The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-16
ASK POWERS
FOR HELP
Chinese Reformers to
the World.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED
Mass Meeting Under Auspices of
Bow Wong Wui is Largely
Attended.

The Chinese mass meeting held Sat
urday evening at the corner of Hotel
and Smith streets in the old burned
district of Chinatown marked an epoch
in the history of the progressive Chi
nese who form the local colony. 1t was
a meeting in favor of the young Chi
nese Emperor and with view to gain
ing sympathy from the Powers to as
sist the Reformers in an effort to over
throw the Empress Dowager and ad-
vance the interests of China as a
modern world-nation.
The Bow Wong Wui society of which
Leung Chi-tso, the young reformer
with a price of sos, 900 hanging over his
head. was organizer here. called the
mass meeting. There were hundreds
OF Chinese in the audience and they
showed their enthusiasm in the re-
marks of the speakers by occasionally
shouting their appreciation. When the
following resolution was offered for
adoption Ii was received with wild ac-
claim. 1t was evident the reform move
ment had come to stay. The resolution
was as follows:
Resolved, That is the sense of the
tHiltSf ItSAltIlIS Oh ffODOtulu, IGTTl-
tory of Hawaii in mass meeting as
sembled to consider the state of affairs
in the Chinese Empire and the attitude
Of the Great Powers of Europe and of
America, that the ultimate good of the
Empire and the relations of China to
the Nations of the world require, at
this tuncture. the establishment. in
China. of a governing power to the adj
vancement of modern civilization and
the peace of the world.
That the freeing of His Majesty the
Emperor from the domination of the
Empress Dowager and his restoration
to the actual, potential. control ~ the
Empire will guarantee these results.
1t is therefore further
Resolved, That a committed be APP
pointed by this meeting to prepare and
forward to the American Ministers. at
the various Courts of Europe, petitions
embodying the sentiments expressed in
the foregoing resolution together with
an earnest appeal to such European
/ Powers, directed to the department of
| foreign affairs, accompanied by a re-
quest to such Ministers TO present the
same through the appropriate diplo-
matte channels.
/ A commodious platform had been
erected on the unoccupied corner. II
was raised well above the ground and
was aTtisticaIly decorated in the flags
of China and the United States. Trans
parencies lettered in Chinese charac-
/ ters were stretched across the front
giving the name OF the society under
whose auspices the meeting was given
Clusters of electric lights lit up tbs
scene brilliantly and showed those who
were seated on the platform to advan
tage. Among those on the platform
were II. A. Heen, w w. Ahana, c. K
Al, l.. Y. Lamsai, Rev. Mr.. Thwing
Ho Fon, Tong Kau, c. Dali Yam, Wonl
How, Of Waialua, w. X. Akana. o
Hno, Ako. of Waianae, Hee Fat, Ka
paa, c. Tong San, of Hanalei, an
others.
Leung Chi-tso occupied an incon
spicuous seat and did not speak durin
the evening. He was an attentive list
ener. preferring that on such an occa
sion when an appeal was being mad
directly TO the governments fighting 1
China, he should remain in the back
ground.
Chong Fook opened the meeting an
suggested Mr.. Wong Leong as chair
man for the occasion and Lau Tang g
secretary, and both were elected by az
clamation. The chairman stated tt
object of the meeting, saying: wv
have requested to assemble all the Cfi
nese residents of the Territory of H;
'waii here tonight to ask the gre;
Powers to assist in the restoration
our Emperor Kwang Hsu to Il
throne"
He called upon Mr.. Tom Dow to az
dress the audience. The speaker sta
ed that under the present circumstal
ces in China to-day the suppression
the Boxers was necessary for the r
storation Of the Emperor. as he b
lieved the majority of the Chine
people wished him back upon the in