Los Angeles herald., 1906-05-31
DR.. CHUAN FINDS
INSPIRATION HERE
LOS ANGELES IDEAS WILL BE
COPIED IN ORIENT
Reformers' Envoy Heard Kind Words
About Angel City in the East.
Explains the Boycott
Situation

Surrounded by heavy sheets of writ
ing paper, piled three feet deep and
bearing strange characters, DIR. Mai
Hung Chuan, special representative of
the Chinese imperial government to the
United States and the rest of the
world, spent the afternoon yesterday
with the aid of secretary writing his
opinion of the fair city of the An
gels.
He was very busy when a representa-
tive of The Herald called to interview
him and an officer in the household at
Ninth and Olive streets notified the re-
porter that DIR. Mai would be through
pretty soon.
The minister is staying with a ply
sician at that number and has small
study in a little oriental building at
| the back of the house. But the min
lister is used to alien surroundings and
the mere fact that sign notifying the
public that Chinese imperial tea is for
| sale there at 80 cents half pound does
not seem to bother the minister in his
writings, which will later be given the
young monarch of China for his ap-
proval.
Speaks Through Interpreter
Finally the minister entered the re-
ception room and bade his guest well
come.
He does not speak English very we'll
and Otis Lea, young Chinese news
paper man, who is regarded as one of
! the brightest Chinese in Los Angeles,
is acting as the minister's secretary.
The young secretary was making
vain attempts to fasten the minister's
American collar when the reporter was
| ushered in. But the uncomfortable
situation did not bother DR.. Mai and
he sat down at small table and be-
gan to pick nervously at some gaudy
red pansies worked in the table COW
ering, while the edges of the collar
curled up about his chin.
| The minister talked through his
teeth, holding his hand to the lower
portion of his face, but his voice was
| so soft and musical that it sounded
more like chanting than speaking.
"Los Angeles Is Beautiful"
YES" said the minister, this Los
Angeles is a beautiful city. The
climate here is so beautiful and the
flowers and plants delightful"
1t is supposed the minister said this,
anyway, young Lea translated what
the minister said as such.
II have not been here long, so have
not drawn a very thorough opinion of
all the city," continued the minister.
Il have spent days and weeks in the
eastern cities and then l came here
on a special mission.
"They told me that Los Angeles was
one of the most progressive young
cities in the country, that the people
had made 1t compare with the great
est cities of the country simply
through energy and good business
methods and L came to see for my
self
81, with thirty other commissioners
and aOnumber of students, are tour
ing the world in the interests of re-
! form.
I'VE have been sent out by the gov
ernment to study the conditions
throughout the world and select the
best from each country to make
grand Chinese empire along the most
modern lines.
American Commercial Methods
From America we will select our
commercial methods, for their is no
country on the face of the wide, wide
globe that can touch the United States
when 1t comes to commercial dealings
"rhe commissioners studied all the
conditions in the eastern states, we
went from one university to another
and studied the great educational sys-
tenn. We looked over the forts and
armament of the country and went into
the details of the political system.
when China enters the reformation
stage we will probably use that po-
lltical system along less strenuous
line, for we have already adopted ii
among our society elections.
"The other commissioners went to
Europe after having visited the eastern
states. They are now in Italy and
will later go to Germany, where they
spent many weeks studying the army
system there. China Will adopt the
military methods of the Germans.
II came to Los Angeles, for to me
was assigned the special duty OF look
ing out for the commercial situation
and the municipal government plan.
IL came TO Los Angeles because the
city was young, yet succeeding because
they told me in the east to come here.