, to 
determine by vote what method of 
government should be constituted in 
China,—a republic or a_ constitu- 
tional monarehy. The results in 
China the last month are the cul- 
mination of a revolutionary move- 
ment which began in West China 
and spread rapidly over the empire. 
Thus, evidently, a chapter is writ- 
ten in China’s history and ends in 
part the hostility to the  reign- 
iment, 
ing Dynasty. China has revolted 
against an unprogressive, laissez 
faire policy and has inaugurated a 
progressive program. The slumber- 
ing giant has awakened and burst 
the Lilliputian bands of conserva- 
tism. But the Chinese governmen- 
tal problem is by no means settled. 
Undoubtedly a republic is the most 
just and equitable form of govern- 
ment on earth. It requires, how- 
ever, a high type of individual ea- 
pacity. In a republic the responsi- 
bilities of government rest upon the 
citizen and his loyalty, intelligence 
and fidelity. The Phillipine Islands 
have not yet attained an order of 
civilization making a republic pos- 
sible. Even in Cuba the protection 
and restraint of Uncle Sam’s strong 
arm have been necessary. It is an 
open question whether China is 
ready for a republican form of gov- 
ernment either by training or in- 
clination. The Chinese people know 
very little about the responsibilities 
and duties of representative citizen- 
ship. History teaches that nations 
usually have had years of training 
under a_ constitutional monarchy. 
Even this was true of America. The 
citizens of America had been trained 
under the constitutional monarchy 
of England. If this law which is 
seen in the history of the republics 
of Switzerland, France, Holland and 
the United States be true a republic 
in China at this time is doomed to 
fail. At least a republican form of 
government such as is known in the 
occident cannot be developed in a 
short period of time. It is a matter 
for world wide thanksgiving, how- 
ever, for the respite from disorder, 
chaotic government, and bloodshed 
which the order of artis have 
caused. 
Cardinal O’Connell 
The Archbishop of Boston, a 
Lowell boy by birth, has been made 
a Cardinal and invested with the 
red hat. His return from Rome was 
spectacular and enthusiastic begin- 
ning with the street parade of wel- 
come and ending in a banquet and 
the impressive service, according to 
the Roman Catholic Ritual, at the 
Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Bos- 
ton. The committee on arrange- 
ments very wisely, although a dis- 
appointment to the Ninth Mass. Reg- 
decided not to have that reg- 
iment escort the Cardinal after the 
Governor declined to give his assent. 
Governor Foss declined on the 
grounds that the history and tradi- 
tions of Massachusetts were against 
any apparent union of chureh and 
state. In New York, however, Car- 
dinal Farley was given a military 
escort. Of the ceremony the New 
York Times writes: 
‘“‘Every participant in the service 
was vested in the most gorgeous 
raiment of his office. Such a variety 
of varicolored garments had never 
before been seen in New York. The 
Cathedral, too, was in the attire of a 
holiday of holidays. The arches of 
the gray stone walls, lighted by hid- 
den lights, were festooned in ear- 
dinal and green, whole trees of cedar 
and spruce growing high up, as it 
were, out of the stone walls them- 
selves. Hangings of cardinal vel- 
vet with fringes of golden tinsel 
hung from the galleries and chaneel, 
and at intervals blazoned forth the 
shields of cardinals and archbishops. 
Flowers entwined the stone pillars 
and the chancel was inclosed with 
a solid bank of lilies. High above 
the altar hung a shield with the in- 
scription ‘Eece Sacerdos Magnus.’ ”’ 
The Roman Catholic Chureh has 
inaugurated a new American policy 
and established in the young repub- 
lic three ‘‘zones of influence’? and 
established in each place a new 
American Cardinal. As the Pope 
said, in the New Year interview, 
one of the _Sreatest events of the 
past year, ‘‘was the entrance of 
America into the comity of the 
Catholic Powers by the creation of 
three new American  cardinals.’’ 
The three centres chosen were: 
Boston, Massachusetts, New York 
City and Philadelphia. Without 
doubt the delegation of these three 
cardinals is epoch making in the 
policy of that ancient institution 
and is the beginning of progressive 
activities. In Boston the city gave 
itself up to the activities, festivities 
and religious ceremony of the great 
event. Without doubt the impress- 
ive ceremony at the Cathedral was 
the most important event that has 
ever transpired in the history of 
the Catholie Church in Boston. 
February 
February is rich in anniversaries, 
for in it come the anniversaries of 
the birth of great men. In the field 
of literature there is the immortal 
Dickens, born the seventh; on Feb- 
ruary 12th Abraham lLineoln was 
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