Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1915-12-29
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other revolutionary leaders who are
now III Japan directing campaign OF
agitation. The edict warns the pubic
against the activity Of these rebs4
leaders, arc urges the agitatorS now in
China to quit their trouble-making and
to assist in strengthening the govern
ment
Sun Yat-sen is known in China as
Sun Wen. and Huang Hsing was
known in China during the revolution
airy days as Chu Ming Tang. The latter
was a member of the executive COM
mice of the Revolutionary Society
and later became generalissimo OF the
revolutionary army at WI Chang. Up
on the formation Of Sun Iat-sen's first,
cabinet at Nankin, he was made min
lister Of war. When Yuan Shi-kai be-
came president, he made Huang Hslng
resident general at Marking IN COM
mand of the southern army, but he
gradually undermined the generals
military authority, and in 1913 1t was
Huany Hsing who organized the sec
ond rebellion. He took command of the
rebels at Marking. but fled to Japan
upon hearing of the approach of the
northern troops. Last year he visited
the United States and was in confer
erce there with a number of enemies
of the Chinese government. Last year
he was expelled from Sun Yat-sen's
party, but the movement to restore
monarchial government in China
brought the two revolutionary leaders
together and they are now said to he
cooperating in Japan.
Yuan Shi-kais cdict denouncing the
rebel leaders reads as follows:
Recent reports from various places
state that the followers of Sun Wen
(Sun Yat-scn) and Huang Hsing have
created rumors, advanced fallacies, and
circulated inflammatory literature
printed abroad with the object of
arousing the people in the interior to
sedition. Requests have been received
that these activities should be sup
pressed.
1t will be remembered that after the
revolution Of Hsin Hal. kuantung, HUI
nan, Kiangsi, Anhui, kiangsu and Flu
ken were all under the influence Of
the rebels, who practiced violence I'M
der the name Of the republic. They de-
voted their whole efforts to extOrting
money from the gentry and merchants,
and murdered the good and innocent
ones. They gave a false definition to
the doctrine Of equality and liberty,
and advocated that a person should
share his property and wife with 9TH
ers. They called right wrong. and vice
versa. They tried to deceive the peo-
pie. In short, their object was to de-
stroy the sense of morality in society,
and to abolish the acknowledged prin-
ciples, human relations. and good GUS
toms and practices, and converted this
celestial country into nest of bandits
and violent characters. r
When the government tried to
check their influences they at once
made an alliance of the six provinces
to defy the central authorities. When
generals were sent from the central
government for their suppression they
issued enormous quantities of curren-
cy notes with the object of collecting
all the silver and gold in the market
and then they fed abroad to foreign
countries. Consequently all the ring
leaders escaped with large fortunes,
leaving their unfortunate followers to
suffer for their misdeeds. 1t has been
the principle. even of ordinary rob-
berS, 10 help their associates and pro-
tect their common interests at the risk
of their own lives. But even this prin-
ciple is disreSarded among the rebel
chiefs who heartlessly pursue their sell
fish ends at the expense of their ac-
completes. Hence they are worse than
ordinary robbers. Later on. they allied
ing several provinces which were de-
vastated by ravishing the women. IN
cendiarism and looting. Their cruel
actions battle description, and the same
are all within the memory of this
country.
THE Chinese merchants abroad in
foreign lands have been industrious
and have acquired wealth by sweat
and blood. Taking advantage Of the
ignorance of these overseas Chinese as
to the real circumstances of their
mother country, these rebels have de-
vised various methods to cheat them
OF their hard-earned money in order
to squander the same as they like.
Sometimes a few tufei bandits) were
employed to create small disturb
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expenditure. But the overseas Chinese
have now gradually come to under
stand their dishonest methods. and
have refused to contribute more funds.
1t has always been the practice OF
these rebels to put forth reports that
they have raised several million dollars
in such and such a locality, a loan of
several millions has been contracted. or
quantity of thousands or tens of thou
sands of arms and ammunition has been
purchased. But all these are mere boasts
purposely made to deceive their follow
ers and increase their influence. A peru
sal of ancient and modern histories will
convince one that none of such deceiyers
could effect anything for this country.
I'm the second year of Min Kuo the re-
bellion of Hukow browe out at a time
when the finances of the country were
very unsatisfactory. The troops of the
provinces were very irregular and the
condition of the provinces was abnor-
NAL. The rebels had at their command
the people Of six provinces and an army
of more than 100000 with modern war
appliances and plenty of supplies. Not
withstanding their influence and the
great number of accomplices spread all
over the country. they were hopelessly
defeated within a period Of less than n