The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-06

Washington, May 5.-Minneapolis
and the. northwest have a decided inter
est IN the controversy before the house
foreign affairs. committee between Fl.
ID. d. yPeirce, third assistant secretary
of state. and R. NJ. McWade, former
consul: general at Canton, China.
! McWade has endeavored. to. impeach
Wade was removed from the service,
and in turn has made counter charges
against the secretary Of serious char
aeter.
1t has been announced that President
Roosevelt intends to appoint Peirce first
minister to the new kingdom Of Nor
way, when that Office is created, but the
reopening of the McWade case may
cause a hitch in the presidents pro
in a very short time. Every thing de-
Ponds upon McWade's ability to sub
stantiate these charges. and Pierce g
chances of obtaining the coveted ap-,
pnintment may be measured in the pro-
portion Of the former consul general 8
showing. 49,.
Should Mcwade be able to bring evil
.dence showing that PIERCE is in any
way untitled for the place, by reason Of
his acts while on his tour of investiga-
ton. 1t is likely that the president may
not see fit to send him to Norway as
minister. and that some other available
candidate will be selected. -
| -. Has Bearing on Goodnow. =.
Minneapolis is interested in the con-
nection of John Goodnow. former con-
sui general at Shanghai, with the Pierce
report. That report covered investiga-
.tions of consu1ates other than those &C.
cupIed by PIERCE and Goodnow, but the
bulk sof" the report was devoted to the
consulates at Canton and Shanghai, and
was very damaging to both Goodnow
| and McWade. -. * i-.,.:
/ sfGoodnow was given an opportunity to
answe rrPeirce's charges before any &C.
tlon; was taken on his case, and he came
several sweek ks at the state department.
|dlssecting the evidence PIERCE had col
llected. The result of his visit was the
announcement that he resigned to take
| effect Immediately after his return to
shanghai, and that the resignation had
been accepted by the. president.
i '.2.i Calls Accusers Criminals.
i 2sGoodnow's main defense was that the
official misconduct charged against him
should have been made against some
one else in the service ii SHANGHAI
land also that the evidence was submit
! ted by criminals or by those who had
i brought cases in the consular courts
and against whom he had decided ad
lversely. =
i .McWade, in his hearing before the
I foreign relations committee, stated
that the testimony offered in his case
was similar to that in the Goodnow
case, and that it was not entitled tc
any consideration, and would not have
been considered in any court in this
country.
I McWade has been trying for a yeal
tor more to>:get a hearing before some
scommittee of congress. The. entire
iPennsylvania delegation has been aid
ling him in his fight, which. was success
Eful to the extent Of granting him ter
minutes time On Thursday. McWade
interested the members Of the commit
tee Immediately, and the ten minutes
was extended to one hour and finally
the committee was in session.
49,. PIERCE Is Alarmed. -.
/ He says he proposes to push the mat
ter to a conclusion, in the belief tina
he will be vindicated, now that Iii
side. Of the case has been made par
of the record. D. -.
|: Mr.. Peirce evidently has becom,
ALARMED and asked permission to q
before the committee to. refute Nc
Wade 5 charges and to rebuff his repl,
to the evidence submitted in the Peircl
report: It is not known whether Peirc
will be given a hearing. as. it is as
sumed among the members Of the com
mittee that he concluded all of his evi
dence In the report sent to the presi
dent and to the house. -.
/ Should McWade be able to discredi
Peirce 8 report, he will not only he'll
| himself, but Goodnow, owing to tn
fact that the two cases are so nearl,
alike, both as to charges made; an,
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