Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-08-14
III DOES THE INTERVIEWING
China's Statesman Curious About
His American Tour.

copyrighted, 1896. by Associated Press.)
London, Aug. 9.-By special appoint
ment, a representative of the Associated
Press was this morning accorded an in
terview with Ii Hung Chang, England's
guest of honor, this month. The hour set
for the interview was $50 in the morn
ing, an indication that the Chinese
statesman is not given to late hours
Early as the hour was, there was, never
theless, several persons in waiting to
see the ambassador of the emperor of
China.
The attendants, We're however, in
structed as to the prior appointment of
the representative of the Associated
Press, and he was selected from a num-
Der of applicants on all possible errands,
and shown into Lii Hung Changes pres
ence in the private parlor, which is the
ground floor morning room in Lord Ions
dale's mansion in Carleton House ter
race. group of servants stood before
the door through which the newspaper
man was conducted by Viscount Lii, the
statesman's son, and who acts as his in
terpreter
Lii Hung Chang rose and bowed with
and then shook hands, after which he
motloned to seat opposite his own.
He then relapsed into the impassive-
ness of bronze idol. His voice is low
IN pitch, but of sonorous quality, and he
speaks with those strong infections SO
characteristic of the Chinese tongue.
LII Hung Chang has submitted to inter-
views number of times before his ar
rival in England, and has seized that
rather formidable institution of western
civilization with a firm grasp to direct
IL rather than to be controlled by IT
me method employed by the astute
oriental diplomat in his interviews with
newspapers, is to ask and not answer
questions. The Associated Press repre-
sentative foud himself besought for in
formation as to the arrangements for
the coming transit of Lii through the
United States, before opportunity was
given to put query
LII was very eager regarding the pro-
sidhi Iof MS tour of the United States
ana the American arrangements. He
asked II Philadelphia was much out of
the way on the railroad route from New
YORK to Washington. At this point. the
Chlnese dignitary clapped his hands TO
call servant. in the Oriental fashion
Inc servant, clad in his native garb. on
tered and bowed low and retired, and then
returned with tea in a covered cum of
exquisite and delicate porcelain. While
this was being partaken of by his caller
la Hung Chang asked about the snec,. /
train on the Pennsylvania railroad which
Is TO be provided for him, and whethar
II would carry him direct to Vancouvs,
without change. He was informed tho+
probably 1t would
III explained that the Hon. John Pus-
sell Young had written to him .stino
MIN to lunch in PHILADELPHIA. at which
ne promised that all of Ii Hung Chang,a
old friends should be present III ar,
met Young when the latter accompan cd
General Grant on his tour around tho
world, and afterwards when he haca,,,o
United States minister to China unda,.
President Arthur
III asked If Young held such a nosittor
among Americans as to lead thau1 70 81
10" ms arrangements. Being assured as
10 this, he asked cordially after ,hs
health of Young and of General Io,nas
III. wilson and DIR. Wharton Rar,,or
whom he had seen in China
Inc Associated Press representative .o;a
the greatest regret was felt among Arsr-
leans that Ii Hung Chang would be una
Die to see enough of the United sta,as
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