The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-10-01
'TAFT'S WORK N CHINA
He Rehabiiitated Cur National
Reputation.
CHECKED COURT ABUSES.

Cleared the United States Bar
From the Dishonor That Amsric-
Criminals Had Brought Upon It
Rcsdjusted Consular Service.
Ii was chiefly through the influence
and at the iustigation of Mr.. Taft thai
the recent rehabilitation of our nation
al reputation in China was accomplish
ed by the establishment of the United
States court in China Until Mr. TAFT
became Il paramount figure in the far
east scandalous conditions had pre-
vailed in Shanghai and other cities OF
China where the United States expr
I ciSed extra territorial rights Undesir
able subjects of the United States. mer
and women, had degraded the Ameri
can flag by using it as Il cloak under
which to conduct numerous npfalious
enterprises. American sharpcrS. gam
blcrS and promoters Of questionable
schemes had long worked in conjunc.
ton with discredited lawyers to their
mutual and illegal gain. In various
I instances these criminal endcavcrs
were aided and ahettod by American
consular officers, who were dismissed
from the service. The former practice
of adiulicating all causes in which
/ Americans were parties in consular
/ courts gave rise to abuses The Amer
lean fag. in Shanghai particularly.
! stood for national dishonor in the eyes
/ q other nations who by legislation and
the creating Of proper courts had
{ spared their flags the disgrace that de-
seconded upon the United States BAN
ner
When he was at the head of the Phil
ippine government in Manila Mr.. Taft
+ by his proximity to China soon apDre-
. ciatcd the seriousness of the condi-
/ tons there and foroSaw the loss of
/ standing in the eyes Of the Chinese TO
which we We're indffcrentlv exposing
/ ourselves by our failure to keep in
/ check American criminals He brought
/ the matter to the attention of the state
I department and joined with Secretary
/ Root Representative Edwin DENLY of
/ Michigan, a son of the former Emitted
/ States minister to China: Charles Den
1 bT, another son, who is now consul
/ general at Shanghai; Senator Spooner
! and some others in an endeavor to rem
/ edy conditions. He eXcrtpd his infu-
ence TO obtain the passage by congress
/ OF a bill creating the United States
court for China Iahhors Rodnor1
! Wufev of Missouri VIII, bod h.on NJ
/ Taft's attorney cnnnr,l I'm ,h, rhilf,,
/ pines, was named as judge
( Mr. Taft from tho frLt t,o,. J.
nrrsoYoI ir+arosr il, tb, ,,.,r,. 80 -.
/ Wulpy and his court In WOW H..
/ su9aryis,d IFS yvorl, aud ,,..., fr,',,,l.,-
/ ~ anppaIod +, Inv Jrara V.fanv fo,. III
vice as 10 procedure and ot,a,. do+afi,
+ The lack Of a1rqv,ta rovs ho,,.ar.,
/ Jul-e Ni,aav. Eut Inv rro,aodi,,,, in al
/ c0rlrrcn with tho r,r,r,,n Jaw.
/ erf.,.,. ,n,do tho cor,- ,r.o,.rfro yE-,th
i'm q rou months of+or tb, conn.
ORGANIZED Shanghai and other cities +,
/ China where conditions ,vara sneh -.
TO REQUIRE If were thororcb,y and dr,s
ticaIv cleaned mn S;hrs+ar ,r,o.,i,.o,
I9Fyvrrs vynra dish,,.rol ca th,r t,,I
gamblers dfsrnr,uf,blo v-on,on ana oh
err Offenders AGAINST rho Low. vora 10
prfveJ Of IeaaI surn,r+ Tho ron,f,r1,
American lov.vars in Good et,,,I.,,o
aided .Urdga Vflanr Uoavv fnos a,'d
terms of imnrison,nanr ovorcfsod , 10
terranr effect unon tba Iovhro,I.a,s.
many of whom surnm,rirr aod fr,,
/ China bafora tho CONT oorrJ h,.i,,a
/ them 10 accolInr far tbnir nisdoods
/ When Mr. Taft was in Sba,,,,o
| LAST r,lI no was bn,rtiIr, +bonl,,d ~,
/ copgratuIo}od Inv rho low ohid;,,,
/ Amrricqns tbnro for tho mart ho H.
/ taken in rnmoving +bo stic,,o e.,
the >neric,n Gao and rostorino ~,
good fame Of tha potioral mama IN +h#
lean association in china no maid a
/ high tribute to Judge WuAnv SAVING
in part:
our government was fortunate in tho
selection as the first Indigo Of The corr,
of gentleman who had had four
/ tof.npy general Of tho pbiIirri,oe o,l