The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1913-05-21
TWO DOCUMENTS
OF SIGNIFICANCE
Which Are Now Historic
To Two Nations.
CHINA ARoUSES FROM SLEEP
Of Ages To Take Her Place
Among the Enlightened
Governments.
AN EXCHANGE OF CIvMITIEs

President wilson's letter of rec
ognition, delivered to the president
Of the Chinese republic upon the
organization of the Legislature. and
the reply of Yuan Shi Kai, the pro-
visional president. deserves a place
in the school books of both coun-
tries. The United States took the
initiative in welcoming the great
republic which has Just been estab-
lished in the orient The Presi-
dents letter reads as follows:
The Government and people Of
the United States, having recently
testified their sympathy with the
people of China upon their assump-
ton of the attributes and powers Of
self-government, deem 1t opportune
at this time, when the representa-
tive national assembly has met TO
discharge the high duty of setting
the seal of full accomplishment up
on the aspirations of the Chinese
people, that | extend in the name of
my Government and my country
men, a greeting of welcome to the
new China thus entering into the
family OF nations.
In taking this step l. entertain
the confident hope and expectation
that the Chinese nation will attain
the highest degree of development
and well being and that under the
new rule all established obligations
of China which pass 10 the provis-
ional governor will in turn, pass TO
and be served by the government
established by the assembly"
The pleasure which it gave our
Chief Executive to extend this well
come 10 the nation which has Just
secured for it's people participation
in their government is manifested
in the language employed by Pres
ident Wilson. The reply that comes
back from China is as cordial in
sentiment and as beautiful in
phraseology. 1t reads:
'Tn the name of the republic Of
China | thank you most heartily
for the message of recognition
which you have just sent to me
through your honored representa-
tive in this capital. The sentiments
of amity and good will which it
bespeaks, and the expressions of
greetings and welcome which it
conveys, at once testify to the
American spirit of mutual helpful
ness and friendly intercourse be-
tween China and the United States.
Though unfamiliar with the repub-
lican form of government, the Chi
nese people are fully convinced of
the soundness of the principle
which underlies it and which is so
LUMINOSITY represented by your
glorious commonwealth. The sole
aim of the government which they
have established, therefore, is and
WI NC W PANo'A ft Nhio iOi III VI
government and to perfect its work.
ings, to the end that they may en-
joy its unailloyed blessings; pros
perity and happiness within.
through the union of law and liber-
ty; and peace and friendship with
out, through the faithful execution
of all established obligations"
The little children of this and
succeeding generations can use the
letters exchanged upon this epoch
making occasion as models in
statescraft as we'll as in compost
ton. The names of the two execu-
tives are linked together in history
and each has helped to make the
others fame more enduring by the
sentiments expressed and the Ian
guage employed.