The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-12-27
CHINESE TO PRINT
A NEW YORK PAPER
It's Type Will Embrace Fifty
Thousand Separate Tea Chest
Characters.
RICH MERCHAN INTERESTED
May Become a Daily of the Met
ropolitan Style, Devoted to
Chinese Reform
Movement.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York. Dec. 2S.-Tong Chew, a
young Chinese reformer from one of the
first families In the Flowery Kingdom
has arrived in New York to fill the posi-
tion of editor in chief of new Chinese
newspaper soon to be started here.
He came from Yokohama, Japan, by
way of San Francisco, and was greeted
by the most distinguished Of his country
men In this city,
The newspaper, the first issue of which
will appear on the Chinese New Year
February 16 next-is to be published by
three wealthy Chinese merchants in New
York. and will be the official organ of the
Chimes Empire Reform Association, the
largest political society in the world. hay
Ing, membership of 100000.
The object of the association Is the COM
plete remodeling of the present form of
government by educate and the modern
methods of the civilized countries of the
West.
Tong Chew. at the time of his call here.
was an instructor in one of the reform
colleges at Yokohama, the Dali Tung Hok
Hob.
When he arrived here a private dinner
was given to him by the officers of the
New York Branch of the Chinese Empire
+ Reform Association at No. "a Pell street.
Those who We're present were Joseph NJ.
Singleton. who has adopted an American
name and is president of the local organi-
cation; j. c. Thoms, NJ. D.. the secretary,
ciety: Jue Chue, vice president of the as
ISOLATION and an extensive importer, and
Guy Maine, q prominent member and
well-known merchant.
NEED AN OFFICIAL ORGAN.
For some time the members Of the Chi
nese Reform Association in New York
have been anxious to have an official or
gan here.
During the stay here of the two great
leaders of the reform movement. Choy
Sc Kan and Leong Kai Chui, last spring.
they made 1000 converts of the 10000 Chi
namen hereabout.
There were then 100000 active members
of the association The number has since
started by. Hong Yu wal, who might
have been the first man of China II he had
not sacrificed all for principle. A price
six of his disciples being beheaded.
In the last six months. however, the
organization has become so strong that
is protected by the British.
A few weeks ago Hong Yu Wai's daugil-
Ter, Rang Tung Bek. came here and lee
tured to Chinese women in the Doyers
preparing for Wesleyan College.
Upon her arrival the question of estab-
fishing Chinese newspaper in New York
and John Chantz. three of the wealthiest
and most influential merchants in China
town, agreed to finance 1t.
but will probably be soon changed to a
daily. with a full staff of editors and re-
porters, after the latest methods of metro
ports Nv Is sd daily
from China and all the local happenings
of interest to its readers.
There will be advertisements, of
he loo zf 49,
yet been determined upon, but It will prob
ably be eight pages of seven columns
The press and printing plant are now on
their way here, and the Chinese printers
will soon start for this country. The Of
flee. in the new building No. Mott street
will have all the latest newspaper appli-
ances.
READ FROM TOP DOWNWARD.
The work of publishing Chinese news
paper will be appreciated when 1t is known
that there are $1,000 separate characters in
that Language. each word having symbol
for itself.
It Is not absolutely necessary to use
all these characters, but at least 10000
must be employed to properly represent
is read from the top downward in narrow
other.
The name of the paper will fifty express
torials appealing to Cinnamon in Ameri-
ca and the motheriand to Join the reform
movement. The price probably viii be so
likely be sold for cent.
1t is expected that 1t will circulate not
only in this country. but In China. The
one daily Chinese paper published in the
United States. is the Chinese Daily World
of San Francisco.
The new editor. Tong Chew, who is only
"A years old, has been educated on the
American
is fluent linguist, speaking four or five
languages. not English, however.
Throph an interpret ,,. he expressed
Of the new enterprise.
"our reform organization has grown SO
within the last year." he said. THAT we
We have newspapers in China, India, and
Japan. or course. my chief aim will be
to advance the principles Of the. Chinese
tne sa endeavor To- carry at the me
American journalistic idea as I under
stand 1t.
shall welcome to China all foreigners who
can help advance our country, but we
purpose to open the door ourselves and
do this by learning the modern methods
compete with 1.-The, the world in the sciences
Doctor Thorns, the secretary Of the or
ganization. explained the movement briefly
by saying:
I'VE can afford to wait for the death
of the Empress Dowager, now n years
old When she dies. the Emperor who is
in sympathy with US. will take full charge
of the Government, and the reform of
China will begin. In the meantime we are
educating our people so they can COM
pete with the other nations OF the earth"
NEW YEAR GREETING CARDS.