New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-09
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VAR AT CHINA'S LEGATION.
SECRETARIES AND ATTACHES or iN
ARMS AGAINST MINISTER WI
TING FANG.
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Warrington. July 6-There IL war III VIC S"..
rxcuatto. and the contest waEed between me MIN
,..cr. md his secretaries and attaches equals IN
bitterness TINT contest waged SO snort '''ne "eo
between big China and her little neishpor 'apan
popular sentiment IL with the secretaries. ana IL
rcma,ns to be seen what the outcome Will DC
Tho Chinese Legation. In point OF numbers. IL
tho largest In town. not excepting the Shshen H'n
baesy and comprises some nifty persons. al'housh
only twelve names including that OF Nine WI,
appear on the official diplomatic list published
monthly by the State Department. Household SER
WANTS and personal attendants makeup the num-
ber and these. with the secretaries ana at'ache''
are up In arms against the Minister some weeks
ago they made forma! protest to their nome doV'
eminent, threatening to resign uniess e"a"e'
was made In their treatment
The ENJOYS from China 10 foreign Powers are
absolute monarchs in a small way. and are per-
mitted to do they please with their suooro-
Mates The allowance for the expenses Vi inc
Legation Is given 10 the Minister In d lump su'i
and he makes what distribution OF 1t ne sees ht'
The complaint made to their Government by the
present secretaries Of the Chinese Legation anu
the other attaches Is that His Excellency WI Ting
Fang has not paid them the salaries promised wheh
they were appointed but that he has reduced their
allowances to the lowest possible hgure ana that III
his administration Of the affairs OF the Legatioh
he is parsmonious to a degree that Is disgracelui
and humi,iating. On receiving news OF their us
content the Foreign Office pacifed the rebeiiious
secretaries by promising that reform should at
once be Instituted and disciplinary cape dis-
patch was sent to the Minister but the grumpiing
still goes on although the secretaries 90 not oare
to speak publicly Of their troubles
Formerly II the custom OF the Ministers 10
place a sum of money on deposit at one Of the
banks here and against this permission was given
to the Secretary who acted as disbursing oihcer
of the Legation TO draw. He received and PAID by
check all bills submitting his accounts FOR the IN
spection OF the Minister once MONTH lhese "c-
counts never questioned. and not mur"u'
Of discomfort was heard either from the people
of the Legation or the tradespeople VINO served
them. Now the finances of the Chihese Lesatloh
are managed on an entirely different basis The
Minister has made his wife paymaster. ana ever!
bill no matter how small the amount mas 10 pass
under her scrutiny, and 1t Is rare that one IS not
questioned Mime. w. indeed. is said to hold the
purse strings tightly and 20 be the power behinu
the throne. and the Minister consuits her concern
ing the most trivial details. In fact. she occupies
q place to which Oriental women are never sup
posed TO aspire. much to the dispeasure OF those
connected with the Legation, who OBJECT 10 nav
ing their heads under the slipper of a woman no
matter IL II is 80 small a slipper as that worn by
Nine. WI. who has the tiny feet iashioh"o'e !"
her country -.. ~
discomfort at the Chinese Legation The Minister
is criticised for his lack of reserve and dignity
vurpasses that Of the father Of .questioners, ii
Hung Chang. and it is believed that he Will not
long enjoy the honor and emoluments OF the place
he now occupies. for already the press In emma
has protested against his retention here, ana II Is
believed in p ling that there are many statesmen
of greater note 10 choose from who could serve
the interests OF china at this capital TO greater
advantage. ,o.
man long a resident of China. Mho spent few
days in town last week, says wv Ting Fang owes
whose service he remained for fifteen years, anu
TO the fact that he speaks English flueny ana mas
kpo edg Of
According TO this authority the story Of the Pres.
emit Minister'S appointment Is as follows; ate After
the wisest and by all odds the most progressive
man in China, suggested to the Foreign once ma,
no maH Who could not speak the language
country which he was accredited Ihis me ror-
e egn 0Se canas for the places then
vacant; would undertake to find IN fast men ,Sn , Wr@
yus me erm in Hmerca Expired tie Chinese
Minister at St. Petersburg who acted in the same
the Court of the Car, and was clamoring to be
relieved The Government wanted for Russi a.
china an experienced and sagaciors diplomats
and It's choice fell on Yang w. then In me ban eo
ment was not willing to leave its Legation at AZ
Of a charge d'affaires The Foreign ONCE there,
fore asked Ii Hung Chang 10 name man as %h no
me Once and who could as we'll speak English
WI Ting Fang who had occupied several places
Chang had already applied for the place y, lie sr had
sntja people he was at that moment the only
for the place and he rsceivsd hg
patron is dispeaaa ID with his behavior In America
his ard ina, Me wb be
,ained He U.s. nevertheless making elaborate prep
ara,lons TO entertain on grand scale nexr W' he
popular with his own people that he Will be popu-
lar with the people to whom he is accredited