Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-15
GHOSTS WARN
DIPLOMAT WI
MINISTER AGAIN ATTENDS A
SEANCE AT CAPITAL
SPIRIT OF MCKINLEY ALLEGED
TO BE PRESENT
Chinese spooks Speak IntelIigbly in
Native Language to Oriental Rep
resentatiVe, Who Is Much
Impressed
ICY Associated Press.I

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Dr. WI
Ting Fang, who is about to retire from
the post of minister of China to the
/ United States, pursued still further
last night his personal investigation
| into the esoteric mysteries of spiritism
as demonstrated by Washington spirit
ualists.
/ His first experience occurred last
| Sunday night at a public meeting
where anonymous Chinese spirits were
described to DR.. WI by trance me-
dium" as lowering in the distinguished
diplomats immediate vicinity.
Last night he went again, this time
to a smaller seance at a private house.
The woman medium who officiated
brought to him messages purporting to
come from the late President Mckin-
ley, who was an intimate friend Of DR..
WI, and also from the minister's own
mother The latter was the more
startling because apparently delivered
| in the Chinese language.
These messages are claimed by the
Spiritualists to be brought to the me-
dium in trance by the spirit of a 16-
| year-old American Indian girl, under
whose control" she speaks broken
! English; yet the conversation between
DR.. WI and the medium, while osten-
sibly under this control" was some
what extensive lasting fully five min
utes and seemed to be in the Chinese
vernacular; question and answer un-
/ Ineligible to the auditors passing
back and forth with considerable free
dom.
Understands Them
There was every evidence that the
diplomat perfectly understood the COM
munication which apparently appeared
to come from the spirit of DR.. Wu's
own mother.
1t was asserted that the medium and
| her control were both absolutely ig-
norant of the Chinese language.
Before the conversation between DR..
Wu and the medium, purporting to
convey messages from the martyred
president the woman in her trance"
had told Dr. WI that her control
foresaw terrible trouble for the Chinese
empire, in which the distinguished
diplomat would occupy place of great
Importance and influence, and it was
in connection with this prediction that
she brought what was claimed to be
communication from the former presi-
cent, expressing the earnest desire for
peace.
When the Indian girl told DR.. WI
that what she foresaw in the future
in connection with the Chinese empire,
she said, first of all, she saw much
fighting" in the faraway country from
which he had come. His native land
was preparing, she said, for a mortal
struggle. 1t was building ships of war.
| DR.. WI would be vitality interested in
this conflict and would hold an office
of great Importance.
Another One Comes
Shortly after this the medium said
there came to her a spirit, friend Of
the minister's, who was not of his own
countrymen, but an American.
This spirit gave to the medium the
name of William" and finally after
some hesitation, she uttered the last
name as Mckinley"
The control" remarked that the
spirit had left this earth eight years
ago. Assuming dignified attitude the
medium bowed respectfully to DR.. WI
and in a deep, clear masculine voice
said:
How are you, my friend? I am
William Mckinley, former president of
the United States. I have just heard
what the little Indian girl predicted
to you about a great war for China.
l sincerely hope no such war will ever
take place.
"I am for peace and know you also
are for peace, are you not?"
yes" said the Chinese statesman.
II am for peace, always"
"I am sure you will do all you can
to prevent this great war, my brother,
and [ too will continue to work for
peace" said the medium
| DR. WI was too astounded to assume
his characteristic role of rapid fire in
terrogatory and failed to question the
spirit of the former president.