The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-03-12
TALK WITH WONG CHINFOO.
Correction by u Ch,naman Of some Ameri-
can Conceptions Of the Chinese.

tHu conceptions Oi tue thtnesc.
ALLENTOWN, Pa., March 10.-The train
was running n mile n minute. Wong Chinfoo
and his travelling companion, Wong Yuten
were getting brush ON the Lebanon Valley
Railroad, on their way cast from Harrisburg t.
New York. The Chinese lecturer the only one
In America, took a seat with the writer. lie was
dressed In rich velvet costume of n merchant
Of Canton. His cape was emhroidcr,d in gold
his cap was Of dark slN strmuuutcd 10y red
button and his shirt was OF heavy blue cloth
crawl Ig down from his head was his cue that
dragged on the car noor; a stylish linen collar
was fastened at the throat with a gold button,
and his little feet, wrapped In white silk stock
ings, were encasod in felt sued slippers, the tops
OF which were Of blue cloth embroidered In
gold. He appeared to he twcnty-cight years OF
age, and had good command of English. lie
was cnraged because he had lost his wallet con-
tanning 500.
I'm doing America for the purpose Of talk
Ing to your wonderful people. want to fix you
rightOn several points concerning China. You
need 1t. The ideal Heather Chinec' has got TO
be wiped out, and I'm going to do it,"
we Americans don't fancy YOU"
"Whyf he asked
Hcrausc the impression prevails that II you
ovcrrun this country with Chinese. our laboring
HFU VIII Nc crowded on. Tor theY VIII never
work Tor the wages the Cinnamon get"
That's just an impression that I desire to
correct America need not be afraid that it,
labor Will be crippled 10y the Chinese. No. sir.
Each succeeding year tile Cinnamon IN America
VIII claim and receive more wages. our people
got rich IN q few years. and then 10 back to
China again. They never make This their home,
They do not vote and the, rarely become natu-
ralied. There are about SNOo0 ofus in ali in this
country. The number will never amount to
much more. In ten years those that are here
viii be so far Amcricanzed that they will work
Tor nothing less than what Is paid to the Ameri-
"Why do they 70 hack home -
We'll, YOU see, well bred Chinamon thinks
America, and that Is hy way ~ China. That ia
why they get hack there In time 10 die on their
own soil. Every Chinaman who desires happy
futuic lie will certainly go back to his native
land before he dies. n he can"
What put YOU on the track Of lecturingY"
well, tell you how IL was I went to bed
one night In san Francisco. and when woke up
found myself famous. detected scheme II
Chinese maidcns from being sold. | had the
ship load Of girls seized before they were land
me credit Tor t. I was then u-~ed - co. .,,' -
plat form and talk IN behalf Of my country"
Ohinluo also said he was born in Canton; had
hecn Too inns country i've years was educated 40
Colum IA College, and was making plenty Of
money lie said; The height of the ambition
~ all Chinanicn IL to he born Ia 500 Chow live
IN h wong Chow. and then to die In Loo Chow
NhNf because. Ia the minds eye Of China
man, to be completely happy man YOU must be
born in 500 Chow. because there are the most
beautiful men aud women; 10 live i'm k,oug
thow in the latter part of life because there are
20 he found the very hest cooks; and 10 die in
10" thoW. for there are manufactured the most
beautiful collins
aleing about pretty women, what ia called
a beauty iu thiuaY
Chinfoo said Pretty ,'irls are not noccs-
snrlly pretty faced. They must have little feet
ana very amahie dispositions Their society
must he ~ the very hest. Young men never
associate with young women. Couriahip in ~ r.
lors Is Unknown in China. Women 60 with
women and men with men. They marry as
Young as twelve years, but they never 60 spark
Ing sunday or any other night. II Il Young NAV
fact u several old ladies of hs acquaintance
and u the conditions are favorable they will I'm
ish the Job
"Wnai can Young couple twelve years old do
TO support themselves -
Nv hen they marry thus young the parents
provide for them and keep them at home until
they are able 20 take care NJ themselves"
what constitutes a smart man in China +"
The Tiger his belly tine smarter he Is COM
sitefed. The American aldermen would All he
statesmen IN China. and your beer brewers would
all De clil ihle candidates for the throne"
how about theatres In China -
Well mere Is another wrong impress ion that
needs correction. Most American. coming from
months t. produce them. All ,htcs, PLAYS are
sNen ia iul ia tAiriN minutes IL necessary.
wong l-rl was the greatest actor China ever
had; and he was mid about su'tch night"
How about opium sfrcai ny q
That - grand, hut dangerous. Just like the
great American drunk cor spree. IutoXitatinn Is
Americas curse and uf iim smoking among the
lower clpss OF Chinese H. the same thing. IL Ia
ruiuou- when carried 10 excess, thong" IL IL not
So killing as whiSDcy. In china Wa drink tro
ana wine ~ rice dark-o olored rich iiqDorthat
costs about five cents - drink. They smoke Ma
hlIla cls.t~ ana plenty of them"