The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-23
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~ u "A ~ Ak<h<E 1%1A~rs
A ya~v r~u.srx2hss wonsxu hss tust
es@4 gn China Her lr4sasEcs CO the ees-
tsules Of that enplrs. and that 81 the late
azeaz % cerea, both - 20 sh0s tnaf even
ia a country where wcunsa are Be-a n
esszaan. they can Assert themselves when
they choose ana have the ability. A man
can do 60 more.
The Sewzxer empress os China, Tsoa
Hxl. xax born s. issz. s16 became TIC
wife Of Emperor I-Tsaoz. who ressnsd
from $50 70 ISL. His soa, Emperor IGng-
che. who rsixned from tssl 20 Is7s. having
1sed without issue. the s1ecsssson 20 TIE
throne for ths first tina II the Annals Of
The Using dynasty passed out o. TIE d.
rect nns ard cousin Of the deceased en-
perox, shen about Or years Cd. vas
chosen uneer the title Of KEsng-zsu OF
Succession of Glory" By . peculiar pro
vision IL ths Chinese AN Of succession.
thu heir mist - ysups.r than the lSdi-
sidaai from shom re inherits. 20 that
whsn The Emperor Teng-eEe 'became
guest In Heasea7 II ~ss necessary 70 Sc
lect ore Of the sons q one Of his fathers
younger brothers. This made regency
necessary and The prscedsat set in a Dr!or
rsixa Of making ths towsger-emprssses
into q sort Of bs-regsncy was adopted
Chinese history 10 not very clear to out
sidsss az 70 The eoIsesgzs OF the lady who
died a few days ago. bat sae was known
as Empress Tse-AnG. or the Eastern En-
press, ana died in I1L Since mat time
Tsoa Hsi. or Tsze III. or Use Chi. a. she
Ia var1ousiy c4llet. has ruled alone until
isss. when the young emperor assumed the
S0verumenE She was the widow Of
previous emperor named Hesa-Fusx. bat
she assumed the authority. although NOT
without soHse opposition because ths
widow Of her dead son should have been
regent according % Chinese etiquette
she svi1sniiy pushed her da1shtsr-in-law
ass5s sne. IL Defiance Of al tia powerful
sobses and statesmen. took upon herself
The sovereign authority.
A. soen ~ ihs emperor had arrived At
the age when be eouit reign alone. the
ssnyrsss found him . wifss and then re-
tired 20 private life. sns had Done SO
nuass towards s0itias the oountry ana
had exercised soeh . wise control. that
her refinement was sssensst to very re-
hsotsntly. sbs wa. nrm. however. and IN
order 70 remove al doubts Of her nDal re-
tlrem~nf ara % the unqgsstiOnsbl. aa-
thorsty Of the emperor after his marriage
AID assumption Of power. issued a procla-
nation explaizinx that female regency
was caIy last resort 10 prevent such
abuses 80 took sIaes Ia previous dynAstiss.
baf thar now constitutional usage could
- reverted 20.
As Illustrating the empress remarkable
foresight. IL IL related that before she
consented to the young primes beisg Sc
l@etsa as emperor, abe required OF MS
father a written and officially sttssted
request that no honors should be givsA 70
hlsn. and that persons proposing them
Should be treated with igpominy as dan
ssroas characters Intriguing 10 curry favor
for ths sake Of tAsir ewn advancsmsnt
Tha fatheg. Prince shsz. made the conti-
ter thst ths memorial should not be pub
lshs9 untB his son assumed authority.
and 70 Tits 10 empress consented. re-
serving the right to~uss II II he should
I ever make sny s;serap; to seek honors or
| accept them Shs kept the secrecy for
many yssrs aat1 an ovsT-eficiogs fame
| tiousry suggested that = high tide of
/ honor Shouts % conferred upon tie prince.
/ when she Immediately caused its publics-
tioa IN ~. ofreial Gazette.
Ane So ws repeat that whenever =
/ xognsn sets cat - rule. whsthsr = be By
( ne power ~ fstslisct o. srscties. there
Is nothing eaz step Asr Tbs woman
oysrcarns a. he rTe'ualcss ard traditions
K Of a vast empire. aisrsgsr.ed al the sisa-
ssllltlss ~ beg sex. ans ga not even have
vot- Tet during these three successive
/ Fssgn@ sic wsslae6 such Influence that
/ powerful princes kneit before her and
! millions uaausstssnsngiv obeyed her.