The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-12-19

diplomat, a business man, and polti-
cal striker. He would not be out of
place as Minister to Peking, he would
mt We'll into any crowd of New York
bankers and brokers, and he can hold
his own among the politicians of ma
tional convention. He is a blonde,
about six feet tall, rather SLENDER but
wiry and full of grit
WASHINGTON vs.. M'KINLEY.
One thing l like about John Goodnow
is his sturoy Americanism. He has not
an English hair in his head, not for
eign bone in his body. He believes in
the living present and that the United
States is a part of it. His American
eagle has wings which cover the world
and he thinks that President Mckinley
is directing it's flight.
He honors George Washington, /
know, but when he came here an Incl
dent occurred which showed that he
honors President Mckinley more There
was at the time an old engraving of
washington hanging near the desk over
the mantel in the Consul Generals of
flee. Goodnow brought with him fine
steel engraving of Mckinley, and when
he moved in he showed Washington to
the back wall of the room and put Nc
kinley in his place. This caused a
great outcry among the old American
residents. They said the act was sacri-
legious and called upon the new Consul
General to demonstrate. Mr.. Goodnow
listened patiently, and when they con-
Guided by asking him to pull down
William and reinstate old George he re-
piled:
Il prefer William Mckinley to have
the place of honor in this Consulate He
| is as able as any President we have had
and owe to him my presence here. AS
to George Washington, | am glad to
n
walls. You may think his present place
secondary one, but, gentlemen. this
is live Consulate President McKin-
icy Is very much alive, and If / re-
member correctly. President Washing
ton mas been dead some years."
PRESIDENTS ADVICE AS TO MIS-
! SIONS
Much of Consul General Goodnow's
business is with the missionaries. The
| ohlled states does more mission work
IN China than any other nation and
shanghai is the center of the America n
movement. GoOdnow is friend of the
missionaries and he pushes their inter-
ests. He recently got a big block of
lanu Tor one of the stations from the
Chlnese officials, and he has done mitch
10 encourage the missionary hospitals
winch he thinks are accomplishino
great good. When he leaves Shanghai
ne often places Rev John r. Hvkes
the mead OF the American Bible Society
In charge of the Consulate. and he
makes 1t his business to watch the in
terests of American missions as wei
as American trade.
his action in this respect was nrob
> apiy stimulated by a remark wbi,l
Fresldent Mckinley made when Good
now visited him at the White Hcus.
5 Just before he left for China. AS tb,
5 resident bade him good-by he shoe,
. his hand and said: '"'o'
= Now, John, there is one thiny
> want you to especially remember Tbi
, is that you are going out to China a.
the representative of the American neo
ple,not simply as the representative =.
: American trade. 1 want you to nusl
our trade interests in every possibJ
! way, but / want you also to keep YOU
eye on the missions and do what yo,
, can for them, for remember. that fo
every man who is interested to the ex
, tent of dollar in trade there are
thousand who are dropping their nick
T; els into the missionary plate"
QUEER CONSULAR EXPERIENCES
John Goodnow is full of stories of hi
queer Consular experiences. His pos:
tion Is a curious one. He Is the judg
of the mixed court Of Shanghai. and a
! such has Jurisdiction of all American