Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-04-17
DENDYAND SIR CHENC
Chinese Minister at Washing
 ton May Be Recalled.
DIPLOMATIC AFFROHT TO UNCLE SAM
Organized Movement Credited to Steamship Companies, Oriental Of fcials and Others to Hle-
 Rally Import Coolies.

I Acials and Others to Ille- sally Import Coolies.
 WASHINGTON, April 17.-Because of reflections made on Representative
 Edwin Denby of Michigan in letter 1 the Chinese minister, Sir Chentung l Liang Cheng. has stirred up complica- | tions here that may result in his re- call. In any event, the minister has 1 given serious setback to the efforts of this government to smooth over the troubles arising from Chinese exclu- sion and the Chinese boycott, and it is believed the plans for legislation at this session have been irreparably damaged by his blunder.
 The difficulty has arisen over letter written on April 8. In this the minis ter used strong language in refuting statements by Representative Denby before the house foreign affairs com mittee on March 14 on the subject of Chinese exclusion. In closing his let ter the minister practically accused MT. Denby of falsifying and of giving rein to fertile imagination.
 MT. Denby had declared in his testi- mony that Chinese officials had been guilty of issuing fraudulent certificates to persons intending to migrate to America. The minister said such frauds could not be blamed on Chinese officials and added:
 ho int a ftOn n Denby that but for the vigilance of the immigration officers there would have been traffic in bringing in illegal Chinese which would have enriched thousands of officials and our country would have been overrun with them as if there had been no exclusion law as an emanation from a fertile imagi- nation rather than a trustworthy judg> ment founded on cold facts"
 Representative Denby made this statement last night:
 ''It was to have been expected that his excellency would not admit that the Chinese officials have been guilty of fraud, because he is the Chinese minister. My statements were based on facts and fair inference. Every as- sertion can be easily proved.'
 In diplomatic circles it is, said un- hesitatingly that the use of this lan- guage constitutes diplomatic a1ront and a violation of the diplomatic law that forbids public comment by a min ister or ambassador on matters pend- ing before the legislative body of the country to which he is accredited.
 The matter was called to MT. Den by's attention by the publication of the hearings on Chinese exclusion.
 One of the developments threatened is a demand by the house for the se- cret records of the immigration bureau tending to show, it is charged, an or ganized movement by steamship com panies, Chinese officials and others to bring into this country great numbers of coolies Another fact which it is said will be revealed is the existence of thousands of illegal immigration certificates at the state department is- sued by Chinese officials.
 Mir Denby is son of the former minister to China and a brother of Chief Clerk Denby of the state depart ment. He is thoroughly familiar with Chinese affairs.
 roo,eu ny Get-rich-Quick Scheme.
 PATERSON, N. J., April r. - F. Cranston Thomas, accused by William H. Seamon of having swindled him out of S1.700 by means of get-rich- quick scheme. has been lodged in cell at police headquarters in New Work