New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-14

regular service. acquire the knowledge necessary
to him to the eer Of the
War were largely recruited from that c,as Sav Pho
m has S shangea all ms was gong TO- say the
CINE room but modern sh,P Is one future van1 naval
Al the Ss CARRIED S, out delay OF
seconds In obeying the signal from the commanding
1seg Of IN The MAKE OF
victory defeat There will be no time TOT , ~
experience. and his orders to each subordinate must
be on his tongues end for any emergency Wnene
such volunteers coming from? Inc source ot
supply is too large. for we can look only 70 the
engineers OF the larger class OF steamer OF the
merchant marine. TO former naval ensineefs vsrv
have resigned from the service. and 10 a VERY tay
limited extent to engineers on shore VINO and the
handling OF men, 1t may be asked why sucn 'eii
Ss r not wsr ey would i no do Sa
reason that the class OF engineers required are only
eng.neors-a class discrimination to which they
n m not accustomed ana 10 WHICH '"'' VIII '''' w
UNEQUAL PUNISHMENTs
The ex naval engineer then cites cases Of unequal
pun,shments inflicted by courts-martial when tho
culprits are line officers members Of the stan. An
instance is quoted where an engineer was absent
without leave while his ship was tied up at wharf.
and for this no sentenced TO a years suspen-
sion on iuroush payone OF waiting oraers pay
OF the wreck OF the Kearsarge on Roncador Reef. on
February 2 1894. her commanding oftcer; Com,
Lyman. were found guilty OF negligence and in
efficiency In the performance OF duty" The former
sentenced to two years suspension from duty
waiting orders pay. and tho latter 10 one year;
but the Court recommended c.emency. and the SEN
tence OF the commander was cut down TO one year,
that both these officers received the same punish
ment for losing their ship through negligence that
the engineer received for being absent without leave
except that their pay not cut down to the extent
that his
An instance OF unjust discrimination cited by Mr.
Mattice Is the OF lieutenant who. early In the
present year, convicted by q cOurt-marthl OF
drunkenness board ship while on duty. and SON
fenced by the court martial 10 six months suspen-
sion from rank and duty, on waiting orders pay
When the case reached Washington the machine
got in It's work to such an extent thnt tho offending
officer sentenced to only two months suspen-
sicn instead of six and the comparison Is drawn
between the line and the staff In the way of dis
elimination IN the following words: In the Navy
Register OF January. 1896. in the column OF present
duty station. opposite the name OF this bibulous
lieutenant there IL simply blank space. Opposite
the name Of "A surgeon who also awaiting tho
action OF n cOurt-martial appear tho words Under
srrest The machine advertised the staff officer TO
the world as cuprt. but shielded the line officer
from public view"
Numerous other instances cited showing the
rea sOn why engineers and other members OF the
staff not Mt all satisfied with the present con-
dtiion OF affairs. and the document has stirred up
considerable talk In naval circles. Tho pertinent
comment made yesterday that the engineer
would not have dared to speak "a he has had he
been content remain the retire., list, and not
completely severed his connection with the service