| Show RISE TO WILfLEY President Roosevelt and Secre Secretary tary Root Summarize Ar Articles in Complaint COMMEND COURTS ACTIONS Annl l ls i of Charges cs t Shanghai Contain Opinion flint Commendation Is Due Washington March 2 President defense of ot It H Wil Wilfley I fley based on an an analytic review by Secretary Hoot of ot tho charges against him made public today Tho charges were preferred by b An Andrews draws drews havo been repeated by him the tho hous on judiciary as the basis of ot Impeachment proceed proceedings proceedIngs ings They rhey to Judge administration of ot the United States court for tor China Chillo at n Shanghai After Ater disposing of at each ot the seven charges by b showing that neither ot them Is the tho proper baIs of at criticism against Secretary Root conditions In the tho foreign quarters of ot Shanghai showing that because ot a the Iho heretofore lax American admin administration of o justice there affairs had glown disgraceful JUdge was sent Rent there thele for tor the tho express purpose of ot reversing con can conditions Secretary Hoot concludes MOTIVE Tho circumstances thus presented exhibit n motive for tor the attempt to drive Judge from tm his position p They present a n strong trong probability of or exaggeration and distor distortion tion ot o facts on tho Iho part of at lawyers who havo personally suffered from tha tho changed d conditions They make malto It clear that upon no grounds should our government Incur the tho public mla fortun which would bo b Involved In Inputting Input putting put the stamp of at disapproval on tho Iho work for decency and righteous righteousness ness Ie s that the thc United Slates court for tor China Chinn has done cole My opinion Is that Judge Is entitled not to condemnation but to commendation high credit for tor his conduct In and that the charges him should bo dismissed President vindication Is contained In a n letter I tt r to Secretary Root Ho first comments that thai It appears that Congressman Waldo aldo of ot New cw York stands for tho charges chales CONCURS j I cordially concur In your OUI he continues which Is to the effect that mt Judge Is not only Innocent but Is attacked solely of th fearlessness s and Integrity with which ho stamped stam ed out and crime In Shanghai It I Is hi clear cear that has attacked not because he ho has hM dona ovll evi but because b he has hM done dono good The assault on him is la an impeach impeachment ment of ot decency and zeal for the public good and It successful would uld tend to cow and discourage every honest public servant who dares to withstand the tho forces banded together for evil and would do grave damage to the honor and Interest of our country countr In the ori orient ent If I tho attack to succeed the beneficiaries would be every keeper of ut ofa a n house of ot prostitution every swindling lawyer every man who w o lives by b black blackmail mail mai and nn corruption In the tho cities cies of tha tho far nI east aro tho people whoso hopes hopel have been beon revived by the effort to over overthrow overthrow throw this upright and ad fearless who has already done so much mich for tor the tho theod good od name of America In China Chinn It Is not too much to say that this assault by Judge in the interest of ot the vicious and criminal classes Is a pub public lic scandal Je |
