The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-14
CONSUL THE
|NFORMER
Yang Wei Pin Branded
Bow Wongs.
HE ACKNOWLEDGES II
Chinese Official Says he Only did
His Duty in Marking
out Members.

Yang Wei Pin, Consul General Of
China to Hawaii. says II Is so. He did
send 10 the Chinese Government the
names OF the members of the Bow
Wong wui OF Hawaii. He did brand the
local reformers as adherents OF the So
ciety for the restoration OF the En-
peror. Kwang Hsu. to the throne OF
China and for the overthrow of the
rule of the Empress. who has proved
such a bitter enemy to reform.
Yang Wei Pin was accused by the
Bow Wongs In Honolulu Of marking out
their families In China for ruin. And
now Yang Wei Pin acknowledges the
charge.
II am the Consul OF China" says ne,
and II Is my duty TO obey orders. When
the Bow Wong wui was organized here
I warned all OF the Chinese TO keep out
Of u. I told them that they woulu be
marked men. that they would earn the
stern dislike of China. and that they
would suffer a. they became members
OF the reform society. I was directed
90 DO this by Minister Wu Ting Fang.
who wrote me from Washington. These
societies had been formed In China for
some time previous. and while there
might have been some excellent ideas
Incorporated In them. there was much
that was pernlcious and against the
Chinese Government. and naturally A.
was thought wise TO discourage my
countrymen from Joining. These facts
were set forth In the proclamation
which issued. shortly after this. how
ever. the Bow Wong. which had or
ganized. sent their circulars broadcast
over America and even to many places
In China. These circulars gave the
names OF the various officers OF the
. society. Naturally the Chinese papers
published the news OF the society In
this place. and our Government soon
took cognizance OF Il.
The Chinese Government communi-
Gated with Mi-ister wu. and asked II
10 was true. IA stated by the circulars
that the Bow Wong had been organized
I ln Honolulu. lie turned 70 me for In
formation upon this point. and In Janu-
AIRY / received n communication upon
the subject from him. He requested me
TO provide him with the names of the
! officers and members of the society, and
also to keep him posted regarding the
choice In the matter, as II was an OF.
ncial communication. so I at once pro-
. vided him with the information hi
: sought.
, Now IA 20 the claims OF the mem.
bers Of the society that their fami.
lies are being imprisoned by the Chi
> nese Government. have no Information
2 and know nothing about IL. Certainly
= N such II the case. the members of tn,
Bow Wong have no one but themselves
90 blame for their trouble, as II wa
their circulars that first provided tn
q Chinese Government with the names
y can say. however. that II Is the custom
J. Of our Government TO place under ar
rest members OF the family OF thos
!. who are engaged in working agains
the Government. n, OF course, II Is i'm
- possible TO apprehend the real offend
ers. 4 regret that the people shoul
DO In trouble. and / wish that II Ia
= within my power to aid those who ar
In need OF assistance. 1 specially eau
!. toned and advised them I'm my procla
nation, however. against having any
- thing Co do with the reform association
and have also used my personal infiu
ence TO prevent their joining
n The Bow wongs here are bite
against the Consul. News of their fam
llies being seized and imprisoned ha
worked up the members to a high pitcl
D. Each mail brings information OF NOR
arrests. and though for a while th
= sufferers here were disposed to hid
q. their grief. now they are telling publicl
" 81 a. The Bow Wong wui has acte
with very little secrecy. IL has printe
and distributed broadcast circular
q with names Of members. and have eve
a. had their pictures taken I'm a grou
Z. with each portrait signed with the autt
graph OF the original. They are prou
: OF being Bow t,|ongs. and say they ha,
nothing To hide.
l.. Y. Lamsai. assistant secretary
I'm the Bow Wongs. has received startlir
e. advices from friends In Hongkong
~. regard TO the seizure OF members OF h
family by the Imperial Governmen
on and their imprisonment.
IN, Mr.. Lamsai, when questioned yeste
I'm day by an Advertiser reporter abo,
the messages he had received from Oh
ma. said:
Of The Chinese Consul here has WRIT,
he the Chinese Minister at Washington
nd notify the Government In Canton of n
connection with the Bow Wongs. nj
nv. nv. asking that my family there be a
'ce rested.
or The Magistrate OF Canton sent eigh
NJ soldiers To arrest my family. which =
sides at the village Of Tong Gar. ou
re side the city. They made and ARE
thinking II was my father. but tn
took the wrong man. When they stai
's- ed for the village the second time r
father received word OF their intenti
'h' and fed with my mother and their ch
dren. The troops. however. found :
raj grandmother and took her. With -
want girl OF the family aged is yea
To Canton. where they have been .
has IN prison. MY grandmother r. s5 yes
Of age, yet she has been cast Into pris