Peeps into China . CHAPTEK XXVIII. PROGRESSIVE N the year 1887 China took a step inadvance. It seems like a giants strong conservative spirit of thecenturies is changing with a broad look atthe future. Demands and dangers dawn upon thestatesmans vision, and he arouses himself and pre-pares for action. China must protect herself fromrivals as well as foes; and not only by gunboats,arsenals, military prowess, cannons, torpedoes, and amartial spirit, but by education. Education, moreover,must reach beyond the routine of Chinas classicsand mere essay-writing, and embrace the lea
Peeps into China . CHAPTEK XXVIII. PROGRESSIVE N the year 1887 China took a step inadvance. It seems like a giants strong conservative spirit of thecenturies is changing with a broad look atthe future. Demands and dangers dawn upon thestatesmans vision, and he arouses himself and pre-pares for action. China must protect herself fromrivals as well as foes; and not only by gunboats,arsenals, military prowess, cannons, torpedoes, and amartial spirit, but by education. Education, moreover,must reach beyond the routine of Chinas classicsand mere essay-writing, and embrace the learning andexperience of the West. So thinks the ChineseGovernment of to-day. One memorial to the throne says, It is high timethat some plan should be devised for infusing newstrength into the Government of China. Yes, thedemand is imperative. Eussia presses down upon herfrom the north, England and Erance from the southand sea, Japan more and more from the east, andGermany and the United States by the complicationsof mighty syndicates, if nothing else.
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