Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-02-11
THAT CHINESE SYNDICATE.

The Minister From the Flowery Kingdom
Makes an Interesting Statement About 1t.
At various times since the present minister
from China, Mr.. Tsui Kwo Yin, came to this
country in September, 1889, there have been
rumors Of the formation of great American
syndicate that was to be given the control OF
the national banking system of China and the
management Of all the railroad and
telegraph interests Of that country. The
syndicate was said to be formed
under the auspices of the Chinese legation in
this city and thu statement was made that the
corporation would receive large grants and val
liable concessions from the Chinese govern
meEt. These rumors have beer denied by the
representatives Of the Chinese government in
this city, but have come to life again every
time with unerring regularity.
A month or two ago the Chinese minister
went over to New Haven on business connected
with the purchase Of large amount of small
arms for the Chinese government. The infor-
nation was at once sent out that the sale was
made through the influence of this syndicate.
This was denied on the following day, but
there is no doubt that the minister was very
provoked about the whole business. Ac-
cOrding to statements made at the legation to-
day one of the promoters of this syndicate has a
Chinese servant who is on intimate terms
with the servants at the legation and is thus
enabled to keep his master informed of the
movements of the minister and his secretaries.
and it is complained that a result the minis
ter never takes trip but he finds this enter
prising individual in the same car with him.
giving people the impression that the two are
on the most intimate business and social rela-
tions.
Mr.. Tu Yen Ku, one Of the attaches Of the
legation, recently resigned his position and on
Monday last he left Washington for his home
in the fowery kingdom. At once the rumor
started that acting under instructions
from the minister he had gone to confer
with the emperor Of China as the agent of the
American syndicate in securing the grants and
concessions that had been promised. The
members of the legation have been over
whelmed with inquiries about the matter, for it
was stated that the minister was personally in
terested in the scheme and would use all his in
fiuence in procuring assistance for the syndi-
cate in China.
In response to o request from one of the sec
retaries of the Chinese legation STAR re-
porter called there this afternoon and was told
that there was absolutely no truth in any of
the statements. On the contrary the secretary
said that Mr.. Tu had left for reasons purely
personal, and in no sense as an agent either Of
the minister or OF any American syndicate or
corporation of any sort whatever.
Before his departure for Peru Monday even
ing the minister, Mr.. Tsui, wrote out a state
ment for The STAR which covers the matter
pretty fully The statement was in the minister s
own handwriting and likewise in Chinese
language. As such, of course, it would not be
of the greatest interest to the American
reading public generally. As it was translated
by the Secretary for the benefit of The STAR,
the statement is as follows: "The attache Tu
has resigned to 60 back to China, not commits
stoned by me to transact any official or other
business at all. All rumors about concessions to
be had in China for the purpose OF constructing
railways or opening national banks, or for any
other like business enterprises, and all state
ments involving any connection on my EAR. or
any interest Of mine in any such enterprises
are utterly and absolutely false.
II am under no instructions from my gov
ernment connecting me with any such schemes.
have no power in the matter nor have any
influence that would ever be used in that
direction"