The Nome nugget., 1942-02-09
T.V. SOOng, Foreign Agent
 For China in the U. S., Is
 Delivering" For His Land

Or. T. V. Soong, now Foreign Minister of China has been for two years resident of Washington He's the mystery man of the capitals diplomatic crcles.)
 shngton-Checking off Prime Minister Winston Churchill merely temporary visitor, the three most important representatives of foreign countries in Washington since we entered World War II are Eng lands Lord Halifax, the USSR's Maxim Litvinov and pr. T. V. Soong
 Until the other day Lord Halifax and Litvinov were the only representatives who have cabinet rating at home. Then quite unexpectedly Dr. Soong for two years Chinas financial and lendlease expediter here appointed Foreign Minister of China That title is probably the heading for new chapter in one of the most amazing political careers in the turbulent history of modern China-but career which has been practically unkonWn outside the small circle of Occi- dentals who know their Orient like book.
 Even as recently as a few weeks ago, have heard government officials who should know say: Dr Soong? Oh, yes he's member of that Soong family in China" member of that SOong family" he certainly iS but here is as good place as any to put in that if it hadn't been for the financial Wzardy of T. V Soong brother inlay Generalissm0 Chiang Kai-sheks great revou- ton might have died a-borning
 To understand the new foreign minister of China must have some picture of his family and his back ground, SlXty-odd years ago. penniess young Chin csc migrant was selling hammocks to help work his way through Trinity College (noW Duke University and Worshpping ardently in the Southern Methodist Church where shortly before he had been chrisened Charles Jones SOOng (ChareS Jones was the name of his sponsor). A few years later Charles Soong was graduated from Vanderbilt and went home to Shang- hai to become missionary and publisher of Bibles 1t was there he married and it in his house that
 the Soong dynasty and the great Chinese revolution which was to elevate it's first great leader Dr. Sun Yateen, to near sainthood, born.
 Every one of "Charlie" Jones Soong's six children got their higher education in the United States The two youngest sons are prominent in banking circles, in San Francisco, one in Chungking The three daughters married the three greatest leaders of modern China. Chingng became the wife and inspira ton of the late Dr. Sun. Me-ing married Generas- sma Chang and has fought shoulder to shoulder with him Ailing the political genius of the family mar rled Dr. Il. Il. Kung, former YNCA secretary one of the 75th descendants of Confucus and the member ot wealthy family that operating chain stores in China generations before WooWorth ct al had hung up their signs. Dr. Kung now is Chinas Minister of Finance.
 Young I. ", Harvard 15 Columbia University post graduate, and sometimes clerk in Wall Street. first ieaped from obscurity when he was able to put mill Hons ot dollars into the hands of Brother-naw Chang for successful prosecution of the revolution By 1882 ne had increased Chinas revenue tenold and balanced Chlnas budget. Toppled from power year later in one ot the Soongs periodic family squabbles he went on to found and become chairman of the board of the now powerful Bank of China to stabilize Chinas cur reny on sound basis and to beome the money getter Tor the heroi defense against the Japanese invasion
 The ooOng family never last for long Dr Soong eleVation at 47 to Foreign Minister is proof 0f that - By Jack Stinnett