The sun., 1900-07-20
MINISTER wU THREATENED.
"The Society Of whitecsp," Gives Him -
Hours 70 Get Out Of Washington.


WASHINGTON, July i9.-The first crank 10
open on Minister Wa Ting-fang this morning
sent letter to the Chinese legation IL WIS
typewriter and a model Of neatness ana pro-
priety in everything except sentiment IL
read
we give you just forty-'ight hours 10 get
out Of the di ict With your damned emma
men. We ara 2.sOO II ong. and youd oe't
look out"
Minister WI leaned back in his chair and
laughed and he repeated the thre atening WORDS
The letter was signed The Society OF Whi'e-
caps Are you, perhaps. one OF thtm! ne
asked facetiously. pointing 10 the rel or'er
white sailor hat.
Ever since these troubles began." he con-
tinued, Il have received many Letters, but they
have all been letters Of coincidence and Sympa-
thy. This one WIS rather startling contrast.
! laid it before Secretary Hay. but he tells me
that all prominent men receive letter Ike that
from cranks. and so am not concerned
Speaking of the Cinnamon in this country.
so obnoxious to his unknown CORE 'pondent.
Mr. WI said They are for the most part an
ignorant class of people and are not much ln-
terested in the present difficulties between
China and the rest OF the world They are.
however not AT all IN sympathy with the Boxers
Quite the contrary. The ant-foregn move
ment Is confined to the north of China TO the
one province Of Chilli The Chinese IN TINS
country are all from the south. from the one
province Of Canton. The people OF the two
Provinces speak different dialects dialects so
unlike ~ to be practically different languages.
The people in the two Provinces have wholly
separate interests No Chinese who have
travelled are ant-foreign In Their feelings.
Mr. WI expressed himself as much pleased
at the Presidents appointment OF MIR ". W.
Rockhill as a special Envoy to China to investi-
gate conditions there.
1T IL just what have been advocating for
some time" he said. The information We
get in this country Is no unreliable that II cannot
be a safe basis for action. Correspondents
report everything they hear without going
to the trouble to Investigate Some one is
needed over there who will not look with one
eye alone some one who Is Open minded, highly
intelligent and most important of all. ex-
tremely tactful. Mr.. Roclhill is all that and
has the advantage of knowing the country
and people we'll know him and believe him
an excellent man for such delicate mission.
! especially recommend that a civilian OF high
standing be sent to China as Envoy for 1t seemed
TO me that military men. whose business IL war.
might not be inclined TO take the conciliatory
point Of view that. under all the circumstances,
may be the wisest one"
The report that the Chinese Government had
been quietly purchasing arms in late years and
Is now In possession OF some 900 OO0 modern
rifles was secuted by Mr.. WI as pure fiction.
Why, our Golfers are empty" he exclaimed.
We have been paying OF a war indemnity Of
5000 600 900 10 Japan in the last five years. True,
We borrowed the money to do II but we have the
interest on that TO pay. and there is 500 0OO-
600 more to pay Japan for cession of land. 1t
may be true that here and there officials have
bought modern weapons in order TO put down
local disturbances but the idea that there has
been any organized and systematic preparation
for war. similar TO that which went on for sew
eral years in the Transvaal. is sheer absurtity.
China is not seeking war and does not want II"