Arizona republican., 1898-09-08
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Washington, Sept. 7.-There are two branches of the naval service which have done magnificent work in the war with Spain, and which have receiv- cd little or no consideration whatever frcm the commanding officers of squad rons and fleets who have submitted their reports to the department. It is very well known through the press dispatches that the officers and men Of the marine corps performed magnifi- cent work not only when landings were made at Guantanamo and other points on the coast Of Cuba, but also in han ding the guns Of the secondary batter ieS On the ships Of Sanpson's and Sehleys fleet in the battle of July 5. Nearly all Of the small arms like six pounders, three-pounders, one-pound- CTS, and machine guns, were served by men Of the marine corps. This was particularly true of the Brooklyn, which was the flagship Of Commodore Schley. Schley's friends complained very bitterly because Sampson failed tc mention specifically the services of their idol, and yet it would Ee difficult to find in the report Of Schiey himself any reference to the work of the ma Iine corps, indicating that that de- spised branch Of tfs naval service per- formed any service whatever.
 But while the neglect Of the marine corps by the commanding officers of the f1eat off Santiago is particularly no- ticeable, 1t does not approach the stud jed ignoring Of the services Of the of hcers and men of the revenue cutter service in the reports of Sampson. al T S1s, information from Manila indicates that the revenue cutter Mccullough not only was the target or the first fire from the forts on Corregido7, but that the gallant little vessel has been in the thicizest Of tho conflict ever since the 1st. of May. Her officers and crew were just as effective as those of any other vessel attached to Dewey's squad ron. But the Mccullough is simply CO., operating with, and is not a part of the Amerioan navy. The Manning, the Alorrill. the Hamilton, the Win dom, the WCodbury, the Hudson, the Calumet, and the Mclean have ali been cooperating with Sampson's fleet Several of them, notably the Manning ana the Hudson, have been engaged in many hot fights, and yet officially the navy department has practically no knowledge of their work. The worst Of it all is that while every command ing officer ill the navy proper who has seen active service in this war. as well as many of their subordinatss, hayo been named for promotion, tAere has been no recognition whatever of Cap tain HCdgson of the, Mccullough, and Captain Munger Of the Manning, Cap tain McGuire Of the Windcm, and Lieu tenant NeWcOmb of the Hudson, are not considered of sufficient importance to be even mentioned by their com handing officers, although their ser vices Were just as valuable, compar- ing vessels ton for ton, as those O. the officers of the Iowa, the Oregon, the Texas. and the New York.
 Yet while the services of these fight ing revenue officers have been so stu diously ignored oy the navy, they are likely t0 receive attention from con- gre>s, and they may, after ail get their dues in spite Of the failure Of the ad- Inirals to recognize the merit of men Whc are just as good sailors as any in the navy, and who arc in active ser vice all the time, even when var does not exist.
 The previousness of the American of ice seeker has never been better Illus trated than at this time Having in mind the fact that the United States will shortly appoint officers to execute whatever laws are enacted for the gov ernment Of Porto Rico and Hawaii. ap- plicatiCns have begun to come in from ali oyer the country for positions ill all the branches of the government ser vice.
 Ae the interior department one en- terprisins individual whose name the officials refuse to disclose has made ap- piication for the receivership Of one Of the land ofices in Hawaii when land laws are formulated for that. island another wants to pe governor of Porto Rico when civil government is estab- lshed there.
 At the treasury department Appoint ment Clerk Bracket has On file num- Der of applications for positions in the customs service both in Porto Rico and Hawaii. At the department of justice, letters have been received re- GuestiEg the consideration of the Writ- CTS names when judicial appointments are made.
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