The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-09-21
LANG TUNG-YEN
WILL NOT CONE
TO WASHINGTON
Official Peking Cable
Brings News of I'M
pcrtant Charge.

Great surprise. and at the same time
considerable qualification, is expressed
in official and foreign diplomatic circles
over The apparently official announce
ment cabled from Pekin that Wu Ting
faTg, formerly the popular after-dinner
speaking minister TO Washington. may
be appointed, the successor here or SIT
Che ntung Lians-Cheng. who was MS
successor.
The dispatch stated that LlanE Tung-
Yen. whose appointment to succeed sir
Chentung was announced last April
y ould not come 10 Washington, but
that he had been given the Office OF
assistant secretary of the Chinese Tor
tIgn Office.
The approaching appointment cl Min
lister WI is received with all the more
surprise since an official statement Is
sued from the Chinese legation rec entity.
that although Llalg Tung-Nen's CcpdI-
ture had been dCla yed because Of I'M
portant matters nat detained him at
home he would be sent mere some time
next summer or Gall. In the meantime.
Chow Tszchi, first secretary OF legation,
would be charge d'afIaires.
Legation Not Advised.
The Chinese legation here is as vet
without any further advic es on the sub
ject. it being stated thai there was no
knowledge of the probability OF Mr. Wu
being sent TO Washington A DrfVate
cablegram received from Pekin by an
European diplomat here, however, states
that MT. Wu's name has been submitted
to the State Department in Washington,
and owing To the minister's extreme
prove acceptable by this Government.
No information on this point could be
CLEANED from the state Department.
Still another diplomat, who has been
n
pertaining 10 American and European
affairs. expressed the opinion today that
Wu would not be sent back 10 wash
ington. He cited the alleged connec-
ton of the former minister with the re-
cent anti-Amsrican boycott propaganda
IN China and declared that since then he
mas been practically an exile from the
imperial city.
Unfriendly to Sir Chentung.
Because Of his supposed connection
with the boycott movement. it is said
that Wu engendered the Il-feeline OF
his former friend, Sir Chentung. who
doubtless would oppose his being sent
10 Washington.
Sir Chentung left Washington last
June TO take the important position Of
wee president of the board on foreigu
affairs, which carries with IL really
moro authority than the Office of as
sist5nt secretary OF state. The fact that
Ton Yen has been detained to take a
position as his assistant is attributed to
the influence Of Sir Chentung just
what bearing Wu.s appointment to
Washington might be expected 10 have
as relating to American and European
conditions with the Orient is not made
clcGr.
Generally. however, considerable Gre
dence Is placed here in the reports from
PCklE. and a confirmation OF the State
Department having indorsed Wu's Sc
lection is awaited. This may not be
forthcoming for some time. Reports
from PaSln during the last DAYS OK the
boycott movement indicated that Nu
had exoperated himself Of any connec-
ton with THAI movement, TO the salts
faction Of the powers in PelSin, and il
was then intimated he would soon be
given some choice foreign berth.
Minister Wu achieved distinction in
Washington as being about the most
informal 6pproachable. ard Jolly diplo-
mat who ever came 10 town In many
ways his tastes were somewhat similar
10 the Presidents.