New-York tribune., 1912-01-02
DR.. Suns Picture Replaces That
of ConfuciuS in Joss House.
POLICE PREVENT PARADE
Nothing Could Curtail Outburst
of Enthusiasm from All Glasses
and Every Age.

| Inauguration OF DR.. Sun Yat-sen as fresi-
dent OF the Republic Of China.
! "Ho-tin, all, gaw; jun ho-tin haW kWoh'
, that is to say, Bright sky. brother' au
| spicious day for the nation" This was tHe
greeting whicn every Chinaman gave. ana
despite their adoption Of Western inethous'
! Il has a trace OF the superstition OF the
ages when one Oriental halls, "lio-tin!
| For the bright sky is always considered
among the Chinese rs an earnest vi
! heavens favor, and, therefore, a sign OF
! prosperity, while clouded sun Is a sure
augury OF disaster And so all Chinatown
men. women and children, rejoiced In their
! highest spirits, and from every window ana
store the civil and military flags OF the
republic with the American 'Od Glory
between, nuttered gayly in the breeze, as IL
/ in harmony with the demonstration OF
Chinese national patriotism
! Long before the scheduled opening OF the
ceremonial service In the Deliberatvo AZ
sembly arrived the place was flled: the mar
! row pas3a ,eways were choked, oVerioWins
| the joss hous Gin front. and even cro"dihS
! the chop suey restaurant below stairs
AZ one o'clock the service promptly be-
gan. The crush became terrific. all trying
vainly to catch Few words from the
Speakers The strains Of the American
song stayed the surging crowd for mo-
| ment ard even the untaught coolies joined
In humming the tune. For the first time
| in decades common sentiment throbbed
in every Chinese breast IN New York. III
they could have danced in the crowd
Chinatown would have been shaken to It's
| foundations. so genuine and unrestrained
\ bap ~ sbie "lDtIr of re-
gaining their national honor"
ON tho north wall, where formerly
shrine Of Confucius stood nov hangs an oil
portrait by Lee Took Tien. a Chinese ar
tist. of Or. sun, drsped with the flags OF
the sister republics. In front OF the por-
trait is a long. double teakwood stand
which once did service as n Confucian al
| tar
Two large vases filed with flowers
| nanked the portrait. These flowers We're
presented by American wellwishers ana
! placed there as an indication OF friendship
for America. Among these flowers were
/ some lilies.
! When Jue Chur. president OF the Young
| China Association. put them in the vases
hc said: we shall adopt. in place OF Man
| chu corruption, American civic purity.
ON each side of the vases was a tail and
slender candlestick with a fve-leaf ever
green, and in the centre on n large plate
were piled on one another four porcelain
peaches the longevity peaches-which,
with the evergreen. symbolized the per-
petuity Of the republic.
In front OF these we're fruits and an oc-
tauclilar shaped box with preserves and
candies for the guests The teakwood stand
was covered with magnifcently embroi-
dered piece OF silk. wrought in gold.
Al a signal from Lum Won Horu director
o, the ceremonies the one hundred boys
and girls 81 the Chinese public school
marched in and made. in fours, "tso-
yup." or a low bow. before the likeness OF
President sun. The bow is essentially
Chinese. but the cheer for the republic
that followed was nothing IL not American.
Led by Lee Bow, whose muscular exer-
ton inspired zeal. the cheers were lusty
and long Then came the salute 20 the
military flag, in which the Boy Scouts led
the smaller boys ana girls. Lee Chons
then called for yells for Dr. Sun.
No American college yell could surpass
these boys in their shouts and facial
tvitchings as they beloved at the top OF
their voices in staccato accents these
words
Chung Hua. Chung Hua,
! Iioo-la. Hoo-la!
| NiVela! Nivela
! Young China,
sun, SUM- SUM-
| II was indeed Young China" that spoke
I'm this. and in the republican song. which
went TO tho tune OF America" with Chi
nese words. which electrified the Chinese
| raaHa I'm
lation:
The Han people with hearts united adore
! our nation.
The blood OF the Hans flowed so freely
/ therefore
That now the Mnnchu bites the dust
! And liberty will reign Ger Han forever.
Somebody then called out, III Yuan
Hung" which was the signal for loud
outburst Of applause. Boy Scout imme-
diatey jumped up and led thund.rous
cheer for the ger eralisslmo OF the revou-
tionary forces.
In the Joss house the Chinese band be-
gan playing a triumphal march from the
| Three Kingdoms" the national epic and
a popular selection.
| Everybody trooped out for the parade
that was planned. but as the police re-
fused at the last moment 10 grant per-
nit IL had to he abandoned Likewise, me
firing OF one hundred thousand Chinese
| torpedo crackers had to be given up. but
| loud denunciations OF the police made up
for the noise.
Some hotheads rushed to the roof and
set OFF some five hundred, but the police
| ipterfered because this government has
not vet recognized the Chinese republic.
During the cracking Of the torpedoes
the military flag Of the republic was un-
f,rled TO the breeze, and all Chinatown
shouted itself hoarse for ten minutes.
Tonight a banquet will be held, which
prominent Americans have been invited
IN attend. Some Chinese women will grace
the tables. This fact Is significant of the
rapid changes among the Chinese. when
| n IL remembered that true old Oriental
etiouette forbids women TO appear In pub
| lie.
The son of the former Mayor of China
town. Tom Lee, has secured the appoint
ment of his son, Frank Lee, TO the post OF
|. secretary to the government OF the Prov
ince OF Canton, and Peter Hing, recent
graduate OF Columbia University has been
anpointed chief adviser to the assembly OF
| the same province. according to rumors IN
Chinatown last night.