佛内明(Wm.N.Fleming)致孙中山函 (1912年1月3日)

(原文)

San Francisco, Jan.3rd, 1912

His Exellency,Dr.Sun Yat Sen,President,Chinese Republic.

Dear Sir:

I am reading with pleasure your wonderful achievements in behalf of human rights, but now is the time to do things right that (is if you wish your work to be lasting)to begin with give to all citizens of China the ballot (universal suffrage), & next field schools all over the country in every hamlet & educate the young then & not until then will your name shine in posterity.

Wishing you a happy New Year with plenty of success.

Yours Truly,

Wm.N.Fleming

46 Keathey St.,San Francisco, Cal.

(译文)

三藩市,1912年1月3日

致中华民国总统孙逸仙博士阁下。

尊敬的先生:

很高兴您维护人权方面所取得的出色成就,但现在是时候开始做正确的事情了,即给所有中国公民选票(普选)(如果您希望您的工作是持久的话)。其次,在全国各地的每一个村庄建乡村学校,教育年轻人。到那时,您的名字会光耀后人。

祝新年快乐,更加成功。

Wm.M.佛内明 谨呈

加州三藩市科瑟街46号。