The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-08-19
The REFORM EDITORS
HOW THEIR CASES APPEAL TO THE FOREIGN PRESS OF
CHINA AND JAPAN-TTIE REAL ISSUES ARE THOSE
THOSE BETWEEN CONSERVATISM AND PROGRESS
WHEREIN THE SEDITION LAY.

The following the taken the of the reform editors
Shanghai about whom much has been said in the cable dispatches
memoazed by the Bow Wong Societies throughout the world by the
Chinese and Japanese foreign papers
The Supao in Shanghai arousng controversy in the
model settlement The "Supao the of Chinese newspaper
which of the defendants accused of dious proceedings be-
long The being before the Mixed Court which
en and foreign counsel have been retained for the prescott
ton Naturally this mastering the side of the forces of tyranny of
who belong country where political freedom something
n see China eancpaed from the hadom Of the Manchus under
which, quote n Daily the law barbarm tempered
venai good deal of the writing and specifying dgnfed by
the OF on appears have been stuff indeed such
England and American the old daywoud have been treated
with silent would be dangerous for the fate of
those guilty similar agitation today seeing that there strong
party which, had its way, would gladly and Stay every
woman child that differ from itself Nevertheless
foreigner in the barbarous Orient STILL for OF reference
up quite decent little fire OF enthusiasm for the rights of the nd
vidu denunciaion abomnabe methods govern
aliens enjoy the blessed privileges OF ea-eroa The point of
the controversy in Baron Mun hauen birthplace whether the prs
ones IN the Supao case are deserving OF sympathy or oherWe as
also whether is within the rights OF the foreign authorities interested
interfere for the protection the defendants the of their
vcon Echo de Chine takes the ground that China China the
defendants have offended against the Chinese government and must
the enaed under Chinese law 1t also charged
the same quarter that the sedous uteranes OF the Supao are due
the influence Protestant missionaries certainly appears
tendencies abroad the rising generation China due
the influence and teachings OF Students from and Japan 1t must
M bads Of fb boe of desire IS see Tegs6eraed
China The problem this particular easy,
pecay after all that has gone before in the the Chi
government If is the duty Of foreign recognize the
sovereign rights OF China her nationals how they
ce that duty with the forcb exacton OF leases and usuucts
the sphere which Chinese amenabe laws and regua
tons? What right indeed have foreign China all
when their entirely obnoxious the rulers of the country
The truth that the West has far bogge tries
the n c. Daily News inconsistent when read
lines foreign Intervention in the "Supao
Our contemporary replying to the arguments already adveed to- con-
tends that these might well be used deprive Europeans
China OF the privileges and protection of eXaerroaiy; they
might have been used retrbuQn falling the chief
cupts OF the Boxer outrages they might daily to Justify Chi
officials the Christians Was French
delicate observing the relation OF native Chris
ans their when the latter made
their losses three Are the
of China absolutely neggeabe Shantung
Manhua Mongolia and other of China be quoted here in
the Model Settlement ITSELF sufficient Ignoring
on justice and fair play? Since when have the dignity the Chi
the of unmpaired authority be-
object OF tender soCtude the European pOwers? Since
when indeed Were there rational hope that the forces of reform
could within day strength sufficient bring about the
overthrow of the Manchu dynasty and the substitution government
modelled japanese lines perhaps the pOWerOutsde Russiamgt
do than lend them helping hand by protecting Them when
possible the attacks of the regime Auedy such
would be far with OF absolute
than the alienation of Chinese territory for purely sell
fish OF the of the elements OF
revolution sense be termed selfish since the refomers
abandon the traditional oCy eXc1Senes and
ALL that foreign might benefit but in the absence
OF sinister Interior motives there would be this important difference
that although revolution might involve chance
OF dynasty would should still imply China the Chinese AS far
the merits of this concerned deemed undeni
able that had the seonmongers reaned advising the retire
of the Empress life pensionthnk of them the
would have taken place The N e. Daily News de-
conservatism arayed the of public opinion
That the persons directly responsible for the Supao have escaped
from the settlement well known the defendants with the
cepon of foolish pampheee we believe entirely unconnec
ed with journalism Even if that should be borne
that the of the doctrine which incurred the
Picking that the Chinese official class and needs refer
nation doctrine which finds support with European individual
interested maintaining the administrations
enness and which urged terva in Imperial decreesapan