New-York tribune., 1911-12-01
FOR CHINESE AIR SQUAD
Glenn Curtiss to Taseh Boy
Rebels ReCruiteJ Here.
EXPECT LONG, HARD FIGHT
Revolutionists Send Call for Vol
unteers Here to Help Over
throw Manchus,

calls for volunteers here are tsk4n as
evidence that the Chinese revoluti5nists look
forward 70 a long and determined struggle
before the overthrow OF the Msnchu dy-
nasty and the establishment Of the Chinese
Republic dispatch to the local revo!u-
tionarv headquarters urges the immediate
departure Of New York volunteers for the
revolutionary aviation corps.
From one Of the young rebels hers II vas
learned that the san Francisco Revolution
airy Society. the directing centre Of revolu-
tionary activity among the Chinese In
America. has arranged With Glenn curtis
the noted aviator. 10 give a six-month
course Of practical aercnautcs TO sqnsh
of sixteen Chinese boys of san francisco.
Chicago and New YORK. who have volun-
teered 10 serve in the revolutionary army
| upon the completion OF their course with
Mr. Curtiss The squad recruited from the
three cities Is 10 meet In Chicago In
week. then 10 go on 10 Detroit Mich, there
20 start in with it's work.
Moy Kay Guey lad Of eighteen. born
and bred In New York and now studying
| at the De Witt Clinton High School In this
| city, Ia one Of the eager volunteers In the
revolutionary aerial corps Guey is a
member of the New York company of Boy
Scouts. and dressed i'm his Khaki uniform
talked very enthusiasticsly # his new
work, Asked if he had the 7pproval Of his
parents In joining the dangerous corps.
Guey said
"Oh. yes. my father and mother have
| given their full consent. as they agree with
| me that I have chance 10 serve our
| fatherland In its fight for freedom. Afraid?
Oh. my no: haven't the least DIT of fear.
| A fellow has TO die some time and II might
lust as we'll be when he is doing his cOun-
| try a good turn"
Guey said that his companions will re-
main In Detroit for two or three weeks TO
learn the fundamental principles Of aerial
flight and then go to Atlanta, Ga, and try
out their wings. I'VE will study everything
there is to learn, as we are 10 be used In
actual warfare Our leaders have spoken 70
various aviators and have finally decided
TO send our squad to the Curtiss Aviation
School. We are expected to become fairly
expert in the handling of aeroplanes by
next spring. and it is very probable that we
will leave America early in May for Shang-
hal"
Three Of the older members of the Chi
neSp boy scouts nave bIfdbS i'i', I''
China TO drill the raw recruits from the
various provinces now gathered before
Nankng Wu Ling. one Of tho older
scouts who has mastered wireless teleg-
raphy, is another Of the volunteers who
spoke of their aeronautIcal enterprise
When asked what he intended to do after
he finished in Atlanta, he said:
General Ii Yuen Heng wrote IN our
headquarters in san francisco that he does
not expect to attack Peking until after the
Chinese New Year. which is at the end OF
February He asked for renforcements OF
all kinds particularly experts in aviation
and knowing that the Americans have made
the most progress in that field suggested
that some of the scouts take UP the work
for use before Peking. When Or. Sun Yat-
Sen was here last month" (here WI gave
laugh and whispered into the reporters ear
that the press failed TO locate the doctor.
who sayed at the Hotel Arlington. on 9th
street. three weeks before he sailed to
Englsnd) 'I visited him with 4 number OF
scouts and when We asked his opinion about
the aerial squad he said for us to 90
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