The Washington times., 1908-01-14
Judge Whitley Says Trou-
bic Came From DriY-
ing Out UndeSi-
rabies.

Judge Lebbeus r. NVHhey OF the
United States extra-territorial court in
Shanghai, China, has arrived in Wash
ington prepared To meet any and uIl
questions by persons who criticlse his
administration Of justice in the court
at Shanghai.
The Judge called at the State and
War Departments today 20 talk with
the officials about his court He was
very much more concerned over the
needs Of the new tribunal in the mat
ter OF additional laws nd a proper hab-
liatiOn, than az any Of the attacks re-
ported TO have been made upon him BY
his enemies, who, Il IS SAID, preceded
him here firm Shanghai
The judge said today he knew that
Judge Andrews and Mr.. Brooks, both
members Of the bar in Shanghai had
addressed themselves directly 10 the
President in opposition TO his -dminis-
4 tration of the court, but he felt salts
fed, he said, TO let the President and
Secretary Root dispose OF any charges
that might be preferred against him,
entirely upon the basis Of the court rec
ord.
The fact is that. according 10 Judge
Wiley the treaty ports Of China have
for the first time been thoroughly
cleansed so far as undesirable Ameri-
cans are concerned and the very volume
Of protests that have been aroused by
ais efforts was tribute TO their
Q
years the Eastern people were looking
I'D TO Americans.
mot long ago the term american, -
said the judge, was actually one OF
reproach." This. he sSys. is no longer
( the case. The disreputable element has
been driven out OF the treaty ports, as
we'll as from Shanghai, snd it Is only
natural, thinks the judge, that they
! should complain and that they should
! find lawyers willing to undertake their
l defense. One Of the persons who had
1 been leading the attacks upon the judge
had been q member Of his bar and had
/ been debarred because or unfitness, then
restored to practice later and treated
| with the greatest courtesy and conSid-
| Grafton by Judge Wilfiey, yet he is even
now a defendant before the court or a
4 charge Of perjury.
/ That, said the judge. was the kind
/ of material that had been practicing
/ to some extent in Shanghai before the
American court was established, but
| that kind of practitioners had been
/ driven out of business. Undoubtedly the
fact that the American court was now
administering justice in a straight
/ forward manner and according to Amer
| lean standards would commend itself to
/ the business community in America,
which has large interests in China. And
| the court would be especially valuable
/ TO those business interests, said the
/ Judge, when II was furnished with a
/ code within the knowledge of the av-
| erage American lawyer, who could thus
! from his home office furnish a business
/ man an opinion Of value as TO the prob
( able legal treatment his affairs would
/ receive in China so far as they must
seek il in court.
/ The purpose Of Judge Wildey's visit
/ to Washington, according to his state
ment, is not to defend himself against
any charges, because they had already
| been thoroughly exploited and threshet!
/ out. What he does desire is to secure
/ Congressional authorization for the
/ adoption by his court of a California
/ code as a basis of judicial procedure.