Why certain persons will contend for the office of the President can be explained by the fact that there is not a single man in the country whose qualifications are above all the others.  Succession to the throne is a question of blood-relation with the reigning Emperor, and not a question of qualifications.  The high officials whose qualifications are unusually good are not subservient to others but they are obedient to the succeeding Emperor, because of their gratitude for what the imperial family has done for them, and because their well-being is closely associated with that of the imperial household.  I can cite an historical incident to support my contention.  Under the Manchu Dynasty, at one time General Chu Chung-tang was entrusted with the task of suppressing the Mohammedan rebellion.  He appointed General Liu Sung San generalissimo.  Upon the death of General Liu, Chu Chung-tang appointed his subordinate officers to lead the army but the subordinate officers competed for power.  Chu Chung-tang finally made the step-son of General Liu the Commander-in-Chief and the officers and soldiers all obeyed his order as they did his father’s.  But it may be mentioned that this young man was not more able than any of his father’s subordinate commanders.  Nevertheless prestige counted.  He owed his success to his natural qualification, being a step-son to General Liu.  So is the case with the emperor whose successor nobody dares openly to defy—­to say nothing of actually disputing his right to the throne.  This is the third difference between the republic and the monarchy.

I will not discuss the question:  as to whether there being no righteous and able heir-apparent to succeed his Emperor-father, great danger may not confront the nation.  However, in order to provide against any such case, I advocate that the formation of a constitutional government should go hand in hand with the establishment of the monarchy.  At first it is difficult to establish and carry out a constitutional government, but once it is formed it will be comparatively easy.  When the constitutional government has been established, the Emperor will have to seek his fame in such useful things as the defence of his country and the conquest of his enemy.  Everything has to progress, and men possessing European education will be made use of by the reigning family.  The first Emperor will certainly do all he can to capture the hearts of the people by means of adopting and carrying out in letter as well as in spirit constitutional government.  The heir-apparent will pay attention to all new reforms and new things.  Should he do so, the people will be able to console themselves by saying that they will aways be the people of a constitutional monarchy even after the succession to the throne of the heir-apparent.  When the time comes for the heir-apparent to mount