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The Goodnow Memorandum, immediately it was published, was put to precisely those base uses which any one with an elementary knowledge of China might have foreseen: it was simply exploited in an unscrupulous way, its recommendations being carried out in such a manner as to increase one's contempt for the men who were pushing the monarchist plot with any means that they could seize hold of, and who were not averse from making responsible foreigners their tools.
Goodnow, as he leaned back in his chair and fixed his gaze on the young clerk, "you may have an idea why I have sent for you." "No, sir," answered Rodney, looking puzzled. "You can't think of any reason I may have for wishing to see you?" "No, sir," and Rodney returned Mr. Goodnow's gaze with honest unfaltering eyes.
Nothing precisely similar to this Goodnow Memorandum has ever been seen before in the history of Asia: it was the ultramodern spirit impressed into the service of mediaeval minds. In any other capital of the world the publication of such a subversive document, following the Yang Tu pamphlet, would have led to riot and tumult.
Even when treating the history of his own country Dr. Goodnow seems to take pleasure in being absurd.
I do not try to make Eastern houses shoulder my mistakes, if I make any in ordering goods, and I don't see why I should bear your burdens." "Why don't you send what I order? I didn't order the blue print I returned the other day." "Mr. Goodnow is very positive that you did order it.
"You are very generous to one who has done so much to injure you." "Indirectly he put me in the way of making a fortune. If you will retain him, Mr. Goodnow, I will guarantee to make up any losses you may incur from him." "How is this? Are you able to make this guarantee?" "I am worth seventy five thousand dollars in money, besides being owner of a large mining property in Montana."
Nothing precisely similar to this Goodnow Memorandum has ever been seen before in the history of Asia: it was the ultramodern spirit impressed into the service of mediaeval minds. In any other capital of the world the publication of such a subversive document, following the Yang Tu pamphlet, would have led to riot and tumult.
It was unfortunate that my words were not heeded although I wept and pleaded. Such has been the consequence of the change of the state of the country a change of Kuo-ti. Yet before we have hardly ceased panting, this talk of a second change is on us. I am not in a position to say exactly how this talk had its beginning. Ostensibly it was started by the remarks of Dr. Goodnow.
It was unfortunate that my words were not heeded although I wept and pleaded. Such has been the consequence of the change of the state of the country a change of Kuo-ti. Yet before we have hardly ceased panting, this talk of a second change is on us. I am not in a position to say exactly how this talk had its beginning. Ostensibly it was started by the remarks of Dr. Goodnow.
Accordingly, as if still unconvinced, he now very naïvely requested the opinion of his chief legal adviser, Dr. Goodnow, an American who had been appointed to his office through the instrumentality of the Board of the Carnegie Institute as a most competent authority on Administrative Law. Even in this most serious matter the element of comedy was not lacking. Dr.
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