The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-05-14
CHINA'S BOSS REPORMER HERE
LEONG kAI CHEU IS SEEKING TO
AROUSE ENTHUSIASM.

Heu trouble IN running q NEWSPAPER m
His Native Land, So He Tried Awhile
In Japan-Win Lecture Here Almost
Daily-Dinner In His Honor Last Night
Prof. Leong Kai Cheu, reformer, late OF
China, but now q resident Of Japan, where
he edits new reform newspaper every day
gathered all New York's Chinatown around
him In the Chinese theatre In Doyers street
yesterday TO listen to a lecture on reform
Prof. Leong's friends say he is the William
Travers Jerome Of China-.the man who
acts by day and night
Prof. Leong Ia a hustler. He got his
degree OF A. B. when he was only u years
old and the degree OF A. M. when he was 10.
When he was 10 he took the Imperial exam-
nations and became tutor at the Huron
Palace. according to his friends. He tu-
tored for year and half and then start ed
q daily newspaper.
The editorials Of Prof. Leong were 80
radically reform that the Empress Dowager
made him shut up shop. He went to Pekin
and tried to run his paper again. The
Empress for some reason apparently didn't
want him killed or didn't know just how to
accomplish it, SO she finally got him the
job Of director Of the Woo Nan University,
hoping that he would keep quiet.
He didn't remain quiet, and whom the
Empress Dowager's enemies heard, Just
before the outbreak OF the war in China,
that she was going to decapitate lot Of
people ne skipped to Japan. A Japanese
warship helped him In his escape.
Arrived in Japan, Prof. . Leo'ng saw H,., no
a reform newspaper for benighted Chinese
When the Chinese officials saw the reform
editorials they said the paper must not
enter China. Prof. Leong thereupon
changed its name and got out another
issue before the officials discovered the
subterfuge.
And this he did at every ISSUE said
Loo Sin OF "a Mott street. q member Of the
committee Of welcome. 1T was like this
One day the paper would be the Sun.
Next day 1t would be the world" and next
day the Herald and 80 on and 80 on. Names
are easy to get
Prof. Leong arrived on the Pacific Coast
several weeks ago and Ia making tour
OF the country to interest Chinese in re-
form at home. BY reform he means more
schools. hospitals, a Chinese navy for the
Chinese and no more graft for the Man
churians. The war cry is China for the
Chinese"
Prof. Leong, who is only 80 years old
and who wears American clothes, is ac-
companied here by his interpreter, Pow
Chez; Chu 81 Kong, head OF the Chinese
reformers in Chicago; Charlie Zip Yen.
the boss reforner OF Vancouver, B. c.,
and two others.
They arrived at the Grand Central Sta
ton on Monday night and were met by a
reception committee OF twenty-six Now
York Cinnamon. each Of whom wore silk
hat and . big yellow badge. Prof. Leong
and his travelling companions lectured
yesterday afternoon to about 1000 Chinese
In the little Doyers street theatre. As
many more were unable to get in.
Leong and his associates will DO here for
several weeks. Lectures will be held
almost every day. Last night the whole
party met the representative men Of China
town at Mon Far Lows restaurant at IA
form" Proprietor Mon Far Low, who
is no relative of Mayor Low, provided
champagne in with which to drink tho