Garland Globe | 1908-03-07 | Page 6 | Roosevelt Sustains Wilfrey

ROOSEVELT SUSTAINS WILFREYi Says Charges Against Justice of U. S. Court for China Are Unfounded. Washington. Presldont Roosovel's defense of Lobbeus R. Wllfloy, based on nn nnnlytlcnl review by Secretary Root of tho charges agaliiBt him, was mndo public on Monday. Tho charges wore preferred by I.orln Andrews, and have been repeated by him boforo tho housu commltteo on Judiciary ns tho basis of Impeachment proceedings. They relate to Judge Wililoy's administration admin-istration of tho United States court for China nt Shanghai. After disposing of each of tho seven charges by showing thnt neither of them Is tho proper basis of criticism against Judgo Wllfloy, Secretary Root rovlowu conditions In tho foreign quarters nt Shanghai, showing that because of tho herotoforo lax American Ameri-can administration of Justice there, affairs af-fairs had grown disgraceful. Judgo Wllfloy was sent there for tho express purposes of rovcrslng these conditions.