The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-07-13
FUTURE OF
HIS LAND
Leung Chi-tso Speaks
on China.
ADDRESS BY REFORMER
Brilliant Young Head Of the Move
ment Against the Empress
Talks Freely.

opportunity to hear "a man m public upor
whose head a Government has set q
price of $4,000, but those who went &c
Progress Hall last evening were fortu.
nate In seeing and hearing the friend OF
the young Chinese Emperor, Kwang
Hsu. the mover of the Reform move
ment against the Empress Dowager.
This speaker was Leung Chi-Tso. who
fled from China to escape the vengeance
of the Dowager and the fate that befell
eight of his followers.
Progress Hall was well lighted. the on
ly decorations being the drapng of two
flags at the rear of the stage-that OF
the United States and the five-clawed
royal dragon flag of the Chinese Empire.
Seated on the platform were the COM
mittee having charge OF the lecture.
They were Messrs. II. A. Hin. Lau Yang
Man, w. w. Ahana, A. Y Sheu, Wong
Su King, Tong Kau and Lau Ting, the
latter being the bodvguard of the young
reformer in his travels. Mr. L. II. Kent
we'll acted as interpreter. He had G.I-
iicult mission to perform, as he does not
speak exactly the same dialect as Leung
Chi-tso. Applause from the Americans
present who understand the Chinese an
guage punctuated the speakers remarks
and he was listened to with close atten-
ton to the end.
The reformer Is a man whose face i'm
presses one with sincerity in his endeav-
W CIbdte SyInDdlHy IHt young
Chinese Emperor and to enlist the help
OF the Powers to give the nation a good
government. He spoke with a knowledge
of general world conditions which con-
WINGED the audience that he is a well-in-
formed man. He has an open counte-
nance and a persona. magnetism rarely
met with i'm persons of the Oriental
races. His address last evening was one
In which he showed that the aim of the
reformers was only enlist the help of
civilized nations to assist them in Great
ing a government whic.. will make China
rise out of its middle ages. He stated
with emphasis that the people of China
were not naturally bad race but were
influenced by bad officials, who Instruct
ed them to hate foreigners. Otherwise
the Chinese, he says, would be deemed
good. These officials he declares should
be removed and men with modern ideas
OF government put in their places.
The Boxers. he sad, had the sympathy
of the Empress Dowager and she was
undoubtedly behind the present move
ment against the foreigners and mis-
sionaries 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
Government backed by the Dow
aRer, armed them.
In opening his address he said:
you all belong to country with
good government. You are q liberty
loving people, people tnat love right
eousness. / know'it Is very hard to have
q good government; government of
that kind comes from hard work. Today
China resembles Europe and America as
they were 100 years ago. Today, i and
many of my friends of the Reform par
ty are willing to take the responsibility
on our shoulders of making a good gov
IT. ~.
speak to you tonight of the present and
future of China. All people who Sead the
newspapers TODAY know that China is in
great danger. Where does this danger
lie? It lies with the Empress Dowager
and her officials. There is big revo-
luton In China. The Boxers are the peo-
pie who have given us the trouble they
derive their encouragement from the
Dowager. The foreign nations have sus-
pected that the Dowager Is In sympathy
with the Boxers.
II can easily prove that the Dowager is
with this movement because the Boxers
are supposed to fight with their fists and
hands only. Where did they get their
modern rifles and equipments? They
must have obtained these from the Dow
ager and the Government. The Chinese
people are not allowed to carry arms;
yet when this trouble broke out they
we're fully equipped, and now 1t seems
that these rifles were given by the Gov
On the 2sth of May and the
sued three proclamations and the text
OF them shows that her full sympathies
are with the Boxers. The proclamations
read that the Boxers must protect them
selves. because foreign missionaries
some good and some bad-were against
must fight. Again. General Yang Flu
Tung killed several Boxers and he was
degraded for so doing
"A few days ago / received news from
China that Prince Twung had taken a
large number of these Boxers into his
under the eight flags" which have join
ed together just for the purpose Prince
Twung wished them to. Prince Twung
Is against the foreigners. There are
more proofs that the Dowager shows
her sympathies with the course of the
Boxers, but / need not dwell upon them.
THE Dowager and her friends have In
directly through the Boxer movement
caused many foreigners to be killed. |
The Dowager rules the country with an
ron hand. The Chinese people are all
good people. don't wish to fatter
Them. but I know they are very good
people. The bad people are the official
8 because the officials have offered them
Inducements and instructed them to be
so.
Thurman ia the most conservative !
of China and the people are
very stubborn and opposed TO foreigners
entering IL. They cut the telegraph wires
md pelt river steamers to show their dis
pleasure. About three years ago Chang |
Fu Chang, the Governor. and his party. |
All reformess. came into the province,
Ind affairs have changed since much for
he better. The people have listened to
lis counsel and there has been no trou- |
Die there against the foreigners since
hen II the Chinese people are opposed
o foreigners. II Ii not their own fault, I
'ut the fault of the officials. They teach |
hem to oppose the foreigners II we
,ave good government and good OFF, |
tails. then they will be to teach our peo- |
Die to respect the foreigners.
Those who are In power wish to close
he ports of China entirely and prevent
my foreigners coming In. That Is the
sentiment of the Chinese Government
1T Is tho intention OF myself and my |