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FRIENDS & SUPPORTERS
LUM, CHEE, a merchant, was an active member of the Chinese Revolutionary Army organized in Hilo, Hawaii during Dr. Sun's fifth visit (See Fifth Visit, "Cancelled check #47") and a member of the Hilo branch of the Tongmenghui into which the Revolutionary Army was reorganized in 1910.
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Dr. Sun's letter to Hilo supporters |
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"Brush-written letter by Dr. Sun to 'Comrades in Hilo' on letterhead stationery of Kwok Min Charity Bureau, San Francisco, dated 14 September 1911.""To the comrades in Hilo, I have received your letter of August 21 and am happy and feel very encouraged to hear about your unswerving support to the revolutionary movement. Beginning September 2, I left San Francisco, going to North America, Midwest and the East. By the end of October, I expect to arrive in New York and then make plans either to visit Europe first then return to Southeast Asia, or turn back to the West coast, then go back to the Far East via Hawaii and Japan.I have not made any definite plans yet. However, there are signs of revolutionary uprising in Szechuan. I don't know whether they have succeeded or not. If the uprising goes well, then Kwangtung, Kwangsi, Yunnan, Kweichow and Fukien provinces will follow suit, so my plans of going back home have not been determined. Hope my comrades would work hard, unite and support the revolution. Will write you later and report to you.Warm regards, Sun Wen (signature), September 14"
Translated by Yansheng Ma Lum.
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