New-York tribune., 1901-02-09
THE PASSING THRONG.

rs it not pressing the limit both of courtesy AMI
diplomacy" said H. A. Charming OF Philadelphia
al the Fifth Avenue Hotel. yester-
VIZ TIM day. when the Chinese Minister
FANG's DEC sends such letter of declination
LINATloN as did Wu Ting-fang to the Society
OF the Genesee, at the Waldorf
Astoria on Thursday? The dinner in question was
given in honor of Major-GeneraI Otis late Govern
or-General OF the Philippines Independently OF anv
criticisms that may be made of the letter on the
wholly uncalled for. it would seem 10 me that the
PoslIion Ma takes is Of really serious nature. For
the lanSuege ne uses the Chinese Minister should
be called sharply to account The act Of General
the General when he was Governor-cseneraI Of tbs
@ rnpplHes, anG was an official act of the Govern
id nized as such Therefore. Minister Wu, by his
accredited-somewhat contrary to diplomatic usage
ms, i, ana not thing TO be passed lightly by. Tn.
their own property so long as kept to themselves.
enre Tea an6tbSyr 5hey nre 6azqned forth in print is
HbGWs bNes tRt G9ina as nation dsagproves the
refused TO receiv Henry w. Blair as Minister from
thl5 Ie4iHuy on count of his share in Chinese
exclusion being applied to the Philippines goes
%lhopt o6 W yayHS RS eut for one do not fee like al
form us of this fact in the manner in which he
BY writing the letter WI has offended dpIo-
matte courtesy, and taken liberty with the head
of the State to which he is ac-
NOI THE credited For what he has Just
RESULT OF done foreign ministers have afore-
lMFULSE times become persona grata
and have been recalled. Wu's
transgression is as bad as that of SackvilIe West
when he ventured to critcise President Cleveland
west thought he was writing a purely personal
letter or advice to a fellow cOuntrynan bur as the
event proved he walked into a cleVerIy prepared
TRAP Ills letter was published. and his sphere of
usefulness @ IN this country ended there and then
re iIe ms deca shortly followed The Chinese Min
lSter ooluy ana publicly fathers a criticism of our
rI eiroveIThHeht and the question arises What
otiOulu a De d0neF China is prOstrate and Ameri-
I'd GSiS 90 not ike 20 hit fellow when he is down
therefore. trust that Wus recall NAV nor he de-
ILdnutd even If he has merited it, But | trust too
titt the incident Will not be passed by without anV
h. IT,,t tildtsOeNer being taken of it, it would
encourage the Chinese Minister 10 other and
H.iopdply even more drastic criticism of our
boEerhlnent but also because il might form an
Inc chinese Minister is a very clever man and
mas au an Ortentals contempt for the people OF
I CCcueht' thelr manners, methods Of thought
anu customs. For months he been indIIlg-
ing IN more or less yelled criticisms OF US some
nave oeen public, but most have been private In
Washington he never attends a dinner or social
| something American. He does 1t cIeverIy but he
| always does II. He Is keen and witty and aIwavs
| amusing, hence people usually laugh at what he
says. ana, as time has Sped his criticisms of
more acute and veiled until finally they
| resulted IN this. II to that
| the time has now arrived when II should be firmly
| intimated 10 Wu Ttng-fang that this Government
does not to have it's criticised publicly by
| him, and WI. who is wise in his day and genera
| ton will without doubt take the hint II should
| admit that we feel great admiration for Wu
| Ting-fang a Chinese Minister. and respect him
| highly a gentleman, but think while a
| diplomat he committed an egregious error "