The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-17
LACKED OFFICIAL DIGNITY.
Chinese Sheer ID American Commits
sioners because of Their Plain Manners.
From the Pel<in and ITEM sin Times.

Chinese Sheer ID a American Commits
sioners because OF Their Plain Manners.
From the Pelxin and Tien-Tsin Times
The event Of The week has been the
arrival and departure of the United
Steites commission, travelling 10 Szech-
uon The gentl.emen forming the COM
mission arrived TN T'ai-yuem-fu on Oct.
%. They We're escorted by a troop of
20 soldiers. presided over by u Chinese
captain. The PROCESSION did not cut a
very imposing figure, as the commits
sboners were travelling IN mat Htters
(ohiao-wo-tz), The poorest and cheapest
kind of lttens used. This was done ait
the advice OF an inexperienced mission
AIRY at Hwailuh, who recommended
these Filters as more comfortable than
any Oth6rs-whfch is open TO question
ami apparently did not think chat APP
pearance was of any Importance. Vari-
Gus oommarlts wele passed by the Chi
nese on the mode of travel. THE COM
nlssgoners were doing 1t for econOmy's
sake, Wishing TO pocket pant of the sum
allowed uhem fer tIaNodng expenses"
was the opinion. and arnyther was that
THE commissioners were being convey
ed Nike prisoners The captain of the
military escort expressed his contempt
for these Filters 10y saying ''he would
not rade I'm cine" which was not quite
true. as the was afterward seen in one.
ON their arrival ait T'ai-yuen-fu they
do not seem 10 have made a great inn
preston ON the Chinese officials who
Consigned them 10 a dirty iiIstle inn,
having assured slhem chat there were
M kung kWans gn the city for the use
of officials travelling. Not many will
| believe that. l should fancy. After a
day and a half's delay the commission
| proceeded southwark and this time the
commissioners. etc. occupied wooden
lhters CeIh ma chu tzu). the best and
most comfortable 20 be had. on the
| foremost sitter the United States flag
| was bravely displayed. and IA goodly
/ procession Of carts. with their impedi-
menta, and The military escort made a
i better show THAN ON nheir entrance into
the cidy.
| IL seems ungracaous 90 offer a word
| of criticism, but az the sane Cine the
common feeling is that the dignity of
THE United States has hardly been
| gr,a,us,atned by che mode of trave
adonted by ohe commissioners or the
reception accorded them by the Chi
| nese while at NE same time a great
| oppicnltungly has been sC,-', 1t would
! be an impeplnence - crl.icise the per
| suanel Of Ghe commission, and there 1:
| not ,tiha SiighteSit wish TO do anything 81
| ungIacious But would IL not havt
! been bestcr II e'1e COMMISSIONER or. a
all events che consul. had been accom-
! modated with chairs md bearers
| Should not the governor. or n taota
| specially appoanted by MIN, have Ne
| ceik.ad she commission nWa1 conducted
| them to one Of The kung kwas special.
| KENT for the use of official guests
| Should they not have been received
| with proper salutes and every mark o.
| honor. such as would be accorded q
any high Chinese official travelling &C
| imrortant business? And Il Uhes'
| things could not nave been Obtained
| would G. not have been better 20 have
nruveled &ncog INTO. only max ING the an
HhOrsties responsible Tor securing thei
| personal comfort and safety.
| In Amgio-SaNOn EYES u may seem az
| unnecessary fuss. bust 20 the thousand
| ~ Chinese VINO have gazcd upon th
! commissioners and heard Of chem tn
I absence Of tlese things which they AZ