Evening star., 1914-10-04
DENOUNCES COURSE
OF HEAD Of CHINA
Gen. Hwang Hsing Says Presi-
dent Yuan Is Throwing Dust
in Worlds Eyes.
'pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October "a mystery
which puzzled all day Friday the Chi.
nese colony, which had arranged a bis
celebration that did not take place
was cleared up yesterday by the ar.
rival at the Astor Of Gen. Hwane
Hsing, generalissimo Of the forces O,
southern China in the revolutions. Gen
Hwang was expected to get here the
day before and be welcomed in true
oriental fashion. He was delayed be.
cause of desire to see Niagara Falls
and he also was opposed to having peo.
pie make q fuss about him.
Gen. Hwang is acclaimed by the Chi
nese reformers as the real active main.
spring of the Chinese revolution. He
already had started things going wher
DR.. Sun Vat Sen arrived on the scene
as the head of the reform movement
he stepped gracefully down and was
made its vice president.
Owing to a combination of political
circumstances, coincident with the dis
solution of the Chinese parliament by
ton to the head of the republic, Gen
Hwang left China about a year ago
and sought refuge in Japan. Gen.
Hwang and his party arrived in San
Francisco in July and have been slow
ly making their way to New York. 1t
to proceed to Europe, but that portion
Of his trip has been indefinitely post
poned.
In his party are s. X. Tong. a grad
Hsu Sun PAX, the general interpreter;
Lieut.. Gen. Lee Shu Shing and Maj.
Gen. Shih Tao Chuan. Two of Gen.
Hwang's children and his daughter-in-
law have been studying in New York
for two years. The son. Hwang Ye Gu,
is a student at Columbia. and Miss
Hwang Chin Hwa and Mrs. 8. A.
Hwang. both pretty young women,
have been studying with tutors.
Gen. Hwang said through his secre-
this country had been misrepresented.
1T has been said that l have come
mere to collect funds for a third revo-
lution," he said. II have not men,
toned the subject of raising money,
and my object is not that. 1t is to
istered in this great republic. after
which Chinese patriots hope their own
government will be fashioned, and to
do what l can to make Americans and
President of China, instead of being
the actual president of an actual re-
public, is a dictator and a despot. A
great many things in our country re-
quire drastic reform. The ideals OF
China and the United States are now
absolutely the same, and the SYM
pathy of the American people with
China in its aims would have tremen-
dous effect at home"
Gen. Hwang intimated that he would
how long he thought the present re-
gime would last.
Criticises Yuan's Record.
yuan shih Kai has been throwing
dust in the eyes Of the world" he re-
piled. HE has been thrusting two
propositions before the world which
have tended to prejudice the carrying
out of these reforms, for which the rev.
olution was brought about. In the first
place. he has been insisting that the
Chinese are not prepared for the repub-
lican form of government they have
adopted. For another thing. Yuan has
been saying and causing his agents to
say that he was the only man IN emma
strong enough to rule 1t.
''It Is a matter Of historical record
that China was the first republic In
the world. as republic is Understood
today In the year abi,csn 2SST p, a. ana Gnina NINA
resentative form Of government. with
a president elected by universal suf-
frage. This government hourished al
most without alteration for upward OF
We're SO deeply rooted in the people
through these ages that conquests
have never been able to destroy them.
started the people of China have
awakened, and the example Of the
United states. with its free government.
has awakened in the Chinese q great
desire to return to government by the
people would submit that the
Thineaa are better prepared for SELF
than almost any other ma
tion.
oniv man in China capable Of govern-
ing the country, Yuan has not only re-
verted to autocracy. but to an the
the people of China this Is very repug-
nant. You may be assured that the
time is near when Yuan Shih Kai must
step down from his pinnacle of power
and give way to a form Of government
the people desire. and which they pro-
pose to establish"