New-York tribune., 1885-10-28
rpLtLNERN INN UOLPU[N.

Active work is to be resumed speedily upon
the unfinished cruisers. After long and SEEM
ingly unnecessary delay the reports ol the APP
pIaisal experts have been submitted to the
Navy Department and officially approved.
The EXPERTS have pronounced the materials ana
workmanship to be satisfactory in all respects
and have spokcn in th, highest terms of the
vessels The Advisory Board is to resume its
functions; the vessels are to be- completed at
Mr.. Roach's yards under the same system of in
spcctIon previously employed and when the
work j. done the balances due to the asoignccs
under the contract will be paid. The Govern
mrnt having taken possession of tbs vessels,
there can b. no question IN regard to thcir ac-
ceptlncc. The assSnccs will proYidc ma
chinery materials. and wOrlmcn; the Govern
meut will be responsible for the work and II
the cost of completion leaves margin In cX-
cess of what remains unpaid OF the contract
price, it will b. paid to the a.Sgnccs. There
will be no further delay and three fine vessels
will be added to the American Navy.
The Dolphin, ha.ug been rejected by the
Government, is now the property OF The as
signccs. We are glad to learn that an arrange
mcnt has been made by which the United States
Courts will decide whether the vessel has been
legally condemned. The assignccS will prob
ably brng IL suit against the Government III
which the matters now at issue bttween the
Navy Department and the assgnces can be adj
iusted i'm the Court of Claims. We are conf
dent that Secretary Whitney will exert his in
eucnce To expedite these proceedings and that
he will facilitate il legal adjustment OF all
points which hav0 entered into this most un-
fortunate controversy. 1t ought not 10 b. dtl
cult for the Court to determine with the aid Of
competent experts whether the requirements
of the contract have been complied with.
These arrangements for the completion of the
cruisers and the legal adjustment of the Dol
phin controversy, it Is needless to say, we have
no disposition to critcisc. We congratulate
the country that the time has come wncn the
Navy Department Is acting in Il bIsncss-like
way and is no longer seeking to make political
caDital for the Administration without refer
cncc 10 the requirements of the navy or to the
fate of the shipbullding industry. In official
rcports the cruisers are now commended in fiat
tering terms us splendid specimens of naval
construction. The materials are good; the
workmanship is perfect; the designs and
models are excellent; and everything is as it
should be- WHAT Il contrast between these re-
ports and the pcttilogging efforts OF the Ex-
amining Board to dlspIragc and condemn the
Dolphin. Can it be true that these cruisers
were designed by the same Board that was re-
sponsiblc for the Dolphin Or that they were
constructed under the same thorough system of
inspection! Or built by that ravcnng old Pro-
rcctionist and consc:cncelcss Republican, John
Roach Unfortunately for the Reform " Ad-
mnstration, it is truc There is now no fur
ther chance of making political capital by war
fare upon an cntcrprising shipbuildcr and com
pctcnt naval experts. Consequently the Truth
IL inld nhnnt the CruisCrs