胡适留学日记卷十二一一、论“造新因”

卷十二一一、论“造新因”

　　（一月十一日）

　　（看下文《再论造因》）

　　It is true that I have much sympathy with the rebels. But I do not favor the present revolution. I have come to hold that there is no short-cut to political decency and efficiency. Not that, as has been suggested, a monarchy is a necessary stage of development. But that good government cannot be secured without certain necessary prerequisites. Those who hold that China needs a monarchy for internal consolidation and strength are just as foolish as those who hold that a republican form of government will work miracles. Neither a monarchy nor a republic will save China without what I call the "necessary prerequisities". It is our business to provide for these necessary prerequisites, —to "create new causes"（造因）.

　　I am ready to go even farther than my monarchist friends. I would not even let a foreign conquest divert my determination to "create new causes". Not to say the petty chafiges of the present!

　　"Where I condemn my Monarchist friends is when they identify the present reactionary government with the country they love and with the "honest and efficient government" which we all desire.

　　Jan. 11. to C. W.

　　〔中译〕

　　说实话，吾对造反者甚感同情。可是，吾不赞成现今之革命。吾一贯坚持，通向开明而有效之政治，无捷径可走。有些人主张，君主制是政治发展之一必经阶段，吾对此亦不赞成。吾以为，倘若缺乏某些确定的、必要的先决条件，那就无法保证获得一个好政府。有人认为，为达到国内统一与强大，中国需要君主制；又有人认为，中国只有实施共和政体，才能创造奇迹。吾以为，上述两种主张皆是愚蠢之举。倘若缺乏吾所谓之“必要的先决条件”，那么，无论是君主制，还是共和制，皆不能救中国。吾辈之职责在于，准备这些必要的先决条件——即“造新因”。

　　和持君主论之吾友相比，吾准备走得更远。吾甚至不让一个外国征服者，来转移吾“造新因”之注意力。更不用说目前的一点小更动了！

　　吾要指责持君主论之吾友，他们把现存之反动政府、他们所热爱之国家和我们皆希望的那个“诚实的、有效率的政府”三者混为一谈。

　　1月11日，致C. W.

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