The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1911-11-09
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CHINA TO BUILD PUBLIC LIBRARY !
AND A NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM
Translation of the Text of Kai
Guam Ying Chue's Of
fetal Warrant,

me to depute competent deputy to ex-
tenstvely obtain subscriptions for the pur-
pose Of carrying out this benevolent un-
dertak1ng. l have learned that you, Mr..
Raj GUAM Ying Chue, who are an expert
enCed and reliable merchant, having an
earnest mind for the interest of the pub
lie, Is fit to be deputed as deputy bear
Ing upon yourself the duty to obtain SUBJ
scriptions and making it known to the
public the interest which I have taken to-
ward my fellow countrymen who are
abroad. I am convinced that all my coun-
trymen love their own country. and such
love is ever increasing, but I still hope
that they will extend such love toward
their fellow brethren, friends and children
In their own country.
IT my fellow countrymen who are trad
ing in our friendly countries will try to
make an investigation into the qualities
Of civilization Of the societies in such
friendly countries they will find that no
origin Of such qualities is not traceable
to the heart Of education. Now, if the
same reflection is cast upon their own
country they will see that in order to OBJ
tain blessings for the people Of their own
country the same principle must be ap-
Piled. AS the CENTRES and merchants of
our friendly countries are all aware that
to apply the first of the universal princi-
pies Of this world is to further the liter
airy knowledge Of mankind, I trust they
will also share the same view with US in
regard to our present proposition.
Irrespective of the amount of subscrip-
ton and irrespective Of nationality, the
one who subscribes, his name will be en-
graved for everlasting remembrance when
| these two establishments are completed.
AS you have been trading in various coun-
| tries for quite a number Of years, the
| merchants and people both in foreign
countries and in your own country have
| respect and trust in you, as you have for
merly been able to invite American mer-
| chants to subscribe toward the famine re-
lief funds, for which I have remunerated
you in another dispatch
This interesting document concludes
as follows:
I fervently hope that you will exert
| yourself in the present errant in accord
ance OF this letter, so as to fulfill my eX-
pectation and that you will from time ia
| time report to mo the progress you are
| making in such subscription. I write this
| letter to depute Mr.. Kai Guam Ying Chue
| an honorary official and affix thereupon
the seal Of my office on the seventh day
, of the third moon in the third year OF
shuen Tung.
While in Washington Kai Quan miss
ed President Taft, whom he had met
in Hongkong
1.-THE public library and museum
(Tau Schi Gun yau Box Mat Cum at
Canton" said Kai Guam, will each be
only two stories high, but very long
! and very wide. In the library build.
ing the books will be on the second
floor. A part Of the first floor will be
used as a printing Office. where all
kinds Of foreign books. mostly Eng
lish. but some German and French,
will be translated into Chinese and
printed in the Chinese language.
II cannot tell how much the two
buildings will cost, but it will run into
millions of dollars, but l don't know
how many millions. When l left Chi
ma no money had been collected, but
there will be lots of money for the
building fund in Canton. Everybody
will give. In two. three or four
months I go back to Canton. When
I get there I will start building at
once"