Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
CHINESE SECRET SOCIETIES
Ali Are Sworn to Feud Against the
Tartars.
From the Era.

From the Era.
To give full history of secret societies az
they exist in China now would exhaust the
labors of a score of annalists and of hun
dreds of investigators. All are sworn to a
feud against the Tartars and the majority
OF their members are declared in opposition
TO the white races. Tartar and Caucasian
are classed as common enemies. dangerous
ly allied. Race pride and patriotism in
these men of the pure blood of the ancient
soil have combined with persistent appre-
henslon that the foreigners only aim is the
more complete subjugation Of their spirit
and the preparation of dimly defined atroc-
tiles upon their bodies
Among the societies some stand above
their fellows in strength of numbers and in
the power of closely knit organization
There is the Ta-Tao Hui, or the Society of
the GREAT sword, whose sole purpose is the
expulsion OF the white man from China
with the alternative of determination An
other is the I-Ho-Chuan or the League Of
the United Patriots. which was formed two
years ago. 1t is the Company of the Men who
use their Fists and the world beyond has
given them the effective name of Boxers
Among them all the strongest society is the
lrlad. Its sign is the hair grown long. as
the shaven head and the queue are evidence
OF submission to Tartar rule and fea1tv 10
the imperial family All of the societies
perpetuate the memory Of the conclusion
VI the leDelDon IN 1870, which they attrib-
ute to the Staying of the white foreigners
devils, whose blood righteousy shed an
peased the wrathful gods and gave to Chi
ma some measure of that kingdom Of pea ce
which was aforetime hers
Inc Boxer rebellion of two years ago took
us popular name from that of the most
picturesque among the societies that were
engaged In 1t; but the Ta-Tao Hui was all
lied with the I-Ho-Chuan. The history of
mat outbreak with all its scenes of hor-
ror and all Its untold, bloody narrative Ia
still too recent to require recountinR All
that need be done Is to point ont ito init
mate ana cogent relation with the rebellion
OF the TAI Ping, and it's identity in origin
with the revolution which now confronts
the imperial family upon its return to the
imperial home.
Inc Chinese peasant today Is having the
OBVIOUS thrust upon his vision. tyranny.
ment ls exists 50 long only as 1t appears TO
the tyranniZed to be omnipotent In all
their relations with the Civilized world
Whatever were their failures and however
humll1ating We're their defeats. the first go
ucltude OF China's rulers has been Ito save
tnelr lace before the gaze of the subject
peoples. The foreign demands for indemnt-
W necessarily complied with in the light
or China s absolute heplessness have made
clear to even the humbest OF the Chinese
that the imperial family, reverenced as DEF
tles are human as themselves and as liza BILE
70 humiliation by superior force The adj
oltlonal taxes which have been exactad in
order to discharge in cash the blood debt
incurred two years ago have brought home
10 the people of the country as was never
brought home before the terrible mower
which can be exercised by those foreign
white men who were dreaded even while
they were despised