The farmer and mechanic., 1909-12-07
\ TALK WITH a FAMOUS RULER
AND REFORMER OF IN
TERROR CHINA

He Rules More People Than the kai-
ser and Has More Power Than the
Czar-His Message of Good Will to
Uncle Sanl-China VIII Not Boycott
Us in the Future-The New Consti-
tutiOn-A Visit to a Chinese Kinder
"arten and the College Of the Two
Lakes
Copyright. 1909, by Frank G. Carpen-
Hankow, 1909.
Have YOU ever heard Of Chen KWei-
Lung, the viceroy of Hukwang. He
is one of the mighty men of this
great Chinese empire. He rules two
provinces three times as big as the
state Of New York. His subjects are
more than those of the Kaiser of Ger
many and his power is greater than
that Of the ear. BY raising his hama
he can throw a man into prison. and
with wink Of his eye can slice of
Il head.
The viceroyalty of Hukwang lies
about coo miles inland from the Pa
citic 1t is cut by the Yangtse- Kians,
and it includes the two provinces of
Hupeh and Hunah. Hupeh is bigger
than Missouri and its population is
over 100000. 1t is a rich country,
is famous for it's manufactures and
for it's cotton and rice fields. Hunan
is over twice the size of Ohio, and it's
population is 22,000,0O0 1t has tea
fields and forests and is SO rich IN coal
and iron that it promises to be one
of the great manufacturing regions OF
china.
The Hukwang provinces have many
large cities Hupeh has walled towns
at every few miles and here at Han
koW there are three municipalities,
which have a combined population as
great as that of Berlin. These are
Hankow, Wuchang and Han Yang.
Wuchang lies on the opposite bank
ing 1t is the official capital where
the viceroy lives in a great yamen, or
palace with many officials.
\ Visit to the Niceroy.
Tt was through a letter from MI
James Wilson, our Secretary Of AS-
riculture, whose fame has gone all
over the world, that l was able TO
meet this distinguished Chinese and
to secure from him 4 letter of good
Will to the people OF the United states
My audience was arranged by our con-
SUI at Hankow, Mr.. William Fl. Mar
tin. 1t was in a steam launch that
we crossed the Yangtse- -Kiang, and
landed under the walls Of WuchanS.
Our way for two or three miles was
up the mighty river, past the busl-
ness houses of the foreign settlements
Of Hankow. We took up IN the Japa-
nese concession, and steamed by the
German quarter viii is fine banks
and he branch offices of abe North
German Lloyd and the Hamburg
American. We next passed the I'M
mensc brick tea factory owned by the
Russians, and then went on beyond
the great exporting houses OF the
Americans, French and British. After
Il yirtc n ho
kow. which is bigger than oston, see
ING the people looking like gigantic
blue ants as they climbed up the steps
from the river to the streets which
line the bluff.
During this voyage our captain
steered us through shipping such as
can be seen nOwh here outside OF emma.
There were ocean liners which had
come up the Yangtse-Kiang for tea;
Chinese Japanese, British ana FfeRcn
river steamers, and hundreds or Sreat
Chinese junkS, with smaller craft Oh dii
sizes. AS we passed the han river,
which flows into the 1angtse between
Hankou and Han Yang we looked up
through a long thicket OF masts OF
such craft at anchor enabling US TO
believe the statement that emma Has
more boats than all the rest OF the
world put together.
On the opposite side of the Han We
could see the immense stell works of
the viceroy and the smokestacks OF
his arsena1s These We're in the city
of Han Yang, whose houses cover the
north bank of the Yangtse as Tar as
the eye can reach. It was at THIS
point that we crossed over TO the
walled city of Wuchang on the oppo-
site side of the Yangtse. The city
stands high over the river. and we
came to anchor at one of the granite
stairway which lead up to the puma
In State Through Wuchang.
The viceroy had fixed the hour OF
our coming, and had sent two of his