The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-10
HOPE 0E LEuNG GHHSl


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DhnH Jointly they viii ultimately come
iH ..f.I. Thus we can readily srn that
'hu TNN ors cannot control china tu mu-
iIHl advantage.
lu regard tp partition. 7 fully believe
Chat England. the United states and
advocate such q measure. they are
merely falling in line with the other
powers tu avoid serious complications.
lf partition should take place china
VIII ha divided among the different
powers. ali having different systems OF
government and their thirst for gain
ana power viii sooner or later bring
them into conflict with one another, and
VIII give them am opportunity to test
the destructive qualities of their mod
ern military equipment Such "a COM
dition of affairs is entirely inconsistent
with the present standard Of civlliza-
ton Even if the division of territory
can be amicably settled, the Chinese
must bee pached; but this cannot be
easily done, for the weakness of the
government is not a weakness of the
people. The Chinese are people that
have history dating back four thou
sand years--a fact which they are
proud to relate, and they will not toll
crate the idea of being governed by
foreigners on their own soil. In looking
over the history of the past we find
| that whenever a change of dynasties
| takes place, the blood of millions was
| spilled. How much more terrible will
/ it be when the greater change under
| foreign rule takes place? Perhaps the
| Chinese can in the end be pacified, but
l doubt that it can be done i'm ten years.
To force the people to submit to for
! eign rule is unwise. 1t would not only
/ cause a great deal of bloodshed, and
| large expenditure of time, wealth and
energy, but. also, engender in the Chi
nese eternal hatred of foreigners. Con-
/ slider what trouble the Filipinos and the
Beers have given the United States
| and Great Britain respectively, and
! you will appreciate the difficulty the
! powers will have to encounter in un-
| dertaking to suppress the Chinese and
make them submit to foreign rule. Such
a course will practically ruin the COM
merce of the Orient for years. Know
ing that the main object of the powers
in dealing with China is commerce, l
do not think that they will do anything
that would endanger it.
Since ii is not for the best interest of
all concerned to deprive China OF pow
err or to divide her territory, is there
no way out of the present dilemma?
Last year the United States proposed
to the powers to open up China and to
protect her territory from partition.
Such a course will be found to be most
beneficial, and a policy most appropTi-
ate to modern civilization. And If the
United States can carry out the policy
she has outlined and reinstate the en-
peror, she will have been true to her
convictions, and rendered a service to
humanity for which she will be amply
| rewarded.
Such has been the work of the United
States such will be her mission. From
the beginning she has not taken an
| inch of Chinese territory unlawfuny
and her straightforward dealings with
the Chinese and the world have given
us confidence in her sincerity. She is
our only hope. She will not be the only
one to do the work she has outlined,
but her kinsmen and that island king
dom of the east will certainly lend a
willing and helping hand. l am conf
dent that if America leads the way,
the other powers will surely follow.
Notwithstanding the fact that there are
some nations as eager for power as the
tiger is ferocious when hungry, yet l
predict that they will be unable to re-
sist the humanitarian policy of the Saw
ior of China.
l am writing this on American soil,
and take this opportunity to express
my gratitude to the American people
for kind and generous consideration.
There are reports of the emperor s
death, but we do not believe II. Never
theless if his death is as reported you
shall again hear from me.