Inter-Mountain Republican | 1906-03-29 | Page 1 | Conduct of Consuls

CONDUCT OF CONSULS L fl Complaints Against Our Former For- For Former f mer Representatives in inthe the Far East r r t rt Washington March 28 S-ln S In a 11 ic ic- C hUrt lOrt sent to tho the senate e by President I V H Roosevelt o ovell today John Goodnow for for- maci consul general at Shanghai anti and Robert udo Mc former ronnel consul at Canton Canton Can- Can ton are arc made mado mane tho the subject of oC complaints by hy Secretary o of State Stale Hoot Root i two Eighty charges are arc made against t Goodnow arising In connection with l claims and the tho conduct of his t. t Vado tc Is It chul charged ed with unbecoming f j Jf PL con conduct and with I Issuing false also Chinese f certificates The Tho matter malter reached reach cd congress con ress through President Roosevelt tOlla today submitting the report of oC former ormer Third A Assistant Secretary of or State Stale Herbert f v H. H D. D Pierce dealing ng with the condition condi condl- tt 3 Hun tion of AmerIcan consulates In lit lher the r Orient Secretary Hoot in transmitting transmit till ting lug the Information called for COl by 1 t resolution In the lie house calls attention to the fact that omitted lie He observations have ha been says The c reports disclose grave gra misconduct mis mis- f- f conduct on the part pait of vf two consuls formerly occupying Important posts hosts In iii w tho the cast These consuls al' al are no iio longer In the service I 1 regret to say tay however how how- other of misconduct misconduct mis mis- C ever Cl that there ole arc cases conduct or 01 among consuls In various pails pails- of the world l He lie ar argued from rom this his that regular I supervision IK Is shown to lu bo ho the lie mot most mott t I Ht requisite for COl the time good administration admin itEration of consular service