The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-08-06

IL this were not true a naval officer
has no right to make a book the We.
hiclc Of venting his spite upon HIS SUI
porior IN other words. Mr. Chandler
intends 10 make fight. and if the
navy depar ment win not act he viii
get his friends In the sena.e TO take
steps that viii force Secretary Long 90
take official cognizance of the rear
aomirals abuse
story Proves Offensive
An examination Of Rear Admiral
Evans autobiography shows that Mt
Chandler has every rSason to demand
satisfaction He IS charged with hav-
ing degraded the Office of secretary Of
the navy. and Is likened TO an insect.
The Objectionable paragraphs occur
after Evans has related how he was
transferred from his position on the
advisory board TO be lighthouse In
spector for the nth district. While
occupying that position he had occas-
sion to protect some of the lighthouse
keepers from assessments for political
purposes and thus incurred the III
will Of the politicians. They served
no'ice on him that ne would come 10
grief (which I eventually did, he la
conically adds, and then he says:
"a certain fellow who had been
elected a delegate to poll iical con
vention was nominated TO be light
keeper as reward, but was found so
disreputable upon examr tlon that
refused to pass him. would not sub
init to dictation in my duties by set
of men quite as disruptable as the
suggested keeper, and on this issue
was detached and placed on waiting
orders. Report was made OF the sec
retary OF the navy that / was interfer-
ing with the political conditions in the
fifth district and without asking a
word OF explanation from me ! was
punished by being relieved and placed
on half pay II was, OF course, a gross
injustice, and caused no end of com.
ment in the newspapers. but I took il
as quitely as possible and have always
felt contented that was not personal
ly known to the man who could so far
degrade The high Office he held The
navy had in some ways. degenerated
into a job lot at least in the eyes of
those who used it for their own pur-
poses. and was sometimes let to a very
low bidder
Finding myself on he beach, as II
were. because ! would not take a hama
in politics. rather than because had
done so, and knowing that would not
have employment again during the
time Of the admins ration then in
power. asked for leave for a year,
with permission to leave the United
States In the absence of the secre-
tary of the navy he request was
granted and | was busy making prepa-
rations TO enjoy It when "a telegram
came from the secretary revoking
my leave and again placing me on
waiting orders. was really Of much
more Importance than | had consider
ed myself and ! mus be made to feel
my punishment. However, / had felt
the sting of insects before in my life
and did not consider them of much i'm
portance."
Emphasizes His Contempt.
In order to still fur her emphasize
his contempt of Mr.. Chandler Evans
proceeds TO characterize Mr. Whitney,
Chambers successor as the prince
of secretaries" upon whose coming
into Office there was sense of relief
20 us all" Mr. Whitney. it is stated,
sent for Evans frankly told me Of
the reports against me as inspector Of
tie hfth district and heard what
had 20 say in reply" Mr. whitney
ordered Evans TO resume the position
from which he had been displaced by
Secretary Chandler.
Mr. Chandler in his correspondence
with Secretary Long and Admiral Ey-
ans has made it clear that the rea-
son why he relieved Evans from duty
a Baltimore was because Secretary of
the Treasury Folger requested him to
do so. The secretary OF the treasury
charged Evans with having wantonly
insulted citizen of Maryland by us
ing vile language.
Acting Secretary Hackett today IN
tlmated that the department regard
e~ Mr., Chaadler's complaint IN the
light Of joke and would pay no at
tention TO IT, but Mr. Chandlers
friends say the exsecretary was new
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