| Show Lt LI HUNG UNG UW Kansas City World W LI Hung Cluing for tor years yearn tho the principal pal figure In Antic has Ims passed away After ft a lire life velI spent pent the tho wel aged aped premier ot of China wan compelled to succumb to Insidious disease and Ind the of ot tho timo thoman man who more mar than any other has imas his dominated and antI controlled tho thu Intorn policies of ot tho tha Orient was rag sent lent among the tle stars stara Ills His career carcer was a it I remarkable one 18 ihl Ills beginning was humble but ho rose rosa to place and power by his own endeavors Some ono One said Bald once onee The Time only genius that really relly ac no accomplishes anything In this world Is tho ho ot or hard persistent and unremitting ting labor This isas tho tue Inspiration of ot time the life lito ot of this greatest of mel since time tho time days of or Confucius With slow but certain mepH he im won wor his hll hiI way up the rungs of ot tho time ladder of or tunic fame until ha ho reached tIme tha th topmost to most clo outside of ot royalty Although not born horn to the he pur purple imle for years he tie h has hems be been n the virtual head of ot the Chinese empire The Tho Imbe Imbo Imbecile cue cile emperor anti time the empress dowager r I have leaned upon the lime wisdom and Judg Judgment Jut I meat ment ot of this man maim as ns It if they were wela in itt inthe Inthe land lane the tIme shadow of ot a n great rock Ina In I a weary i ilane I I II 1 lIn as City Star I Ills His Hs services to China were of ot the th hue I greatest t Importance He lie early earb recognized the tho value ulue railroads would be to tho the country countr but hut he h knew the conserva conservatism turn of at the Chinese mint mind und and Its prejudice dice ilice against Innovations especially which Interfered with any tny super Gradually he ho WOI won von over oV r tint tnt men to his view of ot the lie need of or bet better ter tet transportation facilities If I ho he had hn been h n he lie would have lost his nC and ruined Ills cause U It I was wal only by b degrees that ho he put pUl himself l at nt tho timo head of tho thu progressive party At Al Alter Attel tot tel years of patient endeavor or his lila ef of efforts torts forts home bore bot fruit and 1111 the first railway line lino Ino was IM sanctioned He lie was severely criticised in I and America for far his lila dilatory methods hut but ut even een his hIl ciu eu tiers lid did Ild not 10 avail against hh hla enemies repeated assaults n and alter after thirty years service s he was wn tripped strIpped of 01 his lila honors honorl San Francisco Chronicle U LI 1 disappearance from ihl th scene may turn tur out to be I op II opportunity nt to retrain regain In the he councils of the Iho court c urt In that event we WI vt may unity look for tor u mc renewal of friction frIcton between Russia and Great Britain over oval Fur Far z affairs It I will 1 manifest Itself If Ir at lit all nil In a n re revival reIal r rival vival Ial by the latter later of or Ha Its efforts to ar or arrest arret orrest rest ret the tho aggressions of 01 the thu former founer on n Chinese territory and possibly to at attempt attempt tempt to hasten basten her hur withdrawal from Manchuria This Is i one of ot tIme the for tor or which the time viceroy was said si to be bo negotiating n a C short time before betor his death HUMla is not however liable to surrender any advantage he has bas hitherto gained or her In tn the Chinese court willingly She will wi doubtless resort to the same means which she lie successfully employed ed to win over 11 Li Hung flung Jung as liS her hor agent and ally to secure as liS useful and fictive active n R 1 successor We Wo will wil not have to wait walt long for sri evi evidence dence of ot success or failure Chicago News It I Is an nn Interesting Indication of ot LI Hung lung personal force as a an nn cle tie clement ment In Chinese affairs that while he acted virtually as 1 prime minister of that empire for Cor a n long lon time none of his hi olec entitled him to time tile prerogatives of or such A it position At t his death dOlth Ii Li Hung flung lun Chang was wag earl of Soi oj o 0 the first rank runk tutor of 01 the heir up ap apparent parent grand secretary tor of ot the throne hall bali hl minister of ot commerce Su eu suPerintendent of f the northern tradE and of at Chill Chi Milwaukee Wisconsin Karl Earl I LI 11 was WIS horn born In Vast than those of ot cen centuries tories during the time preceding era have taken place In imi his country countr since that time He lie Jo was a young oln man of or 18 when England l by b force of arms opened Honk kong hong and other Chinese Chines ports to Eu European European commerce lOis His Js private fortune was ono one of at the largest In the world There Is a n system of ot In China which contributes contribute to tho the wealth of ot nil all from the highest to the tho lowest In the complications which have haxe developed of or late Earl I LI U has ha been regarded ns no nl the tho he good friend of ot Hu isla At t Washington It la in considered possible that his hil death may hasten hosten the relaxing of ot o lu hold hoJ upon Manchuria Los Log L Angeles Times He lie Je tyas M been one of or the tho th ft lends America has hs hail had In China and hH his hi lo 10 loss s will wi be lie f felt lt here as tea n well wel ns as In his hIli own nun 01 country Could Coull he have lived led and retained health and vigor a few ow years longer lon r he lie would doubtless have hac been bean of or material service In opening the tho way Wit for lor more mort Intimate relations be boo between tween China Chinn and ani America m Ills Is steady stead lag Ing In hand humid would woul have he been ben Invaluable to t hl his hIe native natle country countr had bath the th govern government government ment m nt availed Itself Of his statesman statesmanship ship Hut he li is I gone on and nfl China Is not years likely to see his bl equal eual again In ninny |
