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Show LI HUNQ CHANG'S CYNIOISM. One Promoter who Admlttsd Its Waiitsd to Make alouer. i The la'" Eugene Btumslos Kostzka de Mltklewlrx net d to toll a story ot the cynicism of LI Hung Chang. Mlt-klowlcs, Mlt-klowlcs, a professional "promoter," pent soma of tha best years of his life In an unsuccessful attempt to engineer tha establishment of a groat Chlno-Amerlcun Chlno-Amerlcun bank. Million war Involved In-volved and It was necessary to secure tha favor of Earl LI. Mltklewlox obtained ob-tained an Interview wltb blm and explained ex-plained bis scheme. The Chinuman listened gravely. "It is a philanthropic plan, Is It not?" be said at length. "You dsalr by mean of this bank to bring about moral and social reform In my country, I suppose. You wish to civilize, civil-ize, ua, to save our aouls." "We wish to do nothing of the kind," answerod the ndventuror. "This Is simply and solely a comtuerclul enterprise. "We don't care a rap for your morals, and I may say for myself, personally, that It I a matter of supreme Indifference to me whether any ot your soul are avd or not." Li s ulmond eyes twinkled. "Ab," be aald, according to tha New York Time, "you are not Ilk other European who come to China. They are all Interested lu our moral well-being. You say you want merely to make money. It la strange. I bava heard of sura men before, but till now I have ncv,r n t tt European who bad not tho si .itual good of China at heart." |