Letters From a Chinese Magistrate Reprinted From the Peking Tientsin Times

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Letters From a Chinese Magistrate Reprinted From the Peking Tientsin Times
Hugh Samuel Roger Elliot
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For' certainly it is unreasonable to hope thJait thev should prepare a for- tune to spenifl before they take up the office of an official.
— 82 — Tlicni we mmst alsoi remember that iipcn the appointment of a new su- ]:'eriov official the magistrates are re- quired to pay bribes to letain their posts, either directly or indirectly- The questiico is of course where are they g-etting so much money to give. This is why th© nojmber of corrupt) officials seems to be especially large ~at the present d
...ay. The unfortunate IMagistrate receives his due punish ment when he is found out. But it peldom occurs to us that the fund- amental remedy lies in the system rather than the incurable oorniptibil- aty of the officials. This is only the conditioni of the officials under the new system. Let us sec what the conditdons icf the people are.
Ordinarily the oppressions of hho> (officials are already more thian the people can bear. In order to defray the increased obligaticins itn consequ- ence ci the Boxer Rising all the taxes were increased.


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