The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-09
CHINESE JuNTA IN AMERICA.

Rapidly-Wins Adherents
Among Americans.
The growth of the revolutionary jun
ia in the United States and Canada
dates from the time of Kong 70 Wais
mysterious journey to London. after
Kwang Hsu was deposed. What its
membership is cannot be ascertained,
but it is estimated to be more than
one third of the entire Chinese popula-
ton of the two countries. In San Fran
cisco alone, where there are supposed to
be between 10000 and 40, 900 Chinese resi-
dents, the adherents of the junta are
said to number 10000. Five hundred
out of the 600 in Seattle claim alleg-
lance to Kwang Hsu as against the
Empress Dowager, and even larger
proportion is claimed in Vancouver.
Small juntas are reported in Salt Lake
City, Denver, Omaha, Chicago, st.
Louis and other large cities. Also still
smaller bodies are listed in such west
ern towns as Walla Walla, Butte, Hell
ena, Billings, Bozeman, Livingston and
other places where the Chinese laun-
dryman hangs out his shingle or the
/ Chinese cook or laborer works in the
mines or on the railroads.
! New impulses are constantly being
added to the American branches by
the arrival and departure of important
members of the junta from it's Oriental
/ headquarters. These members appear
| and disappear upon missions, the ma
ture of which is not made known, but
which take them to foreign countries
and bring them back with confidence
extremely suggestive of important po
litical negotiations. One of the reason:
for believing, although the facts can
not be entirely substantiated, that the
g..
of support from some of the greater
world powers is the fact that Kons
Yo Wal, the founder of the party, wa
carried from Picking by British war
ship at the time of the Emperor's dep
ositiop, and almost Immediately after
ward he made his mysterious journe.
to London. Upon his return the rumo
was broadly published, and has no
since been strenuously contradicted
that he was backed by important polit
ical influences in Great Britain. Prio
to the assumption of power by tn
Empress Dowager, Japan was doing a.
that friendly nation could do to al
the Celestial empire into such army
navy and social reform as Woul
strengthen it against foreign aggres
{ Sions. When the Empress DoWage
{ went to the throne these efforts wer
| almost entirely checked. 1t is pre-
sumed, therefore, that Japan's sympa
:. thy at least lies with the reformers.
i That it will be difficult for the Unite
. States to avoid an imbroglio with CHI
ma may be surmised from the efforts
the junta in San Francisco to secul
the cooperation of several young An
: orleans in California who foresee in til
[ proposed revolution a chance for pei
: sonal adventure and distinction. Pr
s posals We're made to these young me
o to become active agents, if not re-
? leaders, in filibustering and even in IL
. final act of rebellion. According
statements recently published, st,
dent at Stanford University, Harr
Lea, by name, has been taken into tt
2 confidence of the inner circle Of IL
Chinese reform party and expects
5. be one of the factors in plotting IL
ff ultimate military movements again
d the existing dynasty. Lea has attent
ed several meetings of the prominel
revolutionary Cinnamon of the Ga
city, has made speeches which ha'
p created enthusiasm, and otherwi
taken some practical hold of the pro
uganda. The Chinese consul general
lie San Francisco has made formal pr
N test TO Washington against Lea's a
ton. Similarly in Hawaii a local ord
:, of the Pc Wong Woey enlisted Il
IN avowed support of many of the viii
&c residents of the community.