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MANIFESTO OF THE ANTI-

MUNTSAI SOCIETY.

INTRODUCTORY.

of their inasmuch as

whoservitude is life-long and extends thereby militating against good order to their posterity, the word mustaqi`and governmens, applies to females whose servitude '

If only for these reasons, we strong, ceases on straining womanhood. This ly advocate the abolition of the is a clear instance of depriving human system, beings of their human rights

the

the-

outline of procedure has the merit of impartiality to recommend it, since the interests of the owner are not ignared. It is also expected that

formis

of her whereabouts or in the event of her death is permitted" clearly in dicates that she question of her life sed death is absolutely in the hands of her owner. With this knowledge sometimes the interests of the The attention of the public was

(HI) MUITSAL-KEEPING NOT CHARITY. in her mind, the magné dare not owner may clash with those of drawn to the muszi question in 1917:

(c)It is an incontestable fact that

Opponents of change invariably revolt agafat tyranny by which the mini; but any such differences by a case at the Criminal Sestions in a mutant is hable to all sorts of mal pead that this traffic in human beings she is oppressed; snxious not to can safely be left in the hands of the which Mt. C. G. Alabastet. Counsel treatment dictated by the whima and is due to the desperate poverty of the distat the neighbours feeling, the Government for satisfactory adjust for the defence, argued that his chiens caprices of harder. The number of masses and that it is mutually benefi bystander finds it inconvenient to meat. It is our conviction that the conhl not be convicted of having en

cases of gross cruelty reported in the eis. The barer obtains cheap interefere; and, so long as the owner following tentative proposals ticed two little girls out of the custos local press is not small, but service, while the seller obtaras Enan-dows not get within the clutches sound and practical basis for the

Kant, And cial relief. Therefore, to buy a musof the Law, he or she can do what solution of the mus quo guardians melty is *bawful

they were muitsuis, amount of cruelty that does not see tsz:, is a chaütable act from which he or she wishes with the

(a): The Anti-mitites Bociety Lt. Col. John Ward. M.F., took the light of day is incalculable. That the poor derive material benefit, fortunate girl. The roots of cruelty seeks to assist the phake to irabre lack to the suits lie firmly embedded their mistake in continuing the evil. a great interest in this nutter, and a muitici after being ravished by her This argument does not thecl forbidden by Service Regis Baster or members of her owner's plausibility bat careful consideration here; and the only way to remove practice of keeping mustan by means household is discarded with or without reveam its hollowness In Charity, the evil lies in the eradication of the of bterature, be holding public meet- riors from t king any open and activo | interest in political questions, he provision or resold is also frequently the dispenser must show sacrifice and roots through Government action legs and beving lectures, with the communicated with the Labour Party beard. Up to the present, it has not the character of the recipient must in cancelling these documents of sale object of affecting abolition of the in Engiant on this subject, and they been the business of any one to collect be parserved. In buying another's and refusing to recognise their validity was system in the British Coloar interviewed the Secretary of State proofs of these iniquities that disgust daughter to suit one à OWA con- The buying and selling of human of Hongkong. far the Colanies. Later, Mrs. H. L. the respectable and appal the clean-venience, where is there sacrifice? In beings in this British Colony would

(b) The Anti-muitsal Society" minded. Hazlewood, wife of Lt. Commander i

exchanging another's cash for one's thereby receive its death-blow, and socks top sition the Hongrong Hazlewood, B.N., came to the Cology

We hereby aver that the above are own daughter, where is character the "muiten would be Eberated. Government. al actively interested herself in the chief inherent evils of the musta raanifest? Were we approached by Instead of proceeding in this direction, (1) To legislate, cancelling all

From the outset, svsteni.

a poor man in the name of Charity opponents of reform tak thi- question.

of documents of sale and refusing and means to buy his wife, would we do so devising ways

to them validity, inespective of whether Would we, rather not relieve his dis-prevent cruelty to the muttast, over-the girl is bought a muitos, or 33 tres without axacting the pound oking the fact that they preserve an adopted daughter". It is neces Giris bought as uitsai are mostly of flesh One who affers to the poison in the system through sary to point out, that, although the To burden their sell his wife devaid of neglecting the source of the disease. buying and selling of human beings is of tender age. partially developed bodies with heavy character.

philantrophists It is common knowledge that, in spite technically illegal in Hongkong, the

THE MUTTSAT SYSTEM.

(4) Injurious to Public Morality.

Mr. H. A. Cartwright Editor of The(1) REASONS FOR THE ADOLITION OF Hongkong Daily Press, has been dis- cussing the multi system with the result that the question, why is the practice of herplag noritsui permitted ia the British Colony of Hongkong !" ising asked by a constantly increase ing number of fair-minded people, bara here and in England. Upon rii-question members of the House of Commons have repeatedly interrogat of the Secretary of State for the Colonies and have requested that this system of domestic slavery be abolish- ed. Th foam lees of this Society are rovinced that these people are solely actuated by the landable desire to assist thousands of unfortunate girls and to preserve the fair name of Great

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and unplersant tasks is both dis- have not the heart to buy her. The of such protection as is afforded by law is dead letter and the official trassing and pitiable. Under sparent who selle his daughter is, like the Law, the vigilance of Police and rescation of documents sich 11 owner that is inconsiderate the mai- wise, devoid of character, and, any- the supervision of the Secretary forestation, carids, etc., Iraves a tour's fare is of the scattiest, her one who buys her is helping to destroy Chinese Affairs, cruelty to mavi is loophole for the trafic to flourish. Con- as cancellation of such documenta beurs of work are undefined, ber one of the most sacred of human still rampant, and, where

nattended tu her bonda

stituted Anthority has failed to is enforced girl-slavery cannot be said illness duties are exacting, her responsi Another superficial view is, that remedy an evil, it is obviously far to be extinct in this British Colony. bilities are heavy, nad no considera- the muitsoi system helps to de-fetched to expect success from the (2) To legislate, requiring compul-

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ion is given to the possibility of Her crease the practice of drowa ng propaganda of private citizens and sory registration of all muistis and being overworked and underfed. female children the interior the scrutiny of a charitable institu-adopted daughters". The distinc-

tion. Moreover, protection Following upon these harsh con- of China by poverty-stricken parents.

is tion between a muito and an ditions, the right of disposing her Lest the civilization of China be un-efficecidos only when it comes from adopted daughter is great and person is exercised by strangers, who justifiably maligned, let it be known those to whom cruel treatment is should be observed. In genuice Scbonfinate her welfare to their own that child-murder is

meted and to promote a scriety of cases of adoption, the girl should be criminal bleace under China's own uitsal owners for the prevention of permitted to remain with the adopted

girl?

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(v) TENTATIVE PROPOSALS TO EFFECT ABOLITION.

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It is often said that the muitet

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In cessoquence of the growing in-parse. To be married to an old man ter in the rampaign in England or boorish countrymen or disposed of laws. Assuming that child drownice city without asisting those liable parent nuder certain guarantees as

as a concubine, is her usual fate. in the past was rampant, did people to ill-treatment to liberate themselves to education and treatment. convened Sold for a price, she in no way differs refrain from buying and sell may be aptr compared to the the cancellation of the document by the two Chinese members of from any commodity of commerce. ing

child drown-formation of a league by cats in the of sale, the muitsai ceases to be such the Legislative Council on 30th Fierce the muits system is injuriousing is less prevalent, is it to interests of the mouse. The only and it should be encumbent upon the July, 1921. D the Tai Ping to public morality.

be attributed to rearing or pre- was to prevent ill-treatment lies owner to inform every member of his. There, longkong. It is regretted

th) Sabversive of Righteousness. pading these gris fot

in making a clean sweep of the or her household that the former will slave that this meeting was called to reply

it most families where muitsais affic In child-drowning, the instruments of sale by which one no longer be known as muits; but to five set questions which do not are kept, the inmates are afflicted victim is invariably a day or two old, human being is permitted to hold in as "yung aci" i.e. servant girl. The uch the rats of the subject, and with conceit and lose morality. The while girls sold as muisai have his band the destiny of another who servant girl will then remain to work that the Chairman refuse to put to owner assumes the role of a lord and generally attained the age of five or is powerless to resist fl-treatment. with her owner for a certain number the vote a relution, duly proposed master, while the muita is relegated six years, an age at which they can How is it possible to stop the steam of years, to be fixed by a Commission, and send that the mainaisystem to the position of a parasite and slave, be useful and help to earn their daily from a boiling kettle without with so that the owner may be compensat be abolished in the Colony. Fearing The gulf between the two being wide, bread, which is impossible at the drawing the fuel

ed by service for the outlay in buying that the edit of this meeting may be syropathy cannot hope to bridge it. earlier age during which their parents should oes, afraid of being drunk, the girl tighteen years of age, to all the preservation of this Frequent scolding inevitably leads to keep them. The truth is that chil continue to imbibe pint after pint?

the servant girl regains her liberty. iniquitous practice, we have formed cruel treatment; incessant per drowning bears co relationship

It is our strong conviction that Should the period of service fixed by rie Antionatsal Society with the captoriness breeds chronic abuse. All whatever to the uitmi systern, and reform by persuasion is futile when the Commission expire before that object of relieving the sufferings of this is subversive of righteousness in it is also parent that selfishness or applied to the muszi system. age limit is attained, she may elect to the waiter) and supporting the kind the family. When bought by the greed underties every transaction in

remain with her owzer at a monthly efforts of the Western Friends. Our who live by pandering to the lust of bursan Eesh."

wage or seek the assistance of the Employment Buresa for a change as abolition of the wait.zi system is or handles as a tree that sheds Charity, bút, on the contrary, the system should be abolished, and it is servant girl will be under the super- Until she regains her liberty, the finale effected, ani, while function silver coins. Noticed by the volupaitsi system encourages selfish and often asked, "How is abolition posi: vision of inspectors, preferably of the ing, will take no part in any other tueus, she is promptly rushed into a pismenary men to part with tible without a constructive scheine? sorial or p dirical question. Undaunt

children unnecessary in order to What is to be done with the liberated gentle sex and with a knowledge of ed by the muguitude of our tasks and

Hence the mailsai system encourages enable themselves to be more self uitsai, and how are we to supervise

colloquial Cantonese- licentiousness and poisons the moral indulgent. Instances of selling those who are permitted to remain (3) To provide a building for ten atmosphere. What is to be said to girl to preserve a roof over with their owners for the pivot to Fears sa au industrial home in which this injury to public righteousness ! the beads of her parents, younger which almost all arguments in this the e inmates will be taught work of a

(e) Injurious to National Prestige. brothers, or sisters are

rate, burning question finally converge. It cational nature, washing and As early as 188, legislation was whereas selling daughter to sati iyis, however, ridiculous to assume that cooking included. Admission into introduced into Egypt ki abolish & father's craving for opium and the the "Anti muitsai Society" merely this home is to be open to servant domnestic s'avery. In 1885 it was excitement of the gambling table is so aims at setting all these unfortunate girls of tender years whose owners decided at the Beri n Con-common that it has frequently been girls adrift without any further may find it-troublesome to keep or (a) There are those who rear wigress that the traffic in tin name but bring up girls for should be rigidly suppressed by often asserted that the poor sell their step in emancipation is to cancel all who are temporarily out of employ charitable public will support this bering 75, are ou their way to Japan,

slaves depicted on the Chinese stage. It is thought of their welfare. The first difficult to manage them and to those prostitution in fact, and this heinous International Law. The Peace Treaty issue on account of poverty: but if documents of sale, in whatever guisement. In the management of this practise is known, in fines, as of 1018 included not only the Cover-they cannot keep them, how is it that to prevent re sale. The gi's purchase refuge, the assistance of a missionary Society in its efforts to assist thous

says a dispatch reaching Yokohama. "Cho Chofs" which means pouring sut of the League of Nations, but they manage to do so until the girls price is to be considered as money body should be invoked. A thorough ands of subjugated girls to obtain of femal is like flowers for prestitution, the Inte rational Labour Convention. are old enough to be sold as advanced to her parent, and, for subscription campaign amongst all gümpse of the light of day and in Preparations for the reception of the This statement is unifuted aniljader which the High Contracting myitszi? Even if the plea that this consideration, the mutaci will members of the community, coupled removing a blot from the administra party are being made by Priestess irrefutable. The exlightened Chin Parties also agree to endeavour to poverty is the dominant factor in have to remain to work for her owner with an annual subsidy from the tion of Hongkong-one of the bright Ramchand According to an inter-

Press has persistently and secure and inaintain fair and bumane such an inhuman transaction were for a certain number of years to be Hongkong Government,

should jewels in the British Crown

view painted in the Yamato, she said: clearly be ught this disgraceful stare conditions of labour for men, women true, to what extent can Hongkong fixed by Commission before she re- remove the difficulty of finance.

Provisonal Executive Committee of of exalted rank and of greatcago is An Indian priest nacted Abraham and children, both in their own coun. hope to relieve the distress of Chirs gains her freedom

the Anti-maitsai Society:Mrs Ms leading the party which comprises 35 The power of tries and in all countries to which their in this way? Though the amistance appointing all commissions or indivi commercial and industrial relations must be negligible in this direction, the duals to further the work of eman-point out that the pernicious muitsci Cheng, M.B., B.S- Hung To Fei, will stay in Japan for several years In conclusion, it is imperative to Ying Piu, C. G. Anderson, Chau Wai students of Buddhienho prouably extend. It is necessary to point out Hongkong Goverment is in a posicipation will, of course, be exercised vatem, into which the ples of La Woo, Li Ping, Ngan Kwan Yu: studying the condition of Buddhis that one of the principles nfirmed by lion to assist in a far more effacious by the Government, whose co-opera- neccessity does not really enter, is Tsa Mow Chi, J. M. Wong, Wong Of the Signatories to this Treaty is that manner by, abolishing the maritsation in founding a temporary indas doomed to elimination in this out Tong, T. P. Woo, M.B., C.H.B., and labour should not be regarded merely grate within its territory and thermal home, as in Fgypt, has also to post of Western civilization and at Yeung Shiu Chnen as an article of commerce. We regret by setting an example of reform be sought. With a little assistance, the present stage of social develop Hongkong, 12th October, 1921.

conscious of the tightenustes of our cause, we hereby issue this manifesto in the hope that it will revive the careful conleation of all, irrespec tive of sex, rare, nationality, religion. or domicile.

INHERENT EVILS OF THE MUTISAN

SYSTEM.

of affairs to the notice of the public

There has been so much light admit-

ed into this dark practice that details

are unnecessary.

(b) The treatment metelor 10 a

iter is similar to that add to

a

slave. A save is bought with money?

itsui, als is bought with ones

A slave is robbed of i.hts and liber-

ties: a muitoni, also, is robbed of rights and liberti. A slave can

CONCLUSION.

that there aae Chinese resident abroad which will be followed throughout the the unfettered muitsai can be self-ment. It is the duty of a civilized who infringe public law by indulging vast Republic of China.

supporting and will eventually be community to raise its fellow citizens

in the traffic in human fel. On the We hereby declare that to lead absorbed into the ranks of domestic out of a state of degradation and I explaited without reservet pica that they are bat following a long. the cause of charity as a defence of servants and factory hands. It will

oppression. When those who have a muitval, is can be exploited established practic, they slur over the muitos avatem is hypocritical also be necessary to form an Employ-claim to our sympathy, happen to be without reserve, A slave not he shamefa'ne s of such transactions and absurd.

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Buddhist priesta from India, mam-

and advisers to the leader of the here, and about 30 other attendants

party, Abraham. The doctrine of Buddhism in India is declining rapidly and the present visit of Indian Badd- hirt priests is designed to aid in the revival of Buddhism in India. A)- livered at a shipping office in Nantao tion from the general Indian priesta, Six boxes labelled soap, and de- though the attempt brought opposi ment Bureau to facilitate this absorp-helpless little girls of tender years liv for consignment to Haining were Priest Abraham was not to be denied paid for labour: a nuitsoi. also, and unknowingly place themselves (IV) FUTILITY OF REFORM BY tion To-day the services of a Chaing amongst strangers and in where found by the Customs authorities to and carried out his plan for the benefit is not paid for labour: A stavebeyond the pale-of civilization. Such

lin mui" ie. a hired servant girl are to them is often a strange country, no contain 60 lb. of opina, concealed it of Indian Buddhism," Japanese can be re-sid: a muilsai, also can be conduct does not enhance the prestige The cause of ill-treatment to the greatly in demand, and it is con- denial of succour is possible without the bars of soap. Just before the Buddhism is awaiting the visit of 'the re-sold. In short, the similarity to China even in the eyes of iriendly muitai lies in the severity and Edently expected that the majority of ontging our feelings of humanity. seizure, an attempt was made to re-ladian priests and also expecta to gain tween the tw is mot striking; Powers. Furthermore, so long as the stringency of the document by which the liberated mums will eam their It is against a Briton's sense of right place the contraband with genuine much from the interchange of views. ind ef, the pale naterial difference isti system is countenanced by she is sold. The inclusion of such living as such. Thus, she will be pro- that children living under the British cargo, the smugglem evidently having An elaborate programme of welcom lies in the fact that, where the and remains uzabolished, the clauses as "To be disposed of as the tected after her emancipation until flag-hould be treated merely as been informed that an inspection was is under contemplation by leading word 'slave' is applicable to those tint of kidnapping is encouraged, payer thinks fit" and "No enquiry she can fend for herself. This rough goods and chattels Finally it is about to be made.

Baddhists in Japan

PERSUASIVE METHODS.

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