Evening star. [volume], March 17, 1935, Page A-16, Image 16

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'New' Deal SOO Years Old
Chinese Student Here Draws Striking
Parallel to American Experiment.
BY WILLIAM M. CAMP.
HOW new is the "New Deal?"
It's ancient history.
A striking parallel to the
present American political
scene has been uncovered in
the annals of ancient Chinese history
by J. C. Yang, son of a famous Chi
nese political leader, who last week in
his class at American University sub
mitted a paper on current problems
entitled "The Chinese New Deal."
based on eleventh century political
theories.
There were three men in the "Chi
nese New Deal" who more or less
dominated the scene.
One was Chu-Hsi. a priest who
criticized the administration and later
was exiled to South China.
Two Met Violent Deaths.
Another was a vociferous general,
Yuo-Fei. who defended his Emperor
and liberal new dealer, later com
manded a small province, then was
assassinated.
Then a fool there was, "who also
was a great legislator and lawmaker,"
but because he was a fool he was be
headed by the common folk whom he
pretended to champion.
Strange though it is, it's history.
In brilliant contrast, the man who
Inaugurated the new deal in China
with the Sung dynasty for four years
was governor of an important prov
ince in North China, with Nanking as
his capital, before being appointed
prime minister. His name was Wang
An-shih.
Share the Wealth Parallel.
The people were suffering econom
ically and politically, and wanted a
change of administration. By his
promises and his plans for distribu
tion of wealth, more food, more cloth
ing, better housing and more luxuries
he was swept into office and his revo
lutionary scheme put into effect. Not,
however, until he had concocted a
theme song for his followers to sing.
When translated, on good authority.
It goes like this:
"Hand in hand we march along
together."
Wang was a man of action. Em
peror Shen-Tsung gave him full
powers, and the people threw in their
support, believing in his miraculous
ability. While the people sang, he
devised a plan to "save the empire."
He organized workmen's guilds,
drafted a set of codes, rules for price
fixing, loaned money to farmers, and
changed the nation's monetary stand
ards to a higher level to balance the
budget after vast and widespread
spending.
Wang was a man who liked fancy
names on his "emergency agencies,"
so history tells. For instance, he
selected six of the finest Chinese
characters to hang on his Commission
of Financial Regulations, which read
something like this—"Chih Chih San
Szu Li Szu." But to the people this
meant nothing; they thought he was
going insane.
Unemployment and Crime.
The unemployed youth in the Sung
Dynasty overflowed the land. They
turned to crime and covered the high
ways with their aimless wandering.
Clever was Prime Minister Wang
when he organized thousands of units
called "Po," which conserved the land
and forests and were kept in military
camps, a "No. 1 man" to every 10
men. This civilian corps would be
used as soldiers in time of war. police
in times of peace and serve to support
themselves as well.
But the vast sums Wang spent In
keeping them organized drained the
treasury. They were promptly dis
banded.
Wang ruled through only one ad
ministration. The priest, the gen
eral and the fool, still unable to settle
their disputes, Anally "retired to their
handful of followers," causing a split
in the administration, or dynasty, thus
forming the Sung and Southern Sung,
dominating the scene for only a short
while.
Wang Forced to Flee.
Wang was such a complete failure
that the Emperor Shen-Tsung forced
him to give up his political scheme
and flee. The records of his failure
were never kept. All official docu
ments were destroyed, so as not to
influence posterity.
Thus ended China's "new deal."
"A daring innovator in administra
tion and full of zeal for public wel
fare, Wang An-shih would have
achieved conspicuous success," wrote
the 29-year-old Chinese student, "had
he succeeded in bringing a large
number of sympathetic followers into
his own ranks. But as he stood at
the zenith of power he met with strong
opposition of his eminent contempo
raries. The natural result was to
oust these scholars, who were replaced
only by petty officers and the schemes
could never be effectively carried out." j
The "new deal" was unheard of ;
before Wang popped up in 1068 and
passed out of the picture in 1085 A. D. |
"But," says Yang the student, "that
was something over 844 years ago."
Paper Given "A-Plu*."
Thus wound up the story of the
eleventh century "new deal." The
professor at American University
graded the paper with a glaring
"grade a-plus."
Yang, whose proper Chinese name
is Yang Ju Chin, is one year shy of
30; was born in far-off Shen-si Prov
ince, educated in Pelping National
Tslng Hua University; taught law
and commerce in Tientsin University,
for two years was minister and super
intendent of education in his home
province of Shen-si: received his M.
A. degree at the University of Illinois,
and today, while working as a trans
lator In the Library of Congress, is
preparing his thesis for a Ph. D. and
studying for the position his father
will leave him.
His father, Yang Ming Yuan, was
a drafter of the constitution of the
Republic of China, a member of the
provincial legislature, later a member
of Parliament, and was a founder of
the present powerful Kaomintang
party, or Nationalists party, now
ruling China with an iron hand
J. C. YANG.
—Star Staff Photo.
M'KINLEY STUDENTS
PLAN OPEN HOUSE
Parents and Friends Invited to
Special Program Set for
Tuesday Night.
Parents and friends of McKinley
High School students and school offi
cials will be guests at the annual open
house to be held at the school Tues
day night.
Parents of junior high school stu
dents who expect to attend McKinley
later also have been given special In
vitations.
Dinner will be served in the teachers'
lunch room from 5 to 7 p.m. at cost.
From 6 to 8 o'clock volunteer students
will be in shops, laboratories and
drawing rooms to demonstrate a typi
cal school day at Tech.
From 8 to 9 p.m. a musical pro
gram will be presented in the audi
torium, and the program will be con
cluded with a demonstration by a class
in the girls' gymnasium.
Frank C. Daniel, principal, and
Miss Jessie Coope, assistant principal,
and members of the Parent-Teacher
Association will act as hosts.
EMPLOYES' FEDERATION
KEYED TO RENT PROBE
Rent and Housing Chairman
Urges Members to Spur
Securing: of Data.
A call to members of the National
Federation of Federal Employes to
redouble their efforts to secure data
on actual rental conditions here was
made last night by William S. Kin
ney, chairman of the federation's
Committee on Rent and Housing.
Kinney's call, he said, was aimed
at the reported activity of some
Washington landlords to block con
gressional rent legislation. The em
ployes' federation has distributed a
questionnaire in every department
and agency of the Government.
"The real estate people are very
much alive to the situation and they
are leaving no stone unturned In their
effort to defeat this legislation," Kin
ney said. "They seem to feel they
are in a vulnerable position, and they
are, indeed, in very great danger of
losing their rent monopoly if we take
advantage of our chance."
DR. FISHBEIN TO SPEAK
Editor of Medical Journal Will
Lecture at Army Center .
Dr. Morris Fishbein of Chicago, edi
tor of the Journal of the American
Medical Association, will speak on
"Science and Superstition" at the
Army Medical Center tomorrow night.
Maj. Gen Robert U. Patterson,
surgeon general of the Army, has
invited members of the medical and
allied professions of the District and
nearby communities to hear Dr. Fish
bein. Previous to his address at 8:15
o'clock, the doctor will be honored
at a dinner given by members of the
pi ofession at the Medical Center at
6:45 p.m. *
BRYAN DINNER
SPEAKERS SELECTED
Only Those Who Knew Great
Commoner Will Address
Gathering Tuesday.
Speakers at the dinner commemo
rating the 75th anniversary · of the
birth of William Jennings Bryan,
which will be held Tuesday night at
the Shoreham Hotel, are to be con
fined to men who knew the Great
Commoner during his life.
The list of speakers, which is a
long one, will be headed by Secretary
of Commerce Daniel C. Roper, who
also is chairman of the committee
arranging the dinner, and Rev. Dr.
Joseph R. Sizoo. pastor of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
Mrs. Grace Bryan Hargretves, daugh
ter of Bryan, will be guest of honor.
Three-minute speeches will be made
by most of the committee members,
including Manton M. Wyvell and Urey
Woodson, vice chairmen; Charles A.
Douglas. Senator A. W. Barkley of
Kentucky. Blair Lee, former Gov. John
G. Pollard of Virginia, W. D. Jamie
son, Jesse Jones, chairman of the Re
construction Finance Corp.; Repre
sentative Henry C. Luckey of Ne
braska. Representative James A. Meeks
of Illinois, Representative Brooks
Fletcher of Ohio, Representative Dock
weiler of California, Frank Morrison,
Daniel McBride and D. A. McDougall.
PARK LECTURE TUESDAY
Educational Advisory Board Head
to Illustrate Talk.
Dr. H. C. Bumpus, chairman of the
Educational Advisory Board of the
National Park Service, will lecture
Tuesday evening at the Interior De
partment auditorium on museum de
velopments in Yellowstone National
Park and the educational activities
available or planned in the parks and
national monuments. The lecture,
which will be illustrated, is to start
at 8 o'clock.
Possessing a wide experience in the
national parks. Dr. Bumpus per·'
sonally directed the building and
equipping of the series of trailside
museums now open to the public in
the Yellowstone. Recently he re
turned from the South and South
west, where he visited many historic
and prehistoric areas.
ITALIANS SEEK FUNDS
Sinner on Thursday Will Aid
Charity Work.
A dinner to raise funds for charity
work among Italian families in Wash
ington will be given at 7 p.m. Thursday
by the Italian Ladles of Charity of
Washington in St. Aloysius' Hall.
The Committee on Arrangements is
headed by Mrs. Mary De Bernardo,
president of the association and hon
orary chairman: Mrs. Congette Me
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Mrs. Rafaell Carrello, Mrs. Vincenza
Capasselo, Mrs. Anne De Lisio, Mrs.
Angelina Condatore, Mrs. Josephine
Colello, Mrs. Anna Innocenti, Mrs.
Rose Fuschin, Mrs. Olympia Norclo,
Mrs. Anna Manuel and Mrs. Josephine
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