The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-01-11
Yuan Chang a Martyr
To His Convictions.
TIE NEWS OF THE ORIENT
Rongkoog Plague StatIstics--Gsr-
many Fits Up Hospital at
Nagasaki,

Universal Gazette publishes the re-
mnrkable memorials presented to The
court by the devoted minister, Yuan
Chang, before his outspoken patriotism
had brought upon him a cruel death
at the hands of the Empress DowaGer
and her clique. They form an earnest
appeal to reason, pointing out the .ol-
ly of the Boxer movement, the wicked
ness of it's leaders and the futility of
the attempt to eXtermlnate foreigners.
The memorialst urges that the gov
Iernmental patronage of Boxers was
likely to precipitate upon the country
calamity greater than any recorded
in thousand years of it's history. The
TAPPING rebellion lasted more than ten
years and involved a large number of
provinces. The Mohammedan uprising
in the northwest devastated four prov
inces and continued for three or four
years. But these might be compared
to diseases of the hands or feet, while
the Boxer uprising strikes at the very
heart. Everyone recognized the Tap
ings as bandtti, but the Boxers are
designated as patriots" and raised to
positions of trust. Thus China has in
nations, but their ridicule as well.
| He then proceeds to analyze and con-
trovert the Boxer motto: Elevate the
dynasty and eXterminate the foreign
ers" The Using dynasty he observes,
has nourished for more than two hun
dred years and all the people have par
taken of the blessings conferred by it
upon the land. To say that it is in
need of elevation" is to imply that it
has fallen or is about to fall, and the.
very thought is in itself treason. AS for
eXterminating foreigners, if only the
foreigners now in China were intended,
but little good would result from the
operation, for it would be impossible to
prevent the arrival of others in even
larger numbers. If it We're proposed to
eXterminate all foreigners, the folly of
the idea was evident and needed no
argument. since the Chinese We're out
numbered by them ten to one.
The memoralist says he knows wei
lit does not conduce to the welfare of
China to have foreigners swarming in
the interior of the country, but the only
way for China to protect herself is to
perfect her internal administration,
Icarefully guard her international rela-
tons, and then watch her opportunity.
If war must be made, then it would be
wiser to select one of the weakest
western nations, instead of attacking
all at once.
Yuan Chang earnestly endeavors to
convince the authorities of the falsIty
of the reports received concerning the
destruction OF foreign warships and
the Tientsin settlement and the success
of the imperial armies in general
'"They contain" he says. mo more of
truth than the report sent in by Turg
Fun tsiang that all the foreigners with
in the legations had been killed"
The memorialist denounces the reac-
tionary ministers who had patronized
the Boxers, deceived the court and
wrought the ruin of their country 1t
must have been by this time perfectly
clear to the writer that, in tn existing
state of affairs, no man could utter such
trenchant truths and still continue to
live. He accordingly throws aside all
reserve and speaks as only a man can
who has freed himself alike from hope
and from fear He openly asks for the
capital punishment of Hiu Tung, Kang
vi, Chi Stu, Chao Shaotiao Yu Luh,
Yu Hsien and Tung Fuhtslang, speci-
tying the crimes of which each has been
guments with which the whole civil
lied world has since become familiar.
He does not mention by name any of
the imperial Princes, but adds "All
who have been guilty of the same
crimes should be judged by the same
law without reference to lofty position
or royal blood" Only such action, he
contends, can convince the western
world that the Boxer atrocities were
not committed in accordance with the
imperial WILL He protests his willing
ness to die if necessary for the cause
which he has espoused, and concludes
that If his own life must answer fer
those of the men whom he has denounc-
ed. he Is ready to enter the lower world |
smlllnely and with no thought Of re-
sentiment
NEW GERMAN HOSPITAL.
One of the leading foreign hotels of |
NaEasaH will shortly close its doors for |
a period of at least three years. For |
some time past the German Govern |
ment through its local consulate, mas |
been trying to secure eligible promises |
in NaFasah for the accommodation of |
and sick troops from
North China. The hospital ship Gera,
permanently stationed at NaFasdh ms
the receiving vessel for German troops,
is taxed to Its utmost capacity and
cannot receive any more patients. and
the Wittekind. another hospital ship,
has also a large number OF sick and
on board The labors of
the medical STATS Of these vessels win
be considerably llghtened shortly, Cor
the German authorities have secured
for three years, and the premises ore
10 b. used as a conyalescent home for
those troops who are well on the ROAD
10 recovery IL In stated that the sum
month.
PLAGUE STATISTICS.
DIR. Francis Clark's report on the cpl
1emie OF plague In HonEkonR during