The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-05
EARL LII IN GOTHAM.
Asks Mayor Strong why He Did Not
Fight In the War.

hr;aqe to Brooklyn, says the New York
Herald. he returned the call Of Mayor
s,rong at the city hall, and was introduce
al IN the heads of the various depart
r,,ents He took advantage of the oppor-
+unitv offered to question the mayor close
" concerning the division OF the great po-
rtical parties, evidently having been in
torrned that his characterization of the
Aomocratic party as the Irish party was
1ot ouite correct. The mayor, however,
ao,,1d not convince Ii that any democrat
Sod fought for the union during the civil
urar He insisted that all the patriots had
boen republicans. He knew, ne said, that
Con Grant was a republican, and of
Course every one who had shouldered a
musket under his leadership had peeh a
,ranublican as well.
Ii did not seem to care about the may
or,s age and salary, but he was extremely
onvIous to learn what sort of war rec
ord New York's chief magistrate had
made In private life the mayor is known
as Col. Strong. Where he obtained the title
Of colonel no one has asked him. But
70 The chinese viceroy yesterday the may
or confessed blushingly that he had never
seen a field of battle.
FIRST Ii inquired the name of the build
,ro and the room he was in, and the uses
N which they were put. Then he asked
about the pictures, and when he saw
Washingtons he asked how old George
WAS when he died. The mayor couldn't
tell him, but some IN the crown salu ne
was g.
After taking one or two whiffs of his
cigarette the viceroy said: your great
EST presidents were Washington and
Grant?"
pied Mayor Strong.
tThe viceroy says" remarked Lo, that
Grant and Lincoln were contemporaries"
No one was to exceed Grants greatness
in LIS estimation.
.pThe yiceroy desires to know if you, Mr..
Mavor. were under the command of Gen.
Crant?" asked the interpreter.
The mayor blushingly said, Il was in
civil life during the war"
"Ahr' returned L. without waiting for
the Interpreter. There was general lduSh-
ter at the sally
IAN the republicans, either civilians or
scholars. took arms, did they not% asked
Ii.
Democrats, too" answered the mayor,
proudly.
THE viceroy asks Why didn't you
take part in the war;" queried 10.
81 had a brother who took part. had
TO stay home and take care of the family"
was the mayors answer.
You were a very good soldier in time OF
peace, 1 suppose?" said Ii.
Yes" replied Mr.. Strong.
and a very good civilian in time Of
WARP"
AS this chain shot was sent at the may
or the spectators sympathized with the
city's peaceful chief magistrate, and great
Ii looked at 10, the interpreter, and wink
ed.
''Why in the United States" asked 10,
"do you not create dukes, earls and lords?"
There are no titles here but military
ones The constitution prohibits them, !"
answered Mr. Strong.
"Why didn't Washington when he wrote
the constitution say in 1t that all deserv-
ing men should be made dukes, earls or
lords?'
zone of the beauties of our government
is that one man is the equal to the other.
The nobility do not count for anything
in Europe; just empty titles They have to
enter business for a living" replied the
mayor.
But" interrupted ii, eff the title Of
duke had been created by the constitution,
you, Mr. Mayor, might have endangered
your life on the battlefield in order to get
it."
I'D rather have won a military title"
answered Mr.. Strong, 'if had gone on
the field of battle
China" said Ii, 'hve thousand years
ago was republic just as the United
States is now"
What made you change your form Of
government" said Mayor Strong, now be-
coming the inquisitor
The change was the most gradual in
the world" Ii answered, land our first
emperor was plowboy."
Then the mayor endeavored to inveigle
Ii into his office to take cup of tea with
MIN. Gen. Ruger came to the ambassa-
aors rescue by assuring Mr.. Strong that
time was pressing his guest, and that he
would have to leave at once in order 10
Keep mis- appointment with Mayor Wurster
OF Brooklyn. Thus 1t was that New York
surrendered Ii, and the trip was begun
across the bridge.
On the way over he expressed his ad :
mlraton Of the big structure. He asked
once, more how much it cost and what it's
engineer was paid. how long it required to
puud IL and whether or not it was proflta-
Die for the cities to conduct it. He adj
mired the river below him, which was
peopled with craft of all descriptions, and
mSrvelied at the expanse of shipping
MhIch hemmed both shores of the river
"s Lar as the eye could reach
During his interview with the newspa-
Der reporters on Wednesday, Lii Hung
Now, as to the Chinese exclusion act
~ was most unfair law, because II shut
vi competition. 1t is admitted by all
economists that the markets of the world
ore regulated by competition. The act
Was passed by democrats-the Irish la
soler' 10 shut off the Chinese competi-
Ioh II would be the same thing if YOU
uioght goods to China to sell cheap and
we had to exclude you. Is that fair or
W. Fut aside the fact that 1 am a
n l'.sn mandarin, and suppose me to be
cosmopolitan. Pretend that 1 am study
.ns the interests of America. Is II a
SSou Jaw or not that compels you to pay
~. ~ poor article when you can get bet
os r GOODS for less money? You are proud
O., ourselves as people. The United
,,o ates represents the best type of civil
he, s' ' You are proud of your freedom.
Nu us Is the Chinese exclusion act freedom?
bo aou are the most inventive people, and
otho IN use more Inventions than any
Ssn ner nation Your people follow manu-
49, %Is'urlng, agriculture and commerce.
F ru IN that you have the advantage of
ny nslaha, for she is wholly dependent
NP psy ner manufacturing industries.
=. lou make machinery better than anv
~ tne other nations, but, unfortunately
~, Is dearer. Why? Because Won ex.
sruue cheap labor Our Chinese labor
70 could Hive mora H.. -