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which has everywhere been expressed"
DR.. WI then switched the talk to
personal Affairs. and said he was de-
lighted 10 be back IN Washington
among his friends. Ever since he left
here i've years ago. he said. he has
been anticipating again seeing them.
In flashes the brilliant Chinaman
seemed his same old jovial self, as he
talked Of his previous visit here, the
friends ne made, and the pleasant ex-
periences he had. But through IL all it
was plain that the japanese trouble
was weighing heavily upon his mind.
Younger With Age.
you look just a little older than
you did when you were here last" said
one OF his intervieweTs who was &C
quainted with him during his former
| service here"
"po II" he flashed back quickly. II
don't think so. never grow old. you
know. 1 grow younger don't want
to grow old" and he laughed heartily.
Accompanying Minister Wa was a
suite OF twenty-seven Chinese. six Of
whom are prospective students. who
viii prepare for college. The minister
wife did not come with him. but viii
join him here in about TWO months. a
| special train made up Of two Pullmans.
| a coach. a baggage car, and diner
| carried the party from San Francisco,
where they were entertained by State
and city officials. The trip across the
| continent was uneventful.
The party accompanying the minister
| included Gu Shiu-tchun, INST secretary
/ Dr. WEIGHING W. Yen, and Kuei Chih
/ second secretaries; Kuan Ying-lin
1 first interpreter; Keng l.. Chu g, sec
/ ond interpreter; Lin shih-yueH Huer
| Ko-shuan. attaches, and Ho W.ng-yan,
student interpreter.
T. X. LANG. commercial attache; wei
| Chang. attache, and Wang Ching-chi
student interpreter, who are members
OF Dr. Wu's suite, have been in Wash
/ Ington some weeks.
Students Accompany Minister.
Thirty Chinese youths. prospective
students. all sons Of wealthy Cinnamon
accompanied the minister on the triI
| from Shanghai 20 san Francisco on the
| Pacific mail-steamship Siberia Some OF
| them remained in san Francisco. where
/ they viii prepare TO enter the Uniyer-
sity Of California: six went 10 Boston
to prepare for Harvard; two went 70
/ New York TO enter Columbia and ter
came to Washington.
! The party was met at the UuIOl
/ Station by three OF the legation and
were conveyed 70 the legation house al
! 900i Nineteenth street northwest in car
! riages. which had been awaiting them
/ There an informal welcome reception
was held and tho entire party had din
ner. Among the first callers az the le-
/ CATION was former Secretary or STATE
/ John W. Foster, now counselor OF tht
! Chinese government.
Calls On Root Tomorrow.
Minister WI will call on Secretary O.
/ State Root tomorrow and ask the pleas
/ ure Of the President in receiving him
/ one OF the new members Of the min
4 isters STAFF IS Dr.. Wei-ching ". Yen
/ second secretary Of the legation. DR.
/ Yen is said 10 be one OF the brightest
/ young men in the Chinese diplomatic
/ corps. He is a graduate Of the Uni
verslty OF Virginia, class of 1900. and re
ceived the degree Of Ii. y. from tha
| institution
he received the degree Of ID. L. from
| the Emperor Of China for y.-ohcienCy IL
| literature, following a cg.spetitive ex
| animation Of foreign college graduates
Dr. Yen viii probably have charge o.
the English department OF the worl
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