New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-21
TRANSFER OF The REVENUE MARINE.
ADVOCATING THE NEW BILL IN REPLY ~
CENSURE FROM TIE NAVY

ADVOCATING THE NEW BILL IN hrih' ~
CENsURE FROM TIE NAVY
TO the Editor of The Tribun
sir: In your article Of January Is YOU published
letter signed United states Navy con'lcH'"F upon
an article written by Lieutenant &. H. 'auc'
r : r. NJ I'm a recent issue Of Harpers NeeHN'
and incidentally mentioning the proposed transfer ".
tne Revenue Marine to the Navy Department. WIN
YOU kindly permit me 10 correct a wrong lnP'c'''o'
that the writer evidently wishes 10 create iruc' wv
article in Harper's Weekly IS headed In " bch VPc
Ly tho name "Lieutenant u. l.. Garden, U. = "
Hut IN the first place the bold type tnd' 'co"7 ~
to offend United states Navy Is that eeneray uSeu
In headings and I'm the second place. ad l. = Navy
been rs particular In reading the ARMY ana Navy
Journal" OF the issue following the ISSUE " H"iPo'
Weekly" referred TO. he would nave seen ''"' V""
GT. < NJ after Lieutenant GARDENS name was d
Typographical error, and was no fanlt OF Lieutenant
Gardens. Therefore think that IT. 5. Nays I'm
putatlon that Lieutenant Garden was SAILING uhner
false colors decidedly rs premature As he 'housn'
Iicntonant Gardens supposed use OF the letters
ar s NJ was We should. especially IN print, Dc
careful how we cast reflections on anothers honesty
~ purpose before We are sire we know the iactS Vi
the
a. $ Navy tells us that should the transfer take
n1occ ms IL undoubtedly wild. ensigns would
hove 10 serve on board cutters under men who
not only entered the Naval Academy after them' ot
who having entered failed 10 I'll the requirements
There are about 900 officers in the Revenue Marine
and of these eleven are men VINO nave bech III
The Naval Academy OF these eleven men seven
were honoraJy discharged from the Navy, AT er'io"a
tion with years pay in accordance With tie hct vi
Congress. August 3. 1882 because there were not
enough vacancies for them In the Navy one reSgneu
because OF private before final graduation
and the other three failed In different ways to Keep up
lle required standard. 80 that d" L. 5. Navy would
stop the transfer because but OF 600 officers trans
feired eleven at one time junior In RINK 10
bimbec ause presume he would not have written the
letter II he had not an axe OF his own to grind II
seems a rihe selfish In u. :. Navy" to wish 10 90
CHS and to prevent the undoubed good the transfer
would work both services Just because these eleven
men are Questionable TO him. ana perhaps 10 IL"
others.
The Transfer bill provides that any Navy officers OF
the proper grade may be required TO serve under a
transferred officer. but only when the list OF trans
crred officers Is exhausted by the details. and then OF
course the regular Navy officers must be drawn from to
fill the compliments Of the different vessels. The
bill also provides that transferred officer shall have
10 serve on regular naval vessels except in time OF
war; This Is but justice to the transferred officers,
because as they have not had opportunities OF becoming
familiar with the intricate mechanism OF modern ord
nance they honld not be required to do duty where
they wond be placed at Disadvantage except IN case
Of an emergency. The bill does not say that the trims
as Navy officers but that they shall be examined
only bv boards composed OF transferred officers ana
that the standard shall remain the same which is but
just The hill says nothing about the subject matter
Of the examination . -,
u. : Navy" the transfer would really result
probably IN imparing tie efficiency Of both services
In view OF The fact that the Secretary OF tile NAVY:
the Secretary OF the Treasury Boards OF Trade ana
Chambers OF Commerce. all over the country the
Legislatures OF several States, and the Naval Com
mittees Of both horses Of the last Congress recon-
mcndcd the transfer il Would seem that l. = Navy
* y trlnr I'm the minority with his opinion.
In conclusion would IKE TO cai the arc nd,n
that the Secretary Of the Navy would recomrend
the passage Of measure that would really rcsIe
nrofabIv in mpalrng tie efficiency OF the service
over which he has control And the secretary ~ the
Navy has strongly urged the transfer. il would seem
mat II i'll becomes "T. :. Navy 70 cal upon all
naval officers to rally around his standard n oppo
shOn his chief. KENEN'h MAhlNh'
New York. February !, 1892.