Bisbee daily review., 1907-02-23
WU TING FANG A HAS BEEN" IN
 CH|NA
Chi9a $ sest Man H0 Longer 10 8e ice Of Celestial Gov emme0t IGo ogtsDoke0 foy 0 og Colleagues

l Esg. Tzdza yss zz- -- rae ssssss.s.x esgs 1I 9Ssg is1aEaHsel sz gsr 1rsE asg R SssE s4se6 s2zeS Saa aze ze e.gag aEasss ps FsF ksassss gsfns. ssT Ee g# aezss as less EaaE 1lss geaEs, EC saa 1s% Htt.Gss ssax ss 1y SEg zasay
 sE -.e82~er e 14 kazs. s.e Rsf$ sS azs saaSpz sssa pssar <ssEE Ses sI 6-z s1sAF>rs. Dg fEs t9op<s ssI esaC 6.s s1s[s 5,g SseabaE e zza<y Ng as Gs<e4zs SsE+es EAe~Sysf L}s aesE Ezf 8@eE sstfe-eSSsy gsslsFss Ee Zeg@z Eaz s9 <gl2E, Tbs ess7yess csWszsg zGGsIE5a E-E Fssss2Ss5pE, zxd sad faat sse hopsd f EOulG laD, Ee Eo1z aztsl WB's voice would again be heard ia the cJGncils of the nIei- who are guiding the Chinese skip or state. But rulers have a weIl-known habit of saying just such things "n-A. they desire to drop a minister. and Tsu Hsi has long been noted for the sugar-coateI phrases she uses when she is knifing an officail Of whom she desires to be rid.
 Too Modern For China.
 Wu Ting Fang. like a score oI otuel Chinese leaders. who have had to re sign during the last few years, is en' dowed with 100 modern ideas to suit the clique that is known in the a,- tendency at Pekin. This cabal Is making a lot of noise about reforms in the government nf China, the adop' ton of a constitution and a few other things of this sort. hut no one who has ever lived six months in this coun' trv will believe that there will be any reforms for some time to come.
 Fo- long while after his retur |. from, Washington. Wu Ting Fang wss a r,eu1ber of the wei wu pu, DS which euphonicus appellation China , hoard of foreign affairs is known. Il was an ideal place for him. But the ofbar memLssrs of the board soon be came tired of Wu's objections Uo lns way in which the business of the board was conducted. and they se' about getting his scalp. fneir "orh was crowned with success last sum rer. when he left the wei Wu pu ano was given a minor billet outside tAe capital
 wu is a cynic. But he is man who says what he thinks. He has oeeH freouently consulted regarding China foreign relations. as well as in regard to fhe proposed reforms. and the fac' that he did not agree with his con fe-e-s did rot do as much harm as the sarcasm with which his objections v,sre tinged. It might truly be saic that bis inability. or at least his un willingness, to curb his sarcasm, ha: been the most potent factor in the os- mar's downfall.
 May Lose nonToiis.
 Wu says that JaOa1 = planning tc 20 to war with China in order that sshs nav get the indemnity that she failed to get from Russia. and he gives sev eral reasons for holding such views At the time Japan was preparing fol her war with Russia. fin Cnina's in terests" Wu did not hesitate to pom out that China's interests would DO lost sight of immediately the gum began to boom. He has never been par.icular friend of Russia but h' said so long as Manchuria was alIead, lost to China she would be just al well off with Russia controlling th' destinies of that province. to part which she had a bona fide leAeo- a wifb Japan in there. Wu was not As tened to but the sequel has snow that the old man knew Wnereoi h' smoke. Both Russia and Japan ar now in Manchuria and there they intend to remain. and as Wu only rt f,n.Iy pointed out. there are yer.