Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-23
Prof. Hitchcock and His Mission to
the Celestial Empire.

HR Is GOING TO TAY TO AROUSE IN TIE ORIENT
INTEREST IN THE COLUMBIAN KxPosIrIoN--
HIS OPINION OF CHINESE cIvILIzATIoN-fHE
CHICAGO EXHIBITION TO BE GREAT SUCCESS.
Prof. r. Hitchcock of the National Museu m
has recently returned from Chicago, where he
worlds fair with reference 10 . compr extensive
exhibit Of the culture and industrial arts Of
China. Having been appointed commissioner
to China by the committee on foreign exhibit
he will leave shortly for the celestial empire,
the object Of his visit being to create an in
terest in the fair and stir up the orient An
effort win be made to secure an chronological
exhibit and to induce the Chinese people to
make such en- exhibit Of their civilization a.
will give the rest of the world better idea Of
their attainmsnss.
In no country in the world" said Prof.
Hitchcock. .'is education 70 highly valued a. it
ID in China and nowhere does il lead to such
certain Advancement in official life"
After spending two years in a study of Japan
and its institutions Prof. Hitchcock is convinced
thas the source Of japanese civilization is
largely Chinese.
Gun RESTRICTIVE PoLlcT.
what effect viii our restrictive legislation
have on your missioas''
'Chinese emigration TO the Omitted States
comes chiefly from British colonies over which
the Chinese government has no control. The
empire does not care to have its citizens como
to America IN large numbers, if at all and
while think our Legislation 10 based on a mis-
taken conception Of the Chinese character
nos think that eevernmsnt cares ANYTHING
about what Ne have done"
CELESTIAL CIvILIzArIox
The Chinese Civilization" continued Prof.
Hitchcock, lis growth of 5000 years a. traced
in its literature, and ID may be that the long go
clusion Of that people accounts Tor the marked
distinction between their civilization and our
Own. The population Of the smpirs is 400 OO0 coo
| in roand numbers, or about oAle-fourth that Of
| the entire globe. It's commerce with west
err countries y Of great importAnc and the
United States might, by proper commercial
policy, easily secure very large propostioa of
IL American cotton fabrics are popular in
China, bat the sapply ID irregular and our mer-
chants do not, like the Englsh, eater to the
trade. During the year 1883. which was about
| an average season, the province of kwanglung
alone imported 500, 60 Of cotton fabrics from
the United States"
GRAND SUCCESS AT CHICAGO EXPECTED.
'whst is the outlook for the Chicago showa'
ION account Of Newspaper reports went to
| Chicago with great misgivings, but was hap
| pilp surprised to find the management Of the
fair in the hands Of the very best business men
of the city. The diAiculty IN selecting the site
! is in no way Attributable 10 the management,
but vas caused by those more Interested in
real estate speculation than in the success Of
| the fair. The directors are sndeavoring to get
the best man TO I'LL the best places. and they
are only waiting for ths opportunity to begin
active operations. The chairman Of the COM
mittee on treign exhibits, Mr.. ". 7. Baker, is
president Of the Chicago Board Of Trade aud
. very energetic man Among his associates
| are President Gage of the First National Bank
of that city, one Of the largest financial houses
| in the United Statea Mr.. Bryan, another
! member Of the same comMittee. ID also Lead
! ing Chicago banker and q very Influential eiti-
zen. n il my opinion tnst the worlds Column
bian expositi0n viii be grad success and .
credit to the country at large, whilo covering
Chicago all over with glory"
War DspsxtmeAA Chan0es.
Alfred j. LoPes of Lssissnna and Walter 8.
McEiroy Of Louisiana, appointed clerks o. .e00
record and pension division. War Department.
Wesley J. ciRrk Of Alabama, appointed copyist
a60o. Signal Once, and Delzene Mareau Of
Rennsylvania, appointed telegraph operator,
$500, signal Once; Emmett @. Apdrus Of
Michigan. clerk, S1,00e, commissnxy generals
ofhee resigned; Jamss {. Raymond Of Iowa.
class l, recocd aud psnsion dhvisioa, War De-
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