The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-05-08
PLEADS FOR
REF0RMERS
Leung Chi-tso Speaks
to HonoIuIans.
AN ADDRESS LAST NIGHT
Says That the Bow WOngs Are Pre-
pared For War as a Last
Resort.

Leung Chi-tso, the Chinese reformer
for whose head the Chinese Empress
offers $4,000, made an address last
night TO small company of white peo-
pie and Chinese. The place chosen was
little Chinese store on King street, a
hundred yards or so this side of the
Waikiki turn. The little shack was fit
ted up very prettily and tastefully for
the occasion, with flowers and palm
leaves; and SO well was this done that
IL seemed rot at all inappropriate to
find ladies and gentlemen in evening
dress sitting under the bare corrugated
iron and in close proximity to the
rough whitewashed boards. Here We're
gathered Mr.. and Mrs. Frear. Mr.. Geo.
Castle, Miss Sprague, Mr.. Ling, and
some other white people, while in the
lantern-lit yard outside a number of the
better class OF Chinese listened attent-
lively. Miss Flu Shin, The daughter of
Leung's host of the evening, interpret
ed his remarks. she Is an exceedingly
bright young lady, quite exceptional
among her race in Honolulu, and she
charmed the company by her ingenu-
BUSINESS and wit; but 1t so happened
that Leung's remarks We're partly in
L. Chinese literary language instead of
common speech, and she had some diff
ficulty In conveying his exact sense to
her hearers. IL gave one rather a curl
Gus and novel sensation to listen to a
semi-public address by man with a
price on his head, ad to find him so re-
markably intelligept young man, with
n handsome face, fine eyes and large.
well shaped head; also to have ice
cream and many kinds of cake daintily
served by the hostess and her satellites
after the intellectual feast OF the even
ing was over.
Leung began by saying that he was
very sorry he could not talk as he
would like to. but that he thanked al
those present for their attention and
was glad to meet them, because they
were all interested In helping along the
work.
I'VE all know about the condition OF
/ China, and how very backward II Is
and we want II to be reformed and
| helped along. so that the Chinese can
| live as people do in other countries
/ Our native land will be good for every
| body IL Il is reformed. because God has
made us all to help each other"
lie was very happy to say that the
/ Americans and the English and the
4 other foreign nations were so willing tC
help China, which Is now "a shut-away
/ world" IL Is time to have the door
\ open. "It will be good for China anC
\ fer all the rest of the world to have
China reformed. so that We all can &c
,-ere and live.
| Now. how are we going to open Chi
ma? All this work Of reform is n heavy
/ weight 90 bear. The outsiders help
but we (the Chinese) ought to help oi
the work.
Our native land is like here wheI
The natives had charge ;nowwhitescom
and make homes, 5000 OF them. But II
China there Is no one to make US fee
at home. We must help open the door
so that they can come and make home.
as they want to-"
The point OF the next part was tha
| the Emperor ought to give work [,
some OF the poorest and most unhapp.
Of the Chinese. The governors Of tn
different provinces give no help, al
though they ought TO. The condition
almost all over China Is one OF extrem'
poverty. which Is responsible for all th'
recent troubles. Presumably the speak
or referred TO the uprisings, disconten
and threats OF civil war.
We are so badly locked up because