New-York tribune., 1901-02-12
MR.. WI AND THE NEGRO.
CHINESE MINISTER DOES NOT ADVO
CATE INTERMARRIAGE
HE. SENATOR THURsToN. SENATOR GALILNGER
AND OTHERS STEAK AT THE SILK AS
sOCIATIoN'S DINNER


Wu Ting-fang the Chinese Minister, was expected
make the principal speech at the dinner of the
Silk Association of America. which was held at
DeImonico's last night and that something slightly
sarcastic looked for apparent by this motto
on the toast list set over against his name:
On On wsd op powsT Gt5sT, ths gfss sa ns gle us
But Mr Wu did nothing of the kind He said he
did not feel like making long speech. for reasons
which he need not explain. Then he went on to
pay Americans few compliments as follows;
The toast 1 am to respond to to-night is The
the Oldest Great Nation. Gentlemen IL Is a
well known maxim-and think it is proved SO in
comes wiser and in my country especially when
man grows older he commands more respect. But
am justifed in saying that it commands as great
respect as the Oldest nation on the earth. You de-
serve this, not on account OF Your age. out on ac-
of Your enterprising spirit and activity Although
our Nation is one of the Oldest ones in the world
our people have great deal 10 learn from your
country. 1t is well known that the traditional pol
icy OF this country is for fair commercial eompeti,
ton and for fairness and fair play and Justice and
righteousness There is great market in the East
in the GTsn with such people % Ta s%sh arke mar r
you and my earnest hope is that you Will get
Ions share.
Mr.. Wa had a talk with the reporters before his
speech. To them he said:
Say for me that 1 am being msauoted by inter-
so absurd that | do not want to deny them,
wouldn't have the time But there Is one inter, inter-
received with credence. 7 refer TO the>snterview
that favored miscegenaton. OF marriage between
negroes and whites in America Now want 70
riscegenation in gsneTa sense I said & that the the
sidpreJ the Srir6test in our country But in this
country misce esenation was question 5,S %hIcn ra
Americans must decide for themselves. ola hot
say favored it here
Senator Thurston spoke 70 the toast. 'The Great
Republic in the New Century" He said in part:
We are facing the bssinnins Of new century injury
& T5y Z IN me gay IS b 'v h3ess man Our
statesmen will no longer be drafted from those
They will be from those who have achieved great
ness in business enterprise. can say IN passing
beginning the light OF civilization can rest
the world by American commerce and Amerlean
conscience. But in this splendid future OF ours
tons OF the fathers. Even Constitution. writ
In the twilight and by the -candlelght OF the
preted and applied, and amended, II necessary. In
the electric sPiendor Of a twentieth century OF
when, rising to higher plane than had ever
before been reached BY the civilized world. as
sumed the mighty position that great nation. with
all its privileges and advantages should not s
prestige should go out and extend beyond its
borders 70 lift its enterprise IN the islands of the
se3 from dSsPotism and oppression. we took that
migaty stand in advance Of all other nations
There are those who say that should turn those
Islands blackburn them over 10 their own self
government. Gentlemen liberty Is broad and a
and civilization ot people Say what you please
baTbarians and savag,s have no chance for liberty
In the sense that understand IL American
citizens. Civilization has the right OF way over
harharism. and has had II since the world
heGan- and the highest duty that owe, the
highest responsibility assume. the highest Obl!-
gattpu meet. Is 10 assist the people who have
come under The Sovereignty OF the United States
through the arbitrameut Of war. gradually and
popularity. along the highway that leads up 10 that
point whore they can hccome self-sust lining and
self-supporting and uberty-hav!ng people.
The other speakers ana their toasts were: The
Congress OF the United States In Its Relation 70
tine SILK Industry Of America" Senator GaIingeT.
OF NcW-tiampshire; Japan and Her Estimation OF
America and American Ideas" KoGoro Takahira.
the Japanese Minister. and The Twentieth Cen
tury.'' the Rev. Dr. Charles d. shaw
An effort was made 20 draw Nh Wu out on the
subject 81 looting In China He told a report
had been published saying that the French Gov
eminent had ordered the return or certain loot
taken by French soldiers in China But all MIR.
WA would say u very glad 10 hear IL. .
or his recent letter crlticsing General Otis NIr.
Wu would say nothing at all