Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-19
Court Has No Right to Inter
fere With Work On a War
Vessel
THE TRIGG coMPANY's FAILURE
Financial Embarrassments Rendered
Necessary the Navy Departments
Seizure of the Cruiser Galveston
Boat Will Probably Be Launched on
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Rights.

Washington, June 19.-Judge Grin
nan of the Chancery court at Rich
monl, Va, has enjoined the represent
tatives of the navy from proceeding
with the construction and launching of
the cruiser at the Trigg yards there
and Secretary Moody has asserted
that the Galveston will be launched
just rs soon as the government gets
ready to let it go down the ways, which
is likely TO be next Monday.
The injunction was issued yesterday
and notice served upon Lieutenants
Thesis and Groesdeck of Richmond.
The writ was granted upon petition
of S. II. Halves & Co, supply creditors
of the Trigg Company, now in the
hands of a receiver, and restraints the
government OFFICIALS and all other per-
sons from in any way interfering with
any Of the property in the Triag yards
and especially the cruiser Galveston,
and the dredge Benyard, under con-
struction for the government.
ants Thesis and Naval Constructor
Groesdeck, in charge of the work on
the Galveston, to proceed with all pos
sibie dispatch to get the ship ready
for launching on Monday. An invitation
has been sent Miss Ella Sealey, of CAL
weston, Tex, selected as sponsor for
the vessel. to be present on Monday to
christen the Galveston. with the ira
ditional bottle of champagne. Captain
Charles Train VIII act as the represen-
tative of the government.
1t IS stated here that proper respect
will be shown the mandate of the
courts so long as they keep within their
jurisdiction, but the navy department.
cannot submit to an interference with
it's rights.
Secretary Moody is not at all dis
posed to act hastily regarding the
Galveston. but indefinite delay upon the
construction of that vessel, in the event
of an international emergency, might
prove grave matter, and the depart
ment therefore feels bound TO proceed
with the work as rapidly as possible.
Secretary Moody held final confer
ences today with the president and the
attorney general. Attorney General
Knox. il can be stated on good author
ty regards as eminently we'll taken
the contention advanced by Rear Ad-
miral Bowles, chief of the bureau OF
construction and repair, that no court
has the right TO interfere with work
on a war vessel, and that the govern
ment would be warranted in calling
federal troops TO protect its agents en-
gagged in such work.
The plan of Gction decided upon is
practically unique in the history OF the
navy department. 1t was decided on
only after the president, the attorney
general, and the secretary of the navy
had given the subject their careful con-
sideration.
1t is not expected that the people
of Virginia will regard the action of
the navy department as in the slightest
degree rejecting on the sovereign
rights of the state. The department
feels that it has acted with unusual
en!eacy toward the Trigg company.
and regrets that financial embarrass-
ments of the company should have ne
cessta,ed seizure of the vessel.
When the Galveston shall be launch
ed, the gunboat probably will be sent
TO ac> ompany her to Norfolk. 1t IS not
expected that the department Will have
TO resort TO a show of naval or military
force to execute its orders.
When the Trigg Company failed last
spring they also had under construc-
ton a hydraulic dredge for the war
department and a revenue cutter for
the treasury department, These Ves-
sells will be taken to Norfolk navy yard,
together with the Galveston, for com
pletiOn there.