The sun., 1900-12-16
WI GUEST or TIE LOT0S.
s,ys THH oOOB uIN ~ 'HiN' 'H'
ItIyyD IOIOS UfN
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u.,sd IIim ~ war tive 'atneE'e
we,is, all on the Ni,sIopsti'' hinr.

Wu Tlng-fnng Ha Imperial th.rcse Ns-
iss,y'. Irvov Liifanrd,uar' ana Minister
Tleuirotertiary W.. m" guest u' honor ~
dinner given - thr l.ot"s ,uu last evening
At which Gen NIues. Andrew afhesir'
tbarle. X tiiut te.s Adler. Rear Admiral
Barset. Gen stewart H.. " MuudioTd, Dt ".
". walker, wayne MoN sagh. Alnon GOOD
win ard q number 81 other dlsuns suishod gen
tlsm,n were present. The rooms %, tho cluO
wore beautifully trimmed With trailing vlnos
and the American and chinese coloFs. Tables
were spread In the pafiOr, a. sell as Ia the
dining room.
The table Of the suests Of honor vas sprc d
hrouGh the great doorway leading from
one OF tho parlors 10 the main dining ROOM
and WI 1lns s-fshs sst under two great CHI
ness and American days twined together
Other dlsun gulshsd Chinese gsntlemen pros
snt were Chow Tx chi. Chinese Nlcs-ConsGl
TO New YORK. and Lock Wing. a membe. OF
the Chinese legation, Both they and Minister
WI we're In elaborate Chinese dress
COMPLIMENTS PROM rBR cLUB's PRESIDENT.
In Introducing Minister WI Mr Frank
Lawrence, President OF the Lotos Club.
spoke as follows:
If We were perfectly educated. We should
Tonight address our guest in his own languas
extend to US II our positions were reversed.
and II We were visiting him In his native
country. But our attaInments are so limited
that We are com PEELED 10 speak In q modern
language. which happily our guest has mas
tered very perfectly. and which as 10 most OF
US 10 tho only tongue AZ our command.
Tho name OF China has Of late been very
prominently before the world. and In con-
nsctlon with China and It's problems. scarcely
any name has been more prominent, and no
name has been more fAvorsbly before man
kind. than tho name Of the very distingulshed
gentleman whom We have the honor TO on
tertaln tllls evening
Tho people Of this and other modern
countries. vsuning their civilization. have
long boon accustomed 10 send persons TO
China and elsewhere who feel endowed with
q mission 10 teach. But II they would give
attention sufficiently 10 the subject and
sbandon the idea that their civilt alton IL
the only civilization. they would fnd. upon
. very moderate study Of the subject, that
from China and its people. Europe and Amer
ioa have q very great deal 10 learn.
"of that vast region We know almost nothing.
10 belongs 10 the great impenetrable East
But We know that for great many centuries
while the country In whioh We live was a
vii dornesA peopled only by savages. II peo-
pied al all. China was bui ding UP a history.
a literature and . civilization OF its own.
slight as Is our knowledge Of China. we
have been taught that It originated the use
OF the mariners compass thousa nds Of years
ago. and IL 10 said that the art OF printing.
tho greatest factor In tho spread OF what We
call civilization, fourishsd In China for oen-
tures before being introduced into Europe
- -rkt 1h ~ 81.
OF that country 10 the rest OF the world are
700 serious for dlsou sslon hsre. But surely
Il would be impossible 10 find a man better
qualified to assist In their solution than the
ssptlsman in whose honor we assemble
'Was ever q man confronted by difficulties
grsstsr than those which have surropnded
tho tho S1..sni % Tsars And S da eq e1er any Gun man
&sm' rsquifed sSe i qivl2aton isaa3 of many Sin
centuries 70 produce diplomat 90 accom-
The Chinese Minister has done much to
conquer co @ oT VI MnsSpts:2 2 n9t 6y ioIce Of arms, put
By tetl Pc part In thlngS In whlch we like 10
sxcel. by oontrtbutlls delshtfully 70 our
oui p.1s: uSsa s"s sy .yos sdSFss ss
ETY. S ~ .sSs b. sr QUE sns anS oH Il
0s.S %. Would at tns os.@bsss.. our su.s, by any
reference 70 the serious sye,ectt with which
y ray be his duty to deal vet cannot, re-
remove from HIS country objects Of scien-
,iaC interest srd value. !, vs- =. voice Of
test against an act 40 uniustifnhlo; and |
d2 not think We are sorry that the language
OF he protest was emphatic
q about America. And Z al ,he, nation, are
adopt from the others whatever may be best,
the country Of our guest hrs, 90 far as we
KNOW r, produced no msn more capable. oi
than his EScellency. WI Tinr-fana
MINISTER wus REPLY.
when Minister WI rose 10 reply he WAS
greeted with cheers and hand-clspping
which continued for some time after be had
got 10 his lee When silence a. length came
he said
Il a. deeply sensible Of The honor you
/ ~" done ne t. TIE shap' 4 shls splendid
ban luet and an very gratefI indeed for
ceived the kind words spoken Of me by your
chairman. II reIuicod me- 10 hear those
mans words not only aud not merely bocsu 80
they were compliment o. ne. bat also be-
cause felt that they wer. an expression
of good will tow ard my country Thi- honor
that you hav" done me lfHpIosscs me- greatly
occasion ''''''''' ''''
When the president - ,our club and tho
chairman of your commute" came to Wash
ington 10 tender M al tuEi i'a'lnu To be- present
at This banquet. did not know az first exactly |
" hat II meant, but when heard the name
Of tue Cluu then | knew that IN that maine
lay he cause Of the Invitation. OF all the |
plants that grow In China tho Lotos is the
most appreciated because OF it's purity
Laughter A gentleman who sits near
me said tn the LotOA was the symbol OF
puiet and rest, and that therefore II was an
RpproprIs name for TINS cub
i bow TO his superior wIsdoin because re |
Knows better about y than I do But IN |
htna we appreciate and reSpact the flower
not only because We cat IL. but because n |
you put 1t into water. no matter how troubled /
mud does not stick to II. and Il comes out
fore, We call sood men Lotos men Assncia- ,
tlons are formed under that maine There
FORE naturally wish TO be In superior com !
pany by dining with the superior mon Of tho !
nlted states who are in this Lotus Club
Your CHAIRMAN conplImeu'"d me in a |
very gracious and delicate manner with |
reference to last summers crisis In China
IL was summer full OF anxiety and worry
70 me. and for many days | can say that I |
hardly had any sleep. But II was all IN tho !
way OF nv duty | did nothing but my dutv |
TO my Government and my country | saw |
al the ume that II WAS important. nay i'm |
perative upon me. 20 take some stems 20 pre-
vent 81 far a. could the crisis THAI vas COM |
ing on.
here was a time when tho people hero
eScitament that they Were ready 10 lclieyn
ANYTHING that was tel.praI h"r All that ! !
could do was to ask people not to believe /
what they read that wUa feiea-rnpHcI trtir /