New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-29
C0NSULS IN SCANDALS.
NR. PEIRCE'S REPORT.
Craze Charges against GoodnOao,
NcWade and Williams.


sulates IN the East revealed by the inspection trip
Of Herbert H. T. Peirce, Third Assistant Secretary
of State are given in the confidential report Of
Mr.. Peirce, submitted to Congress to-day, in re-
spouse to tho resolution Of March calling on the
state Department for this evidence.
Secretary Root In submitting the report which
comprises several hundred typewritten pages, says
that Of the papers is omitted because Of its
extremely confidential nature. He directs special
attention 10 the report disclosing grave mis-
conduct the part of two consuls formerly occu-
pyiug important posts in the Orient, who are now
no longer i'm the service. and adds:
/ regret 10 say, however, that there are Indica-
tons o1 other cases or MISCONDUCT or lnefnclehccE
Of these cases show the necessity Of regular in
specuon service TO keep the department. advised
whether the consuls are doing well or Ill in their
distant stations. An occasional brlet Visit IKE
that Of Mr.. Peirce TO a few consulates is quite
The report of 1Ir. Pierce gives in full the result
Of his investigation of the charges against exon
sui General AcWade at Canton and ex-Consul Gen
. eral GOodnow ct Shanghai. In the case Of Oscar
j. Williams formerly Consul General at Singapore.
the report GjscIoses that, on complaint Of the
Netherlands government, he reprimanded by
the State Department for intervening in a suit be-
tween the Sultan of Lingga Riouw Dutch East
Iudies) and Chinese merchant for whom Will
Jams, the report says undertook 10 collect debt.
The report recites seven charges against McWade.
the principal being the issuance of fraudulent
Chinese certificates for admission into the United
states N--.lt~ to0llr lbrIeTS llueF the BllSe OF
merchants Many Of the consulates visited by Mr..
Peirce were found to be efficiently managed, and in
. "a number of cases he recommended promotion.
CASES OF INVADE AND WILLIAMS.
Mr. Peirce visited Naples, Cairo Alexandra,
Port said and Suez, Alden, Colombo Singapore,
Hong Kong. Canton. Fuchau Shanghai, Hawking,
. Haukow Che-FoO and Vladivostok While he crit
. iclses the employment Of English conEuls at some
places and the age Of some American consuls, his
psf n~f- IS ed or To-
. Wade and Williams,
The charges against McWade are drunkenness,
employment of feOu, issuance Of fraudulent
Chinese certificates extending protection China
men who claim to be American citizens persecution
of American citizens for purposes Of revenge and
/ corruption in Office.
The charges against Goodnow at Shanghai
/ are egh7y-twO in number, some serious and some
slight. Some are sufficient 10 support suits ut law.
Charge No / relates TO alleged illegal fees for pro-
batting will the second TO the false registration
Of the steamship Kiangsi and is made the subject
Of an extended report; another, the improper issu-
ance Of passports; list OF fees not accounted for
is still another given.
The report states that Consul General Levi l.
/ Wilcox, at Hankow, cannot be said TO be useful
consular officer"
Regarding Mr. Greener. at Vladivostok, the report
says: Everywhere throughout the East received
unfavorabe reports of Mr.. Greener His habits are
said be extremely bad" Other complaints
OF him are that he had faults relative 10 his ac-
counts.
As to Williams. Mr.. PIERCE says that in previous
posts his record has not been Unblemished. He
makes part Of the record correspondence with
the Sultan Of LdnEga Rouw OF 1901, IN which Will
Jams is alleged TO have made efforts 10 collect
debt for Chtnaman. His defence to the depart
menr was that he did not know the realm OF his
consulate. The other post held by Williams was
/ AT Manila. from 1897 to 1899. Mr. Peirce adds:
NV personal observation convinced me that Con-
/ 6 Is
. government in his present capacity. de IS not
man Of such bearing as to inspire confidence, and
he does not appear 70 nave gained the respect ana
esteem Of the colonial government while his work
/ our consul general at Singapore should have for
Since the report Of Mr. PIERCE another man has
been made consul general at Singapore.
CHARGES AGAINST GOODNOW.
AS to the Goodnow charges Mr.. PIERCE says:
Some Of the charges presented appear from the
-.s submitted III evidence TO be the sub
. Of Columbia which will therefore doubtless he
either trihing in their nature when examined in
coLaeel5H with he evidence submitted; unsup-
of Goodnow propose therefore to submit to You
The result Of my Investigations upon the more seri-
Gus and better sustained charges, and these give
cElHglce OH corruption IN ONCE, which, If Mr..
position Of consul general Of the United States at
marked ability and it must be admitted that in in
many respects he has performed the duties Of his
spot showed me that he had many warm friends
and also many strong enemies In Shanghai among
+ the members Of the American colony there, but on
the whole he opinion Of the better element was
7 found many ugly rqmors rejecting gravely
.' -..-.- 7-.ii - l,LiI1" moral slandlng IN
the community, but as these were matters OF COS
SIP and hsar@ayr unsupported by any tangible evil
o.... nave 4p1 It-L mat IL was proper 10 in
is rrr+Tnafa r5a+ an ofI7cf5i a2 Say Ci'a[ u
ron oral "a
Shanghai should Doe the subject Of such scandalous
White and Derby in the CaDaCftv thew Iavl filled
is Il itself dIeCraditable. If there were nothing
else 10 De said regarding them, they are men of
coarse brutal type, whose language In the offices
Isl - learn from most reliable Information,
but Derby remains as marshal
In submitting the evidence I am unable to sep
VOWED condition I'D which much Of 1t is presented
ALLEGED CORRUPTION IN OFFICE.
Then follow the charges. The first. the will case.
the report says. would indicate that the consul
general or some one in his office is acting as an
attorney before his own court and collecting the
fees official court fees. None Of these fees, #
is stated have been accounted for TO the depart
ueut
The transfer of the ship KianEsl to American
register the next charge, occurred in the Boxer
troubles. The report says that at this time Mr.
GCoduow placed Chinese vessels under the Ameri-
can flag. the vessels being ostensiby owned by one
4 i. Knights ia reporting these transfers Mr..
Go0duow took occasion 20 say that in each case
the money sUec.de5 in the bill OF sale was passed
over in his presence. Mr.. PIERCE here remarks:
The sale of five large steamers by a rich CORPORA
5iisrfa.r and tsnerIaIiy SO ~ time vir y5
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