The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-11-07
GENERAL FOSTERS TRIBUTE.
The American Diplomats Views Of
the Late Chinese Statesman


Vb. American DfDTor,,f-- View. of
aAS A-"te = NhiAS>e SIN iii''"-
Il regard him as the greatest statesman
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CL--ilt mas produced Ctild---l l- -lt --l9-
one hundred wears
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Inns u 'lls l---Ai '7-il4'''e' I'''N'' 1-'''
the Hi. OF II Hung Chang hy Gen John
w Foster. eN-SecrtrEry OF State and Dip
Isrnatfc Envoy 10 China who .tr.rt from
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way knew Ihv great thlHanan intimate
ly during the course OF negotiations In
the Celestial Empire several wears ago.
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speaking OF LIe reEAr hstuis career or
Earl Ii. General Foster said This morn
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ii Hung Chang. Judging from the Chi
E,sa stauQpoiur 6I educaLou. was "a me
scholar and was frUecfaTfy- f..rrfIf.Ir. y-rrE
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only Z. ar.aT statasrrss Hr5f q. sincere ma
tIiGr and Was IN aU tfr1.s l,--rf q. -rr
Eu9eror OF rh- rrfegfua- 7r0v-rr There is
no question hr.t that al one time Fs. nos
Ss-S,I sgch power and f.-re+f.r- thar no
might have made himself ys7f.r or MIS-
country by tEa overt Frov- ff ffl. lfg---.gs-
~ if he but had cfveu fl, word
Colonel Gordon-CEintse Gor6on-had
assisted II HING CHara. fr rrrrrf-r. Igyl-1
The Taf-Ufug rlBl.TIian and ---.-.G him rr
tho moment Of his friuruuH t1 take that
drastic course and make h7r7esT d tIa srs-
Ur-me ruler Of his country Gordon Of
IsT.d 90 lead his troops iu such "a move
meut and assured i OF rr.- rrrga1Tr.I
success Of the rIau. The ua=-iH-ffrfrs of
power. directly within his grasu az that
moment. over millions OF his TeIiaw-corn-
trymru would have Influenced a less res
dilute and less uarrigtic man q. tak. dis
Tog.T .rrfa- efs.frsr his T-rr.r,.rrr Tyrs 3
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arfi-sf fFa g.a1.arDr-a-r ~ y,-t5..E b. -5-..l
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ia TS-s y,-Ir-r many f7rafo,-frs yt---. t-ifr "A
aud. serious c5nlplic4tions threatened win
mo Governments gf rH0Sa -raf- f,,- fr-
S,i,f-.ls. r.7r1. ia No. llIT..7 +.. rrsr- .5r,-
r.rI- rbrra-a eITs1Ir-r.I,- ana sarf1aT "a
fFf-oe fo fra s..risf ..ff,rr 1f sE..r,r-r
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..\Vher China had TO SHE for ue-r- rrar
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tl ms ,,l.---ls @ men "a. l.-,- =. -'-
initiation al The hands "i The ti, tors.
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any tlL-r 'L h''' "t'' "a- .------. ..--l --
coH---tl lAr De rS'Llt ll'.7 VIZ, s.ir -..-'--.-
f'"trs- lt'" "'-t ilr @.- ,'- L'.7 --.'.
and MS country ls a matter '- -'i5-'.-
hHyWie4se iA- "'ily over D.
tlls otalA may be i-t,--t ..L.. -.'.'.'
20 n-S long ana earnest .,5'ols -.I I'D. e'-
Tine education Of the gre4qt Nieer1y wzs ..
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