The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-15
FIGHTING BDB'S'
REPLY TO Mr.. MYERS
Rcar-Adfniral Resents Most En-
pl,atically Letter Written by
Exposition Governor
WILL SEEK REDRESS
MIR. Myers Replies That He
Doesn't Care What Evans
Does.
.Ispeeial 10 The Tines-Dispatch,l

Especial to The TiIncs-D fspatchJ
NEW YORK. September 14.--Corre-
spondence between Rear-Admtral Rob-
ley u. Evane. United States Navy, and
Barton Myers. a member of the board
of governors OF the jamestown Expo
sition relating to the alleged views of
navy officers about their service In
connection with the exposition. was
published to-day in the Army and Navy
Journal. The two men became Invoked
through the publication of letter
in New York evening newspaper
several months after Mr.. Myers wrote
What Ncttlcd Evans.
What particularly angered Admiral
Evans in the letter was this:
IF Admira! Evans and certain Of
ficers who are taking their cue from
him now feel that 1t is derogation
of their dignity for a few months to
associate with the common people or
this country. and to allow them 10
come aboard of their ships and iook
them over 1t will tend rather to react
and create an anta6onistic feeling
such as is already cropping UP among
the papers Of the country"
Mr.. Myers replied to Admiral Evans,
letter under date of August 10th, say
Ing that he wrote the published letter
about two and a half months ago.
early in June, but the date is o. lifted
il, it's present publication. 1t was not
my intention or expectation mat me
letter should be printed, although
omitted 10 ask that IL be not published.
/ must ask that in reading the letter
YOU do so as of the time when 1t was
written"
Mr.. Myers went on to explain that
,i,,ct on Ia ms frinp r.
ficles had appeared in the Army and
Navy Journal, Army and Navy Register
and the Navy, rejecting on the James
town Exposition, distinctly announcing
the distaste and reluctance with which
many of the navy officers regarded
their enforced participation in the
Jamestown Exposition
Plenty of Ginger.
Admiral Evans wrote in reply the
day he rot the explanation from Mr..
Myers. Admlra, Evans says in part:
/ desire to make most clear to you
the fact that as the fleet and officers
and men under my command have been
acting under the orders of the Score
tary of the Navy and in accordance
with the we'll known wishes of the
President of the United States
throughout our service In connection
with the jamestown Exposition the
personal opinion and desires of my
self or of the said officers and men
do not enter into the case at all.
| must alsr call your attention 10
the fact that Sou have no means of
knowing what my opinions are in
regard TO the jamestown Exposition
and the duty of the fleet in connec-
ton Herewith. Your assumption that
what YOU call unjust and damaging
articles" appearing in the service
Journals "reflecting on the James,
town Exposition correctly express
my personal views is not only unjust
to me but is in my opinion an unWar-
rantable piece of impertinence. when
/ most distinctly and cmphatically re-
sent.
The unwarrantable character of your
first letter is only equaled by the
insolence of your assuring me in YOU
last letter that you GLADLY accept In
good faith your statement that the
feelings referred to in the editorials
above quoted and in my letter We're
not those of yourself and the other
officers OF your fleet" / most forcibly
statement to you, as no thought of
making any explanation in regard to
anything to a person in Your subor-
dinate position ever entered my mind
AS YOU acknowledge the authorship
of the letter and ecc!pt the responsi-
bility for the statements made there
in. i shall now take such steps In
regard to your i'll advised and incom-
prehensible rushing into print with
an absoluteEI =. unfounded charge
against me ,.nd.the Officers under my