The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-14

PEKIN, July 13.-Sir Liang Chen
Tung, secretary of the Chinese embas-
sy to the coronation of King Edward,
was today appointed Chinese minister
to the United States.
New ministers to Russia, France and
Italy have also been named. The Sc
lections for these posts show that the
dowager empress continues to regard
the diplomatic service as unimportant.
None of the appointees is of higher
than the Blue Button rank and none
has held any important office. All of
them except Liang Chen Tung are un-
known to the foreign community.
Liang Chen Tung's appointment
pleases the Americans here. The new
ly appointed diplomat was educated in
America. He is a graduate of Yale uni
r. versity and is able, dignified and hon
est. He is the first of the body of stu
dents sent to America in the seventies
to receive recognition BETTING their
accomplishments, the Chinese officials
having dislilIed them because of their
progressive views.
Liam Chen's Antecedents.
WASHINGTON, D. c., July 13.-Mr
WI, the Chinese minister, was not sur
prised to hear of the appointment of
successor to himself, as he has been
expecting an announcement of this
character for some time. He had re-
ceived notice that his services would be
required in another capacity.
Sir Liam Chen, the newly appointed
minister, is comparatively young
man, being only a little over forty
years of age. Like the present minis
ter, he is said to be a man of progress
SlVe Ideas, whose opinions have been
formed from his education, which was
received partly in the United States,
from his former connection with the
Chinese embassy here, and from his
contact with European civilization in
the course of several special missions.
Chen was one of the four parties of
Chinese boys who were sent to the
United States about twenty years ago
for the purpose of completing their ed
ucation. The idea of the Chinese gov
ernment was to have each of the boys
spend fifteen years in this country;
ten years in the preparatory schools
and the remainder in the universities.
= Before Chen had completed his course,
however, the plan was discontinued
and he returned home.
While Chang was minister to Wash
1ngton some years ago, Chen served as
interpreter during the three years of his
incumbency. Later he was secretary
of q special mission sent to Japan, and
when the jubilee of Queen Victoria was
celebrated he filled a similar position
to the embassy which went to London.
1t was from his connection with the
latter mission that he obtained his
knighthood and received the title of
sir knight. Last year, when China dis
patched special mission to Germany
to make formal apologies for the mur-
der of Baron Won Ketteler, Chen was a
member of the party.
The retiring minister, Mr.. WI, has
been at this capital since April, 1897.
His relations with the administrations
of President Mckinley and President
Roosevelt have been of a most cordial
character. The ordinary term of min
listers in the Chinese diplomatic service
is three years and they are not reap
pointed. Mr.. Wu's term of service.
however, has been continued Indefinite
ly from time to time. He was of great
assistance to his government during
the Boxer troubles. Several months
ago he was appointed a member of the
commission to codify the existing Chi
nese laws and prepare set of modern
laws for his country, and it is this
business which in all probability the
Chinese government has in store for
him when he returns to his native
land. Mr. WI also is minister to Spain
and Peru.