The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-31
Din Foo IN Seattle in the
1userest Of His Race.
onAr AND EXQUISITE,
unneuf 81 the Chinese E4Ua1
1880 League Of America ana
- nest Known Chinaman In the
SSs,1I.strA gsstes-A Political Refugee
n4oa his Native Lnnd-Hfs Ca
- n Jssrssltsn aad Business.

- Chin Fee is ore Of the most inter-
.1,.w usen Of bis race: In nese than one
be one Of the most distinguished.
- Diplomat, journalist. q broad
.6nf mar OF Affairs. and an exquisite.
- i nothing about him except his
- that suggests a chinaman. liz
- b. taken for a japanese, and when
- Nation sg mentioned in, comparison
! ~ Wong Chin Hao, only the very high
aar<s ara thought Of.
- Chin Foo lie the best known China
- i the United States today. Tie Is the
1tans OF the Chinese Equal Rights
1919 Of America, which has Its head
16xrs sn Chicago. Its purposes are ex-
- 10 bill now before congress wla!ch
- 10 confer the same privileges upon
nNese- Americans as are allowed other
nn6s beings Of allen birth. The l,tho-
mAsd iesferhead CT the league contains
r. fsgiewisg: We ask ard demand
- sfsnehlss for the Amerleanlzed Chi
- u The United States" II In In the
u1ssss Of his race and OF the league that
~ Chin Foo has visited the Coast.
rday he was in Seattle. and last even
- vent over to Port Townsend.
Chinese Journalist was found by q
1hts!iigeneer reporter at the ONCE Of
0feas Northern railway in Pioneer
He 10 a email man with fuzzy
erhs. and his hair Is parted ard
~ away from his temples. His head
mapicrous by the absence Of aaeus,
6Rfday he wore a aoubie-breasteG
- Albert coat; his trousers were neat
asased, falling over patent leather
- He had on a black satin club tie.
IA diamond stud g:eamsd In his immac-
- shir; front. On his left hand was a
nohd ring, and diamond eaff buttons
y sparks about az he gssticulated with
sacsion of Frenchman. His bright
iooksd out from behind gold-bowed
Baes. Such Is picture OF Wong Chin
) thoroughly charming gentleman
~ OF the polish Of a cosmopoIite.
hsieye In patriotism: / am loyal
IkSn citizen without a citizens priv
If said he. "Tha Chinese who come
nd adopt our style OF dress"-Mr.
aid cur with Sincerity" who
~ American customs and conform 10
1laps of the country are entitled to the
nAise that IL given TO others wife are
Abroad and who GENE here and iden-
Srsst 4ae 80
do not refer To the ignorant Mon
= who comes 10 us and earns few
Nf dollars and then returns 20 China
Nnend his days. but TO that better Gle
n that seeks 10 associate Itself VIII
/ "a 10 best fer the country"
YONG Chin Eco ~ "A wel-boru China
~ Ia his speech thare Is nothing bun
1sag few Of good English. with 40
4 II Of his own tongue mixed with IT,
B ~. according 10 his own statement,
y yesrs Of age lie might have sad u
u - /: would have answered a. we'll. rs
y IN II nothing about him 10 indicate
s ~ His family srnt him In issS 10 Wash
& sfzG 10 be educated. He spent four years
4 8 Columbia College and then returned q
fslAa Il thought. tina. ! had learned
y sns.aas OF politics" he continued. "and
tsnsi In enc OF the movements to over
q NV he present dynasty IN China. W.
al n igi by ehe sale OF our rarts
s Nms Of lis leaders. | was exiled ans
ensrsa political refugee. am Chi
4 - feh!an-a sort If an Irish China
q IA Then Weng chm Foo iaushes
u n1f'es Al bis own joke. The trouhi'
B ~ fsssa-'. he continued is the ignor
q 80 Ard lack Of patriotism Of It's people
IN ~ terri with disSenSion and polit
- ssrar;on. each party striving FOR th'
w. had IL Hung Chang weat aroans
- ssSa asd acquired much Information
~ VA Ia IeaErad viii do the Chimes
@s.ss se good lie IS an Gld man viii
sFss following and his star Is N III
1sezs chic Foe states that when he isf
"a ne returned 20 America at one
s ~ entered upon "A Journalistic career Il
|z - sSfk csiT, where he WAS employs
81 sse sun ara Werid lie vas intimate
rSas .sted with Charles A, Dana an
| q sesssfsh and many % shs iea9lni
|X q sstp+r men 81 the last generation
srs'f an sri5cie for ere North Amer
|SS = Asview sagillsd WAY Remain
With a subtitle. Why Re-
E So = aseo'se Christian His artiel
'S'a-ssd as his opinion thar be faaa