The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-24
Wa Ting Fang Explains.

WASHINGTON, Sept, 23-The Chinese
minister was seen at the legation today
ard talked concerning the ed!ct He said
tnsre was no secrecy about IT, nothing 10
indicate that 1t was a triumph Of one for
eign element over another ana that sts -
sentiai purpose was to strengthen CANA
herself at the time when serious foreign
problems were presented II was quite
natural. he sari, that the dowager ernpress
should be called TO the aid Of the eraperor.
owing to dyaa.stic reasons. The presen.
dowager :as survived three dynasties. be-
ginning with that OF Emperor Hsien Fung.
Coneerni3g The report that the empress
return TO power was a coup d'etat favor
able 20 Russia, the minister says ne does
not consider the move favorable to anv
power as against any other. lis effect. he
says. would be toward the direct impartisl-
ity in China's treatment Of Russia, Great
Britain. Germany France. tire United
States. Japan aud the world q large
As to the effect on Ii Hung Chang tha
minister said the dowager empress hai
long admired the Rugged ability os the 5ld
statesman. But he d.i not think thss would
result III the return Of Ii 10 the foreira
office. FROM which post he was recently
removed. owing. il was understood 10 flr-
eign influences.
Strong Iaough to Remain Nation
When asked Il the Chinese lad the
strength to resist dIsmenaber erpen; by for
e.sn powers. Wa Ting Fang sad,
Il am confden; Caina will remain IN
tact. ard am glad % mote that Your late
minister - China. NJ. Denby. has tae
same opinion China has the native re-
sources. wealth and population 70 make
her strong Rita!r herself II should no, ~
overlooked ;hat some of tie foreign :nau-
enceS. susa as concessions for railways
etc vii benefit ana develop China FAR
more thaD they can bcueA, any foreign
country"
The minister speaks vita specia, sat!s-
faction of q concession which " signed 4
short time age by which an American syu-
dica,e will bul!d 4 railroad from Ha.kox
. Canton. a distance q $50 miles Il j.
understood that arlong the names # those
Interested in his concession are he Gocke-
fe,le7s. Tauderbllts Morgan. Briee and *
Mayer Grant. os New York.
High Praise for Dossag~r Empress
The Chinese minister to3ay received ~
cahie t6e fsll text - the .1.tt issue. ~
the Emperor - ChlEa yesterday whl-a
calls the empress dowager back 70 povser
Il s. as follows
Nov Ca5aa = disturbed anH there "a
reed that all business bc MI lone ".
the er7pcror. 1e}t7+eE frc-u mar7ir~ >
.verine, For the welfare az afras-s and -
fu3 les} errors E'ay occur ofAs- rviGs from
the hee.ar.us Il she re.er x f<uarz ffsl
SAT ;Ae empress da~ag@~ has twsre etvaY
instructions "a tae emperor. ana wa Sig
ral atil-y ans success 50 we row. coa-
-.aerims the Important interests @: .ha en-
v.re have h%ERca .he Empress 1-saee~
experience sr1 Instruction TEs dowa.-=-
eH-aGess has heea pleased y aece6a - tels
request. a@t therefore z is e taa = ..
f,rtNre - fra wao.e empire .5at his AIS
p.ctgus evea' "a or0a<at sA0u: F'ro-r7 rs
car ~ empress G2waEer renGuc-s tae
business IN the t91~e-sal department. "a
or 3hv stA day ~ the present r3nt1 {Cti-
reS4 Na,en-!3- .resn.ns eatey EaE'.,a a.
ers3ArA- ~ wGl take 40 princes a-3 1,.0-
listers - qerform in Che ta.u Ca93E -
scr SET t7e yameH <fc:~.s1 c&.,et -fr@-
pare tea- ,ee ceremony may he performed
with tstttae Aoro~s.'