The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-08-22
WONGS
IN HAWAII.
Washington Star on the
Movement.
.lEUNG CHI-TSO'S SUCCESS
Advertisers Articles Quoted to Show
Attitude Toward the
Consul.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 4-There are
,ver 10000 Chinese In the Hawaiian Is
ands, and OF these at least 1900 are
Members OF the reform society. the Bow |
Wong wui. sworn to strike for the res
.oration OF Kwang Hsu. the deposed
Emperor. and for the overthrow Of the
Dowager Empress. They have been
active Of late. intact. have
taken an aggressive attitude that be-
les Kipling's lines.
For east Is east. and west is west.
And never the twain shall meet"
For they have demonstrated the ex-
istence OF western spirit that had
never been suspected.
\ Honolulu journal was led 10 re-
mark:
Certainly the Chinese Of the
Hawaiian Islands are. and take 10 the
western mans methods as quick as a
duck takes 20 water. II In Peking there
was a leaven OF people such as the
leading Chinese here. there would be
I1E AfSH tbillRiiNeANiVhS WIN
western powers than there is now.
1T is a remarkable thing for Chinese
residents In Hawaii TO ask the Ameri-
can diplomatic agents at the European
courts TO lay their plans before those
governments. The Chinese OF Hawaii
have demonstrated very clearly that
they can be keen political thinkers. ana
that they can talk politics alongside
any one. They have also made a move
which Is unique in character and which
may have political results in the fu-
ture."
THE REFORM MOVEMENT.
some time ago there went to Hawaii
Leung Chi-tso, a young reformer and
supporter OF the Emperor. The Ha-
waiian Chinese. under the guidance OF
the young refOrmer. took solemn
oath TO give their time. their money
and. II necessary. their blood TO the
welfare Of their land.
Leung uttered n warning against the
attempt 10 partition China. He de-
clared that OF the 400. 600. 900 of people
In China. at least nine-tenths would
Join the Boxer movement II such an
attempt were made. Leung knows his
himself TO their Improvement and ad-
vancement. and as a patriot he desires
20 see n regenerated China, but he Is
quite unwilling to see a conquered
/ China.
/ His efforts have been directed to up
lifting China and her people into tins
position OF one OF the great powers oi
the earth. and assimilating her with
western civilization and western
thought. His methods are educational
Leungs propaganda fiourished -
well that mass meeting OF Chiness
recently held in Honolulu adopted res
olutions asking the powers to remov'
the Empress Dowager and restore tn
young Emperor TO power.
n committee OF seven was appointe,
TO prepare copies OF the resolution q
be forwarded TO Washington. and 4
American Ministers at all European
capitals.
Rev. Edward II. Thwing. who spen
eight years as a missionary In Soutl
: China, and who is now engaged q
, work among the Chinese. was amon
: those at the meeting. He says tina
/. one OF the things that struck him wa
the cheering and the patriotic refer
: ences 20 the Chinese flag. He says tina
ne has seldom heard Chinese cheer
!, enthusiasm before. or heard them ex
; press sentiments regarding their fla
, such as western nations hold towar
> theirs.
REPRIsALs IN CHINA.
Meanwhile the enthusiasm and acti,
ity OF the Chinese reformers were mad
= known TO her majesty. the Empre.
Dowager. and her majesty not havin
= her rebellious subjects at hand TO pur
lsh. did the next best thing. punishe
- their relatives In China. IL is a pecl
liarity of the Chinese judicial syste
and is designed to keep whole famili.
p straight and loyal. Yang Wei Pi
Chinese Consul General TO Hawaii. w,
= accused OF sending the names OF Il
J reformers To the Chinese Governmcr
l. When confronted with the charge
= admitted u. He I'D send to the oh
nese Government the names Of II
=. members OF the Bow Wong wui
|, Hawaii. He did brand the local r
. formers. and adherents OF the socie
Tor the restoration OF the EmperC
- kwang- -Hsu. TO the throne of Chin
lie declared. however. that the BE
Wongs betrayed themselves. He sal
YANG's STATEMENT.
u When the Bow Wong wui vas =
m ganized here I warned all OF the Cl
!. nese 10 keep out of II. I told ths
=, that they would be marked men: IN
=. they would earn the stern dislike
= China. and that they would suffer
~ they became members of the refor
~ society. shortly after this. howev
1e the Bow Wong. which had been orra
IL ized. sent their circulars broadcs
O. over America. and even 10 many pIa,
We IN China. These circulars gave
. l names "a the various Officers Of ,