The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-29
WI TALKS OF CHINA
LOYALTY OF CHINAMEN DUE TO
EDUCATION.
HIS CUE GRABBED BY MANIAC.
UNPLEASANT INCIDENT OF VISIT TO
MILLEDGEVILLE

The Minister Was Yanked Back
With Great Force and Suffered Ex-
crHciatingly-When Freed From
the Madmnn's Grasp He Fled for
His Carriage, but Was Finally
auteted-His Address to GeOrsin
Students "A Polished Effort to Place
the Cinnamon in a Better Light in
American Eyes.
Milledgeville, Ga, May 2S.-Minister
WI Ting-fang delivered the COM
mencement Grafton to-day to the
graduating class of the Georgia Mill
tary College. In the course of his adj
dress Mr.. WI spoke feelingly of the
relations that should exist between the
governments of the earth, and gave as
an instance the generous aid accorded
by the United States to the Island of
Martinique in the recent disaster. He
China and lauded the skill with which
the Dowager Empress managed the
affairs of state during those times
During the course of his speech, WI
Ting-fang said that all efforts made
by the Americans and other foreigners
to guess the cause of the absolute 10y
atty and devotion of the Chinese sub.
jects in time of trouble had been flu
tile. He explained that it was due to
college training and was one of the
five relations inbred in Chinese chill
dren. viz. to honor father and mother
in life and after DEATH to preserve
under all conditions devotion to the
sovereign power; to respect age; to
hallow the relation between husband
and wife, and also that between friend
and friend. He said no Chinese mer-
chant ever defrauded a man out of
penny in business transactions, and
no parents will had ever been attacked
ir China. He says China does not
have to be governed by the
sword, because the principles of
loyalty and devotion are too thorough
ly instilled in the youth of the land.
and that this is due to college training
as well as to other causes.
Moral Training in China.
He said the chief difference between
college education in America and in
China. is that here primary Importance
Is given to the mental training, and in
China moral improvement is made of
first Importance.
The explanation for Minister wu's
surprise visit to Charleston is reported
to be as follows: The Georgia commit
tee which went to Washington invite
him to Milledgeville, found him unwill-
ing to make any more public speeches;
he said he did not want to give Senator
Teller any more opportunities to attack
his public utterances. Senator Bacon
of Georgia interceded and finally man
aged to convince the minister that SEN
ator Teller had no desire to annoy him,
and would be glad for him to make the
trip to the South. The minister then
accepted Milledgeville's invitation, and
incidentally dropped in at Charleston
en- route.
Maniac Seized His Cue.
This afternoon at the State Insane
Asylum an inmate suddenly became
seized with a mania and caught Minis
ter wa by the cue. which was hanging
down his back 1t was jerked and pull
ed with great force, causing excruciat-
ing agony. The minister struggled
wildly. and when he was freed from
the crazy mans grasp he fled from the
buildings and got in his carriage, de-
handing that he be driven back to the
city at once. He was overtaken by
friends and his nerves were quieted.