The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-10-03
POLITICS OF THE FAR EAST.
BOW woNGs NOT HEARD OF AT
PEKING.
Why Russia Wants to withdraw-Tai
Pings and the Bow Wongs Compared,
Mckinley and the Gear.

The Manchu dynasty is rotten to the
core, and should be done away with
said President Gamewell of Peking Uni
versity this morning on board the S. S.
America Maru. There is no doubt that
! in the southern provinces there is a
strong sentiment against 1t, but nothing
of this is heard at Peking.
THE Bow Wong society and the do
ings of K'ang Yu Wei, Leung Chi-tso
and others are not heard of at all at
Pekfng There is no reform movement
there.
Picking is a place where a man has
to look out for his head, and it is well
for Chinese to be very careful what
they say when they are within reach of
the Peking government. There is little
chance for reform movements in the
Peking district, and while 1 was there
did not hear that the reformers were
doing anything at all. There were re-
ports of movements in the south, but
Peking knows nothing about them
THE aims of K'ang Yu Wei are in
many respects similar to those of the
Tai Ping rebellion of thirty years ago
The Tai Pings would have succeeded
then but for the strength exercises by
the British government to uphold the
Manchus. Chinese Gordon over-threw
the rebellion.
THE Manchus are in a hopeless mino-
rity, and another movement, If the Bow
Wongs can organize it, of the same
magnitude as that of the Tai Pings, will
succeed, it, as seems likely, the impe-
rial government no longer has the sup
port of the powers"
President Gamewell though strongly
opposed to the Russian programme of
Withdrawing from China, says that it
is hardly possible to outline any other
policy at this time for the settlement
of the Chinese problem. He says all
diplomats are more or less at sea.
Terms ought to be dictated at Peking
and the powers should see that they
have forces on hand to secure proper
terms.
There are seventeen walled cities in
China" said Mr.. Gamewell, "and the
idea of trying to pursue and capture the
Empress is impracticable. She can go
from one city to another, and if she is
followed the troops that follow her will
soon find themselves in danger of being
cut off themselves"
protectorate over the whole empire
is suggested by President Gamewell as
possibly the best way of dealing with
the situation, but such a programme
may be impracticable. he says because
joint protectorate requires better
agreement among the powers than nov
exists, or is likely to exist.
Russia's proposal to withdraw is easi-
ly explained by many who oppose 1t at
Peking, says Mr.. Gamewell, though he
did not want to give any opinion him
self as to what was the Cars idea.
Japan has 10000 troops on the scene" "
said Mr.. Gamewell. and Russia has on
ly fraction of that number and there
are many who say that this is the real
reason why Russia wants the powers
to agree to withdraw.
Russian of course, is not ready for
war until her railroad through Siberia
is finished. Japan, on the other hand,
realizes that if she is to fight Russia at
all is must be very soon, for the COM
pletion of the railroad will put Russia
in CONTROL
The ready acceptance by the United
States of Russia's proposal to with
draw is looked upon by President
Gamewell as a bit of politics. He is in
clined to think that after November 9th
things will be different. The admins
tration has made a very strong answer
TO the charge that it had an alliance
with Great Britain, and no harm has
been done, for the withdrawal policy
| has been abandoned.