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wAsu1NoToN. Jan. 25.-The privilege OF
growing at the existing order OF things and OF
declaring that whatever ls Is wrong is perhaps
nowhere more jealously preserved aud priced
than on shipboard. But the traditional habit
ia surrourded with certain restrictions, 80 that
| 1, NAV not run into professional dlscourtesy or
the breach OF regulations, A letter written by
Commander Joseph b. CoRhlau. and publish ed
in the Vallejo Chronicle, has lately started O.
dIscussion whether these border lines Of
licensed or, at least officially uncensured
orumblinR had or had not been overpassed by
him. Accordingly, when orders were issued
Yesterday relieving him by Commander Edwin
NJ Shepard in the command OF the Mohtcan
Admiral Kimberley's temporary flagship at
Honolulu, on the Pacific station, and ordering
him 20 report to the Commandant nt Mare
Island, rumor spread that this change was
due 10 tho letter. And even those who did not
40 interpret II felt that he was to have every
| opportunity OF explaining himself.
The letter is certainly one OF the most re-
markable ali. around criticisms on naval men
and things ever made public Commander
CoRhlan, to begin with. holds that the Marc
Island yard has been run as a political ma
chine, that its work has been bad, and that the
repairs, In particular, Of the Mohcan. hts own
vessel, were scandalously managed:
Iheard the chief engineer Of the roQuos say the
quarterback OF the Mohcan 81 hope to God willnever
have again at Mare Island They spent $4,000
on the and have left nothing damned
old ratte.trAp after all" ship that used to 20 So
knots for 1have often heard the late Commander fitE
hugh say 60 and her log will ho right after
being year In their hands coming fresh for three
| years. cruise and only able to steam 10 knots
| -, .a ,bo ,oti,,o,, soondot,
Ae na''e. vi ie0ott' - - - 80. o..
| OF the mare lslanu yhru Moio euonE 'ho h.e'
| exposed by Secretary whitney, anu the repairs
| OF the Mohican were an example cited by him
| OF how such things ought not to be done.
| That aha docs not 20 so fast as she used to Ia
| .,,o ON i,di.nrtoblo fact But warming with
.,o 80 -. .u Ca,,,,onJor coobIan wen, on IN
"io oup'0' ,s. a.. .ho a,,,oa., T.; ,hi
pny lid eoinpiiiAen'S w ' - ~
iaSn'on.
.ns snkm.o - as ~. n .ntn. ana hscsnso ,h. anv.rr'
han To do somstbnr to earn their money
Their vbol, talk IA A general rule descriptive Of how
they got ahead of some commanding officer or beat
executive ocerA or now they tied ship up for
repairs (Which from their own conVsrsation were not
needodl because they wished 70 remain certain time
| in port And then the absolute cruelty OF expecting
them to 70 IN the engine room 70 lux out or anything
therei Oh myl Az an omoor nHn up Saiu 70 me tne
other day: From tho taik OF the Mon'can engineer
gathered that his own idea OF Wha ne ought 10 DO 70
earn his salary was slnpH 70 sis al al oASy SHF AoF
| the rest OF his hfe."
oh our Ste Trip over whenever .ho oruer was kNen 10
get up steam the engineers would be wild with excite
ment and, as one OF the omeers remarked the Whoie
| engine force would burst into 'sarS aont kho"
what II ia but our engineers seem tghtehea TO ueAth
whenever the engines nave 10 DC run can't hnu out
whether II IL from kho"ieuge nAt tue machinery
was repaired INTO worthlesShess OF "he'her IL want
OF psctice But certain II B tnAt inc engineers are the
only ones VINO are frightened oy inc running OF the
| engines MARX my words our new ships may be very
fass "hen turned over 10 ,ne navy ou' N one year
was the case the other gay Win 'he 'h'caRo' they
won't DO able TO DO as wen as was expected ana Tor
some ito outsiderS unaccouhtaoe reason the vacuum
th.v can, o., thu ssm. number Of revolptionsn
or for some ether reason the ships won't run;
and so it will keep on from year to year.
until they got down to fOry.avo pounds of steam and
forty revolutions and then the engineers will be happy
ana grow rat Iheso are roosh tAotS 10 acAhow'edEo
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