The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-17

NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-THE Evening
Journal" prints a despatch from Shang-
hal which saws. United States Consul
General John Goodnow, whose activity has
been pronounced since the Chinese crisis
beame acute. is accused by the North
China Gazette of betraying the cause of
the allies.
The newspaper openly charges Mr.
Goodnow with completely with China in
the devious Vaccinations that have cen
tired in Shanghai since the Boxer outbreak
began
The other consufs have been out of
harmony with Mr. Goodnow on several
occasions and have particularly remarked
the fact that he refused to join with the
others in the protest against the proposed
landing Of English troops there.
The muddle over this question is as
deep as ever. and England's course is more
mysterious today than at any previous
time
The British transports with the troops
OF board were sent north, the English au-
thorities having received orders aot to land
the men SO long as France insisted on
sending troops ashore. If England persist
ed in doing so.
The transports sailed and those who
believed the British troops absolutely nee.
essary for the safety OF the foreigners
here were in despair. Then came a sudden
cDange- swift torpedo boat destroyer
was ordered to hurry after the transports
and call hem back. This was done and
the transports have now returned to Woo
Sung"
The report from Shanghai. charging Con
sui General Goodnow with being in league
with the Chinese Government, has been
received with Indignation by officials of the
Stale Department.
There are few men in the diplomatIe
service who are held in higher esteem
than Mr. GoodEoW," " said a high official
this morning. He has proven himself
time aad time again to be endowed with
the highest patriotism and to be gifted
with amazing energy in carrying forward
his duties. To him the department has
been Indebted for some OF the most vaiua-
bic information and the most sagaefous
advices that have come to US from China
since the outbreak of the trouble.
his every despatch has TefUted the
charge that he is in the slightest degree
disloyal 10 the American Government. On
the other hand is we'll known, his
messages have uniformly been so pointed
and so important that the information In
them has been too valuable to be made
public.
Any charges that Mr. Goodnow has been
in league With the Chinese can be in
spired only by pure malice. The story.
coming as it does from Shanghai. is evi-
IDENTIFY based on the recent article in the
North China Gazette of Shanghai in
which the same foolish accusation was
made The Gazette is British paper
s.-a-r Ill
eHces. It's accusations against Mr. Good
now seem TO be based on the belief that
he protested against the landing OF British
troops there.
Such a protest, however, never came
from him. He was not authorized TO make
it, and he did not do so. He did, how
ever. advise this Government that, in his
opinion, ii was unwise for any one naiion
to assume control over Shanghai As is
an open secret, he favored joint super
vision of the place by all the nations hav-
ing interests there.
Another cause which has led to attacks
On Mr.. Goodnow by some OF the other
foreign consuls at Shanghai was his "a
titude toward Ii Hung Chang. When Ii
reached shanghai from Canton on his psace
mission, there was a disposition on the
part CT the consuls to boycott the aged
diplomat
Nj GOodnow refused to join in such
movement. We want to know, not guess,
at what Ii means to do he said, and. ac-
cordingly. he put himself in close touch
with tbs Viceroy. The information thus
obtained concerning Chinese aims was most
valuable Gradually al CT the other con
suls were forced to take the same posi-
tion and 10 join with Mr. Goodnow in ap-
preaching Ii.
Although this Shanghai story is a most
infamous libel. it may serve a good pur-
pose in calling to the attention of America
the magnificent work which Mr. Goofnow
has done His lofty patriotism and keen
intellect have been combined to bring
about the rescue of the ministers. He is
deserving of the highest praise"