| Show CHINESE PATRIOTS A few days ago a dispatch gave as the reason why li hung chang had all but abandoned bla big visit to the united states that a secret society bad been formed with many abher ants in san Franu francisco isco for the of assassinating the old sta statesman the san I 1 francisco chronicle now contains an account of the alleged secret society 9 and accor dlug to this it is the opp celta of a revolutionary association with murderous tendencies the purpose of the bing chung booey is said gala to beto be to unite the progressive gres sive element of the chinese at home and abroad in a general effort to break down the barriers of conservatism and ignorance that hat separate the chinese race from the rest of mankind and make progress very nearly impossible concerning this movement it is stated that it was originated immedi abely after the close of the late war among the element of the mandarin and official clean class of china who felt keenly the humiliation of defeat they organized as the me keung hoy booey a title meaning the society for or the strengthening ot of china the central idea of which was mainly the re organization and increase ot of china a military and naval power this or was wae reported by unfriendly officials to the emperor and he be was at first disposed to crush it but when more fully advised of its purpose he be withdrew opposition to it the society was then reorganized as Us ilbe quong chu booey and its purposes broadened to include efforts for the patriotic education and enlightenment of the he people as a means of paving the way for progress in all directions the hiag chung which means the society for the uplifting of china to is the name of the organization which has undertaken to spread the movement amonis the chinese of other lands land than china accord according ing to this account the society instead of being hostile bostl Is to the LI hodg reform ideas appeals to bu be formed for the express p purpose ur ot of furthering their realizations realization and its existence should herald the dawn of a better day for the chinese empire the appeal which is being circulated among the chinese contains the following statement with of people and thousands ot of square miles of territory china should endeavor to become a most powerful nation the political system is corrupt the morals of the nation have been degraded titles and offices are bought and sold bribery is carri carried edon on openly the people are oppre oppressed ased robbery theft and famine are everywhere alas misery is universal the people barely exist because of her great natural resources china is watched by the other powers with covetous eyes eves as eagles and tigers watch their heir prey the parceling out of the empire seems imminent those who see this danger cry out in warning if the impending disaster a can be averted and the inte integrity grit of the emp empire 1 i re preserved poster posterity ity w will I 1 ra be saved fro from m subjection to other nations nation therefore we hope to secure the he cooperation of all patriotic and enlightened chinese in this organization for the uplifting of china undoubtedly the old viceroy long ago was well advised as to the pur poses poets of this society and the change of his itinerary relative to this country must have some other reason than that given in the dispatch above referred to that it was announced shortly after his arrival in england may or way may not be a mere coincidence but after all it Is possible that even a prolonged visit to the united state would have no practical results the european powers have competed in imposing displays russia bid bad coronation festivities germany showed bima him a wonderful army and england an equally wonderful navy we have a chinese exclusion act but nothing bandy whereby at a mornen moments tse notion notice to impress our superiority upon the mind of an oriental the simplicity of france did not please him the competition for commercial advantages in china may perhaps better be decided on a firmer basis bails than the good will of a trail frail diplomats diplomat and li hung changes abang s failure to stay here for some time can therefore hard bard ly be considered an irreparable loss IOB |
