The New York herald., 1922-08-11

KOLOW WILL HAVE
GORGEOUS FUNERAL
Chinese From All Parts of
Country to Attend the
Services Sunday.
HAD NOTABLE CAREER
CLAIM Touo. TooJnu EIu
Slain Tong Leader Edu-
Gated Himself and Mar
ried an Englishwoman.
CONSIDERED A RICH MAN
Recently He Won Fight for
Equal Rights for Chinese
Seamen.

I Ko Low, the national head Of the
Hip Sing Tong. one of China's might
lest brotherhoods, who lies dead from
the bullets OF several assassins and
whose funeral, which takes place on
Sunday, will probably be one of the
biggest events of many years in
Chinese circles in this country, was
known internationally and was power
in tong circles in this country, accord
ing to the story Of the leaders life as
told last night to NEW York HERALD
repfrter byl one OF Lows most inti-
mate friends. The story Of the young
Cantonese boy who educated himself,
went to live in Liverpool and married
an English wife, then came to live in
this country makes one of the most
have come out of the bit Of the Orient
located in this city. ~
Irrespective of tonAs, China and
Cinnamon have lost one of their great
est friends and benefactors. it was
said In Chinatown last night. Only
few days before the sudden death
came Low was busy at work using
every effort to fight the seamen's bill.
which Disseminated against the use
of Chinese labor aboard ships, and had
been to Washington a short time ago
TO plead the cause Of the American
lied Chinaman before the Government
officials there. According to Lows
friend. victory for the Chinese side
of the question was announced In
Washington yesterday.
IF Ko Low could only have been
spared for three more days he would
have been able to see the result OF his
work." he said. "He was giving all his
time recently to having the measure de-
feated so that Chinese could get work
on the same basis as other seamen. 1t Is
too bad that he had to co.
Took Wife to China.
Low was born forty-five years ago in
Canton. China, and after many strug-
giles managed to educate himself at va
riouS schools there. He then started to
build for himself an export and import
business. which is now well established
in both Canton and Hongkong. When
about 30 he had occasion to go to Eng
land on business, and while there he
met an English girl who became at
tracted to him and they were married a
short time later. True to the customs
of his fathers he started with his foreign
born bride back to China. crossing the
United States en- route. When he saw
the progress made by Chinese merchants
here he decided to return, which he did
some years later.
Four years ago he came to stay and
made his home here. His wife and the
two children remained in China, and a
short time after he had started in busi-
ness his wife died. and the two children
are still In China. being cared for and
educated by some of Lows relatives
Here Lows business was a general en-
ployment agent for many concerns, in
cludlng the Standard Oil Company and
many of the big steamship lines using
Chinese labor He also had an import
ing and exporting business which netted
him considerable money and he was con-
sidered one of Chinatown's rich men.
In Hongkong and Canton also he was
or Importance and was factor in the
political circles of the Republican party
there and an ardent supporter of DIR.
sun Yet-sen.
All of these things were taken into
consideration by the twenty-four dele
gates sent TO the Hip Sing convention
IN chicago last November. Each year
there are sent delegates from each Of
The fourteen local branches OF the tong
IN this country. One year the conyen-
ton meets In an Eastern CITY and the
next year on the coast The next CON
vention Is to be held In Portland. ore
IN october. and II Is likely that a promi-
nent chinese merchant of Chicago will
hA
llp Fong. head of the Western branches
~ the tong Is acting as president. with
his headquarters In Seattle
Elected Chief Two Yeers Ago.
The merchants and members ~ .ha
Hip Sings in this city elected Ko Low
as their leader here two years ago. and
his work In organizing the tong and
working for the benefit OF the Chinese
throughout the country was SO notice.
able that there was virtually no opno
stion TO his nomination and election in
Chicago. As national head he continued
the organization work and the tong has
grown IN size since then until II ~
larger to-day that at any other time
during its forty year existence. The
tong was formerly divided into the East
snd West branches until four years ago
when "A single head was decided upon
low had been the most influential
worker for the uniting OF the two fac
tons and also in the efforts 70 bring
about peace between the tongs who for
merly fought with hatchet and pistol
National presidents hold office but
once, II was said, and no one man ha 8
ever been elected twice. II was most
probable. however. that this custom
would be broken had Low lived. ac-
coriing to the opinion In Chinatown
yesterday. Now his friends and rela-
tives are gathering from the four cor
ners Of the country and from Canada.
where he had brother. and from Sat-
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