The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
Kowtow Dispensed with.

But in other WAYS the old rituaf vas
closely followed except that there Vas
no burning OF whole bullock and the
kowtow was dispensed with. the Prcsi-
dent merely bowling to the altar vince
Emperors ptostrateI themselves Also
the Emperors spent the night before
the sacrifice in = hail adjoining the altar
in meditation and fasting Pre- dent
Yuan was not absent from his palace
Tor more than an hour all told
lie wore gorgeous dress N0d
OF mortar board" hat tied with purp.a
strings beneath the chin, and adorned
with one enormous pearl surrounded by
twelve smaller ones arranged I'm TO
shape OF an ear OF rice flowing SIX
robe embroidered with mystic symbols
in red and gold red silk shirt fr.nged
with gold. and a heavy gold gird.e
The attendant officials were hardly less
resplendent All the sacrifcial utPn-
sils, drums and gongs OF former years
were used, arranged with sCrupulous
attention to due order
Accompanied by music, the chanting
OF supplications. the burning OF incense
and many obeisances the President as
cended the marble steps of the great
altar. beneath a cloudless sky and o.
fered. with appropriate ritual, a blue
paper inscribed with prayers written
81 verrrilicn. tray containing the
blood and hair OF bullock slaugh-
tered the day before silk, soup. wine
grain and jade. All except the Jade
were then burnt In the great brazler
adjoining the altar one new touch
was observable. the President reCeiy-
ing a cup OF wine from one attendant.
raising II reVerently toward heaven.
and passing II to another attendant
in token of his identity as an elective
official with those about him
Then sacrlficiJl robes were exchanged
for ordinary clothes, and the return 70
the palace was made at the same break
neck speed
Yuan an Emperor.
Two other explanations may be Of
fered for the apathy with which the
Chinese have received this strange fcs.
ival. Either they may think that the
worship of heaven can be performed
only by an Emperor who enjoys the
mandate OF heaven" and that, there
fore. when II is attempted by a popu-
larry elected President. has no virtue
Or they look upon Yuan as already
an Emperor: therefore, what more
natural than that he should act az
his predecessors have done? And in
up-country towns and hamets this 4.
the view most commonly held to-day
Shanghai IS so far from England
so small point In the great web 81
British interests overseas, that II at.
tracts little enough attention even n
normal times, and Is probably hes'
known as the place which supplied
convenient name for the practice ~
kidnapping reluctant sailors on board
importunate ships. But IL has a COLONY
OF 1000 TO 5000 Br1tons. men, women
and children. who have many friends a.
home.
Life il not easy in an information.
settlement AT such a time. our Ger
man colony has been largely augmented
by the expulsion OF Germans from Hong
kong, and feeling II very bitter There
have been scares OF bombs, rumors tina,
this or mat large British building would
go up In flames one night German
trade isvtrtually dead. and the Germans
themselves are under no illusions as 70
tho failure OF their campaign. and are
proportionately angry But the Ger
man Consul-General has the sense to
soc what would be the consequence Of
any outrage and will do his utmost
TO keep tho peace in this last asylum
for Germans in the Far East