New-York tribune., 1905-06-29
KANG ON CHINESE REFORM
,says Empress Is Only Obstacle TO
Peace and Progress.

VI, Wei Grand head of the Chinese Empire
r,efcrn, Association, gave an auoiehee - -
newspaper men yesterday afternoon ~ t "a
aar< Regarding the Chinese boycott ci soocS
80. .to I-ni.ed States and Chinese exclusion he
LA that from the Chinese point OF we" - W.
.xnected not only that the exempt cid's '
>, admitted TO America as the result Oh 'he ooS
-. bu+ that all classes of Cinnamon Should pe
s,,i,ta,i inst as all Americans were aoilll'eo ilt
@~,.trs prifno1,t any papers. The purpose oi 'i9
oresan, bovcott was not to beneht the eAeiiP' ~
Sass who could always come to the ohteo o'".,a -
but all Cinnamon who wished to eoihe u '
United States. He added;
1,. chinese Exclusion act. instead of benentiflS
ias Si.a d.,ianc has done more harm than good
saca,,se high class Chinese merchants, o,,,e
sIerS of the exempt class. who like to come
ana rfs o.aTl 70 frayel 10 buy machinery and stay
at first class hotels, have become ,aEe heen sent
f5eir treatment Some of them ndNe 5-bi1a IT holds
hack 20 China from San Francisco. oii for Fair
America as her best frlena a anu tbe whole nation
e Sbins very indignant because OF ITS nnLaIi t ~
iio1 tiis 92 Of any Cinnamon from the United states
President Roosevelt said to me; ;,.s 10 " in regard
10 the modification of the Chinese Exclusion "ON
Asked regarding the reports that Cinnamon were
drilling in different cities of the Unlteo STATS 40
order 70 return to China and engage III d" ~
ton there kang replied that the FepOi -o'',.s %
started bv ooposition societies ard were siouIU
,ss rho ohiect of drilling the Cinnamon mere was
.trnnI, IN educate them in military science anu
for exercise According TO ChiEese Poiitie'' '-N
Empress was thief, he SAID
1-o remarked that the world knew the war De
u,een Russia and japan brought on by the
Empress Dowager. who gave mining concessions 20
Russia adding:
The attitude of the Empress Dowager is not 0IllS
question that affects China. but all the clVlizeu
roYrers She has usurped the power OF the youIls
fJnneror and in 1888 conlmunicat ted with al Ihe
foreign legations in Peking, pointing out thaI uIi
Icss The Emperor was reinstated China never Wouu
he al neace and if China not AT peace nellner
would the foreign powers. 1t is impossible 70 IN
trodnce reforms in China with the Empress DoWa-
ger opposed to them. .,., +,a
MANY attempts have been made TO over tiIoH ~
Empress but il is difficult to accomplish II h the
powers would suggest 10 the Empress that sne
Should resign. she would do so, II she got pen pen
sion Such n course is practicable, as She IS over owe,
seventy-three, is tired and is afraid OF being po,
soned China is like big bone-very marc Ior any
bower to swallow as She has from Soae0O00 to 4tg-
osl 600 population. AS she cannot be sWallo"ed sue
should be preserved, and she will return creait @
where credit is due. China has never peeh dS
gressive She only wants TO preserve her own ter
ritory.
Kang Yu Wei received a letter from Joni n
o.Brien. the Mayors secretary. yesterday a1teI-
noon. saying that the Mayor would be pledSeo 10
receive him at the City Hall this morning. at lVi0
O'Clock After fortnight's stay in New-forh
Kang viii go TO Boston Or Hartford