The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-27
Sir Cheng Tung LANG Cheng Ar
rives at San Francisco With
Numerous Retinue.
HOPES FOR FURTHER FAV0RS.
In His Party Are Several Students,
Some of Whom are of Mature
Years-Daughter and Two
Sons Are With Him.

San Francisco. March 26-Among the pas
sengers on the steamer Korea. which ar
rived here to-day from the Orient. was Sir
Cheng Tung LANG Cheng, X. C. NJ. G.. the
new Chinese Minister to the United States.
Minister Cheng Is accompanied by his
daughter and TWO sons. In his suite are
fiftythree secretaries. diplomats and lega-
ton attaches, as well as nine servants.
His private secretary is Yeng Kwai. who
acted in a like capacity on the staff of ex-
Minister WI Ting-fang. He is a graduate
of Yale and has seen much service in the
Chinese diplomatic service
Thirteen OF the diplomats of the party
will be stationed at Washington. Four will
be sent to Peru, where Mr.. Chun will be
installed as Consul. Lao Ngan Tow will
go TO Cuba. where he Will take charge of
the consulate, succeeding Chow Tsee Chi.
who will come to San Francisco as Con-
sui. X. T. Shat will become Consul at New
York.
Minister Cheng Tung Liang cheng, in an
interview. said
81 can have no better example than that
of Minister WI. He tried to educate the
American people out OF their prejudice
against my .countrymen as race. OF
course, l realize that the Americans will
never permit the unrestricted coming of
Chinese labOrers. Nobody desires that. 1
do not think 1t would be wise il they did
But the American Government and
friendly spirit toward China in the troub-
lous times, Of the last three years. and l
hope much from that. | will maintain
friendly relations and / will try to do what
] can along the lines marked out by Min
lister WI to secure an amelioration of ex-
listing laws.
would mean. and l realize how much this
is an issue with the American people and
with American politicians. l will GO what
! can, but l don't expect to do too much;
Ii Is a question of hODinR''
BOXER TROUBLES.
Asked concerning the renewal of the Box
er troubles reported. and especially from
Canton. Sir Cheng said:
THE Canton trouble was not at all seri-
Gus. l was there at the time OF its occur
renee. Canton is my home. There were a
few arrests, and that ended it. Really. 1t
was disturbance and a very slight one,
fomented by a mob without leadership and
without organization. There was nothing
else TO 1t. But it might have been serious
IL there had been leaders.
No, 1t was not the work of followers OF
Kang iu Wei. 1t is most unjust TO him to
say that 1t was another faction altogether
that caused the trouble But ut there has MOI o
Boxer troubles. China is at peace with the
world, and will remain al peace. The news
papers are printing stories OF renewed out
breaks but / think they are only taking adj
vantage OF the public ignorance concerning
China to amuse their readers"
Minister Cheng is accompanied by about
twenty
Mosl prominent in this category IS the
eldest son OF Viceroy Chang Chin Tung.
There is also In the student party the only
son of Tuan Fang. the enlightened Manchu
Governor of Hu-Peh. and third dstin-
guished figure among the students is the sor
of the late Hsia Tung Shan. chief imperial
tutor of the late Emperor Tung Chin.
These three scions of nobility ana two
others in the party came to the United
States to study at their own expense. while
the remaining members of the student body
enter the colleges of this country under the
auspices of the Chinese Government.
Some of the students have long since at
tanned their majority and several among
them have reached the period of ripe man
hood. Viceroy Chang Cnih lungs son !:
over 40 years of age. while Governor Fang''
son Is a youth of IS years.
The party will remain In this city for sew.
eral days before proceeding to Washing
ton.