Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-01
Wu|S BANQUETED.
AND DEFENDS CHINA IN VIGoR-
GUS SPEECH.
WOULD LIKE FAIR TREATMENT.
WI is Enamored of his Laundry
Friends, Who Take Money Back
to China.

Baltimore, Nd, Feb. 1.-The annual
j.; nquet of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' association last night brought to-
St Their large number of distinguished
men, among whom were four United
States senators and dozen or more
congressman and nearly all the promi-
nent officials of the state of Maryland
The Chinese minister. WI Ting Fang,
was the chief guest and his personality
aroused the greatest interest as did also
his response to the toast of Our Inter-
national Relations With China" Sem
ator Daniel, of Virginia, discussed Com
merce and the Nicaraguan Canal" Sem
ator Thurston, of Nebraska. talked about
the broadening horizon of national duty:
Senator Burrows. of Michigan. told of
National Financial Problems" Senator
Culberson, of Texas, spoke on The Com
mon Interests of Baltimore and the
Southern States and Professor Walter
WAkoff, of Princeton university, dis
cussed industrial Progress" Mr. WI
took notes during the early responses,
his pencil being noticeably rapid during
a passage in Governor Smiths speech
in which that official referred to the ac-
QUESTION by this country of the Philip
pines, Porto Rico, possibly of Cuba and
a ''slice of China
Mayor Hayes followed Gov Smith and
made hit with Minister WI by say
ing: Il do mt oagree with the governor.
We do not want any part of China
which sentiment the Chinese minister
also similarly expressed himself. Mr..
WI appeared equally pleased when the
Virginia senator INDUCED in a phillip
pic against looting in China.
Senator Thurston followed and de-
clared that having taken the Philippines
We're bound to keep them and that is
Cu1 constitutional duty to govern them
a part and parcel of the United
States. He asserted that any person
who encourages the revolutionists in the
Philippines is traitor to his country.
Minister WI followed Senator Thurs
ton. He said in part:
Il am wiser now than if had spoken
earlier There seems to be difference
o. opinion on the Nicaraguan canal ques-
ton In my country we have four great
classes. the second of which is the farm
er. the fourth is the merchant. AS a
tleisn diplomat I know nothingsof your
politics and l am no. here to approve or
condemn your system of government
'1iIl loIu tidt your governor Is cDnSiu
e"lng the question of calling an extra
session of the Legislature to disfranchise
whom? Not the Chinese, for they are
already disfranchised--bu the iliterate
ana the Chinaman is not illterate T
Will not ask nor expect special favors
We ask only that the Chinese who come
here should be treated exactly as other
foreigners are treated There is no reas:
Oh to fear that the 400. 900, 600 will ever /
emlgrate here. Why do you single out |
my countrymen in your preventative /
measures when you permit the laborers |
OF all other countries to enter your
boundaries? The evil of opium smok-
ing is urged against us. We have yainly
tried to break it up in China. You have
IL in your power to prevent it here. The
importation of opium could be prevented
here, If you do not prevent it YOU will
suffer as we do. The remedy so far a
this country is yet concerned. is in Your
hands, not ours. We cannot for political
reasons prevent it there but if I UNDER
stand your laws you can prevent it here
II you wish to do so. If you want to ex-
tend your trade in China. study our
ways and meet our requirements Our
merchants are honest. Study our meth
DDS and conform to them. The CONNER
cal interests of your nation and of mine
desire that the peace of the world shall
be maintained"