The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-13

king But Ambassador WI knows that
he is quite safe, because western ma
lions do not do this kind of thing.
one does not see why some such
measure Of retaliation should not be
started though Take the case Of the
Bow Wong Chinese here, They have
used the right of free speech which the
laws of the Territory, and before that
the laws of the Republic gave them
They have openly come forward and
preached a doctrine of reform in China.
Their work has not been underhand
or subversive to good government in the
ideas which they have expressed.
But there has been some one on their
track. Chinese Consul Yang Wal Pin
has looked up every Bow Wong and has
carefully forwarded the names of these
gentlemen to the central government
in China, which has very promptly
clapped the relations of the reformers
into Jail, and if said relations don't
pay up promptly to the local magnate,
discomfort in prison, and perhaps tor
ture, will follow Such is the benifcent
law or lack of law in the Chinese en-
pire.
Now, would it not be quite in order
for the Chinese resident in the Territory
to petition the President to put Consul
Yang under duress until the unfortu-
nate victims, whom he has been the
means of resigning to a dismal jail are
released. This would very thoroughly
be sauce for the gander," and the
"gander," meaning Consul Yang, would
probably not enjoy it. 1t is no fun
yanking stones out of a quarry after
you have been driving around town
in a buggy and have had the best of
attendants to help you keep sleek and
fat.
AS regards Consul Yang Wal Pin per-
sonally, there is nothing for the Star to
say. He is a Chinese gentlemen resi-
dent in the Territory, and as such is
welcome, and has all his claims to rank
and courtesy. But he represents some
sents the Chinese official system, and as
such the Star challenges and criticizes
him as any true American paper would
The advice urged may seem eXtraVa-
CANT, but it is essentially practical,
and would have very practical results.
The Chinese official class need a very
sharp lesson from the west. The Chi
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know and can appreciate. The Chinese
merchant who settles in a country such
as this proves himself progressive and
worthy citizen. But the Chinese offic-
ial forever despises and hates the for
eigner, and he hates his own country
men who assimilate with the foreigner.
There is only one way in which to meet
this class of men. Their rulers have
insuted and outraged our representa-
tives; it is about time that we began
to make reprisals of a like nature.
1t was not so very long ago that at
the Chinese embassy in London, DR..
Sun, one of the leaders of the reform
| party, was imprisoned for some days,
/ and only by good luck was saved from
being shipped to China to have his head
cut off. Yet so gross an outrage was
| smoothed over. 1t is about time that
| Chinese officials abroad should be made
to understand their position. 1t would
/ be quite a good thing to go from the
/ general to the particular If Consul
Yang was made to understand that his
| line of conduct in getting the families
of the reformers resident here put into
Jail does not meet with the approval of
/ the American residents of a free Am
erican Territory. In point of fact, the
Territory wants no snakes in the grass
among it's fair meadows and Wales