The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-20
AWAKENING AND
FUTURE AS A REPUBLIC

archist movement, uprlsings BY south
ern republicans or incurslons by
northern brigands encouraged FOR
political urpos by Manchu princes
at one moment or another possessing
the ear OF the throne) the last CEN
fury OF the TEACHING dynasty WAS one
OF discord and divisions-in large part
undoubtedly due TO pressure. some
times unw.sely and se.hshly exerted
from without.
Since the abdication of tho infant
Emperor, Hsuan Tung. all this Is
nged. The necessity for unity and
progress having been made evident,
every element in China's huge popula-
ton OF 400. 900. 900 people has become
imbued with the national spirit. and so
we find Manchus like Prince Pu Lun
(who but for an accident and the
growth OF the republican movement
might have been to-day Emperor OF
Ch!na) and even the wild Golok
tr!besmen OF Kansuh Just as keenly
interested in and as loyal to the re-
publican ideal as reform leaders ike
DR.. Sun Yat-scn.
Mr.. Kang Yu-wei. the Cantonese
scholar who i~nstigated the famous re-
form decree of the Emperor kwang
fIsu, and in consequence had to flee
for his life in 1898. lives quietly in
Pekin, the friend and counsellor Of
China's republican President. Hangs
principal lieutenant and fellow exile
for many years. LANG Chi-Ch'ao, Is
one OF the most trusted and most use
full Cabinet Ministers Of the Chinese
Republic. The poets and the scholars,
the scientists, the merchants. the
,1an1, - Ihtra ka,.a 500. ,h.y- - I'll
ders TO the wheel to show the world
that the republic has come TO stay.
! During the critical days OF February
and March. when Japan and China
were tread!nG difficult and dangerous
diplomatic ground. Ch!na's telegraph
wires were weighted down by burning
messages pledsing from all parts e
the republic and from Chinese abroad
the patriotism OF the people. within
a week $500 such messages were re-
ceived. some Of these coming from
small towns so remote from the capt
tai that up TO a few years ago they
had little or no Intercourse at all
with the central Government; others
by the score from America Singapore
and other eastern ports where
Chinese dwell. Mr.. Su Pe.-hua. a Cam
tonese millionaire, offered his entire
possessions considerably more than
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