Sun Yat Sen.

Maoriland Worker, Volume 3, Issue 43, 5 January 1912, Page 15

Sun Vat Sen.

LEADER OF THE CHINESE

REVOLT

At the head of the Chinese revolutionaries, who arc seeking to overthrow tho Manchu dynasty, which for the past 200 or 300 years has misgoverned tho Celestial Empire, is Dr. Sun Vat Sen, a sketch of whose career appears below

Sun Vat Sen, as tbe accompanying photo shows, is a ma a in tho prime of live, with Aryan features, fie has had an adventurous career, and it is a marvel that ho is alive to-day. A price. of £50,000 for his body, dead or alive, has been offered by the Chinese Government.

Dr. Sen hails from where ho had a large and lucrative practice as a physician, not only amoniist his countrymen, but amongst the, Lnglish residents, with whose and •.u«toiiis be was perfectly l'aniihar._ He took a pionuneut part in politics —a risky game in China. He plotted with others to seize the Viceroy of Canton, as a preliminary to the overthrow of the rci»i<m« Manchu dynasty. But the scheme miscarried. Iho Government pot io know abont it. Which was bad for Sun Vat fc. : '.n and

his friends, because ihey have a short sharp way with plotters' in China.

Several of Hen's accomplices were captured, tortured., and alu-rwards beheaded. J!;; himself escaped, being lowered over ihc city wall in a basket. i!e was oveulualiy !,mulled on board :i steamer, and i/.ui-hed the UiiitoU Slates.

Ho remained in America for some Mine, alter which be came to London, ilciv he took in Blootnsbury, .mi! i:.y low, his only friend Ooing l)v. ;'aiil'ie, who bad bcjVk'jidrd him in i liM'.ukonL; when be was under a cloud.

This was in IWJG. Mis London life was w> t to lit- nil-eventful, however. The L'liiiicsi.' Location planned a, clever scheme for Sen and .sending hi)ii back to China. Had this little jiloi, si;< 1:1 (-fled, the revolutionary leader would have lost his head withliil eereiuoiiy. However, tlie late Lord Salisbury eiiVcted Dr. Sen's release — )!;(• of ihe fe>v gruxl deeds lie did in iiis lifetime, and paved the way to v. : t'VOlii ( it'll the enl!Sei|U('llCes <)f which it is imuossihle to i'oirspo. Dr. Sun Vat Son was interviewed during a secret visit to and recounted the muses which lod to the revolutionary outbreaks in that lui.uc, d'.c-j.'.v. unv.'it-idy Kinijiivo of tlio East. "You ask mo," he .said, after preliminary "to l< , !! you why ihe spirit of uiii'.st is .<".;> .ui'oat in China ih-at r<". oliK'iuiis »■<■ alv-a\s lucakin<.' out. I will toll y<iu, for the good, wi'll-powni-'d people of will •:!it i';;il to lliiit CKinanu-it njMMJjf.,;,.,. :,,;uiy rniiiioiis in lh pi iro\vn !;iii<i. i)!!il : !N''i:siM]'i c in iwili-. . oiild not ■'iitevtai" *\< U ,:';ih)'l fcolirff- iiiiout their 'iiipire v, ;-.:•■'-;t jrood <-;\\\«-. We Jiic lr.-;hlin:.' :■;... -i:«t 'the Mat.-i!.! dvtiasly. .vi'iich is ' ''■■ ' - 'i-i!.'.l:ly hat'd for its years if ljfu! .;:■■'■■•■;•,ie!it and -iiisrule. The "im'lirr . ! A'".rchi]>: is lietwrrn half a million sir ,, ! a viilliriii. Ilk C'liuanien :iiinil;-r !'!:'i(Ml (HK , . y! tin- .Mancluu •j|''t. !):!! :!■.(• odicinl posts of any value. "That. .'."■•■ «'V 1 , ! , , floes - net c<;iiecrJ) us v) ii!Uf I. ;\>~ :):e I'iH'i that- ihe ruling of ;h(> dvi! . : > is not hy ilie oo\ i rninont. r]i;.i-/. ■- ■ • 'iroper ffo'.y-nmient in China. A'i '" o'jpresFion. am! coi'ruplloii je ;,' \. !-':il. Over e.'ii-ii jicovjiifo lliiic \: •■.lμ: 'lie I^)>uH«]i «"iiid call a i^ovf-!■"•.■■:• T"i."i(> are no laws as you ki!(-ir I-."' , . !or the siov<rnor of each province ;i.a!>''S hi sown laws : and thei" Is no ;.pv>'-n! :;;:.'nnst law created for h>- '■•[•.('. jfwrpo.sr'.ci hy the ofHeer oi , govern'". !'.<i matter hew utijusfc, no riiat (■(•:• tiev,- . ruclly carrie<| out. Tlfrse governors T.iiversally persecute the people, a! <! i.:r<>'.\" 'vealthv hy squeezing them all :::t--i novortv." Afi<r ' !■'•'■*' '>"-- '-he cruel methods emplovi--; is": '"!:> !.:-x:-ilio!! and mi-iure of J!-t> '-.eeii'i!-. tin , diirfv: , . who sjieaks ex- ,. «;:■,( -.:nVi: ■•i-,. \,.;; v. i-. ; ''- r : ; ::i? hii ii-r haired , [ t,| i .i , . 1..",:--". ::!-d of the Illlj)erial ~(!■■■::.■•■• iiiMiiis in evi-ry [>ioviuee- of ; 1,,, (■■.■. i.:!-. iiii'i ' h;- l tli<-re if; a great i)<-:> ;.•■:» v ::i '■::<■ H'-jiire waiting 'V»r-- ,.■;,-, ;! ,|_- !<■:•- 'Si ■■ i.'ii Mit w'li'it tlie .■;■!; !■■; ;-:!if!V.-d. and rrplaced iv" ;, 'r i ■..'•..'α-li--: ::i :." ■ ■■! iMneut ? ' ■■{■,-,•{ .'.<■(■■ (■!.'■.' "' ; i.;i:s'. :11• <I sliall. i , vile Mil ire-!- '.i'.e <tii«'l ivrauny of i.;;:!.;.:.«■ i-.\-A Ur l.i uii-ht, (o .■i.i!-- 'i;i I <l ' M'ifi! !jy n;i-rei-j hii 'ai.ii ':■• t !:■■■■ ' iTifin-nt." ! !t 1,.,-; s ;,v ,1 'i >■ (!;•..»!•• of ihe M:Mlrluiß wi i , ' -.;iillll ■!■!■!-<i, ii'.ifi th.v !•!:<■• (.'iiiues* \Mil ,ci:io lli!< tl:i':! - OWl!. fll U" ilk-It (:,;•■.( (.hi y will i-o'iht as a fa'lor ij) the lVl.jiii-l-l.'i'ilJ.-.8 L-i U'-JBCnIDW.