Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-13

through the columns OF your Justly
esteemed paper. of which am a constant
reader Observe Orders No. 4, T.. S. Naval
Station, Guam May S, 1901, especially where
the mark is made with pen in lNo. ~, or
second Ny opinion is, had an enlisted man
got reduced by climate fever he no doubt
would have got ten DAYS on the wood.pile
for trying to beat the sick report But I
suppose It is impossible for lwhisky?l one
to catch such fever no doubt 1t prevails only
among officers of the command or that
branch of service
Hoping to hear from it through your
paper, 1 remain, respectfully,
a constant reader, or
.N.Y.Z.
Here is Commander Schroeder's drastic
orders numbered respectively from first to
fourth:
order No. 4, U. s. Naval Station, Guam.
May S. tgor
First-rhe attention Of the command of
this station is directed to the hoodlumism
and lawlessness which are rampant In it
Secoud-It is not necessary to- mention all
the instances of terrorism, theft. gambling
and drunkenness which have brought the
United States forces into disreputc among
the people of this island Bat there is rea-
son for alluding 20 the theft a few weeks
ago of "a barrel of whiskcy from the naval
hospital that was the last and sole supply
of the medical department for medical pur-
poses. An officer on duty here has since
then been so reduced by climatic fever that
certain amount of whiskey was considered
necessary TO keep him from utter prostra-
ton. Fortunately a small supply was OBJ
tanned from a passing vessel Had that ac-
cidental supply not been forthcoming and
had that officer succumbed, his death would
have rested upon the heads of the SCOUT
drels who committed the theft There are
many who know who those thieves are, but
they apparently have not the coura ge
TO denouuce them they are afraid This
gang operates in the United States uniform,
although not always In the uniform of their
own corps. Their latest victim is an en-
listed man in the battalion, from whom
they have now stolen clothing and over
5000 IN Mexican silver
Third-For the present and until further
orders, an enlisted men in this station shall
live iu the barracks provided for them, and
no liberty shall De granted after taps Com
mauding officers Of posts will provide the
necessary number of sentrics to enforce this
order and win direct the officers of the day
TO have the roll called u any OF all of the bar.
racks whenever there may seem to be reason
for IT, even if that be at every fifteen minutes
during the uight'
Fourth-rhe many honorable men of the
command, men who do not steal. uorgamblc.
nor get drunk, are invited TO bestir them.
selves When they shall have attained 10
real manhood's estate and decided TO take
courage and put q stop TO these practices by
bringing the offenders to light then rcputa-
uons under "a cloud may be cleared. and the
command become a source of pride, instead
Of being q source of shame TO their officers
and a disgrace to their country and TO their
uniform Until then, ana while the guilty
remain unconvicted, none are innocent.
SEArON SCHROEDER.
Commander u. S. N, Governor.
The intention of our correspondent evi.
IDENTIFY Is that the GLOBE must notice para
graph second, where the commander cites
the case of "a sick officer whose ailmcut re-
Quired whskey and who might have died"
if some had not been providenUally Oh.
tanned from nm unexpected quarter The
correspondent guages the commanders i'm
diguauou TO have been aroused by the sight
of this unhappy, ailing officer, suffering
for the want of the whiskey stolen by those
whom Commander Schroeder so passion
ately denounces.
Admitting the theft of the whiskey by
the gang operating In the United States
uniform, il is very clear that they did not
and do not disgrace the said uniform as
much as Commander Seatou Schroeder q.
S. n, did In the issuance of such ana out.
ugeous manifesto as this Order 4.n We
venture the statement that In neither the
military or naval service of any civilized
nation can be found a duplicate Of such
asiniue stupidity as this order 4, leaving
out the outrageous insults contained In il
against the men Of his command This tax
eater Schroeder is a striking specimen of
the new impeualisuc satraps we are send
ing to rule and govern distant naval stations
and territories under the American flag
Commander Schroeder is as qualified for
such command and the exercise Of the
authority such appointment confers as am
Egyptian Fellah would be TO command the
British troops still stationed in the Khe-
dives country He, and not the men Of