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April, I915.] AN AMERICAN ENGINEER IN CHINA. 413 create or to permit the creation of public works, they invariably shrink from exercising their powers until, regardless even of Chinese law, they are assured of the support of the local " gentry," a class too frequently controlled by prejudice and quite ignorant of the remedy for their own local troubles of poverty and suffering, even to the extent of frequently-recurring famines. In governmental matters, as in most other things, the Chinaman just reverses usually-accepted standards. He owes his first allegiance to his clan, afterwards to his province, and last to his nation. The consequence is that a government decree may meet with such violent local opposition as to cause its defeat. This is fully realized by high officials and is perhaps the cause for their timidity and reluctance to come to any decision until local approval is assured. After many years of bitter experience the people have no confidence in the officials, who are regarded--and, unfortunately by past experience, with justification--as engaged in enriching themselves at the people's expense. Fear of officials and antipathy to foreigners have made the Chinese very sus

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Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier Ltd.; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0016-0032)

Published

1915

Language

EN

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Engineering (Physical Sciences)