The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1900-06-19
cHINA'5 P1LIKIA.
The Powers on entering direct Con-
trol.The Emperor asks Protection
Against His Aunt the Dowager.


Against His Aunt the Dowager.
LONDON, June 1.-THE powers
have agreed upon plan OF action in
China under the leadership OF Eng
land and Russia. Not only all the
great powers, but even the smaller
powers will take part in a great Eu.
ropean demonstration. The lesser
powers will not be called upon 10
send troops because there are enough
already on the spot, but they will be
asked to delegate the right OF hoist.
ing their flags to the great powers
10 order that a demonstration may
be made or a battle fought under
the combined flags OF all Europe.
America and Japan have been &C.
quainted with this proposal aud Am.
erica has given her adhesion to it.
Shanghai, June IL -Koang Su,
Emperor Of China, has appealed to
the powers OF the world TO rid him
OF the domination OF his aunt, the
Dowager Empress Tsi-Hsi, He's
trying to overthrow her,
This appeal he makes to America
through the NY. journal and ST.
Examiner, and TO Europe through
the London Daily Express. His
mouth piece in the matter is Weng
Tung Ho, former President of the
Han Ding, or national academy in
Peking by whom your correspondent
is requested to convey to the people
of Great Britain and America the
scheme which His Imperial Majesty
has devised for extricating his coun-
try from its present perilous state OF
anarchy.
Weng Tung Ho was for many
years the Emperor's tutor, his con-
6dant. his daily associate. He was
dismissed by the Empress after the
famous coup d'etat of 1898, but he
has been in constant communication
with the Emperor eyer since.
1t is with the express sanction of
the Emperor and his party, which
includes 3 ruling Viceroys (whose
names your correspondent is in pos
session OF, but will not make public
at present, as it might lead to their
beheading,) that this important
message is sent through you 10 the
people OF the West.
His Majesty is convinced through
amply trustworthy sources that the
loyal support OF many scores OF mil
lions of Chinese will be accorded to
the proposals which he has approx.
ed for putting an end to the state OF
anarchy which has been brought
about in his beloved empire by the
action OF the Empress. The En-.
press has brought about division OF
China among rival nations, in the
various portions allotted to which
nations divers interest prevail, and
divers laws and customs have been
imposed without regard to the de-
sires Of the population. So enorm-
ously do the people outhumber he
forces OF their rulers that the i'm.
position of unwelcome laws and Gus
toms may at any time lead to end
less bloodshed and confusion, and
eventually to universal war.
The government of China being
virtually nonresident, the Emperor
proposes dominate the capital, shall
remove his imperial person from the
palace in which His Majesty is con-
fined as prisoner, shall declare the
Empress and her present minister
usurpers, shall bring the Emperor
Koang Su to Nankin, WI Chang or
Shanghai, which eyer said foreign
powers deem to be the most suitable
situation for the new capital OF the
Chinese empire.
Under the new conditions thus
brought into existence it is propos-
ed by His Majesty and his advisers
that the foreign powers should de-
clare a joint protectorate, which will
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