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Show A VERY POPULAR CHINAMAN tl I Tho opinion provalls thnt tho appolntmont'of Wu Ting Fang to bo councilor to tho forolgn olllco will sccuro to his country sagacity, knowl-edgo knowl-edgo and adroitness not only, but also a profound sonso of Justlco In dealing with other nations. Hero ho strovo to koop China and tho United Statos closo'frlcnds. In his now position ho may bo trusted to labor for tho poaco of tho world. If all Chinamen wero llko Mr. Wu, no domnnd could arlso In any quarter for laws for tho exclusion ex-clusion of Chinese. No other Chinaman ovor was bo popular In this country as Is Wu Ting Fang- Tho famo was porhnps moro nearly world-wldo world-wldo of LI Hung Chang, who gnvo Wu his first offlco, which becamo tho stopping stono In tho I forolgn and homo sorvlco of tho Chlneso omplro. Born near Canton about 60 years ngo, after training In the local schools, Wu went to England In 1874, whoro ho studied law and was admitted as n barrlstor. On his return to China ho took high tank as n luwyer whilo bo wub zealous in promoting modern, enterprises nnd was tho leader In building tho first railroad in that vast domain. His career recelvod a markod impulso from n visit to tho United Stntes in 1877. Fivo years later ho becamo viceroy of tho provlnco of Chlhli. When, In 1897, ho enmo to Washington as minister from China ho at once won favor as u diplomat. His commission was addressed not only to tho United Stntes, but to Spain, Mexico and Peru ns woll. Whilo ho wris welcomed wel-comed at all tho embassies in Washington beyond any other of their members, mem-bers, ho wns at homo' in nil classes of society. Ills manners nro elegant and ho is a first-class "mixer." His sorvico ns minister In Washington lasted for about sovon years with a brlof Interval, and In 1900 ho distinguished himself in a peace mlssjon to Japan. His official receptions, If less formal than thoso of other chief om-bnsBlos. om-bnsBlos. woro qulto ns elaborato and moro largely attended. Whon ho was recallod on tho chnngo of government In Pokln, regret was moro general In Washington than a gap In nny other embassy would havo caused. |