Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-04
THEIR RELATIVES PUNISHED
REPRISALS ON CHINESE REFORM
Frs IN HAWAII.
They Had Started a Movement for thu
Restoration of the Young
Emperor kxanE Hsu.

waiian Islands. and of these at least $4,000
are members of the reform society, the
Bow Wong Wui sworn to strike for the
restoration Of Kwang Hsu. the deposed en-
peror. and for the overthrow of the dow
ager empress They have been particularly
active of late. in fact, have taken an ag-
gressive attitude that bellies Kiplings lines.
For east is east. and west is west.
And never the twain shall meet
For they have demonstrated the existence
of western spirit that had never been sus-
pected.
A Honolulu journal was led to remark:
Who says the Chinese are unprogressive?
Certainly the Chinese of the Hawaiian
Islands are. and taie to the western mans
methods Is a duck takes to water. If in
Pekin there was a leayen of people. such as
the leading Chinese here. there would be far
less chance of compli cations with western
powers than there is now.
TT is a remarkable thing for Chinese resi-
dents in Hawaii to ask the American d.plo
matte 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. and 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
Lcunch-tso, young reformer and sup
porter of the emperor. The Hawaiian Chi
ncse. under the guidance of the young re-
former. took a solemn oath to give their
time. their money and. II necessary. their
blood to the welfare of their land
Leung uttered a warning against the at
tempt to partition China He declared that
of the 4DS go go of people in China at least
uine-tenths would join the Boxer move
ment If such attempt We're made. Leung
knows his DepDe and has hean de-
voting himself to their improvement and
advancement and as patriot he desires to
see resenerated China. but he Is quite un-
willing to see a conquered China.
His efforts have been directed to uplifting
China and her people into the position of
one of the great powers Of the earth. and
assimlating her with western civilization
and western thought. His methods are ed
vocational.
Leungs propaganda f1ourished so well
that a mass meeting of Chinese recently
hold in Honolulu adopted resolutions asking
the powers TO remove the empress dowager
and restore the young emperor to power.
A committee of seven was appointed to
prepare copies of the resolution to be for
warded to Washington, and to American
m nister~ AZ all Fur~pean capitals.
Rev Edward II. Thwing. who spent eight
years as a missionary in South China, and
who Is now engaged in work among the
He says that one of the things that struck
him the cheering and the patriotic
references to the Chinese flag. He says
that he has seldom heard Chinese cheer in
enthusiasm before. or heard them express
sentiments regarding their flag such as
western nations hold toward theirs.
ReprisaI. in China.
Meanwhile the enthusiasm and activity Of
the Chinese reformers were made known to
her majesty. the empress dowager And
her majesty not having her rebel ious SUBJ
Jects at hand to pun sh. did the next best
thing, punished their relatives in China. 1t
is popularity of the Chinese judicial sys-
tenn and is designed to keep whole families
stra Sht and loyal. Yang Wei Pin Chi
nese consul general to Hawaii was accused
OF sending the names of the reformers to
the Chinese government. When confronted
with the charge he adm tied it. He did
send To the Chinese government the names
Hawaii He did brand the local reformers
ana aGherents of the society for the re-
storat!un OF the emperor, Kwang Hsu To
the throne of China. He declared. how
ever. that the Bow Wongs BETRAYED them
selves. He said:
ianE's Statement.
when the Bow Wong Wui was organ
, lied here l warned all OF the Chinese to
KEEP out of it, l told them that they would
bc marked men: that they would earn the
| stern olsl Ike of China. and that they wou d
! Nuner II Trey became members of the re-
tlIm SOc.e.y. Shortly after tbs however
| thr Bow Wong, which had organized, sent
tier circulars broadcast over America and
| cen To many PAGES in China. These cir
| cuiarS gave The names of the various Off
ceF~ of the society.
| The On -nese government communicated
| with Minister WI and asked if 1t was true
| as stated by the Gil cuiars. that the Bow
| W on% had been organized in Honolulu He
turne 10 me for information upon this
| point and in January / rece we'd a com.
, inun-cat-on upon the subject from him. He
| requested me to provide him with the
| names Of the officers and members of the
| SocIetS, and also TO keep him.posted regard.
| ing the progress of the organization / had
I no cho.ee IN the matter, as It was an Off.
| c-dl commune cation. so L at once provided
him with the information he sought.
| Low Wongs Denounce Yang,
The Bow Wongs at Honolulu are bite,