The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1903-05-04

New Chinese Miuthtcr Hopes TOR
better Commercial Relations and
Praises American Goods-He HAS
brought Several students and HIS
Daughter 20 he Educated Here.
Bringing with him even more adj
vanced ideas Of America than any Of
his predecessors, Sir Chentung LANG
Cheng, the new Chinese minister, has
arrived at Washington, says the New
York World. He believes the United
States is the best country from which
the Chinese can learn. In his suit are
twenty-five students, the seions Of the
best families Of the Celestial empire.
all Of whom are to be put in schools in
the United States.
What pleases society the most is that
Sir Cheng has brought with him his
pretty slxteen-year-old daughter, Miss
Whun Mui. She is to learn English,
and society is glad, for it is seldom that
a Chinese woman at the legation has
spoken English.
A man of good physique, Sir Cheng,
who took a course through Exeter and
| Andover from which he graduated IN
1884, will impress Americans most be
cause Of his conviction in favor Of
American institutions. He thinks Amer
lea is the best place to educate the
youth OF China and win do all he can
to have students sent here each year
for study. He points with much pride
not only TO himself, but to others who
have since become distinguished in
their service to their government, who
were educated in America.
There's little Chung" said Sir
Cheng, who as cockswain sent the Yale
crew to victory over Harvard with his
cry Of More beefp He's a bright
young man, and his career is only start
ing. He's now an attache at the lega-
ton. There was Chun, shortstop for
the Exeter nine, who was captain of a
cruiser at Yalu and after losing his
ship died q hero. There's a long list of
them. We have shown we cannot get
too Americanized TO serve. our country.
"The time has come when we as a
populous nation must open our doors
and accept all that is modern, progress
sive, educational and an improvement
on the old The hopeful sign Of our
times Is the general interest in broad
education. Chinese literature is fine,
but familiarity with the Chinese class
les does not constitute d practical ed
acation. The realization that we need
something more is the first step toward
attaining that end.
in the United States we have a
great and good friend, one that is hon
est, sincere and hopeful Here is
where China will gather inspiration
ana acquire much that is necessary fol
future development Under court or
Ter each of the twenty-one provinces
IF China will support promising stu
tents in America henceforth. 1t is the
i drst echo OF the educational revolution
1t hand in the orient.
II have, all told. about sixty-fve peo-
pie with me, twenty-five Of them being
students They are the very flower Of
our best families, ! may add, and you
ran expect to hear from all Of them in
the near future. Some of them are be-
ng supported here in their studies By
the government. and some OF them win
| be supported by private means, Most
IF them are of very wealthy families.
have my whole personal suit, with
4 secretaries and legation officials, and
many Of them have their wives with
Them.
Il am hoping for better things in the
commercial relations between these
.wo countries. and have had in mind
he establishing of a new trading com
,any myself. The newspapers, let me
state. are a power for good in improv-
/ ny the commercial relations and both
social and diplomatic relations be-
ween the two countries. They can be
power for the betterment Of all our
relations. in fact. and | hope that |
shall see much accomplished in this re-
gard by the Washington correspond
snts.
"Our markets are open and ready to
receive American goods. They have the
preference, for they are the best and
we realize it. Your cloths, woolens,
etc, are much superior in fabric, as a
rule, to the imports in this line from
other countries. because you Ameri-
cans make things to wear. In my city,
Canton, we much prefer American
cloths because they are much better
wearing, although more expensive.
81 greatly hope to see American man
ufacturers deal directly with Chinese
merchants. One of the evils Of the
present system Of trading is the bro
kerage phase Of business. The brokers
are responsible for the higher prices of
American goods in many instances. IL
American manufacturers dealt with
our merchants direct, prices could be
lowered to our people.
"a court edict was issued two years
ago forbldding the binding Of the feet
of female children. Are we not pro-
gressing2 Why, in ten years no Chi
nese young man viii marry Chinese
girl whose feet have been deformed by
binding. Yet with all my American
training. / could not permit my own
daughter to grow up without binding
her feet. 1t is one Of the regrets Of my