New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-24
1906
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Government inspector: and he acknowledges that ne
concealed this re-treatment from them

There Is no doubt In the minds Of the committee
that the secret re-treatment was given TO mcre'Se
the ballistic resistance of the p.ates win 'he ~
press purpose of passing inferior groups anu VI ~
curing premiums thereon. as the groups ha' D',"
hardly risk the rejecting of 19 tons of arnor, val
ucd at $4,000 in making experiments un noS
tenon OF Superintendent Corey is that ne kn ,h
secret re-treatment which ne called experimenting
without being injured thereby Inc reaI u u III u
sns kneM ia the and anneng
could not but benefit the metal ana incfeas d oe
tainng I premiums; and Knowing this and knowing
that in many cases the plates had receiver , no
the specimen plates selected for baistIc tests But
the conclusive answer to the superin,endehts ar.
been given honestly to all the plates OF the group
before particular plate was chosen as a specimen;
ar nu nE, ' after had been chosen for the
Superintendent Corey announced In his testimony y
upon his own responsibility and without the Know,
edge of his employers. This may be true, or It
may be merely effort TO shield the company. Tor
he admits that the secret refreshments were given
to the plates after he had talked with Mr. Schwah
the superintendent az the company, ana one OF us
stockholders concerning the matter. And 1t may
be worthy Of remark In this
Schwab and Corey-are still retained in the employ
superintendent Corey acknowledged that the bot
tom half OF plate A 619' had been secretly re-
S e NaH sa tine top na hin
that the whole Of this plate had been reiterated A
Of the opinion that the whole plate had receved
re-treamen balliste test showed the op h sba
plate where cut showed different feed or tool
marks. and the specimens taken Iron from the TWO
halves differed materially on being tested
SOME PHENOMENAL VARIATIONS.
Other confrmatory evidence that the top half was
not the real half OF "A 619 was shown by the
test specimens These also before the COM
mttee. The corresponding halves in the two plates
invariably showed phenomenal variations Inc
elongation tensile strength. elastic limit contrac-
ton of area and nature OF fracture nave been iu'y
determined
The upper plate, the specimens showed; when
fbrous and the lower plate brittle in each the
difference was more than strongly marked. II wa"
remarked remarked that it looked as though they were made
Of two different metasne 20, meta, ana vou ne
teered no explanation OF these phenomenal dner-
These specimens were all examined by the COM
mttee. and in their opinion strongly corroborate
Con ne @ rs, Gys the botom half Of some
The ninth charge. that in violation of the spec-
ties. enormously called blowhoes. were plugged by
Government inspectors. is admitted by superin-
tendents Corey and Schwab They aliege that. IN
all cases these plates would pass the requirements
The tenth allegation. that the inspectors stamp
the knowledge of the Government inspectors. IS. In
the opinion OF your committee hardly sustained
without the knowledge OF the Government inspector
while his attention was diverted TO something else
but there was nothing systematic about IL, ana
there is no evidence that 1t was either duplicated
The eleventh allegation. that the Government In
spector. in inspecting bolts was deceived by means
OF false temp!ets or gauges. Is unsupported
GOVERNMENT INSPECTION NEGLIGENT.
After dealing with the various charges and aamis-
SONS made under them. the report takes UP me
and
The evidence discioses the fac, that the Govern
ment inspection was negligent and defective None
honesty nor is there any evidence tending 10 show
that any OF them were corrupt some were dhseh'
position on the part OF mos, Of them to assume
that the company Itself was Watching us supefh m
Board Of Managers IN his testimony. said tha; he
always relied on the fact thai the Government h.d
inspectors there. He dd not know what they were
for, unless Il that the specifications OF
the contract We're carried out The inspectors wete
OF the company upon the inspectors Nei'ner paty
Each had his own independent du;y 10 perform
The company bound TO FUN. the contract IN
se hat they so ued The failure Of ether to NJ
III his duty was no excuse for the other The com
men; inspectors Moreover the fraud has been
traced home to their general superintendent. himself
s,ockholder in the company commodore samp-
son. in his testimony. alleges that II the Ordnance
Bureau had officers the works to act as spies
different instructions. They ga not go there expect
ing to be deceived and he thought II no excuse a,
In their duties He says that they were slow to be
lieve that frauds being perpetrated and not ~
BEEN BEEN ''1''N' '"'''' a. '"'' 80 ''"'' ''
Certain 1t is that the inspectors there TO know
the contract were being faithfully carried out. They
own own knowledge H that ' everything was fight il was
their sole duty TO protect the Government II Is in
going on. day and night. including Sundays, the
inspectors were on duty only eight hours each day
.inD ndaV uh, nNf a
Allowing the eight hours TO have been spent in the
h s Ters ne eoyeTd oy Of hours
Of the 1853 hours Of work each week Much OF the
AZ mes only on duty and
Of the time there were but two While the com
ons Of The IN 'hs New wha has h
pened. that the force of the inspectors should be In
GRAVE NATURE OF THE FRAUDS
After dsposing OF the Government inspection. the
report takes up the subject OF crimlnalty and in
this connection says that. II the crmlnaty OF
wrongful act is to be measured by the elaboration
with which 1t is committed. the magnitude OF the
evils likely to result from Its preparation. and the
want Of provocaton with which 1t is done. the
frauds which the committee has found worthy
to be called crimes. No fine money COM
pensaton Is adequate atonement for such wrongs.
The commission of such frauds Is a moral crime Of
the gravest character The committee do not con-
slider 1t within their province to draft criminal
statute but they DO feel under obligation TO call
| the attention Of the House to the importance OF
protecting in the future the interests OF the Treas
ury the lives OF seamen and the safety of the Ma
ton by appropriate legislation. denouncng crimes
all such acts fraud and deception practised upon
the Government In connection with armor plate
and other material OF war and making such acts
severely punishable In all persons who commit them
aid and abet their commission.
The report In conclusion says:
Notwithstanding all the admissions made by the
superintendents employed by the Carnegie Com
pany they claim that all the plates made for the
Government up TO the specifications OF the con-
tracts They allege that they not only made the
best plate that could be made at that time but that
the plates will all surpass the minimum acceptance
Tho wi reg I'd IN