New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-19
CHINESE SEE PRESIDENT.
TELL OF REFORM PLANS.
Empires Educational System To Be
Reorganieed on Modern Lines.
rRr telegraph T. The Tribune.1

oyster Bay. Sept IS--A heavy Gownpour of
-ain. which soaked the Secret Service guards at
Sycamore Hill ana covered the oil spread roads
sbo,,t the village with deep petroleum mud. had
NJ enr-eciabIe effect on the activities of Presi-
ser- Roosevelt and his staff to-day The Presi-
dent had an important conference with Sir
rban+unE Idang-Cheng the Chinese Minister,
s,s Wang Tai-Hsie. Under Secretary Of For
.,gn Affairs at Picking. who has been in attend
snca At the peace conference. In the evening he
entertained TIE Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Eonapsrte. who came in on the Dolphin from
Eaoston. Secretary Loeb made public a cable
5ispatch from Secretary Taft, at Toxic
and a telegram President Roosevelt sent to
the Mayor Of New-Orleans announcing his in
tentIon OF visiting the Crescent City if the peo-
ME OF New Orleans and Louisiana wished him
70 make the trip.
TIE visit Of Minister Chentung and Secretary
Wang ai-Hsie developed the interesting fact
that the Chinese government is planning 70
revolutionize the entire educational system of
the empire. No less an innovation than re-
organization on American and European lines is
contemplated. and preliminary to efecting this a
commission which has already been appointed
will visit America and the Continent TO fnvesti-
gate the most up-to-date methods of education.
AS an evidence Of the progressive spirit of
our government" said the Minister. witness
the appointment Of the four commissioners who
are 10 travel through Europe and America for
the purpose Of studying educational methods.
This commission IS composed of a prince, 6
PRIV. councillor. a governor Of q province and
an assistant treasurer Of the government. The
old plan Of sending students TO this country to
be educated. while productive Of much good has
not brought all the results desired. At present
there are about i've thousand Chinese students
II this country, Under the recognized educa-
tionaI system the universities in the empire viii
be brought up 70 the lofty standard maintained
il this country and in Europe Nj Wang-Tai-
Esie came 10 this country 10 attend the confer
ence at Portsmouth, and win return to China
within a few days. Before he departed he was
very anxious to meet the President
A number Of foreign papers have asserted
that the HankOw-Canron Railway is now TO
Be built by 4 corporation of japanese and Chi
nese capitalists Can you tell Us if there is any
truth in that report?" the Minister was asked.
That is certainly new and far fetched" he
replied. The road viii be built entirely by
Chinese capital. The gentry and the people
have subscribed literally TO Il, and understand
have raised all the capital necessary for the
Undertaking The ROAD viii, understand. be
butt IN three sections. each OF the provinces Of
Hoo-Nan- EoO-Peh and QUan-Tung taking care
Of portion Of the work. II is & mistake TO be-
leve that the public at large are opposed TO the
construction Of the railroad. On the contrary,
they are all anxious TO see 1t completed. The
eign engineers win draw the plans and super
intend the construction
The Minister said that the Belgian concession,
which comprises the section of the road from
HankoW 10 Picking, viii probably IN time be
taken ever by the government, as under the
terms Of the contract such action may he taken
N a certain number Of years. He denied that
the Chinese Exclusion act or the proposed new
treaty had been discussed with the President.
After returning from the hill the Chinese
Minister was met at the railroad station by
Jerome 3. Johnson Port Warden Of Newly OTk,
who served in the Chinese army and navy in
the TAPPING RebsIilon in 1853 Johnson was
lieutenant under Frederick Ward, who was
made q mandarin for his service to the Chinese
government. When Ward died his body was
brought back to this country and buried at his
old home at Salem, and TO this day The Chinese
government keeps his grave in order and dec
crates il May 80.
Secretary and Mrs Bonaparte arrived at the
entrance TO Oyster Bay about O'Clock this
evening on the Dolphin. from Boston The Dol
phin anchored in the outer bay, and they were
conveyed in a launch 10 the J. West Roosevelt
pier where ore of the Presidents carriages was
in waiting 10 convey them TO Sycamore Hill
The visit of the Secretary Of the Navy was de-
void Of special significance. He has been on a
vacation trip in the berkshire Hills. and is on
the way 10 Washington. Never having been at
Sycamore Hill. he accepted the Presidents inVi-
tation 10 visit him. After dining with the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt. Secretary and Mrs
Bonaparte went aboard the Dolphin and pro
Ceeded 70 New-York- Mr. Bonaparre expects 10
be in Washington in day or two