Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1909-01-12
WASHINGTON ENVOY
RECALLED BY CHINA
SUMMARY RECALL is BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY
ENORMOUS EXPENSE OF MIS-
SION.

PEKIN, Jan. Stang Shao VI, who Is
at present in Washington on a special
diplomatic mission from the Chinese gov
eminent, has been recalled to Pekin. He
will leave Washington Immediately.
The American and British ministers
here have abandoned their project to
unite the various powers in a protest
against the disturbing of the present pol
icy of the Chinese government, which is
thought to have been initiated In the
dismissal from office last week of Ypan
Shi Kai. a member Of the grand council,
and this phase of the question is now
regarded as at an end.
Great Expense
The mission of Tang Shao vi has been
enormously expensive and in some quar-
tiers here his summary recall is regarded
as giving color to the reports that
charges of extravaganza have been lodged
against Yuan Shi Kai.
Tang Shao VI started on his mission
last fall under the auspices and with the
approval of Yuan Shi Kai.
He outranked WI Ting Fang, the Chi
nese minister to the United States, and
represented the highest authorities at Pc
kin. He left Pekin the latter part of
September and after stopping a few
weeks in Japan reached San Francisco
November 22nd, and Washington Novem-
Der 80. He took up extensive quarters in
the capital and shortly after his arrival
presented letter from the late emperor
of China to President Roosevelt. He
brought a number Of valuable gifts to
American officials.
Capital for Manchuria
The ostensible reason for Tang Shao
Yrs coming to the United States was t.
convey the thanks Of the Chinese govern
ment for the remission by the American
government of a very considerable por-
ton Of the boxer indemnity, but 1t has
been declared that he purposed also to
further certain plans for the enlistment
of American capital in Manchuria. 1t has
been said that he desired also to have the
Chinese legation at Washington raised to
the rank of an embassy, but this move
ment has not yet been brought to a sue
cessful conclusion.
The coming of the Chinese statesman at
the time the American battleship feet
was in Chinese waters, and also when
there was much speculation concerning
a possible treaty between the United
States and China, together with his prom
niece at home, combined to attract much
attention to his visit
Tang Shao II was educated in the Unit
ed States and the fact that he speaks
English perfectly gave him a special IA
cility for diplomatic negotiations. Among
the members of his encourage are Chung
Nun Yeu, who was at one time secretary
OF the Chinese legation at Washington,
and Yung Kwai, who also has held this
post. Both the Chinese are graduates of
American universities and they are re-
garded as among the most accomplished
of the younger set of Chinese diplomats.
Tang Shao Yrs original program in
cluded returning to Pekin by way of Eu-
rope but he purposed to remain several
weeks longer In the United States. 1t
was announced from Washington a few
days ago that he was going to make a
trip to New York, Boston and Springfield
during the month of January and to re-
new acquaintance made when he was at
tending school,
Tang Shao VI left Pekin before the
deaths of the emperor and the dowager
empress.
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