Waterbury Democrat., 1901-02-09

MI u -uaS AduSe lFOuDle-NeWA From Washington Says That No In- ternational Trouble Is Looked For. Washington, D. C., Feb 9-Wu Ting
 rang, the Chinese minister, has com- mltteu what is regarued here as a grave breach of internatlonal eriQuetts, says a special dispatch to the New ork Herald, and 1t may lead to ac- ] tion by the state department His crit- lclsm ot Major General Otis, in a let ter read during the banquet in New orh Thursday night of the Society or the Genessee. for excluding Chinese from the Philippines is accepted by | tine administration as directed against the policy of the president. This con- Struction may have serious consequen- ceS for the minister, especially it the
 war department makes complaint to ] the secretary of state.
 Because of his peculiar status as the representative of China. Minister Wu has enjoyed far more latitude in dis cusSing America and American affairs than has ever been permitted the en- l VoyS of other governments. For some little time the administration has been 1 inclined to look with disfavor upon ut- torances made by the minister. but aS 1 he is personally agreeable to the presi- dent and Secretary Hay it has been deemed advisable to take no notice of them. It may be that when Minister Wu I makes proper explanation to the state | department, which he is expected to l do to-day. the president will decide to 1 pass over what is regarded by the ad- mini>tration as a discourtesy to Gener- l al OJiS and reflection upon the policy of the president.
 The publication of Minister Wu's letter was a great surprise to the ad- | minstration and to the minister. It's statements caused considerable irrita- ton. and it is understood they were brought to the attention of the presi- dent Mr Mckinley is not inclined to act precipitately. He would like 10 hear from Major Genera; Otis. who ar- rived here last night, and will see Sec- retary Root to-day. The administra- tion will then determine the proprf- ety of asking an explanation from the minister.
 My letter was private communi- cation" Minister W7u said last night.
 and should not have been published. Surely there is nothing in it ref1ecting upon the personal character of Gener- al Otis. l went out of my way to compliment him. Had 1 accepted the invitation of the Society of the Gen. essee, my presence at the table would have been tacit approval of his treatment of my cOuntrymen in the Philippines. ~s4. My views regarding the exclusion of Chinese from the archipelago are
 well known. When General Otis's first orders were issued I made q strong protest to the state department, and on several subsequent occasions l re- Deated this protest. At my request the secretary of state transmitted my communication to congress and they were published. Consequently there is no secrecy as to how I feel. ''In my letter to the Society of the GeneSsec, courtesy required me to state the reason for my declination Of
 the cordial invitation I received.
 told the truth, just as you or any one else would in declining an invitation to dinner. I certainly meant no of fense to General Otis personally" Minister Wu disagreed with the statement that General Otis's policy was that of the administration. point. ing out that that officer was acting as military governor at the time the orders to which he has taken exception were issued. The minister has the highest respect for the president and the secretary of state, and he is too well informed diplomat to openly critcise thm or any policy thy may enforce.
 Were Wu Ing Fang in any way
 obnoxious to the administration. un- doubtelly his letter criticising General Otis would be used as a pretext for his recall. Attention was called last night
 to the fact that the president demand
 ed the recall of Dupuy de Lome. the
 Spanish minister, because of criticism
 he made of the chief executive in a
 private communication surreDtitfous1y
 taken from the mails. Lord Sackville
 West was recalled by the British gov
 crnment because of his interference in
 American political affairs and the Unit
 ol States demanded the recall of MT
 Catacazv. the Russian miniStar. be~
 cause of his abuse of the president.