Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-27
WITTY WI Ting FANG.
Frank Horack, of Iowa City, Talks
of the Chinese Minister-His
Peculiarities.
A Learned Address at Pennsylvania
University Pleasant Criticisms
Of United States.
Roach Tells Why He Can't Be a
Candidate Martin Opens His
Headquarters.

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Special to Times Republican.
Deg Moines. July 2I.-Mr Frank Il. |
Horack of Iowa City, who has been do-
ing post graduate work in the Universe
ty Of Pennsylvania, where he attracted |
attention by his superior scholarship, !
had an opportunity to make the ac- /
quain,anceship of Mr.. WI Ting Fang,
the Chinese minister to the United
States. Mr.. Wu visited the university,
where he delivered the Washingtons
birthday address and was entertained
sress Speaking of the now famous
Chinaman Mr.. Horack says:
He lis very bright ard snappy in cons
versation, and is always so much in
apt to talk pretty fast. He seems to be
a very good observer of men and things,
and strange to say, he seems to have a
keen sense of humor. He speaks with a
strong accent, but he speaks the
,Queen's English When hearing him
talk ii was hard to believe him China
man.
He gave the Washington,s birthday
address before the university this year.
1t was one of the most clever and enter
tanning speeches have heard from u
public platform The whole tenor of his
address was to show that China ia not
80 far behind us az we are apt to think,
and that we not only have learned
\, 4 .y,i hI,t III. ".
can still profit by Chinese experience.
He gave US some pretty sharp digs. but
all 50 tactfuily that it seemed rather in
the spirit of enquiry than of criticism.
After he had made all feel that
Washington was nearly the greatest,
man that ever lived, he told US that the
great principles of government laid
down by Washington and others were
enuncia,ed by Confueius 800 b. c.. and
that it was only natural for young
nation like ours to look to an older ma
ton like China for their principles.
! He said that china and the United
States ought to be on very good terms,
nov that we We're such close neghbors
He praised our Monroe doctrine and the
way we have enforced it. He#s,aid that
We must extend it, however. and that
| China VAS looking forward to our ex-
tension of the Monroe doctrine to our
possessions in the far east. This part Of
his speech was so cleverly put that it
brought down a storm of applause. And
today ii does look as il the United
states was going to Keep the powers out.
Isif ii can.
He criticised our largage and dress
| He said il was hard for a foreigner who
learned his English from books to know
how to use it correctly, and he asked
how any one was expected to know that
Arkansas vas pronounced Arkansaw, or
/ that such a word as photograph began
! With pin instead of f.. He said that if the
1 English speaking people would adopt
/ the phonetic system that the English
Language would soon be the ntsrna-
tonal language. He said he thought
Our moae OF dress the cause of so much
iconsumption in this country: that Chi
namen We're not bothered With 1t. He
| pointed out the fact that all our cloth
\ ing opens around the neck or chest.
4 While Il Chinaman's is tight. thus pros
4 tectinS his throat and chest and ren-
! derinc him les, susceptible to colds.
etc He said he. had met many fine
American women and that he had no.
I! ticed that q great deal of the material
4 of their dresses was upon the floor.
While there was Very little on the chest
and shoulders and he Wondered If some
i of the material which lay useless on the
i floor could not just as we'll be used 10
4 iprptect the chest and shoulders Every
one was very much pleased with his adj
i dress, andsthe boys gave him several
4 good rounds of
4 Who Rah Who Rah!
Penn syl van ia
WI Ting Fang! WI Ting Fang, WI
Ting Fang
He seemed very much pleased and
\ got UP and made a Very stiff bow.
smiled and took off that little skull cap
he always weI,s. The UNIVERSITY OF
4 Pennsylvania conferred the degree OF
4 LII. ID. upon him.
4 Congressman Dolliyer has been de-
4 liverng republican addresses al
n EChautauauas in Kansas and Colorado
II and from the information. he has re-
ceived and the observations h has
I made in those states he feels Very Ger
tain that Kansas is going republican
5lthis year and that Colorado is allnosi
certain to do so. He says that ne has
= had audiences of from 5000 TO io.00t
Ipeople many of whom Travelled l0t
miles or more to attend the meeting
and all OF whom paid admission, Ht
says the republican gospel was re.
.ceived with great enthusiasm in boti
these states. AT Boulder. Cot. he hac
an audience of more than 10000 peoplt
4 and 900 of them came from Denver
400 miles away. Mr.. Dolliver Is ac-
complshins much for the party as wei
as for himself in these chautauqua ad'
dresses.
John Wilson. of Walker, one of TIL,
efficient crop reporters of the low;
weather and crop service, sends the fol
lowing account of a casualty by light
ming: ''On the afternoon Of Tuesday
July 3, thunderstorm, with strons
wind and heavy rain, came from TIL
south southwest. There We're severa
hard strokes OF lightning, one Of whicl
4 killed eighteen head of cattle. fifteen q
which were dairy cows. They wer
standing with heads against wir
fence. 1t looked pitiful to see so man,
fine cattle killed for lack OF forethough