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

believes that all distinctions between
Nanchus and Chinese should be abolish
ed. ard il was shortly before the death
of tie great dowager that he had her
Sind forth an edict permitting the inter-
marriage of the Manchus and Chinese.
AS result of all this. the Manchus
and the leading officials, including the re-
gent, resolved to clip Iuan's wings while
they could. They did it adroitly. They
had the emperor send forth an edict COM
I1enIluE Inn for his great services to
China and saying that the government
was sorry that he was suffering from
leg disease trheumatism) and could walk
only W IL difficulty.
This reads the edict, ''incapacitates
him from office, and we desire that he
should v.,cate his post and return to his
native place for medical treatment. We
order H. so that we may show our COM
passion for anG consideration of him..
Yuan was given many days to get
out. He took hi, son with him and II is
reported that both wept as they left.
In the meantime Yuan is only fifty
wears of age He is just on the edge of
his prime. He has twenty years of good
work i'm him, and there are great posi-
bilities that he may be again in the sad
die AS | understand it, he is not rich
man, having. throughout his life, cared
little for money, spent much and lived
well. He has a fine family. the most of
his children having been educated abroad.
The removal of Yuan Shih kai left
Chang Chi Tung as one OF the chief ad-
visers of the regent. and such he re-
manned until has death a short time ago.
Chang. and Yuan long ran neck and neck
as the leaders of the empire. Both as
pired TO control the policy of the govern
ment, and each has done much to merit
fame Now Yuan has been in the as
cendant, and now Chang; and again both
have run along together. working in
common. Chang was by all odds the
most famous Chinese scholar of his day.
lie believed in the class cs, and looked
upon the western sciences as an adjunct
thereto. Yuan is in favor of modern
education and modern methods Both
mcl adv coated China for the Chinese
but Yuan would bring in foreign teachers
and engineers. while Chang Chi TunS
wanted to educate the Chinese for such
problems abroad and employ just as few
outsiders as possible at home. Both men
have held the highest positions vice
roys. Yuan has governed the capital
province from Tientsin. and Chang has
had under him the mighty viceroyalty of
Hankow.
Chang Chi Tung was recently asked to
take the position OF tutor to the baby
emperor. but he declined the honor be-
cause OF his three score years and the
want OF more time fer his government
papers. lie has been the chief literary man
OF the present administration, and the
fiowery edicts which were sent out about
the funerals and the deaths of the dow
ager and the emperor were penned by
him.
Notwithstanding his ability and scholar
ship, | am told that old Chang Chi Tung
was as full of superstit on as a Chinese
coolie. He believed in the transmigra-
ton of souls, and ina Sined that
he came from a monkey. The origin OF
this belief is from n tradition concerning
Il MONKEY which was kept IN his fathers
house up To the time of his birth. On
The day that the sioTk brought the little
Chang this monkc. mysteriously van
islled, and, according to tile theory Of the
spirit doctors OF that time. its soul must
1aI.- 81 str :Ito the newborn ciIild.
rr2: chang chi Tun- really be
licved tits | connut say. but his friends
te'i me / hat whenever he was acctss,o Of
foolisrnesS or q .mp,udent action he
usually replied:
'How can / help IT? That is the way
I was born: it must be the monkey in
me"
In addition to the men l have men,