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The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
Back-Stage Talk

A noted singer of the Metropolitan Opera House
i am not at liberty to mention his name-went
into one of the courtyards of an upper West Side
apartment house in New York City recently and sang
few of his favorte arias. He did so on a wager
that he could not earn two and half dollars per
day by street singing
After his first selection thirteen cents were thrown
to him; after his second. nine after his third FIVE;
after his fourth and fifth, nothing
And this for the very same singer who received
two thousand dollars per evening at the Metropolitan
Opera Housel
Of course. he lost the wager, but he learned
great lesson. 1t was. that everything needs to be
staged" and even merchandise!
Every article of merchandise that is sold to the
public must be staged" You must promote the
particular merits of your goods.
The HERALD holds high rank in this city with
the largest percentage of home circulation of any
other paper.
Let us produce" and stage your merchandise
by dressing it up in a manner calculated to brn,
its true worth before those who wish to buy wha
you have to sell.
Make hi" with the public by making 'shoy
of your merchandise in the advertising columns
The HERALD
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
Y. W. c. A. Campaign for
Members Ends Tomorrow

Closing NJ the membership cam
paign which the Young Women
Christian Association has been con-
Quoting Will he marked tomorrow
evening by a reception in the head
quarters rooms at Fourteenth and G
streets northwest. at O'Clock.
Miss Clara McQuown. who has
spent much of her life I'm Japan, will
he the principal speaker Of the even
ing. Miss McQuown will take for
her subject japanese Women Of To-
day More than 100 applications for
membership in this organization are
now out. officials stated last night.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
WOMAN SUES TOBACCO FIRM.

The United Cigar Stores Company
was made defendant v,stsrday N a
suit 20 recover 500 dsmages filed iu
the District Supreme Court by Ethel
NJ. Gates. who was formerly employed
at the Panama Legation.
The plaintiff alleges that a defective
awning suspended over the show win
dow Of the store at sl4 Pcnnsylvanit
avenue northwest fell on her as shs
passed and caused injuries which COM
PEELED her 10 relinquish her lob.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07

PEELED to introduce this feature at this
time. Some alert Democrat will at
tend to the matter with expedition.
let II be known here And Senator
Borah will vote for the proposal with
alacrity. and his friends cannot
blame him if he utters a resonant
Il told you So" when he does il.
VIII Congress Work.
Majority Leader Kitchin fought the
proposal of Speaker Clark to work
through the holiday season. But in
spite of that the veteran Missourian
believes that his scheme is the only
thing that will speed matters along
and bring about a conclusion in suf-
ficient time for the members to show
their faces in their home districts
for next falls election.
There need be very little WORRY on
this matter II the members will only
attend to their p's and q's. SO some
of the active solons think. They in
sist that If every member will follow
few rules and follow them reIiri-
ously the end will be reached much
sooner than now expected. For in
stances these members suggest rules
such as these:
]. Members should not speak until
they are spoken to-or until they have
something to say.
2 Committees should work unceas-
ingly-and instill pep" into every
movement.
3. Sessions should run from noon to
six o'clock in the evening. Committee
meetings in the morning, and after
dinner, in the evening,
furthermore. burdensome details and
verbose reports should be cut out.
Members should observe the rules of
proportions" and should confine
themselves to the point of all discus
sions. They should forget their de-
sire to impress their constituents with
their worth. and should try to think
constantly of the war program-all
in all, an embracing conservation pro-
gram. II they viii do this. the veterans
say. they may spend May day on their
home hearths. II they do not they will
still be here when the snow flies next
November
Someone. at an idle moment years
ago in the Senate press gallery, origi-
mated the saying Talk is cheap." -
That doesn't apply to a war Congress.
Talk is dear to the American people
and dear to the Congressman them
selves. II it can be reduced one-half
there will be a tremendous saving. IT
will be a much greater saving il it can
be reduced 75 per cent. There are
commendable plans abroad to save
daylight. to save bread and meat and
sugar and the rest. but just now there
Is the nucleus Of cult in both House
and Senate that is ready to announce
as its principal tenet the saving Of
words in Congressional affairs.
We wonder how far this religion will
be brought into forceful contact with
the live tissues Of Congressional
brains on the hill.
THE
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
A LINE O. CHEER
EACH DAY O. THE YEAR.
By John Keudrick Bsprs.

A CHOICE.
II I can win the things I need
Each day to keep myself a-going,
I'll take but mighty little heed
What winds are blowing.
And as for luxuries. whilst
Don't, wish one moment for to flout
'em.
Sometimes it's truest luxury
To go without 'em.
At least that's how I often feel
When watching folks of vast posses
sion
Hitched to a whirling social wheel.
Bored past expression!
Copyright, le17)
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07

Mrs. Vernon Castle received $1,000 per week for
dancing ninety seconds day at the Century Theater
She complained that the dancing was interfering with
her rest. Twas a time when Irene danced through
every number of musical comedy considerably less
than ST 900 per.
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07
NEW YORK HOTEL ARRIVALS.

New York, Dec. 6.-Among Wash
registered at New York
hotels are: Anderson, Miss NJ. B.,
NJ. W.; Campbell, ]. B.. Marlbor-
ough; Colpoys, J. B., Continental;
Harter,SL- l.. Grand; Kroeger. &. c..
Cumberland,
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07

Congress will be asked to appropriate $I3oooooo-
600. This is an unlucky amount Better add few
million more for the government employees
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07

suggested cure for those prohteers who gather in
the hekels through the increased rent route Have the
tax assessor call and assess their property according
TO its present income
The Washington herald., 1917-12-07

The London press is puzzled over Lansdownes S
outbreak as pacihst. Say, he gets the income from
$4,000 acres of land and maybe the tax collectors
have been after him.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-03
new PATROLS
7OGUARD WATER

Members Of Company L, 1st Ha'
waiian Infantry, have been selected to
form q provisional company, relieving
the company now. on guard over the
city water supply in Nuuanu valley.
Those in the new patrol are:
From Headquarters CO.: 1st. Sgt. j.
o. O'BanAon, Stable Sgt. George Pail.
Sgt. Bugler Maxwell D. Mclean, Pvt.
John Watson.
From Company 4: Sgt. William
Kealoha, Corp. George KeaVe, Pvts.
Hanford Harrison, kelii Kama, Harry
williams, Sam Kalahele, James Kau
name, Henry Amioka, Jos. H. Richards,
Sylvester Kapana, Dan keliipuloolo,
Joseph Kaukani, Sam Ikeole, James
Mahea.
From Company c: Priyates George
MCGOWAN, Cedore Cruz, C: B. Wilson,
Sam Kaialoha, Charles Holu, William
Watson. King Laeorna, George Kaoo.
Sam Kananu, william Peters, Ray.
mond Poeki.
From Company /: Privates Albert
Arein, Joseph Akana, Clement Aona,
Mike Bogdanof, Kele Freeman, John
McIrvine, John Kahuena. Jackson Keo-
puihi. John Kaleikini, John Kiaha,
Dan Kahapea, e. K. Nihoa.
From Company K: PFivates George
C. AMI, Shea Young. Kim Kvan You.
All Hung Lun, All Tau Chloe, Loo An
Fey, Oh Han Kook.
The commanding officer, Company
L, will detail eighteen men to the pro-
yisional company from members Of
his organization having previous ex.
p erience on the Euuanu Water Guard.
Capt. ". g. Allen ID assigned to com.
mand Of the provisional company and
will be assisted by Lieut.. Philip Sing
The change viii be made on Wednes
day.
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Company z: Capt. william L. War
rem, Company N; LIST Lieut.. Kinirhi
sakai, Company Il; End Lieut.. A. Les
ter Marks, Company /; and Lieut..
Fred H. Austin. Company C; 2nd
Lieut.. Allan 9. Davis, Company r;
Ard Lieut.. Abingdon l. Wise. Machine
Gun Co.; 1st Lieut.. Ralph e. Doty.
Company l; LIST Lieut. John G., Wat.
kins, Company L; md Lieut.. Alfred
r. Baird. Company D: Ind Lieut.. Ad.
rian A. EngIehard, Machine Gun Co.:
Capt Herbert Z. Weseott, Q. n. r.
c., has been seat to temporary duty
at the quartsrmaster department,
Fort Shafter, though his regular sta.
ton 10 the local QusrtermAster office.
Captain Alatau L. C. Atkinson, @.
n. r. c., has been sent fer station to
Schoffeid Barracks.
Captain Homer G. Davies. S. o. r.
c.. has joined Company B CWire). 3rd
Field Battalion. Signal Corps. Fort
Kamehameha, thus relieving Capt
william T. Peyton. 8. o. r. c..
list LieIt. Fay e. Mccall, s. o. r.
C., has reported to Company E. 53rd
Telegraph Battalion, Signal Corps,
Fort Skater.
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al TRANSFER TO.
ORDNANCE DEPOT

Forty-one enlisted men from the
various posts on this island are trans
feFred a priyates second-class to the
ordnance department. Hawaiian Ord
nance Depot, through orders made
public today. They are as follows:
4th CavalTy-Sgt- John Robinson,
Troop G; Pvts. LIST class John J. Mu-
cha, Machine Gun Troop. and Walter
E. Kahler, Troop A; PITS. John ].
Ryan, Troop B; Thomas Skrobut,
Troop z; Luther c. Williams, Troop
F.
1st Field Artillery-Sgt Lawrence
LAWYER, Battery C; Cpl. Joseph PasE-
czak, Battery D; Mechanic william l.
Timer, Headquarters Company; Ne
chanic Harry NJ. Freeman. Battery +;
Pvts. Joe Metz, Supply Company, and
Claud L. Roark, Battery B.
9Th Field ArtiIery-Pyts. LIST Class
David Goldman, Battery B; Clarence
W. Roberts, Battery B; Harry Haslem,
Battery B, and Franklin C.. Prentice,
Battery z; Pvts. Albert NJ. Brunette,
Battery r. and Charles T. Perkins,
Battery r.
Coast Artillery Corps-Cpl. Albert
E. Reynolds, sth Company. Oahu; Me-
chanic Louis Roscoe, list Company,
Oahu; Pvt. LIST Class James K. Har-
rington, 11th Company. Oahu; Pvt.
George ]. Cornell, 3rd Company, Oahu.
LIST Infantsy-Cpl. Grover Collins
Company L. and Leslie Dent, Machine
Gun Company; Pvts. Victor D. Breu-
lie, Company C.; Mex Sibro, Company
e: David N. Robinson, Company F;
Victor Hansen, Company K.
End Infantry-Cpls. Alfred NJ. Rork,
Company l, Noah n. Kaufman. Com
pany F, and Frank Wisniewski, Com
pany D; Pvats. John T. Gale, Com
pany B; John e. Reynolds, Company
G, and Steel NJ. Campbell, Company H.
32nd Infantfy-Mechanie William J.
Beatty, Company K; Mechanic John
". Lamb, Company l.; Pvts. list Class
Elkan Liemer, Company C; David
Lund, Company c. and William J.
Engle, Company D; Pvt. Frank P.
Cunningham, Company G.
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Company K; 1st Lieut. Edward ].
Maianift. Company B; Capt. Phil Con
niston, Company II; 1st. Lieut.. VII
Ham H. Young. Company @; 1st Lieut..
HosaEth Petty john, Company A; 1st
Lieut.. Albert B. Clark. Company NJ;
ist Lieut.. John 8. B. Pratt Jr. Com
pany D.; ist Lieut.. Cyril =. Damon.
Company =: LIST Lieut. George T. Bet
tin, Company ]: 1st Lieut.. Nicholas
Nanacsey, Machine Gun Co; 1st Lieut.
Andrew FARRELL, Company c; LIST.
Lieut.. Paul v. Knudsen. Company Z;
2nd Lieut.. Allan Rslton. Machine
Gun Co; 2ud Lieut. Samuel N. Car.
ter, Company B; Ind Lieut.. Alvin K.
Robinson, Company r; let Lieut.. Ken.
nsth ". Emerson. Company =; and
Lieut.. HsFyiek c. Brown. Company
l.: 3hd Lieut. Donald n. LAdd. Com
pany l.; Provisional ind Lieut.. Joseph
A. RichaTd, Company c.
2sth Infantry
25th Infantry, sehefield Barraeks-
Capt. John d. Easton, Company c:
LIST Lieut.. Homer ?. McDaniel, Com
pany X; 1st Lieut.. ". A. Simpson,
Company NJ Capt Lewis +. Pagel,
Company A.. 1st Lieut.. Abner 7.
LonsISy.. Company b; 1St Lieut.. Frank
A. Luffin, sdjutant, rad Battalion;
1st Lieut. Robert z. White. Company
C: 1st Lieut.. Morris II. Forbes, Com
p1ny =: LIST Lieut.. Chauneey y.
Cleveland. Company D; LIST Lieut.
Fred O. Moore, Company G; 1st Lieut.
Archie w. Brown, Company L; 1st
Lsut. John y. McDeyitt, adjutant, 3rd
Battalion; 1st Lieut.. Ralph B. Walk
er, Company A.; LIST Lieut.. Ward D.
walker. cosnpsny H; 1st Lieut., Phil.
10 L. Rice, Company I; End Lieut.. J.
Anterior 0ilmsn, Company u; Ind
Lisut william H. Keller, Company
u; Snd Lieut.. Bsniamin H. Watson,
Company L; Capt Herbert T. Osborn,
Company L; let Lieut.. Albert B. Car
ter, Jf, Company d; LIT Lsut. VIII
lard G. Ross, adsutant, Lot Battalion;
ma lieut.. Harry Henry, Company B.
a1ad Infantry
37nd lnfsltry, Schofield Barrteks-
ist Lieut.. Alsxander r. Robertson,
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ARMY ORDERS

So much of paragraph 3, special or.
ders, No. rs, these headquarters, cur
rent series, as relates to Sergeant LIST
Class John A. Brush, Medical depart
n1ent, is revoked.
The following named enlisted men
are transferred as privates to the 9Th
Aero Squadron, Aviation Section,
Signal Corps, and will proceed to
Fort Kamehameha, H. T., reporting
on arrival to the commanding officer,
Coast Defenses Of Oahu, for duty with
the organization to which Transferred
Private Norman L. Holmes, Company
e, SD Telegraph Battalion, Signal
Corps; Corporal Leonard L. Carna.
han, Machine Gun Troop; Mess Ser.
geant George H. Morrison, Machine
Gun Troop; Sergeant Hugh Inman.
Troop II; Sergeants Joseph II. HUI.
and Jacob Rosenthal, Troop X, 9TH
Cavalry; and Sergeant Joseph W.
Phillips, Company L, LIST Infantry.
Battalion Sergeant Major James D..
Eelsn, Headquarters company, % In,
fantry. 10 transferred - private to
the ouaYternaster corps, and Will
proceed to Honolulu. H. r, reporting
on arrival to the Department Quar-
termaster for duty with the DetAeh.
ment, Quartermastsr corps, Honolulu
Depot. ,..' I. :-..
Private Thomas J. Kelley, Coast
Artillery Corps, 9Th Company, Oahu,
Is transferred to the QuaSteImaGter
corps, and viii report to the com.
handing officer, Coast Defenses Of
Oahu, for assignment to duty and sta
ton $685.
Private LIST Class Lowell @. Hits,
QuaYtermaster Corps, sehotisld Bar.
racks, II. T., 10 transferred as private
to Company e, SD Telegraph Battal.
ion, Signal Corps. e.:
A general court.martial II appoint.
ed to meet at the general court-mar-
thai room, Post Headquarters, scho.
field Barracks, n. T., at the eall Of
the president thereof, for the trial Of
such persons a. may be properly
brought before II. Detail a. follows:
Lieut.. Col. Frederick r. Arnold.
Cavalry; Mai. John D. Burnett, Infan.
try; Capt. Paul r. Manchester. 32nd
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BRIDGENS CONSIDERED
EXPERT ON EXPLOSIVES

Lieut.. s. o. Bridgens, news OF whose
commission in the national army was
recently received by cable at depart
ment headquarters, IL being congratu.
lated by his many friends both In and
out of the service.
Lieut.. Bridgens Is a native of Kan.
sas and has served in the coast ar
tiliery branch for the last twenty
years. He is graduate Of the torpedo
depot Of the School of Submarine De.
tense at Fort Totten, N. z, and IL gen.
orally recognized among the coast de.
lenses AZ an expert on high explo-
siVes.
While no orders have been received
40 to his assignment to foreign serv.
ice, his many friends will not be sur.
prised to hear that Lieut. Bridgens has
been selected for duty in Russia in the
reorganization Of the Russian artillery.
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R O. |. C. GRADS
Take UP Duties
INARMY CAMPS

Ssventy-iye reserve officers re.
seltly graduated from the Sehokisld
trAiping camp today began their du'
ase q various posts under orders
GcA 0etr different aleomns1deTa.
NeeNah ettlehed TO their. respective
ttslMeAts last NsHasy, they we're CIV
- thD wesk eff 10 Sst ready for as.
utl duty With troops.
Aelimus1ta to; eompanies In the
At.Fe1t fegiusnts 10 snHounesd 40
1ntloVn.
Esst ahsfssf
~ Ihfsntfy, Fort Shattsr--Capt
Wilnam ., Hsmpten. CemDany q;
Cart Lnwfs ARshirs, Company i; ist
LdSlE Robert p. King, Company ]; 1st
Lieut.. Wailacs, Mex. Cooper, Com.
pGrg 4; Lot Lieut.. Henry p. o'Suiii.
van. Fdupany o; ist Hsat. Bben 5.
Opr4Nglhu, Company C.: LIST. lieut..
NaIye4. ]. cesseGy, CeDpGay l.; 1sr
LepE 9eeTGS Hptehinsca; Company
p;s1tt Ntut. Wilhelm h. Andefsen,
CsDDp0 H. lst HieHt. Lewis T. Ly.
MAJ. yHdl1pany X; lot Lieut.. Edward
CefeSA. E0impAny o. ISt Leut. Ar.
bur q. Dlttt, Cempany d; 3nd Lieut.,
pssaf w 1ibyou. conpsay D. 3nd
Nslt tIleN 2. Iafpsiss, Company
Air41 ItNN 1lUpf 1h4efysu. Con.
p1ny u Gait Lewis ID Withsri, Com.
paRs ID: IL Ieut. Hfed p. RsHscn.
DeenQsyl n: 1nd nsRL Charles o.
NW311 Company ~; ana Lieut..
$500 = Thrush, oeespsay =.
pIt1t IHlgetty 80 -.
6 al pfsztr5. sesefssld Bsrssh--
~ Neut Fhsodees ,. Malshall,
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CHAPLAIN FEALY IS
ORDERED TO COAST

Father Ignatius Fealy, chaplain Of
the ist and 9th Field Artillery at Scho-
field Barracks, has received orders to
leave on the next transport for the
coast.
Chaplain Fealy has been at Scho-
field Barracks for more than three
years and has peen expecting orders
to leave ever since last spring. He 10
one Of the most popular man at the
barracks ana numbers his friends by
the hundred among the civilian popu-
lation Of Honolulu.
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Infantry; Capt. Eugene Robinson, 25th
Infantry; Capt. George J.. Converse
Jr. Cavalry; Capt. David 3. Cain, 9th
Field ARTILLERY; Capt. Ernest Sedla.
eek. 9Th Field Artillery; Capt, John
o. Hoskips, 1st Field Artillery; Capt.
Gilbert P. Kearns. lot Field Artillery:
Capt. Perry M. emoot, lot Infantry, U.
8. R.; Capt James n. Barbin. 25th In.
fantry. q. 8. r. First Lieut.. Bryce F.
Martin, Infantry; First Lieut.. Otto e.
Pentz. 25th Infantry; Capt. Walter s.
Greacen, LIST Infantry, judge advocate.
r.. STAR.HulLETlN GIVES YOU
III. YopAYS NEWS TODAY
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Iwshto assuremy Patrons and the Public in general

That the closing of the Territorial Market
ine Division will NOT cause any boosting of
prices charged by this markets previously
published statements to the contrary notwith.
standing ..:..:....::...:'..
slsss he cost OF meats to my customers will
continue to depend entirely, as it. has in the
past, upon the price that must pay for it at
wholesale upon the principle of what
the traffic will bear" ' .::. ..:., :.":'
believe in patriotic business and detest
food profiteerine as thoroughly as does every
sincere patriot. '.-: ~.-
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The Territorial Marketing Division never
has been garded by me as a. competitor,
because have not considered its goods any.
where as good as mine. have never felt
the least interest in its business; as matter
of fact did not know that plans were afoot
to close its retail division until read Of them
in the newspapers. %nzY:.-4>4v.
Again | wish to reassure the, public that
the closing of that establishment will in no
way affect prices here, and that when whole
sale meat prices are reduced, my retailprice
will drop accordingly. 10y 2''t@''
believe in and live up to the rule:
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.srAR.eULLETlN GIVES YOU
TopAY'S NEWS TODAY +
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

thousand strong, forming a deadly
crescent about that beleaguered envy
ostride the notwithstanding Railroad
on on the south bank Of the fsng'se
River. III 18th that
arny around the little sta. I,,,l DO oi
Yso6wamen. the last section ousS'G ~,
.b at once royal city, from when ,1iG l'S
Iii, .nGii Guarded by the Tiger I'M ana
,be CT towering Purple Mountain, MS d n
t snv KEYS, were plainly visible, On
,bc oppositc bank, General feng huo-
Cba,g now the president, lay IN
10 ';t witb a modern army OF about an
"onal number. cutting of the southern,
az, retreat 20 the north; a thIrd
or,,y ordered down from hanko"'
stnt them in from the west. -,
Tbere saw Chang Hsun himseli'
ING in his usual state IN com
Wandered parlor car, and WIN
a,'o,rrn,'m -, train Of some length
eo,',"' his secretaries, his concu-
Inc lone. by popular repute
Warcbu lady), and his oddly assorted
, ~ o'I retinue. One evening
sbout dusk. ! received from ms nah sllS
q 49, 49,, most fearful and wonderful
faH I'i To t'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24

By them the raising Of peaches as
business by the individual grower
would he = constant gamble with fate,
with the odds largely IN favor Of fate.
One instance of how business in
telligence can remedy an unsatisfactory
situation was shown LAST summer n
the action Of the head Of the develop
meut department Of a large trunk line
which ran through a peach growing
country in the Southwest. The pre-
vailin9 plan was for the grower 20 de-
liver his peaches 90 the nearest rail-
road 20 be shipped 20 some cons.gnee,
often as far away as Boston or New
York. The cons crcc RENTED Tor the
peaches when sold. deducting freight
and other charges, commission ana
damage In transit These charges all
WAYS seemed excessive 90 the grower.
and not infreQuently netted him a dead
loss. lie had nothing whatever 90 say
about the transaction and always held
the bag
So this development director brought
the fruit growers 20 the peach growing
district. thus giving them the benefit OF
personal choice and selection, and ar
ranged to have the buyers pay the
growers. {. O. b.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-24
Propaganda for Return
OF the Manchu Dynasty

For, politically. Chang Hsun is to-
day, and has been ever since the re-
publican revolution, relentless prop
agandist for the return of the Manchu
dynasty. Body and soul, he belongs
TO the old regime, and to the worst
side of the old regime. Such power
as he holds in China to-day rests on
no respect for his character or his
policies. II rests on his possession Of
organized mob force in the shape of
what is by courtesy called his army,
but what is in reality horde Of rob-
bers and cutthroats, banded together
under his leadership only because Of
his constant qualification of their thirst
for plumber.
Historically he belongs to a class
Ct military Adventures, ruthless, IL
literate reactionaries, who have
blotched a course all through Chinese
history Of outlawry and revolution.
Almost every dynasty has fallen at
their hands. Sometimes, in the great
days Of earlier times, they have been
the instruments of popular will against
corrupt autocracy. More often in
later times, however. their bitter and
bloody factional feuds have lowered
appreciably the level of Chinese civil
iZation. They have frustrated countless
dreams of Chinese statecraft; they have
time and again put back civil liberty
and self-respect and the whole prog
ress of the Chinese race. They are
the grim and still unremedied penalty
the Chinese as a whole have to pay
for having been so long a pacitist
people.
There is not much to tell about his
career. One dramatic story stands out,
however. Before 1900 he was not
heard Of. He had been born in the
Yangtse province Of Kiansi, Of which
the famous city Of Nanchang is the
capital, and had come up to the court
al Picking 20 seek his fortune. BY the
time OF the Boxer outIages ne had be
come court retainer and, whether
or not for his undoubtedly cordial
evrnrathv with the anti-foreign move
rent. during this significant period ne
was made a special attendant on the
Empress Dowager. Then came DIS
aster. and the food of allied troops
swept close 10 the gates OF Peking.
The Old Buddha had TO get away al
most overnight, so sudden and so
fierce was the surprise OF the avenglng
European soldiers. She escaped, but
She escaped by mighty narrow mar
gin.
II was Chang Hsun, 30 popular ru-
NOR has repeated ever since, VINO pro
vided that margin. They had her
stately Sedan chair all ready Tor her
tourney. man-borne vehicle WHICH,
as 10 afterward turned out, would sure
w have been intercepted. 1t was