The record-union., 1896-08-30
Mutual Expressions of Good Will and
Friendship.
The Viceroy Thanks This Govern
ment, on Behalf of the Emperor of
China, for Friendly Assistance
Rendered That Government After
the China-Japan War, and for Pro-
lection to Chinese Immigrants.

lection 10 chinese Immigrants.
NEW YORK, Aug. 29-In the mag
nificent white and gold ballroom just
off the main hall of the mansion of
William c. Whitney, IN Fifth avenue,
the President of the United States at
III o'clock to-day formally received the
| respects of the Emperor of China
through the medium of the great Chi
nese statesman, Ii Hung Chang.
The Oriental Emhassador left the
| Waldorf Hotel at 10:40 o'clock, escorted
by the United States Cavalry, and at
tended by his Secretary and interpreter.
Lo Fung Lu, and Secretary of State
! Richard Olney. In the next carriage
was the Chinese Minister, Yang Yu,
and his Secretary, with General Ruger
| The third vehicle contained the Vice
roys TWO sons and Colonel Davis, Com
| missioner of Chinese Customs j. B.
Drew, with staff, We're in the last
carriage. Ii wore his famous yellow
| jacket and peacock feathers
| The party reached the Whitney resi-
| dence at IL O'Clock sharp, and Ii Hung
Chang was received hy the President a
few minutes later. Secretary Carlisle,
Assistant Secretary of State Rockhill,
General James Wilson, John Russell
Young, John w. Foster, Private Sec
retary Thurber and William c. Whit
ney were the only others present at the
reception, the character of which was
changed at the last moment from a
public to private one. The two repre-
sentatives of the press associations.
who were invited, were not permitted
| to be present.
Mr.. Cleveland made the following ad-
| dress of welcome:
| our excellency, it gives me great
| pleasure to receive from your hand the
| personal letter from your august SOW
ereign, and to greet you as his per-
| sonal representative. Since our two
countries have become better ac-
quainted, many incidents have occurred
to increase our friendship, and not the
| least of these are the sentiments con-
tanned in the letter of your Emperor
and the personal visit of his represen-
| tative who has been so honored.
| our visit to US at this time is made
more impressive by the thought that 10
serves to join in one suggestion the
| most ancient civilization of the East
ana the best type of a newer civiliza-
| tlon OF the Western world. Notwith-
standing the widely different character
iStics of the two countries, the welcome
winch is rendered you by the Govern
ment and citizens of the United States
Illustrate in the strongest possible man
ner the kinship of nations
I'VE feel that in the arrangement Of
| oil
sojourn among us sufficient time to OBJ
! tain an adequate observation of all we
have accomplished as a nation 1t will
not however, escape your notice that
a rich and fertile domain has here been
quickly created by those who were as
sured that they would reap where thev
had soWn; that strong and benefi-
cent Government has here been estab-
| lFhed by those who loved freedom.
and that we have a patriotic and gem
erous people who love their Govern
ment because it is theirs, controlled by
! them, administered for them, and pro-
tected and saved from harm by them,
We heartily wish that your stay with
us may be most pleasant and that at
Its close you may enjoy a safe and
agreeable return to your home and
your field of duty an1 usefulness"
The translation of Ii Hung Chang's
remarks is as follows:
Your Excellency: 1t affords me great
! pleasure to have the honor to be pre-
sented to your excellency The reputa-
ton of your highly esteemed virtues is
widely known throughout the world.
and in you the citizens of the United
States of America have invariab blv
placed their confidence, consequently
both the interior administrations and
the external relations of this great re-
public are in a state of prosperity.
1T will also be the desire of my august
master, the Emperor of China, to main
tain the most cordial relations with
America, whose friendly assistance rem
dered to the Government of China after
| the China-Japanese war and whose pro
lection for the safety of the Chinese i'm
migrants in America, are to be highly
appreciated
1 am specially appointed by my au-
| gust master, the Emperor of China. to
present to your excellency the letters of
credence, and to convey to your excel
| lency the assurances of his most
friendly feeling towards the United
states of America, in hope that your
eAcellency will reciprocate his senti-
ments and cooperate with him to pro-
mote the friendly intercourse between
our two countries for the cause of
| human kind
! i trust that your excellency's Gov
ernment will continue to afford protec-
ton and kind treatment to the Chinese
! immigrants in America, and to render
! friendly assistance to the Chinese Gov
eminent when required. May the peo-
pie of our two nations enjoy the bene-
! fits OF perpetual peace"
The letter from the Emperor of China
which Ii Hung Chang presented to
President Cleveland was very elabor-
ate affair. done in Chinese on parch-
ment. and wrapped in a yellow silk COW
ering, upon which was the Chinese dra-
| gon worked in red blue, green and
white. The parchment resembled a
large music roll.
After Mr. Cleveland finished his re-
marks he introduced Secretaries Car
Isle and Lamont Attorney General
Harmon. Mr. Whitney and the other
gentlemen present whom Ii Hung
Chang had not met.