the case is further indicated by the fact that since that time he
has on two separate occasions attended the commencement exercises
of the Nanking University, on one of which he addressed the
students as follows:

"This is the second time I have attended the commencement
exercises of your school. I appreciate the good order I find
here. I rejoice at the evidences I see of your knowledge of the
proprieties, the depth of your learning, and the character of the
students of this institution. I am deeply grateful to the
president and faculty for the goodness manifested to these my
people. I have seen evidences of it in every detail. It is my
hope that when these graduates go out into the world, they will
remember the love of their teachers, and will practice that
virtue in their dealing with others. The fundamental principle of
all great teachers whether of the East or the West is love, and
it remains for you, young gentlemen, to practice this virtue.
Thus your knowledge will be practical and your talents useful."

I have given these quotations as evidences of the breadth of the
man whom the Empress Dowager selected as the head of this
commission. It is not generally known, however, that Duke Tse,
another important member of this commission, is married to a
sister of the young Empress Yehonala, and consequently a niece of
the Empress Dowager. Such relations existed between Her Majesty
and the viceroy, as ruler and subject, that it would be
impossible for him to give her the intimate account of their trip
that a relative could give. It would be equally impossible, with
all her other duties, to wade through a report such as they
published after their return of one hundred and twenty volumes.