Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-31

poorly organized, being easily stamped
out Besides, there was no cooperation
between the several provincial reyolu-
uonary guilds. \ conspiracy to seize the
canton government in 1879 came within
an ace of being successful One hundred
leaders had 1000 men ready to act Am
munition was on the way up from Hong
kong in a launch. At the last moment
something went wrong and the leaders
ned. The government beheaded sixteen
people, only seven of whom had any
knowledge of the affair a heavy price
was put on DIR. Suns head He slipped
down to Hongkong. and week later.
under the very eyes OF imperiaI spjes.
boarded vessel bound for Liverpool
For twelve years Sun Vat Sen wander
ed up and down the globe. preaching lis
doctrines to thousands OF exied country
men or eluGing Manchu agents who
tracked him day and night BY a ruse
he was captured i'm London in 1S.s; and
held in the Chinese legation. which was
technically Chinese soil. Ii was planned
TO convey him secretly to China and then
cut off his head With the assistance of
an English servant of the legation he
slipped word through TO a DR. Camille
who Informed the British government
The authorities fairly deluged the streets
IN the vicinity of the Chinese legation
with troops, and the minister was COM
PEELED to release his intended victim.
DIR. sun then went TO Japan TO work
among the Chinese students but was
feeced by one Makimura out of the lar;e
sum he had raised for the purchase Of
arms. Again on his uppers. he Travelled
through French Indo-China rs Il blind
beggar. In this way he slipped over -
AMMAN, then across the border into
China The cause prospered n l>a.-.s
as his confederate. kang NG-wei. had
Won the confidence of Emreror Huang
Hsu, and wa sable Ia bring about the
memorable hundred days Of reform"
Then came Yuan Shh kai's betrayal of
the emperor and his subsequent imprison-
ment, and things looked biacker than
ever
Manila became suns headdi.arters then
Singapore. then Honolulu. and AZ last San
Francisco. Here
Manila Once his life crossed
Suns Headquarters Lea Ie'anr
Stanford student. forming valuable
friendship, which ended only with Lea's
death three months ago. at the early age
of thirty-siX. Lea was "A remark Bile man.
Bearing deformity and struggling with
great physical weakness. he became a
great military philosopher. recognized as
Sun Vat Sen with all the abandon of a
zealot. He was made a general of the
Reform Cadets, and drilled hundreds OF
young Chinese in San Francisco. Similar
volunteer corps We're organized i'm other
parts of the United States. The United
States government refused to break up
the movement
DR. Sun Vat Sen was in the United
taf Loo
luton broke out prematurely. He issued
the following statement:
Our greatest hope is to make the Bible
and education. as We have come to know
them by residence in America and Eu-
rope, the means of conveying to our I'M
happy fellow-coUntrymen what blessings
may lie in the way Of just laws, what re-
lief from their sufferngs may be found
through civilization. We intend to try
every means i'm our power 10 seize the
country and create government without
bloodshed. ] think We shall but if 4 am
doomed to disappointment i'm this then
there Is no engine in warfare we can in
woke to our aid that we Will hesitate to
use. Our ioW0,V0o must and shall be
released from the cruel tyranny of bar
barrie misrule and be brought to enjoy the
blessings of control by a merciful, just
government. by the arts of civilian ton
DR.. Sun went to China by way OF Eu-
rope, arriving at Shanghai i'm December
just I'm time To prevent the preliminary
peace conference from going to pieces
The Chinese people hailed him their de-
liverer The Wuchang assembly elected
him president of the provincial govern
ment, and he was inaugura ted at Marking
January /, 1912. Two months later he vol
resigned in order 10 give the
presidency To Yuan Shih kai, and thus
win him over to the republican cause
The glamour of high office did not blind
him. He was faithful to his trust to the
last. Sun Vat Sen practiced what he
preached, and now. a private citizen,
he is more useful than ever.