The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-28
CHARLES KOHLSAAT
MAY BE APPOINTED
MINISTER TO CHINA
Chicago Man Likely to Get
the Important Post at
Peking.
MUCH EXPERIENCE
IN WORLDS AFFAIRS
At Present He Holds Position AS
Director of South American
Expositions.
By JAMES HAY, j.

Charles w. KohlSaat, business
man, traveller, student of foreign af-
fairs, and promoter of expoSitions,
may be the next American minister
to China.
His friends are out hard at work
to land the job for him, and among
his friends and relatives there may
be found an imposing amount of
political influence and pull Mr..
Kohlsaat is a cousin of Herman H.
Kohlsaat, of Chicago, who at one
time owned the Chicago Times
Herald, and who is of great import
ance among the business men and
politicians of Chicago. He is a
cousin of Judge Kohlsaat, of Chi
cago.
EXPOSITION DIRECTOR.
Charles W Kohlsaat is at pres
ent director general Of the Ameri-
can National Export Expositions in
South America, an organization
which has for its object the hold
ing Of many expositions in South
America. His offices are in the
Union Trust building here. He
was director general Of the James
town Exposition and foreign com
missioner of the St. Louis and Port
land expositions. He has travelled
all around the world, and has spent
much time ia the Orient, familiariz-
ing himself with the situation in the
Far East.
Moreover, ne is not as talkative
a person as was Charles R. Crane,
of Chicago, who was fired from the
service a few days after he bought
his steamboat ticket for China.
Friends of Mr.. Kohlsaat say that
in addition 10 his ability he will be
perfectly able to maintain that
cloister-like reticence which goes
with the Chinese mission.
Friend of Rulers.
This IS not the first time that he
has been on the threshold OF the diplo-
matte service. During the Roosevelt
Administration ne was prominently
mentioned for the post of minister TO
Stockholm. now held by Charles II.
Graves. Of Minnesota
His travels and foreign work in con-
nection with e,Spositons have given him
a wide acquaintance among the rulers
OF the world, and he is a close friend
OF King Oscar Of Sweden. Earlier in
life. Mr.. Kohlsaat had a thorough
business training in the importing busi-
ness IN New York and later was mem
Der OF the New York stock Exchange.
Among his hackers for the post OF
minister to China have been mentioned
former Gov David Francis Of Missouri
several United States Senators, and the
friends and followers Of H H KOhlsaat
OF Chicago. These men have made
strong representations Of the fitness OF
their candidate for the place although
he himself has not set come out foI
the post
He refused today TO discuss the mat
ter Nothing regarSng II could be
learned at the State Department. but II
IS known that he is being considered by
The Administration as extremely suit
able for the mission, which is regarded
as the most important diplomatic post
under The United states Government.
The man who goes TO China as the
American minister viii have something
20 do besides attend dinners and splash
in the social pool. He viii find his
hands fun OF business problems. not "a
mention the task Of keeping up with
what Japan is doing IN the way Of bit
inc of all the chunks Of China's powers
that are lying around loose.