New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-09-07
cOTRT PJTaLRfES At PEKING.

Chin, has something more, and possibly
,,ors. Than y foreign war on her hands. in the
shape Of an intestine war ana that not III So'i'o
remote province. but in the lmper'al 'out. IL
self There is a powerful party at feN'hS'
actively opposed to the present emperor y, T."
his policy and led 10y no less a parsonage ''h"
the Dowager Empress The latter Is ii Woh'"
of unusual ability and of mperions WILL FOE
number Of years she was not only 'hr "oiii'''''
Regent. bur the actual ruler or Chlhi. "n''
fine Empcror came Of age she had To reiihqu'Sh
thc sccDtrc to him. BIT she did so Win rci''
lance and she contrlvcd, in one way or an
other to hold her place rs the power Deiiiid ''ie
throne Even now. ut sixty years OF age WIN
faculties unlmparcd and ambition undininiSIe',
she has no idea Of retiring to private HE ot vi
Withdrawing in the least from the great poh'i'ai
game which she has played so long ana so we'll
The Young Emperor. however. Is "feciihg his
o,ts" He has chafed under the restraint OF me
D,wocers oDron-strings more and more eV'ri
since his accession, until now he proposes 10
throw them off altogether. This the Empress
IS resolved II possible to prevent. ana she mas
,ccorIincly plunged the Court into struggle
ubi,h may have the gravcst consequences.
Manifestations of this rivalry between the
vo,nc man and the elderly lady have been for
some time numerous and striking. She. for eN-
annie. wanted her sixticth birthday anniversary
celebrated with great pomp, surprising that
seen nj any Of the young Emperor : filc'ions'
He refused officially TO sanction any such pro-
crcding. and did all he could to discourage IT,
TO fine extent Of refusing to allow a cent to be
taken from the imperial treasury for II. 10 'niS
the Empress replied by actually Increasing the
,f tb,.
ting I'D the money TO pay for it out Of her own
nurse Acrin. when the Emperor degraded Ii
Hung Cham by taking from him the yellow
iockri. the Empress promptly came forward
with 4 sift Of some millions OF dollars for the
Viccroy both as mark OF her personal laN"i
and 10 enable him TO prosecute the war with
greater vigor Other similar incidents nave
given further proof Of the bitter rivalry that eX-
lists between these two exalted pcrsonag'S, ana
that has divided the whole Imperial Court INTO
two hostile factions.
Which is the stronger Of the two It Is not easy
to say The Emperor ought TO be. 81 course
I'm, h,. certainly is by far the loss popular: or
the more unpopular. The powag'r Is Tor "'
ting things go on in The good old way. and that
plcaseS The mandarnS; while the Emperor y
continually insiullng reforms and stirring
things up with a sharp stick, ana that docs not
please them He j. especially severe against me
Grand incubation which has from imm"moral
times prevailed in the Chinese Government. ana
has not hr~itaton 10 degrade. from the red but
,nn "a IN. white button. more than ON" high
f,nc,iouary detected In such crime. This Is
revolu,lonarv. even II il Is the son II Heaven
who does H. And 80 the mandarinS are inclined
>, rally about the Dowagcr. who INDUCES In no
reform NONSENSE ~ 80 inconvcnicnt a kind
That conflict between the two should occur
was perhaps inevitable But y is decidedly I'll
for China Ina, II should occur N the very time
when harmony and union are most required for
coming with Formidable and determined Tor
pign foe