Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-10
CHINA HAD BECOME
A LAND OF GRAFT
SAYS EDITOR Of
STRONG PAPER
Mr.. Ng, Who Was Educated
in This Country Went to
Native Land an Imperialist
But Got Over II.
RAILROAD IS WORSE
THAN A POOR EXCUSE

timing about the revolution iu China
from the standpoint of the revolutions
lists was told yesterday by Sig Poon
chew, mcmber OF tlo iunta of Chi
ncse rcVuluuunists in the United
states Mr. Ng Is the managing edi-
tor OF the chung sal Vat Pc of san
| Francisco. which II said 60 be the
leading Chinese daily u The United
states. lie was educated In this cOun-
Try and when ne went over to China
last year &c was the FIRST visit he had
paid 90 his country in thirty-tWo
years.
when Mr. Ng started Tor home his
Views rather leaned 90 the support of
OF tao existing government After
travelling about China extensively he
went TO Picking, The result of his OBJ
seryations there made him fun
Pledged reyoutlonist, and ne came
home last May determined to lend his
! fun support TO the movement, which
was. however. IN the opinion OF the
leaders with whom he talked, no; due
10 como Off for another two years
Il went to Hankow by the Belgian
railway, and actually the latter Is the
most miserable thing 10 the shape Of
a railroad ever built II vas appar-
entity just built 90 sell. Though the
distance from Picking 30 llankow Is
only seven hundred miles, only one
/ Through train week Is operated.
They call II a train de luxe, but II is
| like a poor cattle train in this coun-
try. when the train starts, the
trucks move. but the tops slide back,
and thea when the train stops, the
tops OF the cars shoot ahead. Every
thing Is loosely fitted, and sitting IN
side one Of the cars you are over
whelmed with dust.
"Thoy operate daylight train. but
/ Il stops az sunset each night, no mat
tor where Il is at the moment and
you have TO hustle out bag and bag
J gage. The tickets they sell are good
only unul nlghtfall, and the next
morning you have to buy another ana
make fresh start on your journey
The trip over seven hundred miles
| occupies three days.
lin talking with Wa Tipg-fang and
others, and the foreigners who had
! been IN Pckin for years and Chinese
siudets. / foud that something seri-
Gus was going 90 happen. / talked
much with people IN all the different
/ cities Of the empire that ! visited,
and they spoke OF nothing but revolu-
ton.
"wu Tlng-fang did not take me
wholly into his confidence. but when I
mentioned what hsd .hcard he said
he too had heard about u and that ne
feared Il was coming sooner than
anybody expected. As II turned out
| the mind OF the people was made up.
and they were simply waiting for
/ leader. So when a revolutionary act
vas done In Wu-chang they We're all
j ready to cooperate
when ! saw conditions IN PICKING
how tho same crowd nlled the Offices
and tho same graft methods were in
vogue, aud that the Manchus were
not making any real reforms, ] he
| came az hot a revolutionlst as could
be found in any part OF the empire
So that when | saw sun fat Sen 10
san Francisco | told him ! would CO.
operate with him 70 the fullest extent
of my ability.
why. G. Is a fact that many OF the
students who had spent from ten 10
fifteen years In this country refused to
so 10 Picking when they got BACK 10
China for the reason that Il required
not only influence but ac."al cash
for them 90 get the ear Of a Manchu
| prince. II was an open secret that 70
get near one Of them YOU had To pay
az least three hundred taels. consia-
| erablv more than 5000, Co see MS
doorkeeper This mono was sup
posed TO be divided up among those
on the inside, even the prince get"
ting a share.
"The higher the Sob you we're look
ing for the more you had 10 pay TO
see the doorkeepcr. } was told Ia Pc
lain that Prince Chluf's income from
that sort az graft alone was three
million dollars e year. and Prince 81
rs about as big "a rascal Everythlns
was being done for show The trip
OF Prince Tsal Toa and Prince Tsai
Uaun around the world was a graft
ing game. They did nothing but ac-
cent entertainments on their way
around the world aud when they got
back thov were described as having
made thorough study Of naval and
military affairs an over the world
prom the Chinese la New York
$40 600 has been sent $4,000 or 50
from those in Boston while the Chi
reese IN san Francisco have contrlbut-
cd more than one-fourth million ]
could tell tales Of great sacritice be-
hind these contributions, too. ] know
one instance. OF poor laborer, who
by living on next 10 nothing had say-
cd $500. He came one day and de-
posted every cent OF u with us. =
am too old 10 go back there 20 fight,
ne said. hut / wilngly give all my
money to help the cause
There are many Who say the Chit
nese have no patriotism u Is rather
that never before have they had O.
chance 10 oxercise a. Every evidence
Of such a thing WAS alawys supprss'
"a bv The Mnnchu Royernment Now
that there Is @ movement 70 drive ou
me Manchus everybody II going into
L.
"Wnhin twenty years the people
win have made progress mat VIII pu
} that OF Japan IN the snnde. China q
I a country of wonderful resources. Il
J | tr..... 4 ons.r a rtffuuW DUf that Pnl