Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1910-05-19
I;],.NA'S HUpcS
AND AWAKENING
FRINGE TS2j Tao Tells Of Her
Thirst For knowledge.
WHOLE COUNTRY IS AFFECTED

g-sasations With United States.
l7.Sr the first time during his recent
1adasc to America his imperial high.
e1.s5s Prince Tsai Tao of China deliv
s1Tsi speech at the twelfth annual
eEMner of the American Asiatic asso.
e-,1xr-ion given in his honor at Delmon.
ssr7s In New York the other night. In
Hi1as course of his speech Prince Tsai
sz;iSd that the thirst for foreign knowl.
saSsze is general throughout the Chinese
s.ssztYire and at the present moment
s-kse 'old order Of things Is fast giving
xn;x.se to the new" The speech was in
Chinese. for the prince does not speak
Ean;siish. but later Lord Ii. son Of the
Aarss ii Hung Chang. translated 1t into
Eirgiish for the benefit of the occi.
a-IsIeal guests. and it was cheered en-
Enthusiastically. This is what Prince
I:ss&i said. as translated by Lord Ii:
'"& thank you for the honor you have
<hwae me this evening. | am glad to
fuEs7e this opportunity to meet the mem
fH4as of this association, for | know
xcean that you are friends Of China.
sIMan who possess an intimate knowl
<xfsge of Chinese affairs. taking lively
5I17ssrest in China's welfare and prog
sssss end sympathizing with our hopes
sa1us aspirations.
Gsaina Passing Through Great Crisis.
"lrhe work of this American Asiatic
association has rendered China better
understood by Americans and America
GszSae- understood by Chinese. One of
zfsR. chiet objects of my present mis-
;ssfs1- is to promote this good under
.sss4s1fling. Through the American Ash.
aAstac association many public man
frtGnl the east has been brought into
4tsusalact with prominent men of the
West. There is no surer means of
dr. wing east and west together into
Triseadly and close relations.
st ia an encouraging sign of the
tsi-eas that Americans are taking a
sin.sch greater interest in what is going
sM,- in China than they did a little while
siafc. The free interchange OF views
on questions of public interest cannot
alzl be advantageous to both countries.
dSL the other hand. we also wish to
ssro0w more about other countries
s&1uq officials and merchants are begin
saz.ng TO travel more and more to for
d,i::yH lands in search of information
:auAtl opportunities. This thirst for for
s-ss.yA ideas is having its effect upon the
SstSCle country. China Is now passing
Through Il great crisis in her history.
FI@e old order Of things is fast giving
wD.sce to the new. What we need most
EIssyv is men-men able to do the work
xslat has TO he done.
Beginning In Education.
Though We have esta bished schools
cari; colleges in all parts of the empire
st,s fast as We can. it will be some dec
%xsaS yet before we can hope to have
s-s'3ch schools and colleges as you have
4Tt this country. Still. we have made
sHsGinnng. In the meantime we intend
TAI send a steady stream OF students to
I7s1Or country. Thanks to the generos-
~ Of the American government in re-
e1e.tting portion of the Boxer indem-
n&ty China is able now to send 100
students to this country each year for
-rlle first four years and fifty thereaft-
,es-. There vii! soon be 400 government
%171dcnts in this country These stu
-sD1tS on their return to their own
eNSunrry cannot but give q good ac
7:ej0nt Of themselves
IT is my sincere hope that'they will
~ tncir part in guiding the affairs of
Gleir country in the path Of progress
. 19G rreform and in binding China and
,'ihe United States together with
>ssrong tie of friendship and good feel
FpS'
-Grigadinr General 1a Han Han
Chang. one OF Prince Tsai's suit. also
5ZS3de speech, in which he recited
Gwjetly the military history of China.
f7iEtory that dates from the Chiro dy-
nasty Of 5000 years ago. He then took
Ivy the reorganization of the army that
rs now in pro-le Ss.
China again feels the need of put.
ting her army on an efficient basis"
-Ssd General Ha and with this end
~ lew the late Emperor KwanG Hsu
syljjered the reorga uization of the war
office. TO which are especially attached
Ghe general StaGf OF the army and the
EIFeau of military training. At the
4s1ille time 1t WAS decided to organize
1iN army OF thirty six divisions. and
&his work WINS 10 he completed in 1912
-'Now the Chinese army consists of
eighteen divisions. each composed of
TWO brigadeS Of infantry. regiment of
cavalry and corps of artillery. each
%oCpS with more than fifty guns:
e,orps Vt ENGINEERS and commssary
Henar neut IN order to increase the
efficiency of Gha service the prince re-
CERT thnu@hr nest last year to detach
'f3lo get e'al stl + from the war office
205 ap piH Prince Tsai as controller
general "i.h INC - chief officer.
Necd hlmii nod lhat it is the settled
,purpos" - his imperial hiShness to
1Ss thH utmost oudeavor to bring the
ch1rage army to the highest state Of
-4aifiIipu..y"