The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-03-14

entertaining Description Of III. wu's
Charactsriitics
FORcFFUL AND DIGNIFIFD.
BE is Alive TO vital Questions and
his Chief Aim and Purpose Seems
to be to Secure China's Recognition
by the Family Of Nations.

washington Star: Mr.. WI, the Chi
nese Minister Is receiving many letters
from various parts OF the country. COM
pllmentlns him upon his Philadelphia
speeches. Mr.. 9yu Is a man Of social
disposition, and is what politicians call
"a good mixer" He associates himself
with the people Of this country in those
things which Interest them ana enjoys
participating In public ceremonies. I'M
medIately after returning from Phila-
delphla, where he made his speech which
attracted wide attention. he went to
New orleans to attend the Mardl Gras
and is but a few days returned from
there, having been received with much
honor and hospitality there, as he was
in Philadelphia,
There Is very little Of what Is conven-
tlonaily termed Oriental" in Mr.. Wu's
manners or trend Of thought. Instead
OF that placidity that seems like indlf-
ference, which is so characteristic Of
the Representatives Of the orient, he has
about him peculiar energy significant
of an aim and purpose in his mission.
He IL perhaps the best diplomat China
has ever sent to this country. and Is one
OF the most active OF the diplomatic
corps
Fofcsful and Digntfe6.
Apparently he is impelled very little
by curiosity In his visits to the various
cities Of this country. and his mlngling
with the American peoplst He is not
interested in trivial things and displays
none Of that chlldlike curiosity which is
often noticed in the Chinese Of culture
while observing the manners and Gus
toms Of our people. He Is more Euro
pean In his manners and makes dis
play OF superior dignity. Apparently
he his a man Of much force of character
and he has an adroltness OF address
which has commanded for him a great
deal OF respect among the most capable
diplomats at Washington. In years
mast the members Of the Chinese lega-
ton. without much discretion as to Off
clal rank, HAYS been much sought after
in washington society through curiosi-
ty and love Of novelty. on account of
tehlr peculiarly Of dress and manner.
The. way in which one minister's recep-
tons were .overrun by the vulgarly
curious became almost a scandal on ac-
count Of the bad manners displayed by
the guests-invIted and uninvited. Mr..
Wu,s status socially and officially Is
much frner than that founded on orb
entail dress and customs, and he has
become one of the most popular Of the
foreign representatives at Washington.
He appears to have entirely overcome
the disadvantage which some Of his
predecessors labored under of being an
Interesting novelty, and is ranked by his
ability. .-
Alive to vital Questions.
He is working with one great object
in view, that of securing for China the
recognition due an Independent and inn
portant member of the family Of ma
tions, and Of lmpressing the American
people with the idea that the Chinese
have some interest in the Chinese ques-
tons which the United States and the
powers of Europe are discussing. In
doing this he has shown that be is
neither lacking in information nor
prone to indifference. He is alive to the
great questions of the hour, and while
seeming to take great interest in So
cIal matters. he is constantly working
to overcome prejudlces against his peo-
pie. He has undertaken the herculean
task Of breaking down the Chinese ex-
clusIon act, in whole or in part, and Of
putting China on equal footing with
other nations of the world. and he feels
that he has made some progress with
the American people, though the de-
sired end must be yet long way OF.
Though hr appreciates the social at
tentIon shown him and seems to take
pleasure in social functions, when he
speaks OF the cities he has visited, the
people he has seen and talked to. social
" or in public address, 1t becomes evil
dent that his mission, and not the en-
tertainmcnt of the hour, is uppermos.
in his mind.