Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-30
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Honolulu; f. 1.-The .".ysusx.s%: CT
usse PARTY. Ia Hawaii is;;ropgessntsd
by Is Dor cent. If tins. population Of
Hawaiian. born Chinese and ~ pa
cent. Of those whose btsth7iaee ~
somewhere n China. ID it to be we1-
iered at that prosressiveness has naa
such q hold whsre the president q
the new rapahlia vas brought tnto TIA
world? On. Sun fst Sen vas bern n
Kula. Island Of Maui, November ~,
1870. and was taken to China BY his
parents when about four years OF age
remaining there until he Vas ten
years old.
In 1906 be- crossed tina Pacific to the
mainland and vas admitted to the
United States a. q Chinese student
snd traveller on q certificate procured
by him In China. After touring the!
Omitted States and Europe he returned
70 Hawaii. making Honolulu bis homo.
What remained Of his family resided
at the old homestead ON Maui Until
about four years ago when the price
on the head Of the docso. reached an
e1orbitant figure.
Then they. decided TO take passage
from Honolulu TO- Japan, where the"
arrived safely While To HonoluN
apd on tha voyage to Japan agents Of
the dowaser empress hovsesd tangsf-
oualy GLOSS to. the family, apparently
With visv. to kidnapping the man
bers and holding them as hostages
against the revolutionary doctor. :,
Chicago may. no. bs; aware OF osn'
Gus Of chiusse taken in Hawaii short
~ after annexation. At The time ref
isteYs Of tke birth Of Chinese IN ina
Islands ware made and csrtthcates
Given. It opened the way &c sraSt,
and vas source OF Income &c r,ans
attorneys. Tor the Chinese wcule pay
any price for certificate which sboF-
ed their children to haya bsen born
here and which gave them the tran-
chise, Algo, holders OF thess cert!a-
Gates could get by the argns-ssed ~
spActoF OF cuatoms and immigration
agents on the Pacific coast. 4 certi-
f,cate wss q valuable asset and rare.
indeed, was the Chinese who vas not
willing Ia tempt an ofBcial to issue
one Oh the payment OF much Hne gold.
Those OF the Chinese acquiring the
coveted paper who were old enough
took The oath of allegiance to the
United States. Dr.. Sun Tat Sen was
one Of them. That he had ouce offer.
ed a certificate from the Chin csc gov
eminent waR not considered renun-
citation Of his citizenship. His Chinese
certificate, issued by the imperial gov
ernment. was looked upon az PROOF
of residence which carried with 1t the
right to travel throughout the empire.
Two years later. when the doctor
was In China. the Chinese minister IN
Paris cabled. his government that the
much wanted man was travelling be-
tween Hanoi and YuRan and should
be arrested Again the doctor ca
capped. In 1900 he personally led lit
tie band Of 500 rebels in a revolt which
had for its object the overthrow Of the
monarchy, and the establishment Of .
government on Western ideals. His
force was defeated By 1000 imperial
lists sent against It. Later two towBs
fell before bis little force of revolu-
tionists.
At night be remarked that the
Nancbu dynasty was surely weakening
and that Chinese would rise and driva
the. Mapchus out OF China. He hoped
to see erected republican form Of
government.
Events transpiring In the empire
during the past few weehs confirm the
prophecy Of the doctor. for the army
and the navy turn now to the revolu.
ton iafa q q friends oot anenioa