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President Sun，Nanking.
Sir,
As the duty of a citizen of the Republic of China under your leadership， I beg most humbly to submit to you the following：
My humble Opinion of Yuan Shi-kai
Since the starting or the civil war， Mr.Yuan has from all points of view been trying to indirectly help our cause.This can be proved by his firm policy of continued armistice and immediate recognition or the Nationalists at Wuchang under General Li as a belligerent power.This gives us time to prepare and develop and strength.That he is working as a mouthpiece for the Manchus is to indirectly give us facilities and success.
Police Administration
To keep peace and order satisfactorily， a strong force of Police is absolutely necessary.But it must be admitted that efficiency of Police depends more on systematic organization than on number of men.The fact that the English Police are the most efficient is not due to that the English employ more men than other peoples but is merely due to their emphasis on system and discipline.Thus， by system the Municipal Council can tell what the Captain Superintendent of Police is doing; the Captain Superintendent of Police， what the Inspector is doing; the Inspector， what the Sergeant is doing; the Sergeant， what the Constable is doing; the Constable， what the civilian is doing.By discipline observation of proper and neat dress by men on duty， and immediate assistance to scene of occurrence， are specially emphasized.
I shall suggest that the young Republic will follow the English system in training the Police Forces and the best way to acquire such training is to follow with some revision the system adopted by the English Police in the Shanghai Settlement.This Police， although headed by the British subjects， has been practically under Chinese handling; its system as compared with that of others in foreign countries is more suited for Chinese， because it is specially organized for protecting Chinese.I am able to carry out its system and discipline， and will submit to you the particulars when desired.
The existing National Police Forces in China， so far as I can prove， are in cradle condition and cannot be improved unless the heads of departments be specially trained or men of real qualification be employed to take their places.That they are not fitted can be proved in two ways， namely， externally and internally.Externally they do not have systematic ways to patrol beats; uniform men in an improper condition and not complete uniform are allowed to go on duty; gossiping and idling by men on duty are a common thing; willfully deposing garbage and causing obstructions by civilians in the streets are allowed to remain as they are; vehicles in unserviceable condition are allowed to traffic; cases of cruelty to animals men on duty do not take notice; the Inspector will not patrol unless accompanied by a good many of his men; in short， they are not worthy to be called Policemen.Internally they do not keep special books for special proposes， the Inspectors will not send in regular returns unless requested by the Headquarters; the prisoners names and numbers are not entered in a special book but simply marked on board， there are foreign educated doctor to regularly visit the cells; the cells are in continually filthy condition and there are no regular visits for checking prisoners by men in charge; the heads of departments are tabular head sand are allowed to manage finance and all sorts of public works and cannot do anything in reality; the Inspectors are allowed to issue proclamations; men may get sick leave without being certified by doctors; the civilians may be charged by custom; money may be received on bail without receipts; the station and adjoining buildings are as dirty and noisy as an ordinary Chinese family; there is no proper system for coll acting Municipal taxes， in short， they are lack of the spirit as a Police Force.Their training institute， under the charge of a Taotai， is a wasting money idea; it will quite do better and less expensive if a well-trained senior Sergeant is in charge detailed by the Chief Constable.Their instruction books copied from Japanese works without being materially revised， can only give men a few dry rules.However， all the defects will be remedied if men with experience and practical knowledge of Police secrets are engaged to direct.
National religion
Of the various reform which are to be carried out in China， to establish an enlightened National Religion is of utmost import.To this I shall suggest that Christianity according to Protestantism be recognized as our National Religion， which will， from my experience and view， make Chinese indirectly united and enlightened as White men.This can be effected in various ways， but， for instance， say these three ways：(1）let all schools provide Sunday service and a course in theology; (2）let papers be given free touching the importance of the Christianity for developing the welfare of a nation， and describing how Western Nations converted from heathenism to Christianity and from Christianity became civilized and united;(3）let street lectures be given to the same effect， adding how foolish a man is to be enslaved by old custom in rendering homage to poly-gods and various dead heroes in modern days and such foolish superstition is inconsistent with civilization.If procedures like these be carried out， three years then from circumstances the people can be urged to convert their temples into chapels.Meanwhile those living on the proceeds of duping people by means of various nefarious superstitious methods shall be provided honest living.
The reason that the Christianity is best suited for China and her people is due to the fact that it teaches men to be God-fearing and love for society， and has sound system as a religion.Confucianism， although being enriched with the highest kind of moral principles， contains too much imperialism and can only make men imaginary and conservative and selfish.This has been proved by our history and also by the senior official classes of the Manchu Government.Confucianism also has no system as a religion; his believers are often misled by old custom in rendering and promoting poly god and image worships.
In China， a constant unity is very necessary; to affect this unity， only Christianity is possible.Christianity， with its regular system and the teaching of men only second to God the creator of the universe， will make men enterprising and progressive; it has been really the source of civilization.
Young China wishes to get real civilization; I wish that that civilization be built on Christianity as White men mostly do.
Commercial Training
It is a pity that Chinese businessmen， in spite of having been years influenced by foreign merchant， are still mostly in favor of their thousands years old methods in commerce.They never try to find out why we Chinese cannot carry out a worldwide business in China， why our sons cannot do better than we did or why we cannot do better than our forefathers did， or why we cannot do equally well as foreigners do.The reason is obvious.This is， they do not want to get practical commercial and industrial training; they do not want to believe the development of business on a permanent basis depending more on practical system than on honesty of employees.If they can realize these points， they can start now very easily：they can cause their unions contributed funds to send some of their fellow business men to abroad to study their respective trade and work， and on their return can organize schools， that those having contributed the funds or their apprentices may get trained.It has been very foolish to waste the funds of the unions in annual joss and theatrical performances.If they will awake now， they will in a decade make our country the greatest productive country in the world.It indeed will be far better if the leading merchants can change their attitude from anti-foreign goods to promoting the policy of progressively imitating foreign goods and sending men abroad to learn manufacture of the most popular things we want.
Why the businessmen have been， and are， so backward and so conservative can be summed up in oneword that is too long enslaved by the superstitious custom.
Owing to pressure of work， I beg to close my letter.I can assure you that the few suggestions and criticisms given in the foregoing lines are facts.I was one of the British Army Intelligence General Staffs in Tientsin before joining the Shanghai Police.I write to you in English instead of Chinese， because cannot perform beautiful Chinese characters.
Pardon my rendering you such trouble.
I am，Your obedient servant
黄镇英 谨叩
K NO 517， Boone Road， Shanghai，Feb/10th， 1912
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致孙总统，南京。
先生：
作为您领导下的中华民国的公民义务，我谨向您提出如下想法：
一、袁世凯刍议
从各方面看，自内战伊始，袁先生一直在试图间接帮助我们的事业。这可以从他坚持停战并立即承认作为交战方的黎将军领导下的武昌民族主义者的坚定政策得到证明。这给予我们时间以准备、发展和壮大。他充当清王朝的喉舌，是为了间接给我们方便，促成胜利。
二、警察行政
为令人满意地维持和平与秩序，绝对需要一股强有力的警察力量。但必须承认，警察的效率更多地取决于有系统的组织，而非人数。英国警察之所以最有效率，并不是因为英国人比他人雇用更多人，而是由于他们强调制度和纪律。因此，通过这个系统，工部局可以知道警长在做什么；警长知道巡官在做什么；巡官知道巡佐在做什么；巡佐知道警员在做什么；警员知道老百姓在做什么。需要特别强调，执勤警察要求纪律严明，着装得体整洁，以及对事故现场的即时控制。
我建议年轻的共和国在训练警察队伍时遵循英国制度，而获得这种训练的最好办法是对英国警察在上海租界所采用的制度进行若干修正。这支警察队伍，虽由英国人指挥，但实际上处在中国的控制之下；与其他外国警察制度相比，这一制度更适合中国人，因为它是专门为保护中国人而组织的。我有能力执行这套制度和纪律，如需要的话我会向你提供详尽情况。
就我所知，中国现有的国家警察队伍还处于摇篮状态，只有领导层经过专门培训，或者聘用真正有资格的人来履行其职责，才有可能得到改善。现行领导的不胜任表现在两个方面，即外在的和内部的。外在方面，没有系统的巡逻方式；允许着装不当或不全的警察执勤；警察执勤时闲聊、闲逛是家常便饭；老百姓在大街上任意弃置垃圾、造成道路堵塞也不加以制止；无法使用的车辆也允许通行；执勤人员对虐待牲畜的案件视而不见；巡官除非有一大帮警察前呼后拥，否则就不巡逻。总之，他们不配被称为警察。内部方面，不为一些特别的事项做专门的记录，除非总部要求，巡官根本不做日常报告；囚犯的姓名和号码不做专门的登记，而只简单记在黑板上，有受过外国教育的医生定期到牢房检查；牢房持续污浊不堪且没有负责人定期巡查犯人；各部门负责人只会列表格，可以管理财政和各种公共工程，实际上不能做任何事情；巡官可以发布公告；警察可以不经医生证明就请病假；可以按陋规向老百姓收费；交钱就可以保释不用开收据；车站及其邻近建筑和普通中国家庭一样肮脏和嘈杂；没有合理的市政税收制度。简言之，他们缺乏警队精神。他们的训练机构由一个道台负责，这是个浪费金钱的主意。如果由警察局长派遣一位训练有素的资深警官负责，则会做得更好，且更节省开支。训练指导手册照抄日本，没有实质性修改，只能给人一些枯燥的规则。但如果一些有经验且深谙警察实际工作诀窍的人能参与指导，所有的缺陷都将得到补救。
三、国家宗教
在中国将要进行的各项改革中，建立一种开明的国家宗教至关重要。为此，我建议把基督新教作为我们的国教，根据我的经验和看法，能间接使中国人像白种人一样团结和开明。这可以通过多种方式来实现，仅举三种为例：（1）让所有学校提供主日礼拜和神学课程；（2）让报刊自由发表言论，探讨基督教对巩固国家利益的重要性，并描述西方国家是如何从异教转变为信教，从信仰基督教转变为文明和统一的；（3）通过街头演讲宣传，并补充说明一个人在现代被向众神和各种亡灵致敬的旧习惯奴役是何等愚蠢，这种愚昧的迷信与文明格格不入。如果采取这样的措施，三年后因环境变化，可敦促人们将寺庙改造为小教堂，同时那些以变化多端的邪恶迷信手段骗取钱财为生的人，也会转变为诚实度日。
基督教之所以最适合中国和中国人民，是因为它教导人们敬畏上帝、热爱社会，并具有深厚的宗教体系。儒家思想虽然富含最高道德准则，但包含太多封建帝制思想，只能使人虚伪、保守、自私，这一点在我们的历史和清政府的高官阶层中都得到证实。儒学也缺乏宗教体系，其信徒在渲染和宣扬多神偶像崇拜时，往往被旧习俗所误导。
中国必须保持长久的统一；要实现这样的统一，只有基督教才有可能。基督教有其日常的制度体系，教导人是仅次于造物主上帝的存在，它会使人奋发、进取，确实是文明的源泉。
年轻的中国希望拥有真正的文明；我希望在那样的文明像多数白人一样，是建立在基督教基础上。
四、商业培训
遗憾的是，华商虽然多年受洋商影响，但大多还是赞同他们上千年来的商业方式，从来没有试图探讨为什么我们华人不能在中国开展世界性的商业活动，为什么我们的子女不能比我们更能干，为什么我们不能比我们的前辈更能干，或者为什么我们不能像洋人一样能干。原因显而易见，他们不情愿接受实际的商业和工业培训；他们不情愿相信企业发展长期依赖于实际制度而非员工的诚信。如果他们能意识到这点，他们现在就可以很容易地开始：他们可以让公会出资，把若干同行业人员送到国外去学习他们各自的行业技术，他们回国后可以组织学校，让捐资者或者他们的徒弟接受训练。把公会经费浪费在一年一度的聚会和文艺演出上是非常愚蠢的。假如他们现在觉悟过来，10年后会使我国成为世界上最具生产力的国家。如果重要华商能改变他们的态度，从反对洋货到推行逐步仿效洋货的政策，并派人到国外学习我们所需要的最畅销货物的制造，情况确实会好得多。
为什么我国商人一直如此落后、如此保守，可以用一个词来概括，那就是长期受迷信习俗的奴役。
由于工作压力，我就写到这里。我可以向您保证，上述建议和批评都是事实。在加入上海警察局之前，我是驻天津的英国陆军情报参谋之一。我用英文而非中文给您写信，是因为我的汉字不流畅。
原谅我给您添了这么多麻烦。
黄镇英 谨叩
上海布恩路517号，1912年2月10日