Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-08
AMBASSADOR TONG
RECALLED TO CHINA
Special ENJOYS Mission Here
Is Cut Short.
SENT BY YUAN SHI KAI
Charge of Extravaganza Against
Deposed Councillor.
LEGATIONS ABANDON PROTEST
American and British Ministers De-
eide on No Further Action In
Chinese Capital.

PEkINCi. January S-Tong Shos VI. wh,
is at present in Washington on O. special
diplomatic mission from the Chinese gov
crnment, has been recalled to Peking. Ito
will come back via Europe leaving Wash
ington immediately.
The American and British ministers hers
have abandoned their project to unite ths
various powers in protest against tho
disturbing Of the present policy Of the
Chinese government which is thought to
Office last week of Yuan Shi Kai, mem
Der Of the grand council. and this phase
of the question is now regarded as at an
end
The mission of Tong Shoa VI has been
enormously expensive. and In some quar-
ters here his summary recall il regarded
as giving color TO the reports that charges
of extravaganza have been lodged against
Yuan Shi Kai.
Tong Shoa Vi started on his mission
last fall under the auspices and with the
approval of Yuan Shi kai.
Confirmed at State Department.
That Ambassador Tong expects to leave
Washington very soon is confirmed at the
State Department. The ambassador has
addressed note to Secretary Root ask
ing for an audience with him. in which
to make his farewell. as he announces
that he expects to sail for Europe In a
few days. The reasons for his departure
are not stated at the department.
In Washington the announcement from
Pekins causes no great surprise. where
the feeling has been general that since
the dismissal of Yuan Shi-Kai as grand
councillor, Tong's powerful friend in
China. his tenure here has been uncer-
tain. Tong had made plans for a much
more extended stay at the capital and
was contemplating a visit to various east
ern educational institutions to receive an
honorary degree at one of them, and to
renew acquaintances Of his boyhood. His
ostensible mission to Washington. that OF
thanking the government for a remis-
sion of portion of the Chinese boxer
indemnity. has been concluded. but he de-
sres to remain I'm the United States for
longer period to the end that he might
become more intimately acquainted with
the existing conditions here, which would
be helpful to both China and himself in
his future work Tong originally ex-
pected to stay In Washington until after
the inauguration of Mr.. Taft in March.
Statement at Embassy.
The effort was made at the special en-
bassy, quartered in handsome residence
which Ambassador Tong had leased until
after the inauguration, to show that his
recall the result of his application
to the home government for Instructions.
1t was stated that the ambassador had
fulfilled his mission to this government.
having thanked the President for the re-
mission of the Boxer indemnity and
ranged for the education in this country
of loo Chinese students.
The ambassador will visit some of his
friends in the north and will sail from
New York about one month from today.
1t was declared at the embassy that his
recall was no mark of hostility toward
the amba ssador. and did not indicate any
change of policy on the part of the Chi
nese government