New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-25
NETWORK DAILY TRIBUNE, MONDAY. FEBRUARY % 1907
CHINESE HEADS FALL.
attempts to Check the Rebellion
against the Dynasty.

drom an occasional correspondent OF The Trbune)
Hankow, Jan. 10 Specialists the winter ad-
vances the poorer classes In many parts OF the
empire are finding it and more difficult TO
exist. Floods and poor crops and very high ex-
change rates have been the causes OF much misery
and suffering, and these in turn have doubtless
been partial cause Of the rebellion which occurred
in Hoo-Nan and Western Kiang-Se about InohIH
ago and IS still troubling the officials.
This revolution has to some extent scared the
n,andarins and strong measures of suppression and
repression have been adopted. There nave peeH
many executions. and probably large NUMBER u
entirely innocent persons have lost thelr heaus'
Professional informers have made accusations py
the Wholesale and an accused stood little
chance Of saving his life unless he was well known
or had influential friends among the officials.
Those in charge of hunting down revoutlonistS
have been anxious TO make a good record, both 10
be rewarded officially for their zeal and also 10
have a good excuse for increasing their budget OF
expense and necessary allowance from Picking
Those men who have been students abroad, espe-
cially in Japan have been generally suspected and
the slightest charge made against them meant
their probable death. One student in Chang-Sha'
a Christian, who had been in Japan and recently
returned, was mistaken for his brother Who'"as
on the list Of those suspected. Before the young
man could get proper persons TO prove ms ldehtIIy
and good conduct he was executed without trial or
even definite accusations There was no accusation
made to him personally, and he was taken TO
the execution ground stories which were en-
tirely false.
In woo-Chans in the last week one of the Boone
College instructors suspected and charged win
reasonable actions. He fed before the onlciaIS
could take him. \ constant guard of soldiers ABOUT
the college compound made so much eKc'tehien.
among the parents Of the students that the guns
school had to be temporarily closed
Many arrests have been made IN Hahho" anu
several houses supposed to be meeting places ana
clubs of the revolutionary party have been ralued
and closed. \ guaru Of native soldiers paIace tI1
streets of the naive city at night something d"
most unknown since the time Of the TAPPING re-
belon, except during the Boxer trouble OF Isoo'
MANY of the officials themselves are known TO be
in syrnuathy with the revolutionary movement
but they are of different ideas as to the proper
method OF remedying existing conditions ana 10
not sufficiently agree to be able 10 act tose'heI,
Furthermore, there so many spies among an
classes that it is dangerous this time 10 show
inclination toward the revolutionary views.
At a recent dinner 1T the Aston House, given by
a foreigner TO number of Chinese gentlemen the
Chinese refused 10 drink the toast of THE Empe-
ror long may he i've" and placed their glasses On
the table with a bang. Many Of the educated
classes in Central and Southern China are anti
dynastic.
II Indications count for anything the officials are
thoroughly aroused TO the fact of condition OF
danger which might become serious at any time
Given a strong leader, who may appear at any mo-
,nent nobody could predict what might happen
There are so many of the Chinese people, ana
they at times become so frenzed and united that
with capable leader It would take better army
than there is in China to-day to stop the mass
which might get into motion. The movement seems
antI-dynastic thoroughly and not anti-fareign It
is largely due to the influence Of leaders who have
been some years in Japan. Some OF the chlefs OF
the supposed revolutionists arrested in Hankow
were dressed in Japanese style.
The Japanese are intensely anti-foreign so far
as business at home, manufacturing and trade
abroad are concerned and should a successful
revolution take place in China, with leaders VINO
were schooled in japan, an aati-foreign CONNER
cial movement Of great force might be expected