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A TALK WITH CHARLES SCHWAB

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CHINESE MODERN WEDDINGS.

RESIGNATION OF SIR W

WILKINSON..

THE AUSE.

A Consul-General of my standing is surely entitled to some consideration, and had that taken the obviously just form of inviting an

an planation from myself, I could have easily rebutted any specific charge of "failure to promote or pro tect British interests." My archives for the past two years show that never by- fore in an equal period, has.so much been done, not merely for the "leading mercantile firms". but for all British subjects in the Bankow Consular Dis trict have, etc.,.

(Sd) WILLIAM WILKINSON,

If Mr. Dyer, Ball were to rewrite his Things Chinese" he would have to add rich to the chapter on weddings, for

It appears that Sir Willian Wilkinson, The most popular appointment wet Cuina is no better demonstrated made in the United State was the secan the modern form of marriage until lately British Consul General at tion of Charles M. Schwab to be Minister wich is becoming so general throughout Hankow, relinquished his position owing of Shipping, and the interest does not uuty ports and in Peking itself. die down as he gets to work.

sie ou time-worn cercinonies with their to the receipt of a despatel from tie Perhaps he sees to it that it shall not exacting observaites and uncomfortable British Legation stating that, in conse, at any rate no one in America can keep practices may be good enough for thass off the subject. As I sat down to a fare whose ideas have been circumscribed, buzquence of a letter of complaint which had well luncheon in New York the secretary- of the club proudly handed me a private they five become abhorrent, to young men beson sext in against him-by-the heads of and young women who have known the six British Grms through the China letter to read. It was typewritten and softening and refining influences of terse, but signed Charles Schwabestern culture, and so it is that re. Association in Shanghai, His Majesty'y good Grm signature Half the members formed marriage has come into vogue Secretary of State desired bim to apply had stories of Charlie"--his youth, his

a cermuony which white retaining the arrival his Bethlehem periods."

essentials of the old has none of its re- for permission to retire from the service pugnat feature Admittedly, it has on the completion of his sixtieth year of Tost in picturesque effect, but it has gamed in that it preserves the dignity of age (May 10th). It was further stated the parties concerned. It is no longer a that out of consideration for his feelings long-drawn-out rennial continued for the letter of complaint was withheld.

days involving discomfort, to the bride and bridegroom, considerable expense to the parents, and indigestion to the into the nature of the allegations made Sir namarable. guests, It is a thing of! Charlie is such a goog simplicity and does not occupy more than against him and wrote to the Chairman |

I have heard his life-story-each versich much differing from the others a dozen times. Men and women talk Charlie in the streets, in the ears, in the trains. In political circles his appointment held to mark the end of political slowness and indiciener. And all this apprecia- tion of the Steel King as a public carne. ter is punctuated by outwursts of personal admiration. fellow."

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Sir William was entirely in the dark as

H.M. Consulate-General, Hankow, April 2nd, 1918. of China Association,

Shanghai,

Hero worship always flourishes in the ten minutes. It evinces a disregard for of the Shanghai branch of the China United States (though the hero may some parances and a regard for time which Association for information, but nom hulced remarkable, bespeaking was vouchsafed. The Central China Pos, times descend abruptly into the "Back quality of practicability which may yet Numler," but the worship of "Chirlie

prow of value to the nation. A modern of Hankow, then took the matter in hand has I think, a quality quite its own, wedding which wok place in Peking last and obtained copies of the following corn. and there is something more than per week affords a striking contrast to the sonal reason why if the American inbirate ceremonial which has hitherto spendence from the files of the Assocta- nation continues to talk of bonnie been considered essential on suelt occo tion:---

Charlie as if they were Jacobites outsions. In the first place the partics were of season.

drawn to each other in the good old. First comes a letter written by Sir But the king they address so familiarly fashioned way. It was their own affair William in his effort to obtain infornia- is a king of industry and anything but entirely, but they were fortunates in tion bereditary in his kingdom. Charles having the consent of their guardians. Schwab is not the first big business man The betrothal followed Western · lines-- to be set in charge a great vir in simply the announcement of the engage dustry Stettinius, probably the ablestiment-and the wedding ceremony was Chairman of all, but unknown, is Assistant Secre simplicity itself. It took place in a room tary of War; Ryan, copper magnate and in a public building. Here the guests railroad builder, is head of aircraft pro

assembled and were entertained to music duction. There HVC seven or eight pealing the commencement, of the cen others

mony, which began by the witness to the solemnization taking his place at an appointed station, followed by the ga betseens taking their respective places. Theh the best iman conducted the bride. groom before the witness, after which the bride was led by the bridesmaids, to her place at the side of the brids groom, and the witness read the marriage certificate, a document which is, perhaps, worth reproducing It reads as tol lows: Lu Kung Tao, of Chibli Pro- vance, and Shin-jen Shen, of Chekiang Province, having agreed to be married to So I went to sec Mr. Schwab and in each other, are to-day, the 28th day 35 sonathing under five seconds key why one, 1918, united in wedlock before the half America felt happy, felt that alllness, Tsai Yuan-pei. The affections

Life world when was right with

of the two parties are overflowing and "Charlie" went to the White House and will continue though their hairs; may said he was afraid of nothing, not even turn grey. (Signed) Tsai Yuan pei, Lu of the Ministry of Shipping. It is quite ning Tao, Shin-jen Shen, Chib-y You impossible not to laugh in his presence and Shu en." At the conclusion f He outdoes the reputation of Democritus, the reading of the certifcate the bride- ** the laughing philosopher of the groom put the ring in the bride's finger classics.

(on this occasion the young man was in nervous that the precious symbol slipped from his fingers and dropped on to the flour), then the bride anti radegrom

But none of these, or all of these, compare with the new Ship King in their appeal to popular imagination From

Frisco, to New York the people believe i that Schwab will manufacture ships almes as quickly as the steel plates that made him millionaire. Hog Island, ntready the colossus among the world's shipyards, soon to be capable of turning out a “* Fabricatoil," sip a day, is to do his same more hongur, than even the Bethlehem Steel Work.

#AFRAID OF NOTHING

When he had given the some fuss about the shipping and told me that full speed ahead would begin before July 1st, he talist solely of cheerfulness and the value of enthusiasm. The two are the real secrets of his success. His power of drive," of getting things done, has come less from force and margy-though the are present in high enough powr-tha" from a contagious optimism.

Nobody can do really good work unless he is cheerful." You spoil all good work in a man by blame and grdabling." Never judge a man by his inistakes but always by what he gets done."Don't get men to work for you

red twice to each other boxed in tura to the witness, the go-betweens, the guts, and their relative. Lohengria's

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Sir, I am given to understand that the Shanghai branch of the China As sociation, on behalf of six British firms, recently represented to the Foreign Ofice that their interests were suffering. from unsatisfactory handling on the part of HM, Consulate-General at Hankow.

I do not ask, though I should be glad to learn, the names of those firms; but I am clearly entitled to know what was the precise wording of the charge mado against me, and what was the evidenco `adduced in support of it.

think, indeed, that in all fairness your Association, before entertaining the complaint and writing to the Foreign Offie, should have communi- cated with me. In any case, I now "trust and expect that you will causą me to be supplied without further delay with particulars of the charge and evid

te. I have etc............-

(80.) WILLIAM WILKINSON,

Consul-General. China Association,

Shanghai Branch,

May 3rd, 1018.

Wedding March" was played, and the party adjourned in the best Western- style for light refreshments, after which the happy couple left in approved Occid ental fashion for Japan, where their honeymoon is to be spent. Such is the Sir William Wilkinson, present-day wedding in Peking.

but with you I suppose few men haver-Ho-recrived-a few shares. At a crisis. made more mistakes than I have." Mr. this David who bad played to the King Schwab kept laughing out such maxims wit out and by his sole strength and one after the other in the intervals of charm settled a threatened strike. He enough interruptions on the telephone to legame a man of mark. His shares multi- seis common man's nerves at the waste pled, and one morning a rearrangement ful job of frantic fussing. And he told of the stock, forged by the irresistible ne some delightful ancedotes all on the growth of the industry, made him more

han a millionaire Na subject.

...

Mr. Carnegie. who knew his gift lot He woke to the fact of a sudden. H

optimism, brought him from Italy thos himself dazed. like the nation which pidure of a poor old monk siting with arose from a half-blined struggle with his two bands over his stomach arid the inherent wealth of the land, to per laughing consumedly. He keeps the option of a million unrealized possibi

said to himself day picture in his-working room as a source lilies. Charlie

of strength. His ideal character is one we day, "What shall I do, with this of his workmen who, refusing to strike, money. What can I buy with it?" His was thrown into the canal, and wobbled,swers to his own questions were at first ball-drowned and frozen, back to his ride enough and elemental enough. One home.

day at an inn he paid a £4 bill with a 100 note and said "Keep the change." The incident meant nothing to him, but it was retold all over the locality, and Charlie" found himself regarded is a reputation not an eccentris frenk, altogether desirable among the directors

a great business concern.

And what did you do to your fellow. wurkmen ? " Mr. Schwab asked him

"Oh, just laughed," he said; and that is what Mr. Charles M. Sewab does uven when things go hardest and results are smallest.

He has done much work for Great Britain, and among bis prondet frats, so How many people over the world dis he told me,

was the provision of 27 sub used American finance, and indeed. marines demanded by Mr. Winston character, very much as they discussed Churchill. Mr. Schwab, who knew

Charlie" in the light of a wild spend the time nothing whatever about the thrift prodigy of extraordinary capacity deile, promised them in the nine or making dollars, and for the spending months. He produced them, though he of them in and out of season. But this had to go to Canada to do it, in six middle period in man and nation was not months he will do the same with the likely to last long. Presently Charles shipping, chiefly because all who work Schwab played the part of Henry V., and under him do more and better work under reformation in a flood came o'er him. the contagion of his energetic laughter. He crented the Bethlehem Steel Works, What might be bragging in mother, in and discovered, for the second time, that him is bubbling faith. Like the old his real mission lay along the road of philosopher, his creed is crede quíu im labour. His genius stood out clear. Ho ponible, which I may translate as, had found himself. Belleve it can be done because others are sure it cannot.'

Was this the end? Was the United States only to be famous as a congeries of dollar kings whose genius lay in drag ging out wealth from the bowels of the earth? America's part in the war is:

ficient answer.

EPITONS AND TYPE There are many reasons why "Charlie" should be a hero. Personal quilities and a picturesque carcer have endeared him

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him a proper prominence above most king is now on a national, not a com other heroes. In himself and in his percial throne. His laugh has become career he will serve as epitome and typ national, not a personal asset. Ile and of the whole American nation in its his ships and his shipyards will take place historical development and on its way in history as makers of a new nation, to the discovery of its organic self.united, and Americanized out of all re-. As a boy of foreign origin, Schwab cognition of its earlier sell. National earned a few dollars a week in the Steel development has jumped 100 years since Corporation Works. A gift of music the news of the German offensive started and of hard work combined brought him on March is when the war first came to the notice of Mr. Carnegie, who was home to the feelings and imagination of passionately susceptible to metody. He the American people.

was selected for e particular piece of And famous among its chiefs is, and work. His salary and position were rais will be. this most characteristic citizen.

Continued at fort of next Calumin.) Charlie Schwab.

Hankow.

Sir- have the honour to actiow. ledge receipt of your letter of the 22nd altimo; the same has the attention of my committer, on whose behalf I am authorised to inform you that they do ...not consider that they are called upon

to furnish you with details of the cam-

plaint made to the Asseintien. The signatories of the letter received, and which was passed on, not as stated by you to the Foreign Offre but tó H-M. Minister at Peking, were six. of the leading mercantile firms in the East whose representations my Committee felt could not be ignored, and without expressing any opinion on the subject. matter of the complaint, the same was passed on

received. I have, ole, (58) A. STEPHEN,

Chairman.

Sir William renewed his requel as follows:-

H.M. Consulate-Generul, Hankow, May 8th, DIB. Chairman of China Association, Shanghai.

Sir,-1 beg to acknowledge receipt of Four letter of the 3rd instant, informing me that your Committee do not consider that they are called upon to furnish me with details of the complaint made to

the Association.

I am not a member of your Branch, or of the China Association, your Com- mittee therefore could not, as a copi- mittee, sit in judgment on a complaint made against me by the members. The correct procedure on your part would have been to inform the complainant that established custom, where the of cial conduct of their Consul is called in question by his nationals, requires these Last to draw up a memorial addressed to his Minister and to forward that memorial under flying seal through the Consut himself.

Of this custom you could not well be unaware; yet you did not hesitate to Bendon to Sir John Jordan the com plaint, tacitly endorsing it, while with. holding from me the fact that I had been traduced, just as you now withhold the details of the charge I should not have believed that it would be necessary to point out to a body of English gen flemen how entirely, such an attitude s opposed to the spirit of fair play and to the wholesome traditions of Eng lish life.

S

REPLY.

* Consul-General.

China Association,

Shanghai Branch,

May, Brd, 1916.

William Wilkinson,

Hankow. A

Sir I beg to acknowledge the ra ceipt your letter of the 8th instant and note the contents thereof.---I have. the honour to be, sir,

Your obedient servant,

(Sd.) A. STEPHEN,

Chairman.

The desired, documents were secured 96

China Association,

Shanghai Branch,

March 14th, 1918.

last and proved to be as follows:

Sir JON JORDAN, H. M. Minister,

Peking,

Sir-I have the honour to enclose letter which has been addressed to me. in my capacity of Chairman of the Shanghai Branch the China Associa tion, to which there are six signatories representing most important business and banking interests in the Far East. The letter has had the careful conside ration of my committee, a majority of whom are actively interested in the development of British srade with Chinn, and they cannot but view with apprehension the causes which have Actunted the signatories to the letter to make so serious and, deliberate a pro- test against the apparent neglect of British interest by F. B. M. Consut- General at Hankow. In acceding to the request contained in the letter and for warding same to you, sir, my committee are only doing what they feel to be their duty at the instance of six in. stitutions the importance of whose in- terest cannot be ignored and whosna, claim to be heard on matter so vitally affecting those interests cannot be denied. I have, eteg

(Sd.) A STEPHENS

Chairman.

THE COMPLAINT. Shanghai, March 9th, 1918-

A. G. Stephen, Esq.,

Chairman, China Association.

Dear Sir, We beg to call your atten. tion to the following case which, f allowed to continue unnoticed, is hound to have a serious effect on British prestige and trade interest in Hankow and elsewhere throughout the Yangtse valley.

You are already aware that the situa tion in the district near Hankow is at present must abnormal and one which requires the greatest care and anxiety beth on the part of officials and mer- chants.

To handle the position with any de- gree of success, strong action on the part of H.M. Consul in Hankow absolutely essential and, unfortunately, in the opinion of our respective repre- sentatives in Hankow, Eritish interests in their district do not at present re- ceive the energetic and intelligent support which might reasonably be looked for. It is in fact felt that our interests are suffering from what can only be regarded as unsatisfactory handling on the part of the gentleman entrusted with their care, namely, II.B.M. Consul General Sir William Wilkinson.

It is admittedly difficult to adduco concrete instances which show glaring dereliction of duty, and our representa. tives complaint is direted rather it supine methods of handling important affairs than at any specific canes of neglect and it is strongly felt that especially under existing conditions, the assistance of a strong man is required, and one who is really keen on the protection and promotion of British interests.

We are fully aware that in times like the present whanges in ur Consular staff are to be discouraged, but in view of the great importance which Hankow Occupies as a growing centre of British trade with China, we, the undersigned, beg to express the hope that its cor suficient importance to lay it befor mittee may deem the present case

HB.M. Minister in Peking with s little delay as possible --We are, Dear Sir, etc.

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Such is the history as told in the doctments. We leave the names of the signatories to be given by the parties concerned, if they, think their action disf them credit they were the Shanghai heads of six British fring who have es- tablishments in Hankow (says the Central: China Post) Apparently they were under the impression that the stoppage of the upper river through the fighting between the North and the South and the fiting on foreign steamers in February was due to the lack of a “strong British Consul General at Hankow. They forgot that the American and the Japanesa authorities, together with all the war ships, were equally doing their best, and none of them accomplished the taskur ending the fray. Be that as it may, the. fact remains that Sir William Wilkinson was placed on the shelf before he w allowed to learn who were his accusers or what was the nature of their accusa tion.