The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-13
Reached New York to Help Her
Fathers Plans foI. China.
She IS KANG TuNG BAG
Says Aim Is to Accomplish the unlflci-
tIou Of China and Awakening Of
Her People.

New York. oct. 13.--Kang Tung Bac is
In town.
The pretty little Chinese maiden. upon
whose head the dowager empress in her
native land has set heavy price reached
this city from Seattle Sunday, As hours
behind her schedule, as a result OF the
great storm.
All Chinatown would have turned out
20 give her welcome. but for the uncer-
tainty of her arrival wrought by wash
outs and shaky bridges.
So II happened that the young woman
who has pledged her life 10 the cause OF
Chinese reform and to the downfall of
the dowager empress slipped quietly into
town with her maid and 10 trunks. She
Is the guest OF Court Interpreter Joseph
Singleton. at No. i7S Putnam avenue,
Brooklyn.
Miss Bac is the daughter OF King Yin
Wei. president of the Chinese Empire Re
form association, one of seven wealthy
mandarins who organized the movement
snd the only one whS sd mas ,b S,s Sspb IN
ter 10 India six years ago. when little
Miss Kang Tein Bac was only IL years
old. Today she is an energetic girl. who
speaks several laguages, English IN
cluded. and who talks reform with vol
utility that would put the most enthusi-
astic Fusionist 10 the blush.
n
OF a mouth. round olive cheeks and the
smallest possible feet shod In Frenchy
high-heeled shoes. Gowned In silk OF
modern cut and garnished from throat TO
wsist with quaint jewelry, Miss Kang
Tung Bac welcomed a reporter in Mr..
6insleton's drawing room Sunday night.
TO OVERTHROW DowAGER.
Yes. indeed, / am a reformer." she
said in very fair English. You see.
my father has no son to help him. so
must do what / can. My country Is
rich-ah, so rich" she continued She
can and must be powerful as well. What
we reformers aim TO accomplish Is the
unihcation OF China and the awakening
OF her people.
"Our young men must travel and study
the great western world. Then we must
draw into our national life all that is
good. all that stands for enterprise and
progress in modern civilization"
The smile vanished from the face and
the black eyes snapped fire
1T is the dowager empress who bars
the way" she cried. She Is in league
with Russia to rob my nation of lands.
She must be stopped. With her dethroned
China will take her place among the
great nations OF the modern world.
THE young emperor is with u.s." she
continued. smiling. He has faith in our
movement and will rule wisely when the
time comes.
but there is a lot Of work ahead for
us" and the round face took on "a hui
morously doeful expression. you see
~we have got TO teach all the Chinese
women that they are every bit as good
as the men. Then we will have to make
the men agree 10 It,"
Gigging at her own little joke like one
OF the Three Little Maids" of The
Mikado," Miss Bac suddenly sobered down
and murmured alphabetically;
But I must not laugh. My mission
here is very serious. We must rouse
China from her long sleep. We must
give her people new ideas and the broad
patriotism which you Americans have as
a birthright"
Little Miss Bac will speak tomorrow
In the Dover Street Chinese theatre,
where all the leaders OF the Chinese re-
form movement In America will be as
sembed TO welcome her. She will remain
In this country throughout the winter,
studying with private tutors and pushing
the propaganda OF reform as best she
can.