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valuable Chinese books which constituted
the present to President Roosevelt the
Inter has turned over to tie Library OF
Congress. In addition there were pre-
Scntcd 20 NIrs. Roosevelt costly silks,
sablcs and probably the most magnificent
bGer skin rug In existence, whereas the
late Empress of China sent 10 the Prcsl-
dents daughter. Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
I.onEworth n superb Jewclcd brncelet
There Is little dOuGt now thut the Of
ncial and oStcnsiblc mission OF Tung
Shao vi and his associates wos but Intro
duCtOry TO z confidential errand OF oycr-
shadowiug slgnlacnncc-n6mely. the cx-
tension Of G more or less Neiled Invitation
for the United States to join hands ncroSs
the sea with Cbluu In Ou alliance that
would IL ccn9ummNtedr prove q seven
day wonder la international political
circles There is reason to believe that
I'm this part OF their mission the Chinese
visitors were but partially successful
While the officials of the State Depart
ment have made no public announcement
on the subject. II Is suspected that they
delicatcly conveyed TO the visitors the
Information that, whereas the United
States Is deslrous OF seeing the territorial
Integrity of China preserved, the people
OF the republic would scarcely countc-
nance an open offensive and defensive al
lance between the two nations. More
over. the conclusion OF the recent agree
ment between the United States and
Japan looking TO the maintenance OF the
such-sought "open door" TO the inyalu,
able trade marts OF the far East rather
forestalIed the necessity for any denulte
understanding with China.
For all that Uncle sam has not locked
nrms with the mighty Moogoliou there Is
no doubt but that Tang Sbao VI, in his
recent yIsit. has paved the way for a
better understanding between the two
powers. Certainly there could have been
no choice OF Celestial statesman better
quallaed for this difficult task. Tang
Shno VI Is probably tho foremost leader
OF the progressive element 10 China and
Is accounted tbo ablest representative of
his race who oas undertaken interua-
tiounl negotiations since the davs OF Ii
Hung Chang. Moreover he speaks Eng
lish fiucntly, having been educated in the
United Stntes. Tang was ono OF tie frat
groups OF Chinese boys to be brought to
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"hER1CA'S trnde and political In
N tcrcsts In the Orient are likely TO
show most markedly for many
years to come the Impress of the in1u-
ence of the specinl mission, which has
been discharged without undue fuss or
feathers by the Special Imperial Chinese
Embassy, which has Just visited the
United Stntcs, Owing TO the recent spec
tacular governmental "shake-up" at Pc
king. that put n new hnnd at the helm
OF foreign nnoirs In China the members
OF the Special Embassy shortened some
what their stay In the New World. How
ever. 1t was only the soelnl program.
that originally contemplated elaborate
entertaining. that was curtalIed The
official mission OF the visitors cxtraordI-
nnry was discharged just as originally
planned.
The orlentals who have recently been
the republics temporary guests comprise
the most distinguished body OF high OH
clAls OF the Chinese Empire that has ever
visited this continent. Indeed, It is as
serted that these ceremonial callers from
the Far East constitute the most exalted
group OF diguitarlcs that has ever tray.
eled beyond tho confines OF the Celestial
Empire on any mission Tho attentions
bestowed upon the Chinese celebrities
by Yankee officials VIII be equnled II
not exceeded, by the courtcslcs extended
TO them 10 the leading capitals OF Eu-
rope. whittier these distinguished globe
trotters are now bound. Gu route bomc
Win Siberia.
While tho Chinese delegation IA incidental
ly making calls Mt the principal European
seats OF government the primary object
and function OF the organization is as
n special embassy 10 the United States
as Is, indeed. indicated by the clrcum.
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stnnce that Its American obligation was
discharged first. at the head OF the
mission Is His Excellcncy Tang Shao VI,
ono Of the foremost politicians OF China.
and with him as 0rst secretary, subordio
nate to him In rank. bpt oyershadowinS
him In title, Is Prince Tsal Flu. O men,
Der OF the royal family OF China. While
these two men are the bright particular
stars OF the Special Embassy that has
Just formally said "goo1-by," there arc
In Its roster numerous other distinguished
Cinnamon, any one OF whom would be
worthy OF more than passing prominence
bad he visited this country aS q private
parsonage. To partlculurlzc. there are
IL secretaries. 0ll men OF distinction: DR..
Hsalo Chi Nan. who Is attached to tho
embassy as medical attachc, aud Capt.
Hsu Shlh Yang. OF the Imperial Chinese
Army, who Is the military representa-.
tive with the party. 10 addition. there
nrc under r-sccretnrics, subordInatcs and
servants, so that the Special Anbassa-
doris rctinuc during his stay in. this couu-
try numbered more than 20 persons.
Tho primary and ayowcd object OF tho
visit OF this Special Embassy to the
United States was to officially thank
President Roosevelt and the Congress OF
the United States for the maGnnnimous
notion OF the republic In releasing China
from paying q large portion OF the In
dcmnlty awarded To the United Stntes
because OF losses suffered and expense
incurred as a result Of the Boxer uprls-
Ing OF almost 10 years ago. This country
did not waive all obligations in the mat
ter. as has sometimes been stated, but
by notion of Congress 1t did remit about
sl1 10000 of the indemnity. The action
taken contemplatcs the maturity In 1870
as originally proposed. Of the bouds Is
sued to satisfy the American claims. but
reduces the yearly payments. OF which
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this county by Yuug Wing 10 order that
they might lie educated. and be spent
eight years mere, attending educational
Institutions ia New England and also
Columbia University. The concluding
period OF bis stay in the United Stutes
tic special Ambassador devoted TO visits
to those localities IN New England rem
dored dear to him by boybood memories.
Foir OF his nephcws are now living ot
Springfield, Mass, In the same house ana
with the same people who were so kind
to Tang Sbao N In his youth.
Not only has Special Ambassador Tang.
Who is now In bis forty-siXth year. been
for some time past closely in tho conf
dencc of the royal family OF China, but
lac has accomplished much on bis own
initiative 1t was be whc 0rst suggested
tn the late Empress Dowager the wisdom
OF Il modification In the form OF govern
mcnt OF CbiDo and his memorial 10 the
throne pctitlonlng for a constitution and
Il parliament made him ut once the
leader OF the reform movement in the
empire, Likewise Is no the most con-
splcuous advocate OF the new policy of
China for the Chinese" meaning the
carrying out OF governmental, CONNER
clnl and industrial development by the
Chinese themselves mstead OF by for
eigucrs. as bnS been the cnsc to s1ch an
extent In the past Only recently Tang
Shno VI performed most important
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Is the son OF His Higbness Prince Ching.
the foremost statesman Of China. Prince
Tsai Fu, who is, according TO oriental
standards, more than ordinarily good
looking is, when arrayed IN the gorgeous
silks and satlDs of his court robes and
bedeckcd with jeweled decorations, VI
sion OF splendor. II he but spoke English
with little create: facility, be might
have proven lion" among dtle-lov1ny
American girls.
Ambassador Tangs "rlght-hnud man"
in the Special Embassy is Mr.. Yung Kwoi.
who might almost be termed an Amert-
cauized Chinaman, for all that no contin-
ues to occupy a prominent place Ia the
diplomatic service OF his government. Mr..
Kwni who was educated In this country
and has an American wife. was for many
years Drst secretary of the Chinese Lesa-
ton at Washington. and. Indeed. returned
TO his notive land less than yenr ago.
II was the original intention that
Cbinu's special ambassador and his suite
should entertain lavishly during their
stay In America. aud TO that end there
was leased one of the most notable mnn-
sious In Washington However. all these
plnns had to bc abandoned as the result
OF the deaths OF the Emperor and Bm-
press Dowager, which occurred while tho
Special Embassy was crossing the Pas
cinc. In consequence, all the Chinese
visitors were thrown into the rigid
Official mourning OF their race-e mourn
Ing so strict that they could not
even attend President Roosevelt's New
Year reception. Indeed. this oriental etl
quette which prohibited them from max
Ing or receiving cnlls was given as the
main reason for the sudden termination
OF the visit OF tho Speciai Embassy. IL
had been planned to remain In America
until nftcr the Inauguration OF President
elect Taft, dispensing bouDteous hospl-
taiity oil the while, but with veto un-
expectedly placed on tho social program,
and with the official functions or the
mission fully discharged, II was decided
that the delegation should cut short Its
visit WALDoN FAWCETT'
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the very clothing OF the attendants en-
ployed to extcrmlnatc 1t, 90 that in re-
cent epidemics the physicians and all Mt
tendants have been compelled TO wear
Dig waterproof cloaks and have them
selves spcnged of In formaldehyde to
prevent carrying the disease to healthy
herds under their inspection. It can
llpger in q farmers beard or 10 his
long hnir for weeks and con croas the
ocean in a diseased hide torn months
before or the steer which died sick OF
foot and mouth disense.
80 that combating this, the smallest of
NIL germs which has apparently tho
greatest ease for transporting Itself and
its deadly activity uninJnred, medical
science confronts a t0sk OF tremendous
difficulty, Herds 10 good sbnpe, appar-
entity. with no signs OF lllncas, speedily
become il-natured, drop OF IN their feed
ing aud die from what the average form
er and cattieman Is disposod TO term
"distempcr."
Cattle are subject to many ulcers end
foot diseases that closely resemble foot
md mouth disease, and II Is highly dif1s
cult for any layman. however experienced
10 udeupoo apukuOuo
| fever. IL Is only sitter q certain amount
OF lecway has been obtained by the cpl
dcmic that suspicion Is aroused, not SO
much by the nature aad symptoms as
the tremendous and rapid increase OF tho
fever Thus the fever always obtains n
big start and this more than any other
fenturc OF it's course In the United States
demands tho stern weapon OF complete
determination.
1t is war to the knife. bitter. bloody
md unrelenting, that the scientists OF Un-
Gle Sam must wnge on tho scourge of
the cattle yards, for there is at stnke our
enormously profitable and proud position
as not only the worlds gronary, but also
the supplier of the roast beef of old Eng
| lind and the meat stuCfs depended on BY
| half dozen other nations.
The cost OF the battle runs into mil
lions but the stake counts up far above
q billion OF dollars, So far science has
kept the upper hand. but 1t would only
take one serious mistake, only slight
exercise OF hesitation and indccisio0 to
prevent this dread disease from Invading
the vast herds that ronm the cattle
ranges of the United States. In this
c0sc eternal vigilance Is tho one and only
hope OF safety.
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Ing places and even suspected meadows
with dlsinfeotants. Into streams, thought
capable OF having been infected. for
Is left unburned OF the bny, oats corn
or my other food which could possibly
have been muzzled over by the diseased
animals
No especial hardship is worked by this
slnughterlng of infected animals and tho
stern destruction of every possible source
OF contagion The national government
has senslbly md justly taken the stand
that what the constituted authorities de-
eide must be destroyed for the common
good OF the nation should be paid for out
OF the common funds. SO the discorso-
late farmer or stock herdcr whose yalu-
able animals have fallen q prey to
ophthous fever ia not only protected from
future Infection. but Is promptly pnid
n fair market price for the animals de-
stroyej.
Difficulties Arc Tremendous.
Tremendous difficulty Is sometimes cn-
countercd in getting the diseased anil
mails Into such quarters that they can be
killed Even greater difficulty has been
experienced In getting sufficient labor 10
eYcavnto the vast graves which must he
dug deep TO hold the cnrcases OF the
slaughtered animals and TO put an effect.
i've layer OF earth between the living and
the Infection that can so swiftly be alb
sOrbed from the dead.
1t Is only In rare cases IN this country
that the dIsense progresses to n stage
where the animals froth Mt the mouth
Usually q high fever, sometimes as much
as 106 degrees, has been encountered 10
foot and mouth disease. but where the
deadly Inflammation of the germ has
reached this extreme high point recovery
Is out OF the question owing TO serious
chemical changes in the blood. among
them n Vicious tendency to coaGulatlon.
The final thought In the pathological
search after the germ and the nature OF
nphthous fever is that the bacillus must
be somo lnGnltcsImnlly Minute vegetable
parasite which dcnes the ordinary test:
for germs Ike those of consumption, ty
phold fever. etc. Its minutcness Is prob
ably the cause OF the tremendous case
with which the dlscusc can spread itself
Nothing known TO medical science Is 81
easy OF propagation as foot and mouth
disease
Carried Inside Doctors Hnir.
It. can be carried on tho insldcS o
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moves against the British.
The main causes OF the dissatisfaction
In India nrc nrst OF all the absolute lnck
OF political representation by the natives.
secondly heavy taxes are bearing hard on
the shoulders OF these people, who occa-
sionaIly starye by the tens of thousands
whenever the wheat crop falls slightly
below the avenge. Many Edst Indians OF
Importance nre now coming 10 the uoitod
Stntes 10 finish their education. This Is
Violently opposed by the British influences
all over the world. 1t Is feared that I'm
portant Hlndoos educated at American
colleges and universities VIII return aud
Increase tho Dissatisfaction With the
British rulo In India
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being perfected in practical fashion.
This would also mean n tremendous stride
toward relieving the wood pulp and raw
paper situation.
The United States Forest Service has
made careful study Of the alleged waste
allowed Ia big suwmills and has reported
10 the national authorities that mills with
total cut OF 5.i40.QOO, ,OOO feet OF wood
showed waste Of $4,000 cords OF
sla6s after the best OF the wood material
had been cut up into laths. Tens Of
thousands OF tons of sawdust each year
are thrown out as refuse or sold for
minor purposes for Insignificant sums
which would be worth on immense amouut
Of money II chemistry could dud a cheap.
practical method OF turning it into useful
wood pulp for the paper mills.
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nssossinotcd recently. 1t was because Lord
Kitchiner. with the sneGcity OF n stntes'
man and the relcutcssness OF q colder,
was hghting this pro-Hlndoo movement
iD India that he was recalled.
Tremendous money interests. which
wero Influenced by the vastly wealthy
natives behind the pro-Hindoo movement,
were the real influences that brought
about Lord Kitchluer's recall and the re-
fremont OF Lord Curzon from the yiccroy-
ship 10 India. The British government
maintains huge police system. prncti-
c0lly modelled nfter the famous Third
Section OF the Russian police department,
which Is constantly occupied in trying
10 follow up the plots OF the Indian
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TNDIA. which according to parliament
tnry reports and the big English
q newspapers ls getting more and moro
devoted 10 English rule. does. ncverthe-
less, cnuse much anxiety to Great Britain
the ceasclcss 0gltotioos nmong tho intel
lIGent Hindus against the continued rule
of the British, without any form OF rep
rcsentation In the governing body OF the
empire, being the chief reason.
Tho enlightened Hindus demand that
they be allowed 10 choose at least few
OF their own number TO represent the
millions OF East IndInnS and the tremen-
dous native interests OF the Ilindoo pen
insular. II was for this that number
Of Important British olcinls have been
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few years much OF this waste In the fac
tories aud mills has been done away With,
but IL win not be until some mans
brain has solved II method for using up
wood mill wnstc material. especially In
Guiding tho sawdust. that any elective
relief can bc hoped for.
The only new material for the mnnu-
facture or paper which IS said to hold
out present hopes OF an effective subst-
tuto for wood pulp is the usc OF corn
stalks X Il claimed that paper OF
serylcenblc grade has been obtained from
corn stalks. II this f. actually true IN
n commercial sense It Will bring cousid-
crnble relief
An Invention to allow the utilization OF
mill Sawdust for tho production OF wood
pulp is claimed TO bc now on the point OF
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perry germ OF nphtbous fever. Its size
must DO Indefinitely minute 1t ls a lilli-
pution even among n class that can hing
by the billion In a drop OF 1uId on the
point OF a needle.
Human Deings Can BE Infected.
While human beings do not get the dis
ease from eating the meat OF animals
suffering from foot and mouth disease.
they rendily take Infection from the milk.
Unboled milk will invariably convey the
disease 70 human beings and especially
to children. Regions where the fever
prevails hNbItually show thousands OF
cnscs. especially 10 children, who nnt-
urally ore greater milk drinkers than
adults, There Is in human beings n high
fever and intense pain md difficulty IN
swallowing. Within two days the patient
breaks out with bllstcrs in the mouth
and on the fingers. These sometimei
cause dangerous ulcers, but death rarely
comes to the human being from ophthous
fever In fact. this disease follows up
the findings OF modern pathology, which
has demonstrated TINT the human animal
Is best dttcd to fight any and every germ
OF ulecASc EUoWu 10 IneulClnc- IBc VAST
majority OF diseases common TO both man
and the brutcs ind far reader prey in
the lower animal.
Government Works swiftly.
The work of the government. once
the drend foot aud mouth disease has
been reported from any district, is swift
and relentless An advance guard from
the veterinary department hastcns to
look the suspects over and make path.
oloGIcal test as to tho true nature of the
trouble. II the verdict Is in the afirma-
tive the national government Immediately
Promulgates quarantine order that
shuts up the suspected territory In net
through which no means of contaglon
can escnpc.
This is followed up 3y the speedy ar
rival of men who. after killing the In.
fectcd animals, sweep the stnblcSs feed
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n He scientist OF today has no more
II golden quest before him In the
- realms OF chemistry or invention
than the reward which awaits the fortu-
nate man who cnp Invent some practical
commercial method -of turning waste ma
,erill Into wood pulp. The paper famine
~ sun Eunwing raycuously at the very
hsart OF the publishing trade and, indeed.
9vnSSts vIssts Doticeaby many other lincs OF
vast drain on the resources OF the
country's forests for tho nrodnrtlon of
wood pulp and paper ia the result OF the
tremendous waste which has been made
OF forests aud the woefully cxtrny0gant
methods pursued By the saw and paper
mllls OF tho United States for long
tme. IL ls true that within the past
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China has already sent to this country
upward OF $9,00o.O0O IN principal and In
terest
In formal acknowledgment or Chinn's
sense of obligation. the Special Ambnssa.
dor at his hrst audience at the whlto
housc presented to President Roosevelt
a letter from the late Emperor OF China.
Ia which that ruler commended the Chief
Executive for his magnanlmity In taking
the Initiative ia the matter ana praised
Congress for It's proof Of frlendllness In
adopting the Presidents rccommeuda-
uona AS tangible evidence OF the gratl.
tude or China's ruling powers the Spe-
ci1l Ambassador brought numerous gifts
The collection OF thousands OF rare mud
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the fever.
In Germany, In 1890 there were of
known cases actually located and ldenti-
ned 40 as to enter into the statistics OF
the empire 1925 cattle. 230,seo sheep
and goats and 153. sos hogs. During this
yeor the foot and mouth disease was
rampant In France, Italy. Belgium, Aus
tria-Hungary. Switzerland. Roumanla and
BulgOrla. In 1888 in England alone, the
losses from cattle Infected with aphthous
: fever rau as high MS S5,0Oo.oO0 and COM
pared to the United States, England pro-
duces so little cattle as TO be not worth
the comparison from financial view.
point.
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nEcENTLY the United States authori-
E% ties were called upon TO combat
EN and defeat nphthous fever, the
deadly and dreaded scourgc OF the cattle
rnnees aud yards All the tremendous re-
sources OF the national government were
cxerted TO cut of In detail the mysterious
forces OF this unseen, yet remorselcss
enemy OF our greatest single source OF
national wealth; for no other kind Of pro-
dpction EQUALS Ia value the output OF our
live stock Industry. including as It does.
over dozen important branches Of sub
md by-products- any one of them inyoly-
Ing trnde mounting far up In the tens
OF millions.
The live stock trndc OF the United
States in a single year runs close to n
billion Of dollnrS and when all this has
been dcvourcd there yet remains an In.
vested capital OF over a billion more In
the form of actual live stock or products
evolved from the varied md various
branches Of industry. primarily depend
ing on cloven foot animals. In this class
nre included cattle. sheep and hogs. for
each md every variety OF nnimnl that
walks on n cleft or divided hoof is sub
tcct TO the dread foot aud mouth dis
case.
Two Outbreaks Inst Year.
In 1e0s but two Important outbreaks OF
foot and mouth disease (Gs uphthous fever
Is called In the vcrnaculaD were chronl-
cled In the United States The first was
In the Middle West and caused only local
disaster and was promptly stamped out
by sudden extcrminatlon OF the cattle In
yolyed. The second nttack occurred IN
the Middle Atlantic states and led to an
embargo of exporting cattle from two
great senports and the destruction OF
thousands OF dollars worth OF stock. In
both cnscs the United States authorities
took immediate charge Of the situation
md the national treasury WAS called upon
to pay the owners the value OF the cattle
infested and destroyed.
Before detailing the appearance OF this
dread cattle disease which causes n con-
stont standing expense amounting to sew
crnl millions annually. the origin of tbl5
epidemic Is especially interesting. The
first outbreaks OF foot and mouth disease
were simply termed eplzootlcs 10y farmers
hundreds OF yenrS back, and the disease.
like every other known scOurgc but two.
originated In the crowded sections OF Cen
tral Asia.