Evening star., 1915-05-26
ENJOYS Of CHINA
MEET Mr.. WILSON
Commission Here to Study
Financial, Commercial
and Other Subjects.
EXTENSION OF COURTESY
BY CABINET MEMBERS
Bankers and Merchants From New
Republic Hope to Promote Trade
With United States.

Audiences with President Wilson and
various cabinet officers occupied the
morning for the honorary commercial
commission of the republic of China,
which reached Washington, In the
course of tour of the principal cities
of the United States. at S:35 o'clock
this morning. Fifteen prominent bank
ers. tea and silk merchants form the
commission. which, under the auspices
Of the Associated Chambers of Com
merce of the Pacific. is travelling about
the country with view to studying
the financial commercial, agricultural,
industrial and educational methods Of
America. to promote trade between
China and this country. and to further
cement the bond of friendship already
existing between the two republics
Welcomed by the President.
The visit of the commissioners to the
White House took place at 1880. Pres
said:
TT is not a mere form that l go
through in EXPRESSING to you our very
cordial weIcome to the United States. l
think that l can say to you with the
acouiescence of all my fellow country
men that our interest in China Is not
merely a commercial interest, and Is
not merely a professional interest. The
people Of the United States are deeply
and Systematically interested in China
and in the unlimited future that lies
before your great republic. We have,
Of course, naturally rejoiced to see you
adopt a form Of government which
seems to us the best vehicle of prog
ress, the republican form of govern
ment; and 1t has been great satisfac-
ton to us to feel that your great ma
ton with it's unlimited capacity and
possibilities is to be linked with ours
in what we hope will be a common con-
ception of liberty and the progress of
mankind.
Il hope sincerely that everything has
been done for your comfort and con
yenience, and II anything has been
give us the advantage of any sugges
ton, so that we may put ourselves al
your service. My welcome js hearty
and I am sure that every true Ameri'
can would wish to cooperate with me
and Join me in this welcome"
Committee as Escort.
On their arrival at the Union station
at the conclusion of the all-night rur
from Pittsburgh to this city, the com
mission was met by special commit
tee of the Washington Chamber OF
Commerce, which included the follow
ing members: P T. Moran. president
Albert Schulteis. A. Leftwich Sinclair
James F. Oyster. William F. GUIDE, A
p. Clarke, Jr.; Isaac Cans, Samuel A.
Kimberly, George Y. Worthngton
Carl A. Droop and Thomas Grant, sec
retary of the chamber. The State De
partment also had a representative a,
the station.
Escorted by this committee, the com
mission proceeded to the New Willard
Hotel, where II was met by the Chinese
trict and later accompanied it on visits
to the various government officials.
At 10 O'Clock the commission visited the
Secretary of State, at 10 80 o'clock the
Secretary of Commerce and at II O'Clock
the Secretary Of Labor. Each Of the cabi-
net officers welcomed the visitors with an
expeession Of their interest in the work Of
the Sommission and thslE eoaddeuc> thsl