New-York tribune., 1911-09-17
CHING CALLS ON MAYOR
Rear Admiral of Chinese Navy
Pays Visit to City Hall.
"A BATTLE OF QUESTI0NERS
Interview Bears Chiefly Upon
Military Activities of the
Oriental Kingdom.

Rear Admiral p X. Ching. Of the Imperial
Chinese navy. who is In the harbor on the
Chinese cruiser Hal Chi. made his formal
call on Mayor Gaynor at the City Hall yes
torday morning. Mayor Gaynor returned
the call in the afternoon, going to the
Chinese warship on the police boat Patrol.
The rear admiral and his party, includ-
ing T. K. Kong commander OF the cruiserj !
Lieutenant Y. X Lui and Commander
George +. Cooper, u. S. N, arrived at 'he
city Hall in large red touring car. They
we're Immediately surrounded by crowd
and were escorted TO the Mayors Office Icy
a squad OF policemen.
In common with all Cinnamon. the ad-
mIral proved a great questioner, but In this
regard he met his match In the Mayor,
who exhibited keen interest In the affairs
OF the Chinese Empire.
The Mayor complimented the Chinese OH
| Ger on his command OF the English lam
gragc and said that Admiral Togo, who
was here recently. spoke little English, al
! FOR seven years.
Referring l. the visit OF the Imperial
Chinese Prince last year. the Mayor said
that he had given a dinner In his honor and
had found him exceedingly well informed
on all the current happenings in the world
and able To converse freely on all such
| topics
"Yes, we are building navy" said the
admiral in reply to a question. but it VIII
/ take very long time"
And when YOU get Il built" replied the
| Mayor. you VIII find that It is out Of date
srd you will have to start In and build II
! all over again
/ Tho admiral also said the Chinese gov
ernment was building up its army, and
the Mayor commented:
Yes. YES; you are building an army and
= navy. and II may he, as some people say,
that the Western rtions will have TO give
up every port and every dock that they
have taken from tho Chinese Empire
| 1T will take a long time before We have
our navy and army ready" said the Chi
nese admiral, "and by that time I hope
that this peace movement will have grown
so large that everything will he settled
peacefully all over the world"
81 hope il will be So" responded the
Mayor. But YOU know that IL is Gods
providence that all wrongs be rightod In
some way and nj some time. and II all the
wrongs OF the nations can be rghted in a
peaceful manner 1t will he blessed thing.
The MAYOR said ne Chinese had become
peaceful and unwarlikc long ago, like the
religious sect in this country known as
/ Quakers
J You even became non-rcsistants, he
said. 1t was part OF your belief. II not
OF your religion. on the other hand. the
Western world grew warlike and armed
itself and tried 10 dominate the world.
Now the Western world t. calling for
peace. They want TO initiate the peaceful
DISPOSITION OF the Eastern nations. But.
on tho other hand tho Chinese and other
Eastern nations are abandoning their prin-
ciple Of peace and uon-resistsncc and arm
ing themselves. Things are just reversing
Themselves what tho result Il 10 he. no
one can tell"
The admiral expressed the hope that m"
result would be peace all over the world.
Admiral ching will visit the tomb of
General Grant on Riyersid" Drive this
morning. lie will he met AZ 70 O'Clock at
a7th street and the Hudson tiver hy
Mayor Gaynor and will h" escorted by
three platoons Of mounted policemen. The
admiral will carry a wreath 10 lay on tho
tomb Of the great American general