The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-10
G00DN0W IS GOOD
Government Regards Him the Best
Man It Has in the Orient.
NEW MENACE OF FREE SILVER
Considerations That Are Likely t.
Kill the Philippine Finan-
cia1 Bill.

From The Journal Bureau, Room 10. Post
Washington, April 1O.-Since the Poult-
ney Bigelow incident in the Minnesota
university chapel a good many inquiries
have been made at the state department
here regarding the opinion the Depart
ment has of John Goodnow, consul general
at Shanghai. It will be gratifying to
Mr.. Goodnow's friends in the northwest
to know that in the opinion of the de-
partment che is one Of the three best
men the government has at present in it's
entire consular service, and the best man
it has in the orient. The only other man
in China and the Pacific who approaches
him, either in consular or ministerial po-
sition, is Mr.. Conger, our minister to
China. He and Goodnow are said to be
really the only men in the great Pacific
who have thorough and comprehensive
grasp OF the Chinese question, and have
been able to command the respect and
confidence of Chinese officials and public
men. It is perhaps unnecessary to say
that the state department is paying no
attention whatever to Mr.. BigeloW's re-
marks, and will not do so. Should Good
now continue to grow in his present field
it is easy to understand that he will soon
become Indispensable there. His record
is far and away better than that Of any
in China.
Outlook for Red Lake Treaty.
The Red Lake Indian treaty, which was
sent to congress last week, Will have to
take it's chance as a separate measure.
1t was the intention to have it put as
rider on the Indian appropriation Dill,
but the senate took UP that bill /sponer
than was expected. There will be little
difficulty in passing it through the senate,
but hard fight will be necessary to get
! it through the house. 1t carries an APP
| preparation and will be put on the union
calendar, and can be called up only by a
special rule, or on a day set aside Tor
| suspension of the rules and passage OF
| bills by a two thirds vote. There Is no
| doubt that it will be reported. favorably
| in both houses.
Free Silver iii the Philippines.
Opposition to the Philippine free silver
bill is beginning to appear in high places
and it's final passage is very uncertain
1t is said by gold standard men that il
| free silver is to become the government
policy in the Philippines, the currency
question will be revived to certain ex-
! tent at home, and the republican party
| shorn of some of the moral strenstl
which it secured in the 1896 and l90t
| campaigns. If the free silver policy IS 9
| bad thing for the United States, why, II
will be asked, is it not equally as bad fol
our island dependencies? A promlnen'
official of the government said to-day tha'
the administration ought to advocate un-
limited military control over the islands
| before consenting to the Inauguration
there of free silver policy. The senate
committee which has advised this policy
for the Philippines did not consult the
president, secretary of war, secretary o.
the treasury or director of the mint. II
is predicted that it will not be adopted
! - w. W. Jermane..