The Washington times., 1905-08-10
Former Consul General
in the Employ
of WI.
RESIGNED UNDER FIRE
Returned to China Dissatis-
fled and Indignant at
His Treatment.

Is John Goodnow. former American
consul general a Shanghai, who resign
ed his position under fire, cooperating
with WI Ttng-fang in the attack on
American trade in China?
a belief that this is the true situation.
and that it is in great measure respon-
sible for the remarkably clever way in
which the Chinese boycott has been
made effective, IS current in Washington
today.
That Mr.. Goodnow has placed his
services at the disposal of the Chinese
government IS not officially known at
the State Department. or at least Is. not
admitted there But this much is
known Mr.. Goodnow, dissatisfied and
indignant at his treatment. returned TO
CHINA after he had come TO washington
TO nave charges aired by the department
and he Is back again in the cid scene
CT his labors without official connection
with the American government. His in
cHnatlonr II is said. lead him to cast
IN his fortune with a foreign govern
iheht and the grudge which he believed
hlIhsef TO have against his own govern
| hent might induce him TO conceive and
heIp to put in operation a reprfsal plan
which threatens to cause no little con-
Germ TO the United States.
In Wu's Employ.
The report is that Mr.. Goodnow &c
now regularly in the employ of Wu
AlAg-Iahg as counselor or adviser
oi' III Iact, that he was especially taken
mo MT wa confidence with a view TO
placing the boycott in operation
Mr Goodnow severel his connec-
lion with the United States GovarnrA,,,
Il
answer 10 charges that We're persisrey,t-
= Hi4de against him by Mr. Curtis, an
[hliisI iszI Iicln lsI lawyer in Shanghai, who
the consular court. exercised an undue
authority and unfairly diserimfnate.1
against az, those he did not like. which,
hin, " rs Salo, particularly applied TO
mn, nm, Mr. Curtis made other allega-
lions. To ali of these GoodnOw roadS n
sweeping denial. He said that his ma
prs pSns. "outo EI IIhoroughiy prove his inno.
H.sI0h al the time that Consul General
EOOGnoW was here, and the friction he
I@sen the Two men was so great it
was reared that a personal encounter
would rc-ult
Resignation Not Asked For.
1t is said that Mr.. Goodnow.s restana-
ton was not asked for He resigned
from the service however. and went
baCk TO China. His thorough familiarity
"isH Idue conditions there and ac-
qEaintance with prominent Chinese of
hcials would bic him. il is said n
obtain a position without difficulty
Legally there Is nothing to prevent Mr.
tIoodno| placing himself in the employ
.! the Chlnese government Americans
t4Fe done II before and in both th4
ChiHeSe and Japanese governments there
are americans holding high posts.
II !s the current report here that yV1I
ilnG-fang IS the head and center Of +be
1o|COtt movement This has been Of
uc!aIiy denied by Mr.. NVu, but the re-
port mas been so generally credited mar
even MT. Wa $ statement has not served
20 dlSa DuSe the public mind of this ba
Ael; II IS thought here that Mr. W1J
cOu!u not have selected a cleverer man
u p-dn the boycott scheme rhan Mr.
Goodnow. GoodnOw is a native az Mir
neSoia. He was an appofntee of Pr
cent NchlnIey and served for eight
years at Shanghai He has been 80
Geeded as consul general by James I,
4 discouraging dispatch regarding tba
boycott was received at thS StGte ~
P2rtment today from Consul General
The, dispatch said that the Chinese
CntInoef OF commerce Is unable 10 con
lfol lhe situation, that the studrnr class
are stirring up trouble over il fbaf f!c
ClLclaIs are not OycraCtIve ana r6at
the foreigners in China are becOn9in,r
PeftuTbed FOR fear the Chinese popUiacS
VIII become excited to a point where
serious trouble may result