The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1910-09-23
Nearly Two Hundred Cinnamon
LOp or Their Queues
FEAST OF THE FULL MOON
Utilized to Discuss Suggestion Of
Progressive Cinnamon Which Has
Endorsement of Prince Tsai- Tsalo-
Boston Cinnamon Concur In Move
ment as Far as Coming Generation
Is Concerned

Boston, Sept. 19.-Chinese resi-
dents of Harrison avenue, laundry
men and outside merchants, gathered
In Boston's Chinatown yesterday to
celebrate the feast Of the full moon,
one of the Oldest religious festivals of
their faith. and to decide whether or
not the modern Americanized China
man should be minus his queue.
There was considerable discussion
OF the latter question over the chow
maine and chicken omelette, and at
the close of the days celebration about
200 Cinnamon cut of their pigtails.
The movement was started by the
Chinese publicity association Of New
York some months ago, and at first
caused widespread horror among resi-
dent Chinese. Then Prince Tsai- Tsaio
visited this country, and he believed
so thoroughly In the practical good of
the suggestion that he cut off his own
queue and returned to his native coun-
try without It.
This was a great step in favor of
the new movement and the progress
sive Cinnamon who engineered it were
not slow to take advantage of the fact.
They sent out word that 1t would be
a good suggestion to discuss the mat
ter at the festival of the full moon,
and it is believed that the suggestion
was adopted all over the country.
Boston Cinnamon were about equal
ly divided on the question. Nearly
all concurred in the movement as far
as the coming generation was con-
cerned, believing that the youngsters
should grow up queueless, but they
themselves were unwilling to give up
the feature that characterizes to them
loyalty and reverence for their an
cestors.
Leon Bling, who Is one of the most
influential men in Boston's China
but he, too, believes that 1t should
only apply to the growing population,
those born In this country. At the
close of his talk he admitted that he
would be unwilling to give up his own
queue.
His partner, Leon Wee, who has
just returned from his native land, is
an ardent expoent of the new move
ment. He went to China to bring his
wife and young son to this country,
and his first act. after the steamer
cleared Hong Kong harbor, was to cut |
the queue from the. head of the little
fellow. He did not cut of his queue
yesterday, but said that he was ready
to do so at any time.
Ching Fong, director of one Of the
largest pottery shops in the city, is
a Christianized Chinaman, and so did
not attend the meeting. He cut on
his queue years ago. He said that
the queue was now a mark Of slavery,
not a mark of loyalty or reverence
that It had long since lost its religious
significance, and that the only reason
Tor wearing 1t was superstition.
Hugh Keen was one of the principle
speakers against the new movement.
He believes that the modern China
nan Is becoming so Americanized that
he is gradually forgetting his native
and, her customs and religious OBJ
;ervances. He gave as HIS ultimatum
hat he would wear his queue until
here came to him an imperial edict
against It.
The meeting In all the restaurants
we're exciting, that is after the relig-
Gus Ceremonies were completed. and
be feeling seemed TO be at high ten
ion. At the conclusion about 200 Of
he most radical cut on their queues
With fitting solemnity, packed them
arefully away and bore them out with