New-York tribune., 1900-12-16
THE LoTos HALLS Mr.. WI.
CHINESE MINISTER MAKES A WITTY
SPEECH

GENERAL MILES. REAR-ADNIRAL BARKER.
ANDREW CARNEGIE AND OTHERS ALSO
SPEAK AT DINNER IN THE ORR
ENTAL DIPLOMATS HONOR.
The LOtos club was thronged to overhowing las,
night for q dinner given IN honor OF WI Ting
funK the Chinese Minister 10 the United States. A
huge Chinese aag with the black dragon rampant
WIS haunted over the guests table. Frank X.
Lawrence president OF the club, presided with
Characteristic grace On his right sat WI Ting
fang In al the glory Of Oriental robes, mandarin
cap and big bowed eyeglasses Two members OF
HE stan lent Oriental color 10 the occasion The
Chinese Minister was affable suaVe ana WHY
His associates were quiet. smiling and reticent.
Others al the guests table we're Andrew Carnegie
General Nelson A Miles, DIR. Felix Adler. Charles
r Flint Chow Tszch. Nice-Consul at New-fork;
Lock Wing. q the Chinese Legation; Rear-Acmiral
Barker General Stewart l.. Woodforo. Wayne Mac
Veavh Chester S Lora and W. W Walker Early
in the evening Mr.. Wa and Andrew Carnegie. who
ear together talked earnestly When the Car
negie Institute in Pitts5Urg, was opened, M Wa
was present, ano ne and M carnegie nave Oesh
warm friends ever since.
In introducing the guest OF the evening MI
Lawrence. president Of the club said;
II we were perfectly educated would address
% o96 sussS uSosbiless extend US We're we to visit MS
country But feel that am not 20 Gu52a o iSe PIE
London courts. The name Of CHINA mas oeen moGh @
soned few have been SO often SO prominently ane
80 honorably mentioned as has been the guest OF
5 of China china we know almost nothing Z is part
OF almost iInpene traoe EasL We 90 hh4N Nv
that for cnturies China mas been Dnllols ~ his @
fory literature and record OF us own. II mas peen
,s a ma adPSrahea PIrhlhaSa Ssi@s cent eeauTes before
learned Of q The problems OF Chlna arS & Loo 1 SeIt
senf "a discuss them than our guest Of the even
ngy IN me SmeTssn people not BY force OF arms,
but by gentleness. courtesy, magazine aruSlessss ICES
~ the opening OF the public library given 70 the
city Of Pittsburg by our fellow member Anere"
Carnegie
wu Ting Fang was greeted with cheers as he
arose He said in part
I was glad for those cheers-not because they
compliment 70 me but necaoSe ln l's sar SI nv
country. When ] received the invitation 70 TINS M
Ggme o1e Of tSe Club gladly accepted because be
leve that there is some eonnecuon neo~eea 5s i ns
~ s e % tSst lotos in ans country means
son. e paee 70 rest eat ane drink IN China We
not only the lOtos flower, out II We elp ~ ~, !.
tske 10 water at az In China we eei the lSt9s 2s
the superior flower 50 was gae g 70 come s'nsroT Hf
mss saa si' 81 the 81 S,te6 Thf S5S5 sSates io os
fo1n5 fSe neople were So excited over everything
thai they would believe anything telegraphed from
only counsel moderation. and was glaa TO hnd
that the Administration rs ofheiais anq & Ine pGope 9
the FIRST news from Peking-from Nj: Congo,
a forgery in this country ii was believed 10 be
true anc was glad for that. From hoyhooo. in
the classics Of Confucius. have learned that your
words should always he the truth and have tried
to obey that mandate. have heard that MIN
his country. That might do for two or three cen
turies ago but to-day the truth viii sooner or later
be found out. and the consequences are very seri-
7 believe. therefore that honesty is the best
simply a lawyer 10 represent his country at high
bench No lawyer would distort facts or drag in
parte evidence. belong 10 the profession and
believe all lawyers are honest;
A tribunal and law / erati6ed
fn the ~iseness and moderation Of your govern
administration vour Secretary of state and The
wise and judicial attitude Of your public ! have
had just tribunal. and TO them more than 10
is the credit for they have indorsed the wise ans
nav saw ihat The creed OF Confucianisn finds
'its highest illustration in the American people. who
Tor heard an address by Senator Daniel I shall
never @ IoreeI s II ~ saG snGen6 M nlstoTy nae no
United States. II is true. From Washington 10
Niles. Dewey and Mckinley. it surpasses anything
m the worlds history. We foreign diplomats do
more learned associates eo-but. speaking for my
tricacies Of Is 10 ] or the fun dinner paf but I
know that whatever party elected into power the
dimmed Senator Daniel said in his speech that
universal republie mink know what ne meant a.
He meant that Washington would in the end be-
SssSs Ss%s the seat Of universal justice equity and
General Nelson A. Miles was next introduced. He
as greeted with applause, and said;
WI. Within m III. the last few months ! have seen the
and well has he performed his duty 20 his coun-
try and 10 mankind. He has contributed 10 the well
much TO the cordial relationship that has existed
between the two countries for years, and which.
Nope, VIII continue for many years TO come and
aliolce that the part that the United has
ir ken 50 FAR has been a tribute 10 the humanity
our Nation and the valor Of our soldiers. When
P-'e sent troops to the capital Of China IL was 10
oHNe our representatives from mob violence, and
3 am glad that when that work was done they
acquitted themselves with dignity valor and honor
and they returned covered with glory and left an
untarnished record OF soldierly Valor and gentle
manly conduct.
heSr-Acmiral Barker was introduced. and spoke
OF the Navy, its part In the Far East and then of
the Chinese character and the future of the na-
uon- Other speakers were Andrew Carnegie
Charles r Flint DR.. Felia Adler General Stewart
i, Woooioro sno Wayne MacNeagh.
An the course Of the dinner the diners Hocked
aDoot ne Chinese Minister TO get him write his
zane N chinese characters on their cards. The
Minister wrote steadily until his wrist got tired
enc ms tormentors were kept of by the presiding
oHlcer, wno said that Minister WI could write his
khaEle no LONGER The diners became so insstent.
however, that the Chinese Minister said: "An
es nehg ! guess | must DO II. but cannot do it
member OF the club was then delegated 70
kather up tne menus and escort Minister WI TO a
private room Of the club 20 sign the menus The
2ohe ABOUT the matter is that the Chinese Min
sler instructed one Of the secretaries how TO make
NAe Cnlnese characters and he made then. on the
menus as y was Impossible for Mr.. WI TO DO il
himseh Many who think they have Mr.. Wus
him -
MYSTERY OF BELVoIR CASTLE.