Evening journal., 1903-11-03
A CHINESE JOAN OF ARC
Miss Kang Tells Of Her Work
For Humanity.
HOPES TO REFORM HER COUNTRY

of "A Deposed Chinese Prime Minis
ter Expects to Extend Her work.
She Thinks American Women.
Far Better Adopt Eastern DresA
Miss Kang Tung Bac, daughter Of
Kang Yu Wei, head of the Chinese
Empire Reform association and for
mer prime minister Of the deposed en-
peror, Kwang su, is proving herself
lust as ardent and far more practical
a reformer than her father. says the
New York World.
The other evening Miss Kang lee
tured to the first audience of Chinese
women ever gathered in New York
city, with the object Of forming
woman's branch Of the Chinese Empire
Reform association. The meeting was
held in the upper rooms of the Morn
ing Star mission at II Deyers street.
There were about 200 Chinese present,
thirty-five Of them being women.
Previous to her address to her fel-
low countrymen Miss Kang turned to
the few Americans present and in very
musical broken English said:
Il want to tell my Chinese sisters to
be as much like their American sisters
as possible. want them to read pa
pers. 1 want them to know things"
Miss Kang then spoke in her native
tongue for over half an hour on the
needs Of reform in China. She told
the women that they must not be sat
isfied to let the men do all the work,
but that they must instill the principles
of reform into the minds Of their chill
dren; that they must educate and
broaden themselves.
'sYou know" she said, "that Con-
fucius tells us that if we wish to
teach any one we must first teach our
selves"
The women's branch Of the Chinese
Empire Reform association was then
organized, with Mrs. Fung Y Now as
president. Meetings in future will be
held once a week in the rooms Of the
Morning Star mission, and it is ex-
pected that within very short time all
/ the Chinese women in New York and
the vicinity viii become members.
Mrs. Fung Y Now, The president of
I this organization, has taken an active
4 part in mission work among the Chi
nese women in New York for the pas,
seven years.
In personal appearance Miss kang
Tung Bac. the reformer, is beyond a
doubt the prettiest Chinese woman
that has been seen in New York city.
She is of medium height, slim and very
graceful, with an abundance Of black
hair, full, rounded, olive cheeks, with
Just the faintest shadow of redness in
them, a rosebud mouth, white, small
teeth and small feet and hands. Sh'
is but seventeen years old, was born a
Canton, China, and educated at tn
English schools in Hongkong and Il
India.
When Miss Kang was eleven year
old her father was forced to Zee from
China, taking her with him, to escap
the wrath Of the dowager empress, ant
thereby saved his head, as his six asso
ciates, all mandarins, who had helpeI
him to organize the Young Chinese Re
form party were decapitated. Sine
then she has travelled extensivel.
through Europe, Asia and America
She speaks several languages.
When a reporter met Miss Kang a
the home Of Joseph Singleton in Brook
? lyn, where she has been staying, sh
said:
E Everything depends on the Chimes
, woman. Only through the mother ca
the child be taught, and how can W
e expect to teach our children unless W
first educate ourselves2 For a Ion
time it has been regarded as a calam
ity in China for a female child to b
, born, and we must make our peopl
realize that the women are every bi
as good as the men.
= IF the Chinese women will educat
t themselves and prove themselves in
It tellectually the equals Of their hus
= bands and assert themselves they vii
\ be treated more as your American
women are treated. Perhaps the Chi
= nese women of today will not see tn
awakening and enlightenment Of on
rich and beautiful kingdom and see
q brought to the prosperity which 70
= enjoy, but the training Of the childre
Il Of the coming generation will hel
e bring forth the desired result"
C The reporter then asked Miss Kan
e If she favored the adoption of tn
2 American style of clothing for Chimes
Il women.
u mo, do not" she said. II wea
r your dress when am in your countr
S only because my native costume woul
II make me too conspicuous. The Amer
d can woman had far better adopt tb
10 Chinese costume than we should her
It Our style of dressing is warm loos
comfortable and sensible. while YOU,
is Here Miss Kang gave a verv col
temptuous shrug OF her shoulders,
Miss Kang intends to stay for
year, during which time she intends
attend one Of the female colleges her
She will take a special course in civ
government and political ecouom,
Miss Kang hopes in time TO establis
branches Of the Woman's Reform ass
= ciation in all the western cities. 81
n thinks that she could organize n narti
t ularly strong one at San Francisco.
d The Young Chinese Reform party.
which Miss Hangs father is the hea
wants to remove the dowager empre
and place the young emperor in now,
on the throne.
s Miss Kang claims that the empress
in league with Russia to break up Il
Chinese empire.
= Cures in Certain Cases.