The Washington times., 1901-09-10
As VIEWED BY DIPLOMATS.
Mr.. WI and Senior CalderOn En-
cOriate the Anarchists.

The Former Explains Chinese PuI
ishmcnt for such Enemies OF the
Law - Peru's Representative Tell,
of the Presidents Solitary WALKS
Diplomats who have returned to Wash
ington from Buffalo. where they wer,
during the Presidents Day exercises
when President Mckinley was shot, ex
press the utmost horror at the sad oc
currence and speak interestingly of tho
event
Minister Wu spoke feelingly last night
| of the crime which has been committed
against the nation and showed keenly
that he felt the full force of the enormity
of the unhappy termination to the festivi-
ties.
In China we would consider such a
man as CZolgosz a parricide, said Minis
ter WI, ''and would deal with him as the
| laws of Confuscius direct. He would suf-
fer the ling-chi, or the death of a
| thousand cuts. The worst crime man
can commit is to kill his father. but to
kill his sovereign is worse, if such thing
is possible. To kill the father of one s
country is worse than murder. l am over
| whelmed to think that so good a man as
! President Mckinley should have been
/ made the object of such a murderous at
! tack.
He was my friend in the bitter trials of
/ last year and l am filled with a profound
J pity and sorrow to think that this thing
should have befallen him."
None of the Diplomatic Corps were
present at the time of the shooting of the
| President, but they were sufficiently near
| to gather sonse valuable information. and
all express great sorrow at the sad ter
mnation of the exercises at Buffalo.
Among the other members of the Diplo-
matte Corps who have returned to Wash
| ington from the exposition are Senior
Manuel Alvarez Calderon. the Peruvian
Minister. who spoke with deep feeling of
the attempted assassination ~ the Prosi-
| dent. The Peruvian Minister, with 9TH
ers, accompanied the Presidential party
| to Niagara Falls, returning in the after
noon to Buffalo.
while outside the Milburn house wait
ing for the arrival of the party. DIR. Silva,
the Colombian Minister. came M" said
Minister Calderon. we shook hands and
chatted together pleasantly. We learned
| from a friend of the President that he
was then out for a walk and that he was
entirely alone. / thought at the time
that perhaps it was unsafe for the Presi-
dent to be abroad unaccompanied and
asked If the same fear was not expert
euced by the friend to whom we were
talking. She replied that there was no
fear to be anticipated in so orderly city
as Buffalo. These walks the President
had said to his friend. are the greatest
pleasure l have. and l would not wish
TO be denied them. They are very neces-
sary to my life. l cannot do without
them. They are my one chance for self
communion.
DIR Silva and continued our walk in
the neighborhood of the Milburn home
added the Peruvian Minister, comment
ing upon the democratic instincts of the
American pepole. Shortly afterward We
saw the President turn a corner and enter
the Aiilburn residence. He was alone /
was greatly impressed by the seene-the
chief of mighty nation walking unae-
companied upon the streets Of noisy
and closely populated city.
AT Niagara the President was light
hearted He talked and chatted pleasant
ly, and seemed in such excellent spirits.
l shall always think of President MckiIf-
ley when / recall the Falls. He was the
life of the little party, and was especially
anxious that we should all understand and
appreciate the workings CI the electric
light plant. He personally explained Il
number Of points about the machinery in
connection with the plant, which We're not
fully intelligibie 10 the rest Of the party
AT half-past we returned to Buffalo.
We learned that the President would hold
reception that afternoon, and in view
of this fact, knowing that a crowd would
be present. made our plans for other
things. There was not a member of the
Diplomatic Corps in the Temple of Mu-
sic when the attempt was made upon the
life Of the President. Together with Dr.
When we returned the news of the horri-
bic tragedy was afloat We saw Mr.. Cor
telyou, and learned the details. What i'm
pressed us most was the calm with which
the American people received the news.
Immense throngs filled every available
space, but there was no disorder no de-
monStratlon. We were stopped by hun
dreds of people, enquiring for news. but |
there was nothing said except that which
was spoken quietly and with dignity.
And yet the anxiety was most acute |
realized one thing about the American; |
people-they have great power of re-
serve, as well as great national pur-
pose.
Il am astonished that there is no law
in this country to prevent the transmits |
sion of anarchistic matter through the |
malls. In Peru we have a law which |
makes attempt upon the life of the |
President a capital crime. however un- |
successful the attempt may be. The three |
native born. 1t would seem to me that |
assassins of your Presidents have been |
the people of America, used to free fnsti-
tutions. should be incapable of such
Mr.. Kogoro Takahira. the Minister from
Japan. was also Mortified at the attempt
made upon the life of the President. He
voiced the sentiments of his people. he
said, in expressing the utmost sorrow and
pity at the uuhaDpy event