Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1922-06-08
TELLS OF LIFE
IN SHANGHAI
MRS. LANSING HOYT TELLS
OF OPPORTUNITIES
IN CHINA


Lansing Hoyt, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Hoyt, residents of this city
many years ago. Lansing Hoyt and
his wife have been in China since last
September and the following article,
taken from The Milwaukee Journal
will interest local people, both be-
cause it mentions native" Wausau-
lite and because of its contents:
Americas visions of city planning
have penetrated even to China" said
Mrs. Lansing Hoyt, who has just re-
turned from Shanghai, to visit her
mother, Mrs. Patrick Cudahy, Pros
pect Ave-.
"They have been carried there par
ticularly by Mr.. Murphy, New York
architect, who is now interesting the
authorities of old Canton in the re-
building of that congested city. Can
ton is truly Chinese-little, narrow,
tortuous streets, swarming with peo-
pie. Fire has accomplished some
thing in forcing the city to open up
the streets"
Shanghai, where Mr.. Hoyt is sta
toned as United States trade COM
missioner, is a most modern city, Mrs.
Hoyt says, with French influence pre-
dominating, and French law prevail
ing, though the British likewise have
large concession. The American
concession ranks third in Importance
because the Americans apparently
have not cared to retain their original
holdings.
Even a Splendid part of the water
front was given up" said Mrs. Hoyt
When Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt left Mil
waukee last September it was with
the expectation of returning to In
dia, where the former had been ap-
pointed the first trade commissioner
by Mr.. Hoover. Plans were changed
however, and he was stationed at
Shanghai, in the same capacity.
1--WE are in distinctly American
atmosphere in Shanghai" said Mrs
Hoyt. Though Shanghai is an inter-
national settlement, with the Ameri-
cans, the British and the French hold
ing concessions, there is really little
mingling Of the people of those coun-
tries. The American concession, for
instance, has splendid women's club
carrying on a large social service de-
partment, in addition to departments
of literature, art and music. We are
going to build club house before
long.
There is an American Country club
and an American Mems club, and al
together very large and delightful
society of ones own country people
There are many there from Virginia
drawn by the establishing of large to-
bacco interests in Shanghai.
"We were fortunate in our house.
hold arrangements, for we were able
to get the furnished home of young
couple who went from Shanghai to
Tien-sien. 1t is homelike and charm
ing and we are very comfortable.
Chinese servants, of course.
modest household will have Number
One boy, cook and cooley; and WE
have added gardener, for we have
quite bit of ground, with garden
The Chinese are good cooks. have
instructed my cook in the use of Mil
Yankees Settlement cook book, anG
he turns out delightful American dish.
es.
unlike American servants, they are
always joyful when one entertains
and take infinite pains in the happi-
est fashion. The more guests one has
and the oftener, the better they seem
to like it.
America has great opportunities
in China, if she knows how to use
them. The Chinese like our people
They do not forget this country's un.
selfish action in regard to the Boxer
1ndemnities. But the American tc
succeed there must understand the
Chinese mind; he must be willing te
wait and not think he can force the
leisurely ease into the hurrying Amer.
lean pace. The British understand
this, and make a life work out of their
associations in the east