The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-06-28
HEADCHINESE REPORMERHERE
kANG w WEI BRINGS GOOD NEWS
TO HIS COUNTRYMEN.
Comes with . Philadelphia Cadet Battalion
and Is Met by Company OF New York;
ers-The Chinaman Looks and Talks
Like q Yellow Version OF Roosevelt.

Kang Yu Wei, head OF the Chinese Empire
Reform Association, is here. Mott street
is making holiday, the Chinese schools
have 'let OUT for two days. and laundry
packages are late all over the city. With
all the military pomp and parade which the
Chinese OF New York can muster, he was
escorted into New York yesterday, and
addressed his countrymen at the head
quarters OF the Reform Association. He
will be here a month, and for the first week
the Chinese intend to wear him out with
receptions and banquets.
Kang arrived at Hoboken at o'clock
yesterday. A reception committee. headed
by j. M. Singleton, was waiting for him at
Jersey City. The two companies OF the
cadet battalion, commanded by Major
| Mcvickar, were lined up to act as escort.
Owing to late rulings of the State authori-
ties, they carried not guns but Chinese
and American flags.
With them, too, was pretty lo-year-od
Chinese girl, dressed American fashion
in white. This is Kang Yu Wells daughter,
who has been in a private school at New
Haven almost ever since her father left
China to save his head.
Kang came out Of the train with quito
retinue. There were two Chinese secre-
taries in correct frock coats, an interpreter;
Gen. Homer Lea the American who com.
mands the reform army, and the Chinese
reform cadet battalion OF Philadelphia,
Atty strong
kang himself was gorgeous in plum
coored silk robe, which fell to his feet His
blue cap bore the turquoise button OF
literatus OF the first class. He Is big.
strapping Chinese, with bronzed COM
plexion. long and scanty mustache and
lots OF teeth. He wears glasses, too. and
has big and strenuous gestures. In fact,
when he grabbed the hands Of his country
men and expressed his delight. he looked
like a yellow version Of President Roose-
welt.
The Philadelphia cadets lined up with the
New York cadets. Kang iu Wei and Gen.
Lea walked down the line to TO- receive ,s,. the
moved to the ferryboat. Thence they
proceeded to the Reform Association head
| quarters, at 9 Mott street.
The cadets went first. headed by an
American band playing Marching through
open Carriage With Singleton. Miss Kang
and Gen. Lea, and behind them came
| score of carriages containing the prominent
citizens OF Chinatown. Naturally. the pro-
cession attracted some attention and specu-
lation in the downtown wholesale district.
| "Thems the Japs,' explained one long
| shoreman to another.
@Whod think to look at EN- that they
could fight that way" said the other.
Along on West Broadway a, sudden
shower hit the parade, drenching the cadets
and causing the. dignitaries to elose their
was waiting. The clans were divided
and lined up on opposite sides OF the street
| the reform element on the south SIDE waiting
to follow his E1cellency into headq4aIters.
the Hip Sings, On Leongs. Boxers and others
who don't believe in reform here or at
home, on the north side.
The reactionaries crowded the balconies,
at GODS and window lodges and muttered
among themselyes az the e a.; s,; oes up
The hall OF the Reform Association was
soon jammed to the doors. By hard push
| ing, the ushers managed to scraPe space
| In the middle OF the floor. where the cadets,
who had exshsngsd fags t ioj guns b as
interfered with the steam pipes on the
low ceiling above .nI
| of the Chinese school, who had come IN
carriages all the way Rang ~ Me' was WE
Chinese clothes He stood on the platform,
| fanked by his daughter and Singleton and
applauded Roosevelt fashion whenever
the evolutions pleased him There hish ~a Ean an
inspection by Cen Lea. aiter VIC" aarno many anS
wariike and brought torrent OF cheering.
According to the interpreter. he said, after
a few compliments for New York; IT,
Il have come to you after many perils'
Is growing and spreading, We have sew
| eraI million members. 1t has spread over
five continents, Keep on with your Work
for a new China
His Excelency. who speaks little English,
talked to the reporters later through Ills
aThe condition Of China is improving.
he said -We have definite hopes OF re-
form and constitutional government IN q
few years. There is a strong undercuTrent
Of progressive Pu1 ats, iee IL, sAmbasssdors
and seven viceroys have Petitioned the
Throne for a constitutional government.
The rulers OF China know the minds OF the
people. There is only one great obstacle
the Empress Dowager. c.,, .hou,a .s.L
an alliance with JAPAN he was asked.
spea king in parallels, America weeded,
apan cooled the rice and China will eat it,.
The Interpreter. seeing that every ono
he means that America chose the best
that Europe had discovered and inyenteo
that Japan chose the BEST from Europe
and America, and that China will choose
| the best from the world.
ave don't need Japan" went on Kang;
.China is a land OF immense undeveloped
resources, and her people are industrious
virtuous and, when reused. energetic
We need only good government and popular
education to do all that Japan has done
The local dienltaries OF the Reform As.
sociation dined informally with Kang and
his suite at their headquarters last night.
He was to have made an address last night,
but be eyed OF because he was too tired;
Formal lunoheons and receptions In ten
days. The party has suite in the Waldorf
| Astoria.