The Washington times., 1904-10-03

Beale explained that most OF his men
were particularly skilled iu the work
i1 hand. and they got higher wages
than union men. and that la could not
set alouE without them.
well you ID have 90, Massey was
reported at the time 10 have said 'ur
YOU won't be able 10 finish the job at
aII-
some 300 or 400 men were waiting on
the crane builders 90 go on with the
sh5unuiiiiuE. Beale reported what Mas
seE had said 10 Admiral Rodgers and
the admiral rep--e1-
"The United States Government knows
neither union nor uoL-uU-gn men, You
go along abuuJ your business, and lt
you want amy protection, leg me know
ANA EOuE GET ir lu hurry
Massey Elected.
s. few days after that Massey was
seen iH che yard again talking with
some of the men. lie was suspected OF
doing missionary work, and, by order
OF admiral Rodgers, he was escorted
out OK tle yard hy two marines and told
NOT 10 come back. The following MORN
inE as Beale was about 90 enter the
ya-d. hc was set upon ry three men.
after tle good Ola sam Parks way had
both eyes D--CEeuro. ana was hithg1 ~
the RIBS and stomach His assaliau-s
Massey was not heard of further about
the yard. but some of the crane workers
brought in a story that the sam Parks
crowd made mo- bones OF saying LntL
they would teach certain persons al me
yard % lC5 ID ln pohteness some DAY
that they H1Ildu soon forget. Fur
therugTe, they said according 20 the
story. ship. either Government OF
otherwise. wasn't finished Jiu she was
TFEa Connecticut has been launched.
anyway, and she is closely watched day
and night by American marines whose
uatTi0tism ana loyalty uO man any
where ever questioned ana me ofSet
that was issued yesterday TO those
marines was
--Hau any person attempting to board
the ship d4E or night who is not
voucled for, and Il tine command IS not
obeyed. shoot. ana shoot 10 XIII
Constructor Bakers Statement.
Naval Constructor William j. Baxter
said that the report of the attempts TO
wreck the Connecticut are correct. and
that there was more To the plot than
many of the people at the yard sus-
pecred at first The construction de-
partmelt was satisfied when the spike
was found on the ways that IL was
deliberate attempt 10 wreck the battle
ship but that suspicion was made a GER
tainty. when the hole was found ia the
Keel plates after the launching.
lr was thought ar lLSl tlal Pl~7l9i
some foreigner. iEnDped WIN Z 10y $500 -s
20 ais own country mao ttleI 20 Wlglh
the LARGEST of this Government usnT-
ing ships, but there IS no ground Tor
ed unlikely that il viii be possible 20
identify any person with the attempts
Tfe ofzcere themselves are not more
angry over the attempts TO lufule the
Connecticut than The W0rkmen VINO
have been employed on the boat since
the keel was laid. and who have come
To regard the great 1atleSllp W-Lt3 .
sentimental reverence lle~e men III l-
work in harmony with me oll!crtS ~
trying 10 find the persons Tespo1@l Die
for the outrage and the Secret Service
men who have been detailed ON the case
H-.H Hr O.
her OF these volunteer detectives
Guarding Against Repetition.
There is little danger that any further
attempt VIII be made from the outside
TO iniure the Connecticut Yesterday
two marines with loaded rifles were pa
troHinEth land side Of the boat while
cu the boat itself were guards with IN
structi1rs 90 shoot IF necessary. Flee
tric IiElts at night are on the outside
and The interior Of JEc boat and there
is mo- relaxation of visilauce.
n would be impossible faf am aEtste. b
tn Doe made on the water side OF the
boat Resides tne guards ON the boat
-l=E.-- -.-r t.-> t-sa---- 9.= rr-
~esrstTge- ana the rrgeit ing SUM l-s-..-
cock has "a tuii view Of the aDpleaen t-
WarlE. Iu addition fr these pier-ttlt ions
launch VIII DE kept under steam az al
Every officer in the obstruction de-
r1-rrr1-rr- aud- i1 fact every officer aI
the Earl is I'm state OF Elzl nervous
tension over the atlempts 10 iu1uEa ol
destroy tho Connecticut. the telephone
vines between The ward and the Navy
Uauart-aeEr have been very busy since
the East attempt was discovered all
Washington has been kept l1 close tuHCi
with the GeEel lDmelr=-
Penalty fox Crime,
The Federal statutes are clear on the
zlbfaea OF the penalty TO be imposed tol
q successful attempt 10 destroy @ vessel
of war This punishment is death. but