The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-04-24
SO SAYS CHwANG Hal KwAN
DIPLOMAT.
Warrants out in China for Their Rela-
tives Already-Thinks Leung Chi-tso
is "Out for the Stuff"

.Chwang Hal Kwan second secretary
of the Imperial Chinese legation at
Washington arrived here last night on
the Doric and is the guest of Consul
Yang Wal Pin. Mr.. Chwang is on
special mission to Manila in the inter
ests of his government and incidentally
he is stopping at Honolulu to look into
the matter of the claims of Chinese
on account of the great Chinatown fire.
His views regarding the fire, the Bow
Wongs and Leung Chi-tso are of i'm
portance as showing the attitude of the
Chinese government, for Chwang is Il
highly intelligent Chinese and stands
high in the diplomatic service of his
government. Chwang thinks that Lc-
ung Chi-tso is what Americans call
demagOgue, "out for the stuff"
Il have never met Leung Chi-tso,"
said Chwang this morning, and l do
not know him. From all 1 nave learn
ed about him, it is my opinion that he
is simply working his countrymen for
what he can get out of them, outside of
China. There are about a million Chi
nese outside of China. What do these
amount to compared with the millions
in the country. If he organizes Bow
Wongs IN foreign countries, suppose
the government organizes societies in
China2 What would the few Chinese
outside of their own country amount
to? Leung Chi-tso did not behave
himself properly in China, his influence
was bad and he had to get out"
rs it true that the Chinese govern
ment will punish the relations of the
Chinese in Honolulu who have taken
part in the effort to form Bow Wong
society?" Mr.. Chwang was asked.
Yes, warrants are already out for
the arrest of relatives of Leung Chi
tso and the relatives of the other re-
g., IT., rfNl..
relations of the Honolulu people who
took part in the Bow Wong may be
thrown into jail. If the men who are
really wanted go back to China and
surrender themselves their relations
will be let loose. Otherwise they may
he held"
What would be the penalty for talk
ing part in movement like the Bow
Wong?"
TT might be DEATH" said Mr.,
Chwang.
THE emperor has no use for Leune
Chi-tso," continued Mr.. Chwang. He
calls his societies protect the Emperor
hut the emperor does not want any Of
his projection and would not have any
thing to. do with him. If Leuug is an
able man why didn't he get a high post
tiOn in his own country and do worl;
there? If he had abilities there was a
place for him in China and he had no
need to go away from home and begin
to work and cause trouble among Chi
nese who are in foreign countries.
In China now all the Bow Wong pa
pers that come from Progressive socie.
ties, which are the same as Bow Wong,
are tabu, not allowed to be seen. No
one is allowed to subscribe to any pa
pers of this kind and no merchants are
allowed to put any advertisements in
| the papers,"
Mr.. Chwang declined to say what
was his mission to Manila, further than
that it was special business. He will
| leave for the orient on the next boat.
| AS to the Chinatown fire he said that
the sufferings of his counrymen had
| been terrible and that 1t was expected
that the government would do the pro-
per thing by the men who had had so
much hardship. "I shall make a report
to the Chinese government about the
fire and the way my countrymen were
| treated" said the secretary. "I find
that there was great suffering as a re-
suit of the fire caused by the burning
of places that were infected with
plague, and of course the Chinese gov
ernment expects that the Hawaiian
government will make proper amends
for those who lost money and suffered
hardShips."