The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-01
HONOLULU CHINESE in
GREAT MASS MEETING

gan to be known numbered not more than
300. but they have kept increasing so rap
idly that at present their number Is le-
gicn. In these Boxer disturbances these
fanatics have killed many foreigners and
missionaries. according to the reports
which have been obtained from the news
papers, for we have no other news of the
affair. The torture and mutilaton OF the
foreign soldiers who had been taken pris-
oners by the Boxers Is to be deplored, and
IL Is also a sad thing to hear that in or
der to save their families from the cruel
ties of Boxer tortures the members of the
foreign Legations had to kill their fami-
lies. / ask all you Chinese here tonight
10 take steps with us In passing the reso-
lrtion to be presented tonight which will
| in turn be forwarded to our Minister at
Washington, u. c.. and also to President
Mckinley and Sanford Il. Dole
Lau Tang was the next speaker. He
opened his address by asking the ques-
tion. WHAT is the reason of our coming
together here tonight? 1t is to express
our general condemnation of the practices
OF the Boxers in the northern provinces
of China. BY looking at the dispatches
In the newspapers We see that II is only
In the northern provinces the Boxers have
gained a foothoid. In their warfare they
have killed many foreigners and mission
aries. This Is on account OF the bad gov
ernment existing in China and on account
OF the sympathy which the Empress Dow
ager has expressed for the Boxer move
nient. IL the Emperor takes the rens of
government in his hands, the crisis will
be over and peace restored to our coun-
try. We come here tonight to testify for
the people Of the southern provinces.
They are not Identified with this Boxer
! movement. IL is only In the northern
provinces the bad element Is guilty o.
these massacres. We hope the people in
fh.a x1rfn nd r1fah4
ers."
The next speaker was Yee Chin. His
sentiments were the same those of the
previous speakers. He said: when we
heard the news which the dispatches con-
tair ed in regard to the killing of the for
eigners In Peking We were grieved. The
resolution which Is to be presented to
you tonight should be adopted. as we
want the world to know that we desire
the protection of the foreigners and mis-
sicnaries. and that we hope TO hear OF
the people Of the South rising up to re-
sist the Boxers In the north.''
G. T. Akana said that China was In a
very critical state at present and due en-
tirely 10 the Boxer troubles. 1t was his
contention that II n good government
could be established In place OF that OF
the Empress Dowager. the movement
could be easily suppressed. The sympathy
Of the Dowager and the conservative offi-
Gals was responsible for the terrible mas
sacres which had resulted since the Box
crs took to the field.
Wong Shiu King, a member of the Bow
Wong Wui, thanked the chairman foi
the honor OF calling upon him to idres:
: the audience. He referred to the former
4 mass meeting which had been held dur
I, ing the month Of July in which the loca
Chinese colony had expressed It's senti
scnts on the present racial troubles n
Q China "Our countrymen in the nortl
4 have been the cause of the trouble, no
I, only for the foreigners but for the entir'
Chinese nation. as well. The acts of tn
r Boxers are worse than those OF barbara
n ans. I hope to see all the foreigners II
: China protected"
Lee Chu was the last speaker. He spox
Inv the same vein as his predecessors Of
q the platform. He called attention to tn
e resolution about to be presented for con
4. sideration.
Lam Cum Chin then introduced the res
J. olution. as printed above. He read tn
same In Chinese and the audience marke
Il their appreciation OF it's sentiments b
loudly cheering IL.
An English version of the resolutio
l. was read by Chang Kim for the benef
II Of the foreigners present. At the concir
"A sion OF the reading. Chang Kim moved II
adoption. seconded by Mr.. W. Y. Kws
FCng. This was done by acclamatioi
se and Chairman Chu Gem then announce
ul that the meeting was at end. Th
- con mittee then placed their signatures
the resolution and the business of n
III MACS meeting was concluded.
n Below the speakers stand and stretci
Ing far out into the open area beyond
=. sea or faces were upturned during n
entire meeting. They were gathered abol
ne the platform on every side and variot
in estimates placed the number present b
tween 1900 and 1900. The audience ga,
the closest attention. and often interrup
IN ca the speakers by shouts of approva
en- Occasionally humorist in the crow
O. gave utterance to some expression whis
-. amused them. and long ripples of laught
y" followed the sallies.
C The Bow Wong Wui members we
IL deeply Interested in the meeting. and a
,r, though they were not officially takir
IA pSrt IN the exercises. yet they were pre-
.ai ent In numbers and expressed ther
49,, selves satisfied with the manner in whit
- - the meeting was conducted. and expires
20 cd intense feeling in the subject matt