New Britain herald., 1915-11-03
PLANS TO LIVE 10 BE l50 YEARS OLD
Former Chinese Minister to U. s.
 Now SeYenty-FiVe

1 (Correspondence of the Associated Press.l 1 Shanghai, Sept. 21.-Dr. Wu Ting fang, the former Chinese minister to
 the United States, although he plans
 to live to be 150 years old, now con-
 siders himself out of public life, and
 for the next seventy-five years will be 1 just an onlooker, regardless o1
 whether the Chinese republic is turned | back into an empire.
 I '"The folks up at Peking are run ming things. They haven't asked my advice and they probably wouldn't act on it if I gave it, said Dr. Wu, when archial movement.
 Views on Government.
 ~ Tn my recent book on America I told what I thought about the Ameri- can government, the Chinese govern ment and governments in general. could't say any more than I said in that book and I haven't changed my mind since I wrote it, the venerable diplomat continued.
 Dr. Wu's book called, America Through the Spectacles of an Oriental Diplomat" contains a chapter re-
  forms of government in detail. He says: Ut may be pertinently asked why China has become a republic, since from time immem morial she has had a monarchial form of government. The answer is that the conditions and circumstances in China are peculiar and are different from those prevail ing in Japan and other countries. In Japan it is claimed that the empire was founded by the first emperor, Jimmu Tenno, 660 B. C., and that the dynasty founded by him has con- tinued ever since. It is we'll known that the Chinese imperial family is of Manchu origin.o The Ching dynasty was founded in 1644 by conquest, not by succession. Upon the recent over throw of the Manchu dynasty it was found very difficult to find a Chinese, however popular and able, who pos sessed the legal right of succeeding to the throne. Jealously and provincial feelings placed this suggestion abso- lutely beyond discussion. Disagree r1ents, frictions, and constant civil wars would have ensued if any at tempt had been made to establish Chinese dynasty. Another fact is that a large majority of the intelligent people of China were disgusted with the system of monarchial government. Thus it will be seen that for the sake Of the peace and welfare of the na- ton there was no other course for the people but to take a long jump and to establish the present republic. The law of evolution has been very active ly at work in China, and no doubt it will be for her ultimate good, and therefore for the benefit of all man. kind. China is now an infant republic tut she will grow into a healthy and strong youth.'
 Dr. Wu's Home.
 The home of pr. Wu is a modern l granite house, located in a large l garden, rich in palms and luxuriant l tropical flowers. At the lodge gate 8 | tall Sikh, wearing a read turban, l greets visitors and bids the drivers to 1 proceed along the gravelled road | leading to the port-cochere banked 1 with potted plants of various colors. The entrance leads into a wide hall. At one side of this is Dr. Wus study; at the other a large drawing room furnished in beautiful blackwood l pieces of Chinese designs, and with white walls relieved by silk banners bearing quotations from the Chinese classics. In the center of the room is a great round table of blackwood with mottled marble top. Dr. Wu and The Press correspondent sat at