The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-29

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rnlssa and vfswsa n che
~ a . Muse for Political Tn
nss--A Letter from Khse Seek
- Depicts china's wrongs.
w ~ Chang. the dipiomati L.
r chang, the vice regal go-between.
- and again in the past has been
hon obscurfty into political being
6lats with a craftiness In the set
~ Of some troublesome intrigue In
~ imperial superiors have in
China, ID now once more TO the
u Ill the world. according to
Nnpatchss. there IL no man whose
bonts are 70 closely watched as
Uoax sub-divfnity OF the rlowery
- II IL not from the civiiised
oloue that 1T this time Ia Hung
"a 3 receiving attention, for even
iufsrssted In his movements than
vheoe governments are seeking q
Ut Of the Chinese question are.
olatsd on good Chinese authority.
nFont numbers OF the followers
u(ocius who have taken up homes
~ United States and other foreign
md sslf-styIed members Of the
~ empire reform party.
~ head Of this great movement
p ~ ID Kang Yu Wei. who IN the
h d said, thought Ii Hung Chang.
! protege OF the imperial govern
friendly to the objects Of tho
- party--ths placing on the throne
xWoug Hsu and the modernixing Of
~ In view Of his actions since be-
3allsd upon by the empress dcwager
~ IN mediation, and his proclaimed
r1lon that should harm befail the
ss dowager. Central China win
k var snsue. the Chinese Ameri-
throw on the mask Of ssmi-friend-
= md Oive It out that IL Hung
~ h > traitor and ~ deeply In
NJ n the present mysteries. In their
n that now involve The fate Of thou
y o. Europeans in the empire -
q the throne satellites.
A ~ Mung Chang ConAe1usu.
II recent meeting OF the local branch
~ reform party. held In Wah chongs
~ on the south side. Ii Hung Chang
~ % denounced. and from China comes
~ that the reform party disclalms
lancs 20 any act or thought Of the
eo1lal statesman.
= II Hung Chang q reformerf" In
"a ELECTED the following interview.
~ Was given In part by q dozen Of
leading lights OF the local reform
jHdoubsediy the alleged Grand Old
Of China II more than anxious to
footing with the reform party un-
tuch time rs tho present troubles
- advanced far enough to indicate
hi party In China will be successful.
ss. por cer., & ~; ons n. ne nss
diplomats IN the world, and now
y matters In China are nearing a
= 4 u not Mt all astonishing that he
sld b. anxious to mount the fence
= : leaning toward the probable win
NO, IA AunS Chang cannot longer
oaive tha followers Of kwang Hsu.
~ vicsroy = snaa.ed = the pres
The members OF the great reform
NY u this city have received an In
5osting bit OF Intelligence In tho form
8 letter signed by q grandson OF Ii
Se:ns !, II. on pr,m nn.m minister e ,s
I1ofe the war broke out. but In view of
y poeiticn taken by Ii since he has
- summoned to additional duties BY
= ernprssr dowaser tho association Il
~ 7 some members OF the reform party
|oQed II ~ a hoax TO hoodwink them.
IN IL conceded tho letter In genuine and
y been dictated by II himself The
~ that Il II signed By his grandson.
~ the private seal attached. II taken
I precaution II pcrchance IL should
u into tho hands OF tho empress dow
~ II could easily deny its anthem
My The letter II dated month ago
r. addressed TO I.eung Chi Tso, head
shs reform party In Honolulu II
what Makes Him . Traitor.
For over thirty years IL Hung Chang
y been . believer IN opening China
) oDs>tgn influences. but he has stood
\ alone In the days Of tho TAPPING
sbelaon. which II Hung Chang helped
I enppress. he had tho help OF tho Brit
!. general. Gordon, whose skill put an
~ 10 tho rebellion. In that war II
No Chang learned That the foreigners
- more skliifui than his eountrymcn,
~ should learn from the outside
NJ but no one else held those views,
II one mar could do nothing.
U Then nfteen years Aso came the
q With France Before the war =
y countrymcn that France was too
'>wsrful for them. and tried 20 point
- why u was that her soldiers were
1efp Skilled Hut the mandarins wanted
~ and the result was thar some ter
- same thing happened before the war
~ japan. which II Hung Chang tried
= pfessnt.
..'Ail this time III Hung Chang has
!slievsd In educating Chinese In foreign
eays, bat hn has been alone among the
AndArsns aud could do nothing Now
= h cid and cannot do what the young
MARINERS arc doing for their country
y has only sympathy for them In their
IN, II l. not III Hung Chang who has
lfarf~a reformers beheadea. nor are hts
lesHts after them. II l. the empress.
~ III Huns Chang cannot stcgs a. The
srs>casor 81 the refoFmers who were
- ~ Shanghai the other day was not
g AGENT % ~ Hung Chang as has
80 said. bat % the empress,
~ Huns Chang Is sttil alone among
.& mandarins tn believing IN foreign
u He wants the young fefarmers 90
- On With the work. and hopes that
Nv viii succeed IN the end IL China
} ever 10 have good government il must
.eas through such efforts as thu Young
- who arc now working IN the out
nAkine
y Let the work continue The re-
ezmsrs must not be IN a hurry 60 Do
sWfshlng At encc. Let them work
- patience and. perhaps. there Wit
ssHN a&y before long when they can
80 r2efe freely. The empress dowager
j ~ N,d wnnAn now and sha surely
.2rot i've much longer
nss letter speaks for itself The
s-.<.aSstiots therein make IA Hung