The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-02-12

NEW YORK, Feb I2-Wu Ting fang.
the Chinese Minister Kogoro Takahira,
the japanese Minister, Senator Thurston,
Senator Gallinsar. and others addressed
the Silk Association os America at its an
nual dinner at Delmonico's last night
The diners were seated at small tables,
ami about $50 were present. Before the
banquet began Minister Wu sought out the
reporters and said:
= came up here 10 contradict a state
ment which was sent abroad by a West
ern newspaper in which I was grievously
nlisrepresented as saying things which I
did not say about the intermarriage of
black people aad white people in this
country never said favored such a So
luton of what is called in this country
the race difficulty"
Mr. Wu then told how the reporter of
Cleveland newspaper had boarded d train
on which he was travelling to ST. Louis
and had asked him for an opinion OF the
burning Of a negro boy in Colorado.
y told him. continued Mr. WI, that
in China there is no race question. We
have found in China-so I told him-that
when other nations marry among US, the
children are not so smart as our own Chi
nese children: that they are rot in any
way so bright. But we have found an e,-
/ ception to this in the AngIo-SaxOn. When
AEglo-SaXonS marry Chinese, the children
| are even brighter than our own
The reporter then asked lie if I meant
that intcrmarriage with the AnElo-SaXCn
people Of this country was a cure Tor your
so-callej race question ] said that I knew
nothing of the negro. There are 10 ne
| gross IN China We already have too many
troubles TO NEEDLE with things thai we
know about
Vice President Lambert told with regret
in a speech how bad the silk business had
| been last year
Senator Thurston in his speech said:
1t is a remarkable pleasure for q Senator
( to speak to p audience that cannot at
/ once retreat tn the cloakrComs ! am sOr-
! ~ to hear that this is not a representa-
/ tive body Of successful commercial achieve
ment. but I must say that you are the
| jolliest lot of failures I ever saw
Minister wa said Your association did
me the honor 10 confer upon me honorary
membership and be.ug an honorary mem
/ Der Of this association. / was indeed very
sorry just now to hear Of the poor state
! Of your business I thought / would have
! the pleasure tonight of cOngTatulating you
! On the success you met with last year;
! buI ! an deeply grieved AT the reverse be-
/ ing the case. Gentlemen. there are ups
and downs in this life. We cannot help
l. Show ne a man who in his life has
never met with some reverse. The toast !
| am 10 respond to tonight is The Youngest
| Great Nation Of the World in the Eyes of
| The Oldest Great Nation Gentlemen. It
| is 2 weII-known mainland think ii is
| proved so in our eXperiences-that as a
man grows old he becomes wiser and. in
| my country especially. when man grows
older. he commands more respect. But,
/ although your nation is the youngest.
| think I am Justified in saying that it com
| mands as great respect as the Oldest ma
[ ton on the earth. You deserve this rot
| on account Of your age, but on account OF
| your wisdom OF your Intelligence. and Of
/ your enterprising spirit and activity
! Mr. WI spoke with the utmost sOleu-
| nifty and he seemed 70 rejoice IN the ap-
| piause. Minister Kogoro also spoke