New-York tribune., 1908-04-22
WI TING-FANG SPEAKS
or CHIN4S FRIENDSHIP.
Sans Relations scith United States
UvM .4t.cays BE Close.

"
VIII tbe ever popular W. Ting-fang. Chinese
Minister 70 the United States. its principal guest
- honor the Americana -Asiatic Association last
.,.cs,t ii,,ed Al Delmonco's He next 10 Presl-
dent James r Morse on the latters left was L.
r WHney. Judge os the United States Court VI
China VINO responded 10 the toast our inhueho7
,n Cl.ua~ Others al the guests table were John
~ ,5i-arro- n the International Bureau OF
American Republics who told Of The Far Last
hv WAY Of the Panama CanaI"' Seth Low VINO
responded the toast The Presloehl o. ,'
tinted Statcs." and John Foord- BISHOP fo''e,
Was To nave responded tc The Ne" l-ieH' "
Asia bat he sent regrets.
President Morse said that had Presoeht t'oo
welt no other title 10 fame he would hFe IN i
tory because Of his earnest unselash ana -
cessful efforts for the restoration oi peace :" -
Orient He said the President would for All tIiie
rank among the leaders Of his day for his Worh N
guaranteeing The integrity OF China ano tlat IeeOe
.r China should rest on 2 permanent basis
Sefh low said the Presidents influence IN tne al
Fssr had been Of great Importance. and was SHOWN
by the many betternents in the Philippines n'' me
least % which the establishment oI PuoHo
school system
7-7e g~ien6Il- relations between China and the
I-ri1e6 States were the theme OF w Ilng-fais :
speech He said tbey would always remain iTle1io-
y and took occasion 10 deny reports that ne Ilso
been responsible for the boycott in China saying
The chairman has referred 10 The fact thet
China has made great strides in what We call
progress within The last teW years - 49,
Ions china : not now what she was few
xes-s ago II Is worth while for merchants who
115sb - have dealings with China study the
progress she Is now making. emma mas pecolLe
more uno6ernized. =, -
quite agree with your chairman when t,,ss he SAYS
tEsi II 'le history 81 u .L- - 80 vyt7en
China s11 America mere mas bee- no lIl-ie -ly
rne-e were so few matters Of controversy ieqaiI-
l= n -G,e-l i-Vseen he tw" nations which can
br smcahy settled ana the poIeai nor 5%lli
as sorry 10 say existed some ears 4Eo' @ ailo
which happily. has been dispersed In this con-
known 10 you ALL mean The boycott on AMER
rar goods Il Ras alleged than started the boy
colt T not that inspired H. !,lhh9I u
dersrsnd EoN tins absurd rEi3oI or!sleL Leu - n-t
once ii was given out I "as c2neo elI IN FlAiiS =
newspapers and even some OF my Ir-tlldS ia
ThiEs 10 10 Win IL can =, ma lLat =. S,,.,,,e5
the NEST malicious Hbels that Couid be lnNsIlleo s
against q person as il iad fol iit 4es1S' -o~--
rie fo--rott Vas started n Shanghai and in he
n tie Wai-Wu-Fu che Foreign ONCE in Peking
and ] and nay colleagues were doing oil we could
10 s-ap tie eEftarion To blame me that was
responsible for The carrying out q ne H o"HSoLI
+ 5us1 like accusing Judge Tho ir5eq a person T
person who knows me would not give createIce -
This absurd rumor- However, the incident Is
closed. the boycott Is 4 thing Of The past. ano
! hope that nothing q the sort VIII ever occur
After years of sIurnber. our people. the most
ID n 81 ,. f=,5 " - So y. piir rfe- hressT what
-t - 'i0t-N'o-- -.
mott Is there. and the people are very sensitive
ural both with individuals and with nations
Vow there are some people Who would poke fun
a TINS feeling qiS4arage ~ or even sGggeSl gg iIs
s'rstion- It is needless 70 say that this narrow
minded and shorlslElted view when voiced IN the
foreign press In China and translated and pub
lsied m Ire native papers does not Ierd 10 paclfy
eI -rslt ti.t -='i 90. =. tAiilss- - III
way 2rodu"e feelings which oleaginous liqIIds
are supposed 10 DO when poured on troubled
Harers- TIE effect i Just jfe opposite i may
r. hkered 70 ile pouring of OIL on q nre
main friendIr- r ie natural thar they should be
- when Eou consider on your side that your pol
1rE Is 7usr snd fair play and on our side hon
esty and strsiE EhcforTardress. You may be sure
return or waiver Of over SO 0e0. 900 10 China
vii Certainty create most favorable impression
between the Two countries and the existence Of
fpnSlder 4 SaIelf NaiFe oI Inc lWo nations No
more Observation-Disclosures. ! feel sure. can occur
IWo countries uil Vel become closer day by day
Judge Wilaey mace pea 10 Congress for better
consular and judicial quarters IN China He said
A. result Of recent Developments relationship
he's been created between the United States aud
2ia illal j. i.lI % interest and sisr,case IiLat
-1r7I6,I.7v Tbe foreign TTsta Of CHINA and tiIsI
trade Of the world ale facts noH universally recOg
That the position Of America in China at the
present ilnle > strong ihftt an 1e no dou2J.
q her territory, End the fact that our nation
saved The empire from ACKNOWLEDGMENT ten years
ago Is SiiI 1resh III jhs mlnds ~ al j ls also
clear that tn American I.eopie are IN res! sym
nlnlsJTatlon and improve the condition u her
What China wants a. the hands Of America is
simply q square deal, and this she IS entitled 70.
We have nat alv-ays been ilst 10 China but The
: rapidly cisaIpearins ana being sIpplanted 10y
hans the most important evidence Of good faith
China IN recent years was the creation by Con
greSs C1 The United States Court for China.
Up % TIE present however Congress has failed
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