The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-09
AS A CHINAMAN SAW 1T.
Lee Hop Sing Comments on Lis Visit
to Philade phia.
Philadelphia Press

| L UlIdQeIpIlld TESS.
The most distinguished Chinaman in
| Philadelphia on Thursday, except the mem
| bers of the Viceroy's party and the Chinese
consul from New York, was Mr.. Lee Hop
| Sing. He has recently come here with the
| purpose of engaging in business. But he
town. for he cannot readily understand the
| dialect spoken there, and his rank of. soci-
ETY. is above that of the Race-street col
| ony. Lee Hop Sing has been in this coun-
| try sixteen years and speaks and writes
English wen. He has just written ter some
| thing about the great show or Thursday
| from his standpoint
This is what he says:
| You Americans can understand little
| about Chinese customs and Chinese char
| acter. do not blame you that you see so
much to make fun with in the visiting of
| Chang. For Example, you laugh because
| he asks all how old he is and how much
bad he q In chna It IS
You say: How have you been? How is
your. health?" We say: How old are
| Have you any children?" How many"
How much money have your What
These questions show regard of friend
ship anxfousness about welfare. They are
Why should you laugh at the peacock
feather and do not laugh at the Order of
the Garter in England? They are tokens
have fun with something. / think ! have
seen his Excellency once before, twenty
Iaree ysars Ii Hung 0 Chang was born in
province Nganh-Wei on the north side of
the great river Yang-Ste Kiang, next prov
ince to mine. [ saw him travel through his
own province at the time ] speak Of He
was at the time a provincial Governor, TAX
ing tour of duty. He was in the primest
of his life.
He was straight and tall. Now he is
broken up and old: 1 was surprising to see
him to-day. 1 think the war with Japan
broke him up. He was blamed and dis
graced for the then time. He has his honors
now, but l think he will retire when he
goes home. He is old for active working.
He is very sad that he cannot be a strong,
young man. Then he can push all these
ideas he learned in Europe and here hope
his adopted son be strong enough to take
his place. This round world tour is the
greatest good ever come to China.
1t is a wonderful thing for such a great
man to travel so far from home; greatest
man ever lived in China. think. You do
not know what way Cinnamon here look
on him. | do not know their Canton talk
GATED. L speak languages of educated men.
But know some Cinnamon in this country
think Ii Hung Chang come over here to
catch all bad Cinnamon what been in Jail
here take them home. and they lose their
heads Tcicki Tcick
1 am very sorry that Ii Hung Chang sees
people to treat him nice, have great recep-
tons, hurrah, good time. But his Excel
lency knows American people like him by
this time. He should see things that do
China good. We need machinery and rail-
roads. Then you must build tariff high
moon, or we compete with you in every
thing.
1T was great time to-day. never saw
such crowds and enthusiasm. You will for
get it. but the Chinaman In America will
never forget it. 1t will do them good in
every town. The people will treat them
better. Think it a great thing to see Ii
Hung Chang again before die He is Chi
mas only hope to get Western civilization,
unless he brings up some one to succeed
him.
He did not dislike crowds of people to-
day. He like to see many. and all the
houses. He should like to ask questions of
all the people-which is why he is here
| tell you. to-day did great things for re-
lations China and America as his Excel
lency said in his address.
There is nothing new for TO describe in
to-day. You saw ii all. | try only to tell
you that every Chinaman think this was
greatest day in America. To-
night they feast and have great holiday.
and some time soon they all pay for an
cestors of Ii Hung Chang. May he live
many years and may he preserve the EN-
peror and the empire as he has done. This