The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-03-20
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WASHINGTON, D. C, March s.
Hon. Lorrin Andrews, formerly of Ho-
nolulu. is in the midst of his fight
here to bring about the impeachment
by the National House Of Judge Leb-
beus R. Whitley. of the United States
Court for China. He has been engaged
for. about three weeks in attending the
hearing which subcommittee OF the
House judiciary Committee, including
representatives Moon, of PennsyIva-
mia; Diekema, of Michigan and Webb
Democrat). of North Carolina, has
been conducting. Just now Mr.. An
drews is busy making up his brief for
the arguments before the subcommit
tee next week
He feels that he has been dealt with
roughly by the State Department and
by the President and that tn is due
largely to political considerations.
Judge Whitley is a favorite of Secretary
Taft and the moment that cropped out
it seemed that all the power OF the
administration was being exerted to
protect Wiley because any reflection
upon his course would be to some ex-
tent to the discredit of Secretary Taft
who secured his appointment and who
has stood behind him.
The Hawaiian representatives. here
have stood squarely behind Mr.. An
drews. Judge Hatch, Delegate KaIa-
nianaole and Mr.. George B. Mcclellan
all went before the subcommittee to
vouch for Mr.. Andrews good reputa-
ton and excellent character.
ct came here in October" said Mr..
Andrews today, land early in Novem-
Der filed my charges against Judge
Wiley. They were given to the Pres
ident but referred to the State Depart
ment and to Secretary Root. Repre-
sentative Waldo, of New York, who
knew me when l was active in Brook
Ign politics. stood sponsor for me be-
fore the state Department. Secretary
Root notified me that Judge Whitley
would be sent for. cabled for my law
partner, Mr.. f. NJ. Brooks, well known
in Honolulu. and he came on here to
assist me in the conduct of the case
We waited for a month and a half.
Root finally sent word thar
he did not wish TO see us and soon
1 learned in the newspapers
that the Secretary had dismissed our
charges. l was given no opportunity
whatever to present the documentary
evidence and affidavits which l had
gathered to prove my charges and we
were bowlei out quite as unceremoni-
ously as one might have expected from
a Judge in the reconstruction days OF
this government.
we found, of course, that we had
fallen foul of the Taft campaign ana
that meant the case was to be closed
out. Mr.. Brooks wrote TO Secretary
Root but received no answer and then
Mr.. Brooks returned home.
1.-THE charges were then presented to
the House Judiciary Committee and a
undertook TO investigate
them. While l was in the midst OF
my testimony before the subcommittee.
received a request from Secretary
Root that 1 call upon him. could
not do so at the time and within a
few days after that the alleged vim
ilcation of Judge Wiley at the hands
Of the President was issued"
Mr. Andrews is now trying 20 secure
some action on the nineteen charges
he has preferred against Judge VIII
fey and claims that he can sustain
them. He asserts that the case is not
one particularly affecting him but that
Il reaches to conditions prevailing in
Shanghai. A recent dispatch in the
New York Herald, he said today. bore
out his contentious that Judge Wiley
IS friendly to two lottery organizations
that have been established in Shang-
hal. That cablegram says:
"A sensation has been caused by the
action of British judge. Sir Havil-
and Sausmarez, OF the British SUI
preme Court for China and Korea, who
denounced the American Watch Club
and its CHIEF promoter. an American
named Black, during the trial OF a
associated with the club,
which was charged with defrauding
thousands of Chinese and foreigners.
1.-The Judges remarks were regarded
rs most scathing comment on the
procedure of the new American court,
presided over by Judge Whitley. as tes-
.imony was introduced to the effect
hat District Attorney Bassett gave
egal advice to the club and that Judge
Wiley was cognizant of II. Mr.. Dem
)y the American Consul General
'esents the British Courts attitude
THE Shanghai Municipal Councils
budget retains the revenue from L.
'ensing opium dens in the settlement.
,ut the sense OF the ratepayers on the
subject will be taken at a meeting.~
ERNEST G. WALKER