The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-03-30
HOT ROAST FOR
i. s. CONSULS
Assistant Secretary of State
Peirce's Detailed Report
Transmitted.
DRUNKENNESS, CORRUPTION,
ARE THE CHARGES MADE
Declares Necessity of Regular
Inspection Service Is
Proved.

WASHINGTON, March G9.-The Presi-
dent today transmitted to tho House the
report OF Assistant Secretary Of State
Herbert II. d Peirce regarding the con-
sLlar service In the Orient The message
is accompanied by letter from Secretary
Root. in which he says:
Il wish 10 call especial attention to one
feature of these reports. They disclose
grave misconduct on the part OF two con-
sCls formerly occupying important posts
In tho East These Consuls are no longer
IN the service. I regret TO say, however,
tEat there are indications OF other cases
Of misconduct or inefhcency among con-
These cases. the Secretary SAYS. show
the necessity OF regular inspection
service
Three Are Grilled.
The visit of Mr Peirce included many
CUES but his severe criticism Is re-
served for ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Goodnow,
at Shanghai. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT McWade
st Canton, and Consul Williams. at Sing
aDOre.
The charges against McWade, former
consul at Canton, are drunkenness. EN-
Eloyment or Il fclon, issuance OF fraudu-
lent Chinese certificates, extending pro-
lection To Cinnamon who claim to be
American ci.izens persecution OF Amer
lean citizens for purposes of revenge and
corruption In Office.
Faces Many Charges.
The charges against former Consul
General Goodnow at Shanghai are eighty
two In number. some serious and some
light Some are sufficient to support suits
Ut law. and giving evidence of corruption
IN Office. The opinion OF the better ele-
mGnt was untayoraole to aim In Shanghai
The report states that Consul-General
Lew l. Wilcox, at Hangtau. cannot be
said 10 be useful consular officer"
Not One Good Word.
Regarding Mr.. Greene at Vladiyostock.
the report SAYS: Everywhere throughout
the East ] received unfavorablc reports
nf II, 4.
extremely bad
Other complaints of him are that he
had faults relative TO his accounts
cellent.
Concerning Mr.. Williams, MI Peirce
says in part.
that Consul-Gcneral Williams is not a
useful man to the Government in his
present capacity. He is not man OF
such bearing as TO inspire confidence and
he does not appear to have gained the re-
spect and esteem OF the Colonial Govern
ment'
AS to the Goodnow charges. Mr. Pelrce
says:
Il found many ugly rumors rejecting
SraNely upon Coneul-Gcneral GoodnoW's
moral standing In the community but as
unsupported by any tangible evidence /
have not felt that 1t was proper to include
them In the charges, but l may say that
1t Is unfortunate that an ocial occupy
Ing so conspicuous position as does onr
Consul-General at Shanghai should be the
subject OF such scandalous report"
Misuse Of Funds.
Mr., Percc charges that the Consul
General or some one In his office. appar-
entity Is acting an attorney before his
own court, and collecting the fees as
official court fees None OF these fees. II
Is said has been accounted for to the
department.
Got Money Wrongfully.
Continuing. Mr.. Peirce SAYS:
But much more grave Is the evidence |
that Mr.. Goodnow was ueing the great
judicial powers which the law as II !
stands has invested our Consuls In China
with improperly to obtain large sums OF |
money Tor himself. to which he had not |
the slightest shadow or right and the |
evidence of this In certain cases is SO |
strong and convincing that conclusive |
evidence in rebuttal on Mr.. Goodnows |
charge OF grave malfeasance in Office"
Going into details regarding the charges |
against McWade late Consul-General OF |
Canton, Mr.. Peirce takes up that OF |
gross drunkenness upon certain occa- |
sion" and concludes;
The general opinion that I found ex- |
pressed regarding McWade throughout |
China was that he is notoriousy cor
ruDt.