The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-04
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erHl 90 Canton. china who waa removed
from OnfCp on the recommendation ~ A.
sistant Secretary ~ State Herbert ", -.
PeirCs. upon his return from a tour 81 In
-pectioh ~ con-uldte- IN the Orient. to-day
had his inning before The Hou-e COMMITTEES
on Foreign Afairs. The showing which he
made In ~ own defence against the charges
u corruption, dishonesty and maladminis.
tration In Office made by Mr.. Peirce was
anything hut favorable to the Assistant
Secretary of state, and may lead to an In
veatiRation Of Peirce'a own conduct.
Mr.. McWade's statements regarding his
own behavior and his character and the
char cter Of those who accomplished his
remoyal from office we're s~ubstantiated 10y
afida Wits Of leading business men Of Can
ton, professional men IN missiona ries 81
various denominations.
Mr.. Mcwade declared that MIR, Peirce
was in Canton for only forty-eight hours.
only thirty minutes OF which time he spent
at the United States Consulate. During
that brief interval, however, he was sue
ceSfil in securing from the Consul-Gen-
eral, McWade says, q handsome tiger skin
rug. which he valued at $500. Mr.. Peirce
saw the rug Immediately upon entering
NUc Cutlrlhtts iii CONtNOi W. bbih W.T.
McWade. He requested It in such a nan
ner and coupled his request with the as
surance that Mr.. McWade need have no
further fear concerning the charges made
against him that the Consul-General de-
clared he had nothing else to do except to
comply with Mr.. Peirce's request and make
him a present of the rug.
Mr.. McWade says that the remainder OF
Mr.. Peirce's time in Canton seemed to have
been spent in gathering, by one means
or another, other curios and AT a dinner
given by the American Club in Canton.
Mr.. McWade said that he had been assured
by Mr.. PIERCE during his brief sta in Canton
that the charges against him would be ig-
nored, and that MIR. PIERCE went so far as to
dictate n cable despatch TO that effect,
which Mr.. McWade sent TO Senator Penrose.
Upon Mr.. Peiroe's return, however, he sub
mitted to the Department a long series Of
grave charges against Mr., McWa de, sup
porting them by a petition for his removal,
which, according to afidavits now on flo
In the State Department, signed by man
of the highest cha ra oter in Canton. was pre-
aented by u dozen or more felons and out
In wa,
Mr.. McWade submitted to the committee
the aNRdav Wit OF q. II. Fuller, president OF the
Canton-Hong Kong los and Cold Storage
Company, Limited. in which the signers OF
the petition for MoWade's removal arc de-
nounoed as men who have cast -~disrepute,
dishonor nd odium on the name Of our coun-
try In the far East" The signers of the pa
tition asking for McWade's removal are l..
C. Passano, W. +, Cary, ". Gilkeson. C.. r.
Perkins, Charles +, Richa rdson. George
Steele and ]. u. Gillian. or these men Mr..
Fuller in his afidavit says;
The first two named, Passano an d Cary, are
both under indictment for fraud on several
different charges and are now ~fuEitives from
Justice. Giikcson fled from Manila TO escape
arrest on a char go OF ooh abiting with his
thirteen year.old daughter, He ca mo TO
Canton and upon tn request OF officials
OF tho Canton ankow Railway was de-
ported because OF general drunkenn css and
misbchavior.
GILLIAN left Manila In 1900, after having
gained a very shady reputation, He came
10 Canton In 1908, and defrauding he pro-
prietor of the Canton Hotel out OF $500. he
disappeared from tho Orient,
Perkins was under arrest In Manila on q
charge OF cmbezzlemcnt. but was acquitted
on n teohnloality. He " known here a. Q
lie married his wife out OF q house
OF prostitution In Hongkong.
Steele. like Perkins, was discharged fr ON
the employ OF the Canton Hankow Railway
and also married a prostitute In iiongkong.
As to Richardson. sufficient evidence must
already be In possession OF your Department
for you to Judge OF his character.
, Tho whole business IL n criminal conspiracy
between Il few Vicious. unprinclplei m,n 10
ruin, if possible, the character and reputation
OF a gentleman.
Regarding the charge male by Mr..
PIERCE that he McWadel had been guilty
Of gross drunkenness while attending tho
OF the Canton-Hankow Railway,
and made a public exhibition OF himself
Mr.. McWade told the committee that the
ceremonies occurred In the summer OF
1904 and not In November. as Mr.. Peirce's
witnesses had stated. He denied that there
was any great quantity OF Intoxicating
LIQUORS, and denied also that when called
upon TO make a speech hs was unable TO
and volunteered TO sing Aud
Lang Syne.'
In support OF this Mr.. MoWade sub- |
an AFFIDAVIT made by William W.
Smith, an ensign In the United States Navy. |
who was present at the opening osrem onies.
Rega riding his drinking habits Mr.. Mo
Wade, In his answer submitted 10 the COM
says;
He has always been a a 10 take a
drink. hut never was the worse for drink
at any time, Every man and woman In
the Orient drinks more or less; the climate
1t and the health conditions de.
Il. The rule was and IL to Ia Ike a
little Scotch whiskey with pleaty of soda.
which went by the nan of long sleeve
As to Mr.. Peirco's charge that tho gen.
eral opinion that | find expressed regarding
MoWade throughout China was that no Ia
notoriously corrupt Mr., MoWade sub
mitted 10 the committee letters from busi-
ness and professional men in Canton and
from the missionaries Of various denomi-
nations testifying to his integrity.
Mr., Peiroe has been selected for Minister
10 Norway. What effect Mr., McWade's
will have on his future official
career will depend on developments,
Mr., Peiroe was the representative Of this
government at Portsmouth. n. h. during
he Observation-Disclosures peace conference,
md has accompanied several foreign nota-
on their tours Of the United States In
IN official capacity,
Mr., McWade received tonight from
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