The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-06-07
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PRICE ON
HIS HEAD

N r. YUNo WING. one of China
Ill grand old men. n Yale graduate
~ and one OF the Chinese who ha.
given more than a half century to at
tempts to develop China into a greai
nation, was a through passenger yes
terday on the steamer Gaelic. He j.
now on his way TO his old home In
Connecticut and hopes to be present
when his youngest son graduates from
Yale In this years class. DR.. Yune
was a classmate OF Professor w. d
Alexander OF this city. both gradual
ing together In 1854 The Rev. Hiram
Bingham he also knew. although the
latter graduated one year previous.
During DR.. Yung's stay In Honolulu
| yesterday he was the guest OF Clinton
j. HutchIns, whose father was an In
innate friend OF the Chinese.
| DR.. Yung,s life Is full OF romance.
i sacrifice for his country. and many
IdisappoIntments. yet at IS years OF age
he Is as full of vigor and plans as
ever. and hopes yet to be able TO do
something for his tottering country.
DR.. Yung has a most fluent knowledge
OF English. and even when he gradu-
ated from Yale he stood the highest
In English composition. He was made
an American citizen In that year. He
decided TO return TO China and did so
In a tea clipper. An ordinance was
passed especially for him In Hong
Kong that he might practice law. but
the English lawyers forced him out.
He then went into the tea and silk
business and made $4,000 the first
year.
Then the generaliissimo OF the forces
operating against the Tai Ping rebels
offered him a high position. which he
accepted. He used his position TO adj
vance his educational scheme. which
involved the sending OF Chinese youths
TO the United States TO be educated
and returned TO China to teach. A
body OF 40 young Chinese was organ
lied and sent TO the United States for
fifteen years. After ten years. how
ever. they were recalled as the govern
ment felt they were becoming Ameri-
canlzed. During this time DIR. Yung Of
fered his services TO General Barnes
during the Civil War for service in
the field. Offering 20 equip himself. but
his offer was refused. During Hayes
administration he received an imperial
decree creating him a minister 10 the
United States on equal terms with the
bona fide minister. although To the
United States Government he was
known only as the assistant to the
minister During this service in the
cause OF education DR.. Yung's head
quarters were ut Hartford. where he
had married an American.
Returning TO China about the time
that Garfield was assassinated. DIR.
Yung began 10 unfold his plans for the
development of China's resources.
There were four principal ones. These
were TO organize the China Steam
Navigation Company. and in lieu OF a
subsidy To carry the tribute rice: TO
open the mines throughout China; TO
educate Chinese youths abroad for
governmental service. and last. for the |
government not TO permit any ecclesi- |
asticai body To interfere with poiiti- |
cal matters Some OF his plans were
adopted only so far as the Chinese
government adopts anything tending
toward the upbuiiding and development
OF it's resources
He was appointed Tao Tai. or Cover !
nor OF Shanghai province At a salary |
Of 100000 taels per annum. giving him
rank second TO the Viceroy. lie. how
ever. refused to accept the office. in
voiving as IL did the feeling OF every /
official over him. even to the highest 1
member. the Empress Dowager.
lie translated the American national |
banking laws into Chinese and then |
adapted those features which would be |
applicable 10 China. and then set about |
to establish n bank for the govern |
ment- His idea was to- place the coun- /
try on "A gold basis. He obtained the
privilege. the imperial decree was about
TO issue, when Sheng. who was a ia
vorite. stepped In between and pre-
vented Its accomplishment. Again az
ter the Chino-Japanese war he went 20 |
Europe To negotiate n loan. but through /
the Vaccinations OF high officials he
was frustrated.
During the war Yung formulated n /
scheme TO defeat Japan by striking
them at the back door. This was TO |
use FOrmosa as a base OF military op-
erations against the japanese while
their armies We're on the shores OF
China He said yesterday that II was
his plan. as detailed 10 the Foreign
Office. 20 go TO Chill and other South
American countries. buy up all their
war vessels and. crossing the Pacific,
attack the japanese from the rear.
Again those above him frustrated his
designs AS n monument to his fore
sight In military matters the arsenal
at Shanghai was practically built by
him.
He was one OF the few men who met
In Peking the night before the En-
press Dowager effected her coup d'etat.
as member OF the reform movement.
He was compelled To- flee the city. For
that and his participation In the more
recent troubles two years ago a price
~ 10000 taeis has been placed upon
mis- head.
Dr. Yung yesterday told OF the condi- Z
Ion In which his country is at the i
present time. thus:
II was generally supposed" said he ]
that after the Boxer trouble was over
nd the Empress Dowager and Emper-
r and the Imperial Court had return
d TO Peking. that peace and reform q
Fould fall into line and work smooth
y. The present situation In China is C
UGH that no passing traveller could
FL that there Is a strong revolution
~ spirit working. This time. how
yer. IL Is confined not only TO the low
hat al -