The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1902-08-20
WI TING FAhG'S BOOK
Chinese Minister VIII Write
One on America.
AMAZED AT OUR ADAPTIVBNEsS


tie of His Hook.
wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister
st Washington, recalled TO Pcking, is
shaping affairs for the reception oi
his successor, LANG Chen Tung, WHO
Is expected in few weeks. AS Mr.
WI has been given position of prom
inence in China his recall is not re
gardcd as loss of caste.
"My departure | will sincerely re
gret," said Minister Wu TO Il New lorR
World correspondent the other day,
"for the American people have been
exceedingly kind TO me, and | have
thoroughly enjoyed my stay here. ]
cannot tell what will be the nature OF
my work in China.
"My impression OF the United States
reserve for book which | propose
TO call The Wonderful Nation | In
tend to scoop some of you newspaper
men, but suppose my title indicates
something of my ideas and almost
enough TO set you guessing. There
fore might as well give you some OF
my basic ideas.
81 have been struck from the first
with the activity of your nation. Ac-
tivity, mental fertility and adaptive
ness are the salient characteristics of
the American people. Through these
three qualities this people has grown
in short time TO a position of glory
and power.
"rhe United States is consulted by
nll other nations. This China has good
reason TO know. The calm, discreet
views of your statesmen. their fail
propositions and answering good
faith have given the United States an
unrivaled position I'm the orient. Were
1t not for the unfair attitude toward
the Chinese rs men the United States
would quickly absorb the commerce Of
China.
81 can readily admit that your labor
ers may have Il valid excuse of fear TO
compete with the Chinese laborer.
There are many reasons TO support
this policy of exclusion within n cor
tain defined limit, but II the United
States is to have the trade of the 400.
100000 Cinnamon our merchants must
be permitted to visit the United States
in the way of trade and barter. From
the present outlook there is little doubt
that Chinese and American statesmen
will get their heads together and come
TO an amicable agreement concerning
the visits and residence of merchants
This is necessary in order that the
United States may reap the fruits OF
her noble political policies.
''The adaptiveness of the Americans
h the characteristic which struck me
most favorably. You have no govern
ing class. Men go about their business
for years. Suddenly an emergenc,
arises. You want president, an EN-.
bassador, lawyer TO appear before
some great international tribunal. You
have no class trained and selected for
sucn occupations, but the people al.
ways get the man they want, and he
performs his duty we'll Mistakes have
been made, OF course. Mistakes have
been made in England also, and there
they have ruling, trained class. Prob
ably the United States has made fewer
grave mistakes than any other nation.
Il imagine the adaptiveness of th6
American springs from the almost uni
versal diffusion of education. You
have splendid system of schools. Nc
other people are SO universally edu.
Gated, ! might say, considering the ma
tional passion for reading, learned
When | compare the rural and isolated
districts of the United States with
provincial England, the preponderanct
Of what am inclined to call learning
Is all with the United States.
''In my own experience here | recall
such men as Mr.. Root, a lawyer; Mr.
Charles Emory Smith, an editor; Mr.
Long, lawyer; Mr.. Alger. volunteer
soldier; your presidents even-what
great achievements for men unframed
to the special duties which they car.
ried to success! Mr.. Root is not sol
dler, yet he has administered military
affairs creditable to n graduated vet.
eran OF wars. Then the improvements
which Mr.. Smith wrought in postal
affairs.
"These are Doraa Of the impressions !
shall carry home and which shall en-.
deavor to portray In my book. 1t viii
be pleasant task during what leisure
] may command and a constant re.
minder to ME that q mans work Is
never done until he dies. The Amerf.
can Is compound of energy, fertility
and adaptiveness, with the last more
highly developed than in any othu
type of mankind"
Mr.. WI does not expect to leave the
United States for about two months
He must await the arrival of the ere.
dentials of his successor, who will &C
company Prince Chung to this country,
and he will probably remain in Wash.
ington short time to instruct his sue
cessor In the intricacies of AmericaI
politics.
WI Ting Fang will find opportunity
II his work is to be the revision of the
laws Of China, as reported, to emulate
the policies OF Ii Hung Chang and tc
demonstrate that many of his projects