The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-08-16
KNOWN DIPLOMAT
Elk. minister DENLY Re-
turning to the States.
Has Been Thirteen Years at Peking'
Some Views on the Eastern
Situation China.

Charles DENLY, ex-UniJed States
Minister 10 China. is a through pas
senger by the Belgic Tor his home in
Indiana. He has just completed a
long and valuable term of thirteen
years at Picking. and left after his sue
cessor had been fully installed into
the duties of the important Office. Mr..
DENLY was sent TO China by President
Cleveland early in 1885 and was re-
appointed by each succeeding admins
tratfon. resignfng a few months ago to
return to his old home.
Mr.. DENLY is a man of commanding
appearance. He is tall, Of large
physique and clean shayen. He IS Of
the Mckinley type, but a larger man.
Though IS years Of age he IS erect ana
active and has a sharp. discerning
eve. Like many other diplomats he
asks many questions but says little.
There is little to report with re-
spect TO Oriental conditions" answered
Mr.. DENLY Our relations just now
with both China and Japan are most
friendly. Yes. I believe China views
the appearance of the>United States il
Oriental affairs with pleasure, and l
am satisfied that the Chinese Govern
ment would like to see our country
keep the Philippines. Of course, how
ever. China is in a peculiar position
and I fear her influence upon the sit
uatiOn would not bear with great
force Japan is unQuestiOnably friend
~ to America. The sentiment Of the
press is that the country is largely in
favor of American prestige in the
Philippines, and certainly the Japan
| csc would prefer the United States
would keep the Islands to see them go
back to Spain.
"Of course cannot tell YOU what
| think the United States viii do with
the Philippines, nor can give you my
! ideas of what should be done. left
! Picking on July II, and at that time
| the situation in Manila was perhaps
different from what it is now.
4 am glad the Hawaiian Islands
| have been gathered in. When here
| twelve years ago it struck me that the
Islands must ultimately become Amer
| lean territory Since then I have been
a firm annexationist, and the more
| studied the situation and watched Cui
! growing interests in the Orient, the
| clearer it daWnRd upon me that the
proper time for a closer union between
| the two countries was at hand. Am
! erica's trade in China has doubled il
| two years Who can say what it vii
be in ten years more? By that time
| the Nicaragua canal may be complet
ed. and these Islands will become the
half way house for our great Orienta
| commerce"
Mr.. DENLY had a drive over the city
yesterday afternoon. He found Homo
| lulu rather smaller than some towns
in China. but was nevertheless much
! impressed with the beauties of the Ha-
waiian metropolis. From Honolulu
! the eX-Minister will go direct to Wash
! ington to confer with President Me
| Kinley.
At home thirteen years ago Mr.. Den
! by was a prominent lawyer. On ac-
! count of his age he viii probably not
! return again into active business life
Two Of his sons are in General Miles
army A third wanted to go but wa:
stopped by his mother, being under
! age