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The Shanghai Times
WEDNESDAY， JAN.10TH， 1912.
THE BAILIE COLONIZATION SCHEME.
“At last!” will be the grateful exclamation of not a few of our readers when they find， in another column， the brief outline of a scheme， known under this name， for the purpose of dealing with famine refugees in such a way that in the first place they shall help themselves from the beginning， and in the long run shall be so established that they at any rate shall not in future be likely claimants for further famine relief.
“O that something tangible might be done!” That has been the despairing cry of many a man who hates the very thought of inhumanity， and yet sees the evil effects of indiscriminate feeding， and the throwing of money away into the bottomless sea of an ever recurring want so hopeless and helpless as to tax the resources and the faith of the whole charitable world.China has had this experience for ages.She has become accustomed to it.It is fate， Kisnet， or whatever other synonym for unavoidable destiny she may choose to apply to it.So far as our own reading is concerned， we cannot find that the Manchu dynasty， against which so much is being said just now， is any more to blame than its predecessors for not having undertaken permanent works for the purpose of prevention rather than amelioration of famines.The task may have been beyond the comprehension of the ordinary official mind， as it certainly would be beyond that of the ordinary sufferers from it.These would attribute it to the anger of Heaven， a very convenient way out of the difficulty for those who did not want to spend money on earthworks.
But the interloping foreigner knows better.He knows that the anger of Heaven is but another name for the ignorance and supineness of man， and his one recommendation is to be up and doing， as his one-worded vocabulary in such cases is “Prevention”.Hence the impatience of the west with the laissez faire policy of the past.“Do something，” is the reiterated demand of the whole of the Shanghai press.“Do something，” is shouted at meetings called to consider ways and means.“Here is money， but do something，” comes over the wires.
And now Mr.BAILIE proposes to make a beginning.He does not ask for three hundred millions of taels as one projector does! It is only a modest $2,000 which he demands in order to secure the further $5,000 promised by the Famine Relief Fund， and to raise even this small amount men are to be asked merely to support a Gala Performance at the Lyceum Theatre.It is doubtless true that Shanghai to-day is not so flush of funds as it is during busier times， but we feel quite sure that the sum of $ 2,000 will not be allowed for a day to stand in the way of the experiment which is to be tried.What that experiment is our readers will see for themselves in the scheme we reproduce.For ourselves we must say that the idea appeals to us as at once practicable， promising， and worthy of support.It is only an experiment， however， and will not lessen to any extent the arduous duty of the Committee in saving life as much as possible.But if it be a success， then there will be an object lesson such as China has never before seen， and one which in time should do a great deal towards that prevention of evils which is better than the best cure.
There will， however， still remain the question of dyke renovation， and of river conservancy.If the coming National Assembly agrees to the republican form of Government now being recommended to it， there will be this matter left as one of the many legacies of the Manchus to their successors.Then， in time， we should expect the problem to be attacked as it would be attacked in the west， first by an army of surveyors to discover exactly what is wanted and how it can best be provided， then by the financial authorities to see where the money is to come from， and what changes there are of the game being worth the candle， and lastly， the promise being sufficient， the engineer and his men busily engaged in actual operations.
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转载自1912年1月10日（周三）《上海时报》
裴义理拓殖计划
“终于有啦！”我们不少读者在另一栏目发现同名计划的简介时不由得发出感叹。这项计划旨在用这样一种方式解救饥民，首先他们从一开始就要自助，且长远看他们无论如何不会再请求进一步的赈济。
“啊，该做些实在的事情！”这是许多不愿怀有不人道想法的人的绝望哭诉，这些人迟早会看到随意满足的恶劣影响。如此绝望而无助地把钱扔进需索无度的无底深渊，使整个慈善世界的资源和信仰不堪重负。中国长期有这样的经验。她已然习惯于此。这是命运，天命，或其他不可避免的命数的同义词，她可以选择来适应这点。尽管刚才已经说了很多，我们忍不住仍要说，就我们所见，清王朝没有为预防而非改善饥荒而进行永久性工作，这比它的前朝更该被谴责。这种任务可能已经超出了普通官员的的理解能力，更不用说那些普通的受灾者了。把这些归因于天谴，对那些不想把钱花在预防上的人而言是一个解决困难的方便方法。
但介入的外国人知道得更清楚。他知道天谴只不过是人的无知和因循的代名词。他的一个建议是要起而行，这种情况下他的唯一词汇是“预防”，所以西方人对过去的自由放任政策不耐烦了。“做点事”，是整个上海报业的反复述求。“做点什么”，各个会议上传出呼吁，考虑处置方法和手段。“这是钱，然做事去吧”，各电讯如此回应。
现在裴义理先生提议发起一个开端。他不要求像某个计划者要花3亿银子！他要区区2000美元，以确保得到另外5000美元的赈灾基金承诺。甚至为得到这笔小钱，人们仅仅被要求支持兰心大戏院的晚会演出。毫无疑义，上海如今不像繁华时期那般资金充裕，但我们十分确定，2000美元的款项将不允许我们对即将进行的尝试袖手旁观。这实验到底如何，我们的读者自会在我们重印的计划中看到。就我们自己而言，我们不得不说，这主意立即吸引了我们，它是可行的、有前途的，值得支持。然而这仅仅是一次尝试，并不会在任何程度上减轻义赈会尽可能地挽救生命的艰巨任务。但如果成功的话，会有一个中国以前没有过的客观效果，即应该及时为预防恶果而不是为做最佳的治疗做更多的事情。
然而，堤坝改造和水利的问题仍将存在。如果将来国会同意政府采取推荐的那种共和制，这将作为清王朝留给后继者的众多遗产之一。然后，随着时间的推移，我们应该可以预料，这个问题会被攻击，就像它在西方被攻击一样。首先，一大队调查者会发现什么是想要的以及如何才能最好地提供；然后，由财务权威看这些钱从何而来，又有何调整，是否值得一试；最后，有了足够保障，工程师和他的手下忙于实际运作。