Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-05
CHINA'S ADVANCING REVOLUTION

1t appears to be assumed by the press
OF Europe and America that fuanS Sic
Kai is necessarily the
What Is man of the hour. And
w. p, yet Chinese student
Xuan s holef OF the New YORK Tn
versity group declared the other day
what should be known to those familiar
with events In China preceding iuan's
overthrow, namely, that Yuan sided with
the late empress dowager. and thereby
caused kang-Yue-Wei. the reformer. to
flee from the country to save his head Nor
does II appear to be possible that Yuan
Sie-Kai has been associated with the
real leader and creator OF the Chinese
revolut on, DR.. Sun-Yai-Sen. On the con-
trary. there Is reason to suspect thai
Yuan is In the opposite camp In the role
OF observation-disclosures diary between the
Chinese and the Manchu. Yuan" said
one of the aforementioned students. lis
not loved by the element among the
revolutionaries represented by the fol-
lowers OF Kang- Yue-W
The edict from the throne October 10 Is
assumed to have been the insp ration OF
Yuan-S e-kai and his friend Tang-Chao-
IL, VINO. IL VIII DC Te.IaIhtu, Ttapptdis
upon the Chinese stage at the same mo-
ment as Yuan-Sie-kai. The fortunes OF
these two seem one and inseparable
repeat, 1t does not appear TO be clear that
Yuan-Sie-Kai is reformer at all. We
shall find even that he Is not loved by
the revolutionar es. and the very fact
that he has been restored 10 office as a
.forlorn hoI e. by the Manchu govern
ment at Picking is suspicious. 1t should
be added that Tang's appointment as
minister OF communications is lidew Sc the
nspira ion OF the Manchus who hope
through these two master ntriglnts to
escape the fate that menaces the govern
ment at PEEK ng. Personally acquain ed
with the two men. declare that | have
for them both very friendly feel ng.
The edict from the throne Is ascrib.d to
little Pu VI. Tang. the minister of COM
munca ions, who was edGcated n Amt ric ,
and has an intima knowledge of what
would please the observing occidental, ha
undoubtedly dictated the childike and
simple style.
We recur to a Chinese student In New
York for information which comes from
most intelligent and
Too Late respectable source. 1T
is now too late" said
w OAoi6e' kwan. for the Manchu
government to make any promises Of
constitut on or to hold out even the
most radical reforms in the government
China Is now thoroughly aroused, and its
resentment is against the rulers who have
permitted a base form of government to
exist for hundreds of years. The rebels
did not demand the constitution; they
have given up making demands: they are
now lighting to rid China Of the Manchu
dynasty
The conflict i'm China may not be en-
tirely r reforms nor entirely for the
republic which appears to be the ideal Q
some Chinese. but, above all else, the
conflict today means fight to the death
Of the Chinese against the Manchu. a
race war-a war that is implacable and
unavoidable. Yuan and Tang my be
able TO patch W. a peace between the
two races. but it would In any event be
a fictitious peace and of brief duration.
The Chinese imperial family Is Manchu.
The dynasty dates from l6i4 and Is
styled TIA Ching Chao, or great pure
dynasty" The Tartar Chentsou invaded
China In 1Gii. and, having driven out
the Ming dynasty, established the pres
ent dynasty Of Using. TIE son of Client
sou became the great emperor kang-Hl
The victorious Manchus and the van
pushed Chinese have never assimilated.
but, on the contrary, have perpetuated
the distinctions and privilet es OF the con
querors. which have augmented with the
years.
But to return to Yuan-Sie-k Kali
whom the world has in some way mis-
taken for the reformer he Is not. In
May, 1901, Tsen Tchoen Hien was ap-
pointed viceroy of Setchoen Accord
ing to custom he repaired to Picking
to pay his respects for the honor con-
ferred. The new yiceroy was audacious
and independent When the EMPRESS
fled in 1900 Tsen was viceroy of Shensi
and welcomed the empress with eff
C,,Ls fkaa
former. and Prince Using. the reac-
tionary. were engaged i'm struggle
Cor mastery. Yuan was at court and
threw the weight OF his influence not
with Tsen, the reformer, but with
Using. the Manchu and the reac-
tionary.
Yuan-Sie-Kai is accused also of being
sympathetic to the Japanese, although
this cannot be verified. 1t
Singular is singular situation;
Yuan, Chinaman. recalled
0ltuaIlUn. to favor by the Manchu
who exiled him and who would have de-
capitated him, his destiny depends en-
tirely upon the maintenance of the Man.
chu as the ruler of China. IL the Man
chu fails 80 likewise fails Yuan-Sle-kai.
But the conflict between the Chinese
and Manchu is in its first phase. yuan
will be in his role of opportunist IL, faii-
ing to induce the reyolutiOnaries to ac-
cept the concessions he is empowered 10
offer. he Joins the rebels horse. foot and
dragons" And | shall not be surprised
IN hear. IL the rebels continue to De sue
cessful. that my friends uan ana rang
are among the rebel leaders AT TINS
moment, from this distance and the char-
acter Of the dispatches, the Manchu
dynasty Is doomed ,..
A missionary long resident In emma
has lust been interviewed by the CORE
snondent of the Figaro. what ne says
~ tho nolitical situation counts for more
than MANY dispatches which are mis-
Leading and contradictory. For example
Hankow has been taken by lhpeIidI
troops. retaken by the rebels, then again
II Is denied that Hankow was taken oy
the imperialists. ,,.,.,,, =,
Think of the role or the aahSHu in
china. IL is that of conQueror. lie 10
charged with the defense of the central
authority. In every Chinese city In the
center there is second line OF fortinca-
lions tn attack and reconQuer the tlrst OF
line of defense. Behind the towers
Manchu soldiers live. with orders 10 90
nnthino except that which concerns their
autv "a soldiers. These orders are so
s,riet that only within few years were
Wan hus ever permitted to marry chinese
Not withstanding the rigor OF that sit
nation between the two races the con
ouerors have become the conquered. me
TShinese are proud of their civilization
"a NJ the role which they have played
- the far east and which the actual
s.osty hrusutlely stopped. They have