The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-08-24
YUAN IS SENDING
YOUNG MINISTER
TO mexico city
4rri1g y ~ ~ .t.,s ,Y,sss 4
New. chnese Envoy TO Troubled
Republic Only Twenty-nine
- Years Old Z.
DIPLOMAT IS ABOARD
PERSIA WITH HIS WIFE
Says China and Japan Are Work
=. ing For Good understanding
Between Themselves

doctor Koo will see. you in the
library said Doctor Wen. ~
In the library OF the steamer Persia
were two young Chinese, neither Of
whom appeared likely to be the new
minister Of the Republic Of China 70
the in-a-manner- of.speaking Republic Of
Mexico. But one arose, and stepped
forward and spoke in, the usual haw.
less English Of the. cultured Chiness.
He was Or. v. X. wellington Koo;
q twenty:ninesyear.old diplomat; q
gadaate Of Columbia University, com.
sellor for three years TO the Chinese
department. Of foreign sffaifs, and
English secretary to President Yuan
Shin kai Of China; an amazingly Young
nan-but il Is the new custom OF China
tn give important diplomatic posts n
young men. He Is bound to Meyico
through the States with party Of Ohi.
pese students, and, to the casual look
er-on, might pass as one OF them.
He IL slender young man, of aver.
ace height, with the light skin anil
alert, pleasing appearances of the aver
are Chinese OF his station. -.#E
Name Evidence Of Progress t.e
Doctor Koo's personal name Is evi.
denee Of the growth of English and
American ideas in China. He is the
second prominent Chinese to be here
tecehtly 70 bear ON. English name,
James Yuan, nephew OF the president,
having been the other. '>
The last question the reporter put TO
Doctor Koe was Of the report thai
President Yuan plans, TO make himself
emperor Of China in two years; but. as
the newest phase Of the tangle of Chi
nese politics, il is the first in interest.
Where did You hear thati", CUES,
toned Doctor Koo. .''''4'--
It came in news despatch tho
reporter replied.
r"Direct from Pekingf" the minis,
ter wished to Know. '7"l,lN''
Doctor Koo Politely Interested
Doctor Koo looked politely interested
when the reporter answeed :'tyes.S' 4
"And what do you think of iti''
he was asked. ~ 49, -. " -
president Yuan was instrumental
in bringing about the republic, ~ came
the words, slowly. "Does II seem to
you that he would overthrow thar
workfn - b." i"
"Yes, he was Instrumental, but 50
was Doctor Sun; he also was instru-
mental, - said the reporter.
There was a moinentafy CLEAN in the
minister's eye.
He asked D question, II may have
heen relevant II may have been ir-
''R" You ktGW where Doctor Sun is
nowf" he wished to know.
The reporter thought he was IN
Toxic; and. he hazarded that perhaps
Toxic seemed rather a strange plaes
for Doctor Sun to be now; and Doctor
Koo spoke of Something else.
may quote You, then, that you do
rot believe Psesideat Yuan plans any
"why qhotef,t asked the minister.
Envoy Turns interviewer ~
IL is true, Just as Sam Blythe said
Of WI Ting Fang, that interviewing
q Chinese diplomat means being inter.
viewed By. that man. II also is true
that the Chinese IL blandly impassiye,
despite that newspaper men and other
regular writer's, in addition 20 authors,
have said % hltnHreds Of times.
The first. Question was Of the Japa-
nese deInands upon China, and the
treaty by which they Were settled, in
part, Qt least. y 80 - =, = = ~ ~
t,"f am d diplomat, and I am not SUP.
posed TO say any thing, ~ returned Doc.
tor KOo. There was the ghost of
smile as he said IL. .,..T. D.
But the reporter pushed the question,
and Doctor Koo, replied. with another,
How Would you feel about II II 70
were AInericaf'' apd that was the
answer one might have expected.
And the newspaper man told how he
believed the people Of the United
states felt about II now. .'' ~,
Yes, have gathered so from read,
ing American papers, DR.. Koo said.
Treaties Slbject To Unange a. - =
i.ao0ah China and Japan get along
smoothly Under existing cireumstan.
ces; are these cireumstanees7 a basis
for permanent Understandings" the
doctor was asked. .@ "rT I
q, I. Have yoq read the demands and
the treatyfn came the "reply."
" Well, treaties sometimes are subject
to change. - d..
But be said he merely was speak
Ing IN general terms when ne made
that assertions he had nothing par.
ticular In mind. In general, he adj |
mitted, China usually had 30 "See
how the world D." felt concerning
things. '.a IT,. + 4.
Of the prospects Tor good relations
between the counties he was quite
frank. ". f's
"Both China ard Japsn ere work
ing for . good understanding between
the two nations, he went On. 1--WE
are neighbors On my way here | |
passed through ManchGtia,' Korea and
Japan to Yokohama, The Jabanese
did everything they could TO make the
trip, pleasant or course, this Is a
sfnall incident, but II shows what they
nrN irving 70 a., and we are trying
10 DO the same. - ~. "" '..|'r e
"And EoaEerni6g the bOyeottI"