New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-17
Dr.. Lyons
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.,o,,. roduced and equivalent risidltyi, ana no
Strength still maintained Inns ament on small dis,
demands OF and the Texas and other ships ondeny
y, Thai time reached the climax o nv our naval
w h,Snr nd n certain ships Of ha. aa,f then and
was my opinion OF the p pans o, ~ ' Alter it,
Roturnins to .,e,s ai crrHpha,iaiy That
against nayysrds s s,pie Of hayward meth
nase escep public hearings before %aHns no
in hs WsnnSs for the pubSatio In
6s did not attack the quality o, hch had been
nayardss e %ayT the House Cone n
mitee on Appropra lions sh pSnisb and the Gin
basis Of my Sds Sa SSS built three such ships d adi
what those two cost in the vcyomybInaton--I will
this TO meet ama the YORK tSs Son
folk and Mare Island nayyyar rus admitted this
tract system al Aue to the red tap a anu anu
m,litarv methods inseparaDe ,o unr.tn as a manu-
,emnts Of the Government to ope'"'
AWAIT from and beyond the foTsgpS
Tons s,c rriti ism and discussion OF shroad to
ers for the reason that the oymneton for foreign
,o tor example Ii Hung Chahs co TO Eng
why do the South Am spI learned that he wa
prompted to this inquiry ny 'S Fact that both the
men IN S @srnan Ministers to China M mac Chimes
'n,,on 70 the matter. and had lo,dd .hlns could
'9 The plate nvesealon sne n"b,shed crit
defective stahliiy a w. been paradtd by the Eng
isl and Germans in Japan on d anr rn in news
h,lr TO our prejudice Far more are neyer
faults prevail in ether na ,,s s pocy to prevent
IN im or criticism OF Sm may be tn
ms POM ','rcrts they certainly cahnp' az, sI,r,
Good bv printers ink a cohvi'"o"
YOU Will snarr WV remark that while have .ons
de5recaicd this tendency %ho To- this somewhat
am,'t -. protest Ly thu fact that Ada'r cimaS Of
rs quoted seems TO h Tcrv 'rrsspcctfully.
mistake ana "''s''"''' CHARLES H. CRAMI'
,,o,,,,or 70 what Mr. cramp
.a,s ahou, the pians of the Texas. inc w. ,as
Avs "' ,,,to, 40 a soagoing vessel she hAf
,.,s,ro,ed &c .tainly vindicate his Ju's'"'
=, 49,, ,r.an TO assert tina, the Texas j. j." "V
hin sho was laid down ten years hto ,,,nc IN tur-
rrovemeris have been mao NAL ~. svs,.ms and also IN
,he dist,iiution OF batteries W ia. ors.lf to he
sav is that the Texas VIII p'o'
ns 70 any controversy between Ah An, nn to talk
"a me shipyards have directed nm, n pc Teas
and n Is my earnest desire '""' 90
shall pursue sIihllar 'O"''' .,.,,
,.,,,,,,,.- or NEWSPAPER CRITICISM.
osoo.i,uv desire TO call attention to wh"' w
''' l., bis letter about the effect IN LOT
, no,,,res Of the very frequent critie'S" "po''
American ships by u portion OF the A"e'0'''
/ / have direct information. from SOURCES w .,
NJ Cramps letter. which pears o"' nc -,
no,,s Roth china and Japan are bui"'"s "''
n,. .b,rhuilders naturally desire the custom" ~
'"' my .omr,r,es am credibly Informed tha'
I,a,, s,t,buld.rs OF other countries VINO WIZ
,o,,,, las, spring with American shippu''u''S
,or contracts with the japanese "o'''"' ,
objected a large number OF very Sn"i' 49, - -,
" American ships ana pn, ,n' TOR the purpose o.
showing that DO not know no" W """' '
~ ress OF the country has been generaly ,Tsn
10 IN. Navy. and has been IA Se'i .nionmcni lis
rs su.'' l., Mi. direction cannot he 100 heartily
acknowedred submit Mr. camp 'r 81 so,n mo~ "f
ever Tor ,ne friod. the unIntenonal inIurs.
our ,",lssnnn interests that are liable 10 result
,,o, An nn,s,rinr upon minor mistakes tina, may
nav" been Committed even though at otnet uni
~" credit ,b Ss fhs sys i been ~" attained
As to the mistakes Of rival nations they can a.
s,onal channel. SO that our snipbudstrs wnsn
goins abroad for CUSTOM are at c SS'r rSr,aniy
Ever were written with the thought that tne r
would he ua cond inX s4 and our press
agree With that American sh'pou'ue'S nave
No IN mixing this statement, let me say that ! DO
not intend to l.. drawn into a controversy anou'
tho ss Of the @ DSy MI@ to y; ms h
and / certainly do not deny the ,Shi or Iu,s ~
mrn hss sometimes even had ts attention prof,a.
bly, directed 10 points In naval ,'i
escaped attention and. whether Il adopts them on
not. 1t always wccome, susS, s''1nS -, w' r,'rest
~ DC Tovv H. a. HERBERT.
TWO ENGINEERS REPRIMANDEo
While the court Of inquiry which investigated
the sinking OF the Texas on November y "ttach''
no blame to any one for the accident whoh u
,ou,, dnc in a defective casting I'm valve yok"
and the possible existence OF open valves between
commandments Secretary Herbert. on the recon-
mendation OF tho Judg" Advocate-Cencral finds
chief Engineers Moor. OF the ship. and Farmer.
~ the Navy Yard. "reprehensibly careless. ana
I, they had not each failed In his duty. this accl-
dent could not have happened mild repri-
,nand I'm the form Of a copy OF these nndings, mas
been sent TO the two officers. - o,
In the House to-day Mr.. Bailey Dem. Tex)
asked immediate consideration OF resolution pro,
yIding FOR an investigation by a Subcommittee OF
mo com mittec on Naval Affairs into the alleged
detects OF the battle ship Texas. on objection by
Mr. D,ngcy Nsep.. Me-. the resolution was re
ferred to the committee without action Speaking
Of the matter, Mr.. Bailey said that. under any
Conditions he desired tina, the name OF the ship
should be changed her past record: In his
onInion was disgrace TO the noble state OF
| Texas.