The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-12-14

Divided Among Nine Glasses s,l
In detailed explanation of how the
election was being conducted the Pc
king Daily News said the 2050 repre-
sentatises TO pass on the form of gov
eminent would be divided among niue
elasses as follower E. l., 90. H@Jsyt
First One Representative from
zach hsien, orr district, in the pro
kinces and special administrative ter,
ritories, amounting in all to 1884, the
humber of hsiens in China.
Second Thirty-two represents
! tives from Outer and Inner Mongolia.
"Thifd - Twelve representatives
from Tibet. 49,. .
Fourth Four representatives
from Kokonour.
TFiye -Four representatives from
Mohammedshs 4t
Six ~ Twenty-four representatives
from the eight Banners. TX
"Seyen-Sixty representatives from
the Chambers Of Commerce and Chi
hese representatives abroad. ..,sf
rEieht-Thirty representatives from
those who have performed certain ser
vices to the state. u. 49," ;.
stNine II Twenty ( Representatives
from learned scholars" r ~. 1.,y ~
For all the persons of the first class
there were to be primaries and then
second or final election. The pri-
mary for this class, held in Peking
on October 20, caused all the agita-
tion. y
All the delegates in the eight other
classes were chosen at an ettion,
which was be held In Picking. n
In discussing the election Of these
delegates at Peking The News said:
Zone Of the reasons for the selection
of Picking is the obvious inconveni-
ence and in some cases the impbssi.
bility OF holding elections at any o. h.
er place, and IL will be remembered
that these classes were elected at Pc.
king in previous elections .
Procedure Denounced 8As Farce
The view Of the critics of the eless
tioh concerning this plan to name men
in Peking to represent the various
tribes sand special classes was voiced
by the Peking and Tien-tsin Times:
There is mo other place where the
farce Of eleeting Representatives of the
Tibetahs, Mongols, Manehus, Banner
man, chamber OF commerce, literati
uAlu CPutu Ut utlu
covering the whole scheme with the
ridicule il deserves. The fact that such
elections have been held in Peking be,
fore is no defense. II we remember
rightly the members of the now de.
funct parliament had some seathing
comments to make up on the election
Of Tibetan and Mongol representatives
in Picking ON the last occasion. We
do4not know the exact figures of the
Tibetan, population in the capital, but
Il may be dotibted whether the Dalai
pA,ha, the sPnnshen Lara, and The
other ldignitafies and ehieftains have
,orwaEdtu .Droxies or powers of attOr.
ney for this stupepdous event.
sFpreign and Chinese spectators
may be invited 10 attend theaeleetion
NJ the eiEht elasses mehtioned, aud may
be faRorably impressed with the gray
ity of the demeanor and decornm with
which the farce Is carried out But
those who look beneath the snffaeewilI
atileast wonder who h responsible for
the tOpsy tuFvey state ofiaffairsiihIid
which the Tibetans. N ohgbIs, etc. sare
elected hundreds and even thousands
Of miles AWAY from the celebrates, and
carefully tseleeteda representatives Of
the litefatl,a commercial classes and
ineritori0us have the effrohtery to- pose
hszmo1Ihpiece of che nationls win upon
such an occasion. \
Wcmsh Entered Controversy ~
II Chinese women entered into the mon
Arahial movement with yehemence
which would do credit to Mrs. Punk.
hurst and her most aggressive follow
efs Miss All Shiang.sun and twenty
eight Of her supporters, chiefly school
nisttesses, set the ballqrolling IN Pek,
ing by issuing a manifesto urging the
women of China TO participate in the
movement TO restore the monarchy. Y !
aThis manifesto = immediatelye called
forth protest from lafgei.body of
wSlneh ahtEsaifmgette who deplBfed
the effort TO involve women ID The po.
litieal hti1oveiheht. These prOtestants
not only denounced the attempt 20 bn,
list wonien in the political Agitatidh,
but were harsh in their eritieisinpof the
monarchial movement, They derlared
that the men .whoswefe attempting TO
restore the monarchy expect to- I'VE,
ceive some rich reward, such as titles
of nobility from the now government
for their services, 80 Their protest
then inqtlired r,Wbat motives haveyact.
iiatdti a section oflOur women to paftiei.
rate an this enmpaigh D Do they aspire
for space in the new Einperof's 'ha.
rem as eonsorts or maids,0f,honori',
These protesting women urged that
the women Of China have not the in