Evening star., 1921-12-16
Who's Who 1::s:A:%: e::;::::::
XXIII-Dr. v. K. wellington Koo
ME youngest plenipotentiary at
the conference on the limita-
tion Of armament and Pacific
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the conference on the limita-
tion Of armament and Pacific
questions is DR.. vi Kyuin
Wellington Koo. present Chinese min
lister to the court Of st. James and
one Of the most brilliant Of the Chi
nese delegates now celebrating on
the far eastern questions. DR.. Koo
is only thirty-five years old. Whether
or not he holds any diplomatic rec
ords in this line IL only a conjecture,
but he certainly bids fair a. q high
contender for honors. for he has been
established In the highest foreign
posts. representing his government,
for the past six years. When still un-
der thirty and having been out Of
college only about five years, he was
given the responsible position Of min
lister to the United States, represent
ing some 400.000,000 people.
Oriental tranquility has come to be
almost a platitude. and DR.. Koo typf-
fies the extreme in celestial serenity.
His calm, placid manner would lead
one to believe that his forte In diplo-
macy was to act as q hgurehead,
making the best Of winning per-
sonality, almost classical features and
great polish and courtliness, and leav-
ing the actual routine and business of
his legation to others. This Is not so
at all, however. for with all OF his
Minister koo is considered one OF the
most indefatigable workers connected
with the Chinese government. His
energy seems boundless and he Is
stickler for detail, minuteness and.
above all, exactness. Whatever post
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efficiency and every bit of work that
he is responsible for is highly fin
ished product. There is never q per-
son on DR.. Koo's staf chosen because
Of relationship or friendship. but Tor
his capacity for hard work and apd-
high standard that it demands energy
to live up to It, 1t Is this power to
handle arduous tasks. together with q
most keen mind. that has achieved 50
high a place for him at such an early
age in his meteorfc career. His great
energy has been Well appreciated ever
since his student days.
Dr. koo, is one OF the many
Chinese statesmen who have been
educated in America. After studying
in Shanghai at the Anglo Chinese
College and st. Johns University. he
York to complete his training. He
was genial and pleasant as he al
ways has been, applied himself most
diligently to his work, especially the
study of English and French, OF
which now he is q past master. but
found time to engage In extra-cur-
riculum activities even to: greater
extent than most of his countrymen
in America do. His ability as a
leader was demonstrated even back
in those days. He was the founder
Of the first Chinese fraternity at the
university. organized and, was the
first president Of the Chinese Stu
dents Alliance. and started the
Chinese students monthly. He, par
ticipated in outdoor sports. going in
ing part in track events, but the
biggest achievement OF his college
days was to be made editor-in- chief
Of tho Columbia Spectator the stu
dents daily newspaper. which II; con-
sidered one! of The highest honors
and most responsible positions among
undergraduate activities. Besides