Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-31

government and the fat things of the
new civilization.
And. indeed. the game is worth the
candle, China, in it's natural resources
the richest land upon earth. is to be de-
veloped. Its mines are to be opened,
its railroads built and modern machin-
cry added to the muscle of its four
hundred million Woodworking human
lty. 1t is to have new systems of taxa
tion, and the possible squeezes will be
enormous. Fortunes incalculable hang on
the trees of the possible future, and last
ing fame awaits those who can read these
Acknowledged children of Israel out of the
wilderness of the past into the milk-and-
honey lands of the twentieth century.
At present the imperial family stands
at the top, but even that is divided into
three-yoar- baby whom the great
dowager chose as the emperor, have
their hands on the machine, and the re-
gent is Prince Chun. this baby's ia
Their At the same time, one must re-
member that when Prince Chun's
brother, Kwang Su. the last emperor.
began his reign he was likewise a
baby. and that with a father fully as
strong the present imperial regent
Nevertheless. the elder Chun had no
power through his son. and the govern
ment was managed by the great dow
ager, who held the reins to the day
OF her death. We have now another
empress dowager in Tsai Ans place, and
IL
her party will not overshadow Prince
Chun.
1t is said that the new empress dowager
has no independence of action. She is
represented as gentle creature and
with the backbone OF n jellyfish. With
in the past few months she has
given the lie TO such statements. She
has refused 10 approve of many of the
extravagant expenditures inaugurated by
her great predecessor. and has directed
that the hills Of tho immortal household he
cut down. The old dowager had planned
Improvements at the summer palace
which We're To cost millions. These have
been counterma nded. the electric lights
have been taken out of certain OF the
buildings, and an order for new steam
launch on the palace lake has been can
ce!ed.
1t will be remembered that Tsai
An. when she first came into the
pa'ace, was noted for her modesty and
backwardness; and that IL was not until
her imperial husband died that the Off
Gals had any idea that she possessed re-
markable ability. Yehonala, the wife Of
Kwang Su. the present empress dowager,
is the niece of the great dowager and as
such she was forced upon Kwang su.
That young emperor did not want her
but the great dowager insisted. and in
order to smooth matters gave Kwang
Su as his first concubine the girl he had
picked out for his wife. Indeed. 1t is
said that Kwang Su never loved Ye-
honala, and that he sometimes threw his
shoe at her in anger. She may have been
4 spy of the old empress. and as such
have kept her posted on the faith or un-
faith OF her imperial husband.
Yehonala Is by no means beauty. She
is lean. wrinked and yellow. She has bad
teeth. STOPPING shoulders and sorrow
full face. She has. however. the absolute
control of the young emperor, tn whom
she stands in the light of mother. with
all the authority that comes from that
position in China. As such she has taken
the real place of the Princess Cum. the
VIE OF the regent, who is the baby en-
prror's real mother. The latter does not
1--we IN the pa ace: she has nothing TO do
with Iu III. and has even to beg for an
audience with her own baby SON.
AS To the prince regent, he is about ten
years younger than the empress dowacer
ami his position and powers are not
settled He Is practically the en-
peror: but II lchonala has any of the at
tributes OF the great dowager. he cannot
be sure that she VIII not step in aid over