Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-07-11
HE LOVES lis COUNTRY
Ltuns Chi-tSO Pleads for Reformation
Us. Partition oil China.
Lecture by Chinese ReIOrmer al Progress Hall
- Violence Of Powers Would Invite
Uprising Against World.

istuiiB NHl-lsb, lne NnlHeSt INelDIlltI,
delivered an address at Progress hall
last night. He was attended on the
platform by his committee, viz: II. A.
Hin, Lau Yang Man, w. w. Ahana.
A. Y. Sheu, Wong Su King. Tong Kau,
and Lau Ting. The lecturer is the man
on whose head the Queen Dowager's
government has set a price Of s6j 600
An American and Chinese flag were
displayed on the stage.
Leung Chi-tso spoke with know
ledge of general world conditions
which convinced the audience that he
is a well-informed man. He showed
that the aim of the reformers was only
to enlist the help of civilized nations
to assist them in creating govern
ment which will make China rise out
Of its middle ages. He stated with
emphasis that the people of China
were not a naturally bad race but were
influenced by bad officials, who in.
structed them to hate foreigners. 9th
erwise the Chinese, he said. would be
deemed good. These officials he de-
clares should be removed and men with
modern ideas of government put In
their places.
The Boxers. he said. had the SYM
pathy of the Empress Dowager and she
was undoubtedly behind the present
movement against the foreigners and
missionaries in general. In China no
one is allowed to carry arms of any
kind. 1t Is the contention of Leung
Chi-tso that as the Boxers came into
the field armed with modern rifles and
equipments, the Chinese Government.
backed by the Dowager Empress, arm
ed them.
At present, he said, the foreign pow
ers are thinking of partitioning China,
but to partition the country would
wreak a great evil. The people are a
good people, but the official class are
not. The foreign missionaries must go
against the official class and not
against the masses Of the people. II
the foreign countries are willing 70
teach us to reorganize our present gov
eminent, the Chinese will be very
thankful to them. II the Powers were
to partition the country and every ma
ton take a strip Of territory, then the
Chinese people will say you come to
rob the country" No doubt the hatred
of the foreigner will become intense.
Those who do not at present belong to
the Boxers will flock to their standard
II the partition takes place. There are
over 400, 900, 900 people In China Nine
tenths Of them will surely go over to
the Boxers in such an event, and there
will be no peace to the world. The for
elgn Powers, seeing China In trouble,
and desiring to partition the country,
Is like doctor curing a sick man by
giving him so much medicine that II al
most kills him.
The lecturer argued that the hope of
China was in the restoration OF the
legitimate Emperor, Kwang Hsu. who
was well informed on modern govern
ments and had begun the regeneration
of his country when the Queen Dow
ager violently suppressed him. He con-
cluded as follows:
In the twentieth century China will
witness a great change for the better.
She will match with the powers OF the
world in progress. A hundred years
ago Europe did not enjoy that which
she is enjoying today. She. had to I'M
dergo a great deal OF hardship first.
Perhaps Asia will witness the same
prosperity as Europe has done. and
my friends will do our duty to or
ganize our government on modern
plans, and II is my hope that foreign
Powers will help us.
ut Is my hope that the Christian
people will try to restore the Emperor.
and, that done. that all will work TO
gethpr to make China of the great