New-York tribune., 1921-12-11
A YANKEE
FROM CHINA
(Contisaued from page three)

uated. / declined the offer.
an 1903 I joined the Chinese commission
that came to st. Louis. That Missouri city
does not know the Chinese admiral, for in
stead Of using my own name went there as
Chang Yaw-tong, my pen name which is also
my wife's name
81 have other names, for that is the custom
of China. have my private name. / have
my official name. I have pet name, a mar
ried name, and when I was born / was given
milk name. Seems odd to you, doesn't it,"
In China, the admiral explained, only
parents and brothers and sisters address a
child by his milk name At school he has
another name which is used by classmates
and teachers. When grown up there Is a
social name used by society at large. For
his official career man normally takes his
school name. When he dies he is given an
other name in reverence.
'It would have been an impertinence for
me to have addressed Ii Hung-chang SO.
al ough he was so addressed in America
In my dealings with him he was Shao Chuan,
but if he had grown tired of that ne might
have changed it. Now that he is dead China
speaks of him as Ii Wen-chung, which means
the literary and patriotic 1t is really a
posthumous title"
But finally China decided that the head
of Tsai would do her more good if it remained
on his shoulders. In 1905 Yuen Shi-kai
telegraphed for Tsai to join his service This
Chinese statesman was then viceroy of
Chilli which includes within it's borders
Peking. Tsai became his English secretary,
was pardoned that no longer there an
open season on his neck throughout China. A
year later his naval rank was restored.
ssIn those years that under the ban
of imperial displeasure made great progress
in the study of Chinese philosophy" said
Admiral Tsai II devoted myself, also, to
casting out of my mind the useless old and
replaced 1t with the useful new. I have
never given up those habits of study In
China, even now when / am sixty, I devote
the time between and 9 every morning to
study. have translated many Chinese poems
work.
The leaven Of Western thought introduced
into China by those students who had been
called from America and other nations in
1881 was working Yuan Shi-kai had retired
from public life, and Tssi was in the Ministry
of the Navy under Prince Tsa Hsun when
there were murmurings of revolt That was
in 1911. Yuan Shi-kai was called from
tirement to cope with that revolt. Tsai became
his aide-de-camp, with the rank of captain in
the navy. Presently Tsai's chief became
Prime Minister and generalissimo and regent
over the boy Emperor, Ling Yu.
Ii Yuan-hung was leader of the revolt,
which was growing in strength. DR.. Sun Vat
sen had returned to China and was elected
Provisional President at Marking Then began
a parley between the Manchu government and
Sun Yat-sen as leader Of the republican party.
This ended when Sun Yat-sen Withdrew in
favor Of Yuan Shi-kai as Provisional Presi-
dent. In the election that year Yuan Shi-kai
was elected President for term Of five years
During that term until his death, in 1915,
Tsai, now an admiral remained with him as
his English secretary.
'What part did you play In the revolt, Ad-
miral?" Tsai was asked.
"a very important part" he responded. II
cut eff Yuan Shi-kai's queue. The rest Of us
had all shorn our heads Of these evidences Of
Manchu domination. Only the President hesi-
tated
"My associates said: It's up to you spoke
to Yuan Shi-kai, but he evaded me. 1t means
much to him, that queue. 1t was link with
the security Of the past, with his very ances-
tors
"Finally said to him: I know how we can
accomplish this. shall cut it off,
"sWhat! You barberv The old mans
tone expressed his shocked surprise.
II told him knew how-that had learned
now to barber myself while camping out in
America, and finally he surrendered saying
Well, all right After luncheon clipped his
queue, and when he appeared among his ad-
yisers he said: We'll, what do you think Of