The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-07

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ance. How he came to he rescued from
this nearly fatal predicament is told by
himself, and also DR.. Camille. his for
mer medical preceptor. There WAS an
English servant In the Chinese lega-
ito who told his wife one day If the
pfteoue plight of this imprisoned
Chinaman. This woman wrote an
anonymous note to Dr. Camille. who
was then living in London, went to
his home near midnight pushed tine
note under the door, rang the bell,
and disappeared AS pr Camille saws
Had this humble woman failed in her
purpose. the Regeneration of China
would have been thrown back -indefi-
nttely, for the last of the reforners
would have lost his life and the Man
ehus would be still ia power" This al
ludes to many of his revolutionary
co-workers who had already been be-
headed.
The note Of the humble woman read
There is a friend Of yours I'M
prisoned in the Chinese legation here
since last Sunday, they intend sending
him out to China, where IL is certain
they will hang him, II Is very sad
for the poor man, and unless some
thing is done at once he viii he taken
away and no one will know it. I
dare not sign my name, bat this is
the truth, SO believe what / say.
Whatever you do must he done at once.
or 1t will be too late. His name. be
1Aaye. is Sin Kin Sin
In ferver OF anxiety Or Camille
rushed at once TO the head of the
Maryleho police and thence to Scot
land yard This was at 80 A. NJ
The police said IL was none of their
| business that he had done his duty by
reporting the matter, and should go
I home and Keep quiet. TIE carred aE afn
next morning with Sir Patrick Manson
(aIso a friend of sun Vat SEM and they
we're told that either a drunkard or
lunatic had made the same report dur
ing the previous night. The police ad-
Vsed them again to go home and keep
quiet about the matter. They said they
could do nothing. as It did not con
Germ them,
when the doctor bethouRht him of
| the English foreign office, and by get
ting in touch with A member of the
staff there and notifying the news
papers. sun Vat Sen was saved In the
nick Of time by the intervention OF
Lord Salisbury. In another twenty
four hours the dangerous lunatic would
| have been transshipped 70 emma lot
| decapitation. 1t would be too long
| story to tell OF his numerous other NIL
raculous deliverances. He ran tho
gauntlet of these ever-present perils
| with tmperturbability, He had no
thought of himself. only OF the welfare
/ NJ his country. To q friend who re-
monstrated with him for not taking
| greater precautions, he once said; me
cause will not he ruined by my death;
everything is in order. my death Will
not affect It: the whole scheme is work
| ed out to the most minute detail Inc
! leader Is appointed. the generals are
ready, the troops are organized, and
nothing that can happen |" He VIZ
make any difference. few ye trs
ago. my death would have been
! misfortune, but not now"
/ wa can form some further estimate
~ the character of sun Vat Sen from fhe
| biography written by Ilr. Camille, as
well as from the observations of FIR I'd
erick Mccormick who has lived in
/ China the past twelve years, ana VINO
has Just written a book on The Flow
cry Republic" Or, Camille writes that
he feels he has failed in the depletion
of the character of this extraordi-
nary man." that his respect and re-
gard for him may appear to have
warped his Judgment. but that he bas
restrained and not exaggerated MS
feelings toward him. He goes on TO
say: II have never known any one
like Sun Vat Sen. If ] were asked to
name the most perfect character l
ever knew. would unhestatingly
name him" He describes how every
one. children. servants and masters
alike, conceived deep regard for
him. He speaks of his sweetness of
disposition for others, his interesting
conversation, his gracious demeanor,
his self -effa cement, his seeming to be
a being apart, consecrated for the work
he had in hand. He had no care for
personal honors. place, position. or re-
ward When the cable message came
to him in Or CAVITIES home in England
asking him to become president Of the
Chinese republic, he did not mention
II for some time and then only occa-
slonally The presidency might come
and go-~his country's regeneration was
before everything.
Mr.. Mccormick interviewed sun Vat
Sen when he was president OF China,
and will condense the description OF
his visit,
Il was astonlshed ct finding no
guards outside, no doorkeeper, and no
usher. IT was about TIVE minutes be-
fore the president came Ia, attended
nv a secretary and an aide We shook
hands. he dismissed his attendants.
and We sat down alone at the round
table before the gate, The fire had
gone out The room was cold and l
kept on my overcoat. He was dressed
in a military suit of winter khaki
without insignia, He was a little diff
fident. | thought because of his mix
ture OF native reserve and foreign
training. He smiled. boyishly and
somewhat sadly. He is forty seven,
He looked about that age. and ! won
dered how much, or how little he might
resemble In appearance, or possess the
qualities of the Heavenly Prince or