New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-08-02
. ME- @ MRS.
tIWANC CHUNG
HOE1.

and as a result Of his efforts the Industrial In
stitute Of Pekin was opened, the first institution
Of that kind in China In that institute, II Is
claimed, some of the worlds finest tapestries and
embroideries are woven. From there come also
some Of the finest hand-painted china and some
OF tn. most perfectly hsnd-carved relies, as WILL
as the rarest of jewelry and silverware. W
Like his father, Mr. Hwsng is a modernst. IL;
believes in revolution through evolution and ha:
no faith in the bsttle-axe. Education--that y,
his method; and TO it he turned his attention.
He soon realized that the commercial world OF
China still chung TO many antiquated methods,
and he started crusade against them. He realized
that what it needed most was the influence of
American industries and capital, and he set ont
t, procure it for his country As result of his
efforts the Standard Oil Company induced TO
invest money in China. A friendly rela-
ton between America and China was established,
while his countrymen the chief benefactors
of the enterprise
HIS ACTIVE CRUSADE AGAINST THE OPIUM
HABIT.
Next Mr. Hwang turned his attention TO the
greatest evil Of his Countryside opium habit
He was of the main crusaders against 1t, but
he went further than most of the reformers. To
was not enough. His aim was TO point out TO
the people the real dangers of the habit, and he
established lecture tour for the purpose. Late
the lectures were printed in pamphlet form
and distributed to the multtudes free of cost
The aid of all the missionaries was evoked, and
the campaign resulted in almost complete
eradication of the drug habit.
In all his schemes for the revival Of his native
land Mr.. Hwang did not forget the fair sex.
The women of China found place in his schools.
He saw what a great force for progress they
were and he turned TO them first. In this his
wife, Mrs. Hwang Maying, came to his assistance.
Mrs Hwang Maying is poetess of the modern
spirit. Her poetry shows the direct influence OF
the best European and American culture and
she is proud Of it. She is prominent leader
among the women of her country. She has great
ly aided her husband in his educational work
and has introduced many modern ideas among
the Chinese women. II was directly through hef
efforts that many reforms were made in the life
Of her sisters. While her husband busy
spreading the gospel of renaissance among the
men she went among her sisters and con-
tinued the work. She found much more re-
ccptive crowd among them, according to Mr.
Hwang, than he did among the men. The women
OF China were ready for reform and they were
glad that the revival came; while the men in
their complacency at first abhorred anything
that required thought and smacked of modernity.
SEE CHINA's CHIEF HOPE IN THE WOMEN
OF THE COUNTRY.
az look to the women of China" Mr.. Hwsng
said, "as the real apostles of modernism and Il
civilization. Somehow women more reason
able than men. They can see further ahead.
They are much easier dissatiefed with things as
they are, and that is the greatest stimulus for
progress The Chinese women, by virtue of their
long subsection, were the first TO the freedom
afforded to them by the new culture, and they
welcomed it with great enthusiasm. Feminisn.
in China is growing rapidly, and it is their ighs
for freedom which will stimulate the men to ac-
ton. As in all countries the world over so in
China, look TO the women az the real spirit %
progress and evolution"
Mr. Hwang is much elsted over the successful
strides made by his country. He ia very optimistic
of its future, and hopes, in the past so in Tire
future, China will add much to the worlds litera
ture and art.
lie is to remain here few weeks longer and
then he will sail for abroad, where ne is 10 re-
main year and then return to China.