The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-29
MElVOY OF THE EMPEROR.
xoaxER CAPTAIN OF VOLUNTEERS
HAS IMPORTANT MISSION.
re VIII visit President Mckinley
apa Lay Before Him the Claims of
the Emperor of China, Who Seeks
10 Perpetuste fits Dynas.y.

fbe Emperor of china, Who Seeks
10 Perpetuste fits Dynas.y.
e,ecial Dispatch to the Post-Inteiligencer
TACOMA. June 2s.--Raiph Plat. spe-
~,aI envoy from China 10 the United
e,aies government at Washington, II. c..
srr,ved IN this city last evening on the
ssssfrer Victorian from the steamship
Empress Of China, direct from Peking
where he had a special conference with
~ emperor and his court advisers at
~ imperial palace. He left today over
ne Northern Pacific railway by way of
Portland. and the Union Pacific, for
washington. where no will transact his
business with the president and secre-
tsry Of state. and hurry back 10 China,
for which place he expects TO sail in
about three weeks.
Clothed In SILK Raiment.
Mr. Plat, who has been In the Chinese
service for a year past. during which he
has Travelled all over the vast empire,
much OF the time in government gunboats
and In the back country In a sedan
chair, attended by large retinue of re-
tainers and servants. is known In his Of
Adal capacity as the potentate of the
Royal Red Coat Of the order OF the First
Peacock His official costume IL In keep
ing with the splendid title. IL consists
Of O gorgeous silk coat or blouse robe
reaching nearly to the floor. breeches
waistcoat, small clothes. skirts and
trimmings all OF the finest silk, and Of
Ill the eolors OF the rainbow, and all
trimmed and embellished in the most
rich and magnificent style. the whole
surmounted by "A typical Chinese hat.
This hat has a turned up brim. so as TO
ward of the evil spirits. which can only
20 In one direction. and are. therefore.
detected by the peculiar-shaped hats,
which are OF the same order as the roofs
OF Chinese temples and houses. as seen
In the pictures OF Chinese scenery The
whole theory of Chinese architecture.
Mr.. Plntt explains, IL based upon this
principle and r. seen even in the graves
Of the dead, which are protected by the
peculiar curved-up-at-the-side roof that
: seen on the temples and In the Chinese
was = Volunteer Captain.
During the few hours Mr.. Platt was
N the city he had n suite of apartments
at the Hotel Tacoma. where ne had his
servants and Interpreter, who speaks
nearly all the languages of Europe and
the Orisnt. He is a quiet-appearing man,
formerly captain OF volunteers from
oregon who became acquainted with Ii
the Chinese empire and was BY him In in.
trusted with an important mission In the
Philippines Since that time MIR. Pla,t
has been constantly. IN the service. and
has advanced rapidly until he has be-
como recognized "a one OF the most ca
pable and trusted workers In the reform
party in China. TO which his friend III
YunR Yew belongs.
Empress Dowsger IL Doomed.
said s Mr. ps on e t ,ha, af lime o. ,hiSss
looked bad. but hope TO see the sit
uation improve now very soon. The party
OF tho empress dowager Is bound to go
40 At.A - will "A
slon Of the emperor. I know tho chances
are that the resnlt OF the present troubles
Will BIO the breaking up of the empire.
and Ia that case the United states ought
60 10 the one TO have a generous slice
Of the country. The empire viii be ev-
eryhody's pigeon, and We might as well
make bold strike and look out for our
great ana rich country, and the United
States. and particularly the North Pa
.lns coast and Puget sound country e
up OF tho country to commerce There
will be the great market for the man
ufaetures % this country, and for the
exploiting Of gigantic enterprises such as
the world has never before seen.
Present Trouble Not serious.
II do not took upon the present trou-
bles In CHINA as so very serious, from
my point OF view. as they are represent
ed The emperors party has been In
close touch with other nations for some
time past. and | th'nk It IL pretty wen
understood what the outcome win be.
Once the emptess-dowager's party Is
busted from power and tho emperor sue
ceeds 10 the control OF the government,
there VIII be an amicabis arrangement
OF affairs and the people will be CON
tented and 80 or with their moneymak-
Ing and their religious rites and there
will be no further serious trouble,
Missionaries Are Meddiers.
The missionaries are responsible In a
large measure for the trouble that has
already occurred, They are meddiers,
and looked upon as such BY all cisssee ~
China. and | tell You now that | have
no use for missionaries. Nearly all the
tax-paytng classes IN the empire are IN
favor OF the ampsror's party, as far as
thAy care anything about the goVarn-
mant The Chinaman is not patriotic In
the sense that the Japanese IL. Ills re-
lsion IL everything 90 him. while the
Japanese practically has no religion. The
Chinese are a very rGligious people, and
money makers. They doRt carO FOR the
government. particularly. So long as they
are allowed 20 prosecute their business,
and are not disturbed IA their religious
rights. The Japanese. on the ether hand.