The Washington herald., 1909-01-01
WASHINGTON CHAT.
Bx THE SPECTATOR.

4 lie ErJ=E imposing EAabdSeE ~ Ha~-N -
President to-day VIII be that Of China
lheaded by the special ambassador, Tsng
iShao VI which will be supplemented by
Mr.. Wa and suite. numbering in all some
Thirty persons. all Of whom viii wear
1.-THE gorgeous embroidered court costumes,
with the handsome jewels in their caps
THAT indicate their rank. Il is just forty
years since the first Chinese embassy, un-
der an American. Arson BUrlingame, who
had associated with him Chih TAIN and
. sun TAIN. came to this country. Since
then there has been constant intercourse
between the Oldest and the youngest oi
nations. With the wisdom worthy Of the
followers Of C0nfucius, the Chinese have
Iavailed themselves Of every opportunity
that intercourse afforded 10 learn and TO
Iprofit, and. ike their quicker witted and
more adaptable neighbors. the japanese
they have sought oUt and carried back
to their own country ali that is best in
this. We. on the contrary. are rather
naughty and arrogant in our prosperity
and so-caIled advancement, and are apt
Ito look on the Oriental nations as savages
and barbarians; but. according 10 that
advanced prophet. Dir. Burlinsame, We
have 20 learn from theuE We have 70
learn from them TO respect old age; we
lhaVe 10 learn from them sobriety; We
have 20 learn from them good manners.
We have 10 learn from them habits OF
] scholarship: we have 10 learn from theih
how 10 cultivate FISH, we have 10 learn
from them much in relation 20 agricul-
iture. much Of the effect Of heat and cold
rTamrE- how To-
iirrigate. how 60 manure the land, which
IS as true now as when il was first said
1.-THE Chinese may not be able 20 give the
reasons why they dc this or that thing,
but the experience OF Ions ages has
taught them the right way
: The most important thing that China
did when she established relations with
this country was 20 send a number Of
students to be educated here: the very
pick Of Chinese youths. who were as
carefully examined as 10 their physical
and mental qualities as our candidates
for Annapolis and West Point These
: young CelestiaIs were not placed in one
institution. but in several. and all Of the
great universities-Ha Harvard Yale, COium-
tbia. Princeton. and Amherst-nUmber
lChinamen among their alumni and hard
, / IL a member of the diplomatic corps OF
China bat was partly educated IN this
country The small army Of students
brought over by SIr- Burlingame has
been constantly increasing. and inere
E are now several hundred Chinese al vafl-
- ous. colleges and universities iu the United
p States. all OF whom will return as poltl-
. cal missionaries 10 their own country
carving a potential message from the
2 West 10 the East. The present ambassa-
dor has brought many new recruits 70
2 this student body. and partly because
81 he wished his proteEes % gain at frst
! hand "A knowledge OF the conditions they
! viii have 10 meet. Mr.. Yang summoned
his Young countrymen resident in the
United states 20 visit him in Washing
p ton The: are "a fny-loONng body OF
Z men. these young CeleS'ialS. and are tue
most interesting visitors that the holidays
have brought 10 the Capital They are
+ not only the most interesting. but the
most interested in everything that comes
under their observation and there was
very little that has not come unde~ their
/ observation FOR they are indefas gable
sirhtseers. going here there. and every
I where. and evincing keen interest. = not
Z enthusiasm. which is a quality foreign 10
Chinese character
b China did not establish p permanent le-
CATION here until ISIS. when Sir Chen Ian
Pan presented his credentials 70 President
/ Haves on September 3 Of that year, an
= event that vas ep0ch-msking. as the his
{ tory Of the past forty years shows Since
Sir Chea's reception there has always
been 4. representative from China az this
3 Capital. and the list of envoys from there
. contains none save distinguished names.
3 for following Chen came the Inflated
r Foon. beheaded because Of his progress
8 sive ideas and his efforts 10 prevent harm
, 10 the foreigners and grief 90 his own
b country at the time Of the Boxer revO!u-
+ ton. Yane ". that delightful man and
b. Ioyal patriot. whose Untimely death was
[ brought about because Of that same revO-
r luton; Mr. WI. a protege - Lang
'Cheng. but whom all the world now
! knows on his own account, Sir Lang
Cheng. a devoted alumnUs OF Yale, and
7 1ir. va again
The secretary Of the special embassy
: is Chung Mun-Yow. who is no stranger
10 Washington, having come here in the
early SOS with Nh. Yang. where he
served under him and under Mr.. WI Un-
D I'll a few years ago. when he was recalled
70 TO take an important position in the for
D eign Office at Pekin. Mr. Chungs former
official position was secretary Interpreter.
but he has been advanced 10 the post Of
secretary. and it is thought that when
, Mr. Wu IS retired he viii succeed him
p here as Minister. provided. Of course. that
the project to convert the legation into an
embassy Is not carried ont for his pres
sent official rank would hardly entitle
him 20 such an appointment. Mr.. Chung
s / IS an alumnus Of Yale. a Travelled and cul-
P tureS man. who knows his America. its
q history. traditions. present state. and &C.
centricities thoroughly and IN classic par
lance IS "one Of U.S.
{ While they are in Washington Mr..
= Chung is the self-appointed guardian OF
5 his young coUntrymeu. and has initiated
q them into al the intricacies Of life at the
70 Capital, and they are. in consequence. IN
2 evidence everywhere-at the skating rink.
q which is just now in great favor with the
= bellies and beaux Of society the theaters.
and opera houses; they make automobile
trips out OF town, and one comes across
[ them in most out Of the way places. in
e their picturesque native costumes. which.
q unhappily, are being abandoned since the
influence Of the foreign devils has been
5 felt in China That these young OrientaIs
appreciate the American women is at
= tested by the response Of one Of the visit
= ing students. who. On being asked why
= he had chosen Cornell instead Of snv of
n the other universities, replied In most per
. feet English Because Al Cornell I euio1-