The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-04-27
(From Monday Adyertiser.,

Should America face invasion three
days hence by On aggressive military
nation, smaller, poorer, but better pre-.
pared, an American audience in Ye
Liberty theater tonight might listen
70 much the same arguments that the
Jhinese of Honolulu heard last night
from the lips Of Colonel General WI.
Ian, Of the former Chinese revolution.
airy armies. EG'h, E.tIS E.-.
There would be the same emphasis
on the contention that no great nation
Of such inexhaustible natural resources
and such millions Of population could
be conquered; the same appeals to the
luty OF the individual and to the pat
riotic impulses. a. y, Ii -
"a man who does not fight TO pre-.
serve his countfy,'l shouted General
Wudan, Closes not only his country but
himself. Whether China shall stand or
fall depends on the Chinese. If they
strive, II they take up their duties
unitedly, If they fight with belief and
courage, they are nnc6nqherables You,
l, we, can save the nation. y, \ , 3srrt"H'
Audience Luke Warm 4. I, a., ..,.. Z.
The Chinese took II rather philoso-
phically. After an, hotir, and a nalf Of
oratory, they began to shuttle out into
the rain, ut first in ones and twos, then
IN little groups. General Wndan took
the hint and brought his address tc. an
abrupt close. Thereupon q general ex.
odus started. ~ &tIt,l, q
WI Wing sun, editor of the Chinese
Liberty News, jumped 10 his feet and
| a. No.. a. 4 A. 4.
show Indifference. There was another
speaker to be heard Col. Sun Shiu
Kwai. "Hyr....
Lau Tong, viee-president Of the Chi.
nese United society and chairman of
the meeting, followed with q sad little
pun. Taking his cue from the closing
words Of General Wudan, Sc said: "If
you break up now, the nation breaks
up. Several Of those on their feet sat
down, and a majority of the audience
stayed to hear Sun Shiu Kwai, a nep-
hew of Robert Wilcox, the Hawaiian
revolutionary. fF
The purpose of the meeting, WI
Wing Sun explained, was to preserve
China, regardless of party feeling. A
crisis faced the nation. Japan had
taken advantage of the pTeoceupation
IF Europe In her own quArrels to make
demands on China. In case President
Yuan Shih.kai was about 70 Accede to
the demands, IL was the duty Of all
Chinese TO make known their senti.
ments, so that the responsibility might
be his, not theirs. In any event, the ne
gotiations were bound to eventuate one
way or the other soon, and the Chinese
Of Honolulu, as well as those at home,
ought to make up their minds what they
I Intended to do.
Enter Count okumA
General Wudan entered upon an
analysis of the internal economic and
political conditions in Japan which had
brought about the demands on China.
Until the present 4, cabinet was
formed" he said, ''Count okuma had
been out of politics for ten years. He
had not the confidence of the late En-
reror, who thought him too much of Il
demagogue. .'L.sa"
but in the meantime, Japan has
entered upon period Of unrest and In
ternal strife, The country lacks land
and lacks money, 1t wants to expand
and looks across the sea at China. Cabi
net after cabinet has fallen because nc
basis of agreement with China salts
factory to the japanese nation could b,
formulated. rs Z
Now comes Okuma s chance. He
has the people behind him aud he, Ia,
hecn alb" to win the err Of the Young
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