The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-05-04
TSAI TAOS FIRST SPEECH HERE.
Tets the AslatIe Association mat re
welcomes American AID.

Tells the Asiatle Association mat He
welcomes American AID.
His Imperial Highnsss Prince TSai
Tao made his maiden speech in this
country last night before 100 msmbers
Of the. American AsiAtic Association.
whose ues, he Was at DelmonicO's.
The Prince spoke briefly IN The heavily
voWelled tongue Of the Manchus. and
! when Yung Kwai. one Of his secretaries
had finished TRANSMITTING. the members
of the Asiatic Association aWoke 20 a
realization Of the fact that they had hem
listening to very neat aftsrdinner speech.
II vas after Gen. Thomas n. Hubbard
the POSTMASTER Of the evening. had
called for q health 10 the young Prince
and the orchestra in the balcony had Ia
bored through the long string Of minor
a. the Chinese national anthem that
Lord Ii Ching Mai respectfully nudged
Prince Tsai Tao. The young Prince. who
had donned peculiar smoked gpectaclss
With the hEh course. took oH his glasaes
and rose without q trace of embarPass-
ment.
He read from q manuscript which he
held down on the level Of the table his
voice sounding somewhat fat and mo-
nOtonous After he had spoken Tor
about ten minutes he lifted his vine glass
and everybody rose. suapecting that he
was voicing = toast. Then the Prince
sat down and his secretary began the
translation II went this way.
The work ~ this American Asiafic Asao-
citation has rendered china better under
s'ood bv Americahs and America beiteF
understood ~ Tho chinese Ono Of the
chirf 0biecfs of ny present mission b 70
promote this good unierstandinG Through
the American Asiafic Association many q
psihlic man from the Easi has been brought
INTO contact with prominent men Of the
Wesi There h no sureT means Of drawing
Eas' and West togeiher into friendly and
cioap relations
II IL an eneours RinR sign that Americans
are taking . much greater interest m What
going on in China than hey did a little
while ago The free interchange of views
on question. Of public interest cannot bur
~ advantageous 10 both countries ON
he other hand We also vish 10 know more
about Other countries Our ofncials End
msrCk1nts ars beginning - travel more
and more 10 foreign lands In search ~ IN
formation and opportunities THIS thirst .
for foreign ideas s having its efect upon the .
y hole country China - now PASSING .
through a great crias In her history The
nd order ~ 'hinEs = fast giving place 70
Tho nsn Wh1t Ne need most u men
men ab,s 20 do me work that has N Be- done
Though We have established schools
md colleges IN al parts 81 the empire
a. fssi e. Ne can 70 Will he some decades
yst before ~ can hope 70 have such schools
md colleges 80 you have In This country
Sull We have q beginning In the mean
line 80 intend 10 send q steady stream %
students 70 your country.
Thanks - the generosity 81 the Ameft-
an Government IN RENTING q portion
II the Boxer indemnity. China IL nov able
% send q hundred students - this countr-
,arh year for The first four years and hh~
hereafter There will soon be 900 Gov
,rument students IN this country These
,rudents on their return 70 their own coun-
~ cannot but give = good account Of
themselves
II il my sincere hope tina. they will Do
her par, m guiding the ahairs a their
,ountry IN the path Of progress and reform
nd In binding china and the nited states
oResher With q strong ne Of friendship
md good feeling
. Cheers followed the reading and the
Prince and he rose and bowed IN re-
lponse Nith a smile
His Excellency Chang YIN Tang. the
'hinese Minister 20 the United states