Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-08-18
PRESIDENT TO[DOF
CHINESE CONDITIONS
Business and Political Side of
Country Revealed by Min
lister ReinSCh.
SCOUTS PEKING REPORTS
EMPIRE is PLANNED
Not Known How Agreement With
japanese Will Affect Ameri-
can Interests.

Business and political conditions in
China were discussed at length today
at a conference between President Will
son and Paul :. Reinsch. American min
lister to China. who is in this country
on leave. He plans to depart for Pek-
ing August %.
Minister Reinsch said there are many
opportunities for the investment OF
American capital in China at present.
partly because of needed industrial i'm
provements and partly because other
foreign capital is tied up in other ways
as result of the European war.
He said the Chinese government has
adopted the policy of meeting admins
trative expenses out of current reve-
nues derived from taxes and not to
invite loans for this purpose; but that
money probably will be borrowed for
industrial purposes. such as railroad
building.
Scouts Reports of Monarchy.
Minister Reinsch is understood to
have told the President that he places
little credence in reports from Pekins
that the government in China may be
changed from a republic to an empire.
He said elections will be held i'll the
near future, at which members OF. par
lament will be chosen. and he had
heard little of strong movement for
an empire.
The minister declared no test cases
have arisen yet to show whether the
recent agreement between Japan and
China interferes with American inter-
ests and the open door generally. He
is understood to believe the agreement
had nothing to do with the recent fail
ure OF the Standard Oil Company to oh
tain renewal of oil concessions in
China.
Minister Reinsct also saw Secretary
Lansing at the state Department to-
day.
Asked to Receive Engineers.
E. II. NARROW and j. c. Mclaughlin
called at the White House today TO re-
quest that President Wilson receive
the delegates who will be present at
the annual gathering of the Illuminating
Engineers Society of America, to be held
in Washington September 90 to 81. The
President will probably grant the re-
quest. if he should be in Washington
at that time. as the society is composed
of some of the most distinguished cleo
trical engineers in this country.
President Wilson today received
committee from the Cook county real
estate board. strong organization in
Illinois, headed by c. S. Adelman. in
viting him to attend the annual ban
quet to be held in Chicago in Decem-
her. The date fixed is at time when
Congress will be in session and the
President told his visitors that he
would not be able to be present. 1t
was suggested that if the President
would attend another date Tor the ban
quet would be arranged and this may
be done.
Hears Peace Delegate. al
This afternoon the President had an
interview with Miss Emily Bslch of
New York. who took a prominent part
In the women's peace conference held
at The Hague some months ago. Miss
Balch and Miss Jane Adams, who re-
Gently saw the President. worked hand
In hand to initiate a movement for
peace in Europe. When Miss Adams
saw the President she presented a brief
written report to the President of the
work of Miss Baich in visiting north
ern countries of Europe in behalf of
peace. Miss Balch personally inter-
viewed the highest officials of Norway,
Sweden. Denmark and Russia. and
knows the viewpoint of those coun-
tries we'll. She told the President to-
day some Of the things she had ascer-
tot thn viz