The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-01
BOW NONGS DESPONDENT
POWERS DELAY THEIR REFORM
MOVEMENT.
Reported Conversion of the Empress
and Her Reconciliation to Kwang
Hsu-Her Reform DEGREES.

The America Maru brought to Chi
nese mere some of their home papers in
winch appears the statement that the
Ehlpress-DoWager is experiencing a
change OF heart as regards the Bow
w onSS. 1t is minated that the willy
Ola woman has begun to switch and
10 give out that her late severity tow
ARDS reformers was all a mistake.
II is limited that the hostility of the
empress towards the Emperor Kwane
1su was all due to the influence of
court intriguers, who deceived her ma
Jesty, and that the latter has now come
TO see the error of her ways and to
regret that she ever deposed Kwane
Hsu, counteracted his reform edicts
ana put prices on the heads of the re-
formers who had been his advisers. The
empress is even issuing reform DEGREES
H HerseiI now and the native papers of
emma intimate that the way is being
made smooth for return of Kwang
Hsu TO power on friendly terms with
his late successful enemy.
The Bow Wongs refuse to credit this
startling change. Reform edicts do
not give them any more confidence in
the EmpresS-Dowager than thew had
before. They do not believe She is
sincere in her new attitude. When she
gets back in power again, they think,
she will return to her old ideals.
the reform movement has been lost
sight of in the great Chinese crisis
put the Bow Wongs are biding their
time. The movement is at a stand
still in China now. The only work he
ing accomplished is outside of China.
where leaders like Leung Chi-tso are
travelling and making conversions. I'm
I'll the foreigners leave China the re-
formers say they cannot begin their
movement and, as there Is some pros
pect that the powers never will do that
a
ent. If foreign troops had not inter-
rered, they claim they would have
ovethrown the Manchu dynasty and
placed modern, progressive and sat
lsfactory government in control at
Picking or Canton.
The Following is a copy of one of the
latest of the reform DEGREES of the EN-
press, as translated for the Japan Ca
zette:
The decree commences with the EN-
peror's attempts at reform in 1898,
most of which were good for the coun-
try. Unfortunately there were tradu-
GERS and backbters at Court who dis
turbed the friendship between the EN-
press DoWager and the Emperor, pre-
vented unanimity and made their Ma
JestleS bitter enemies. These intrigues
nave now come to light and their Ma
Jesties are now conscious of their re-
spectiVe failings; they are now deter
mined to act with unanimity and mu-
tual friendliness for the best welfare
and interests of the empire. Amongst
the reforms needed by the country is
first and foremost the speedy construc-
ton of the Yang-tse Valley Railway,
and the railways connecting Shanghai,
Soochow and Marking. 49, Another
reform is to change the present meth
DDS of literary examinations. 49,
THE decree closes with: Our Vice.
roys and Governors of the Empire
must not think the above are empty
words; they must know that We are de
termined to carry our reforms through
without fail and they are further COM
manded to send us recommendations
of reforms as well as to truthfully
state what they think of our own sug-
gestions.'