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ton at Pine Knot, Va, the President
was informing his callers Of desire
to bang the heads Of DR.. Rixey's OPP
ponents together and also to assign
some of the fighting admirals Of the
line TO the hospital ship Relief He
virtually does bang the heads Of Ad-
niral Rixey's opponents together. for
he first gives Admiral Brownson a
good dressing down and characterizes
his action in resigning from the chief
ship OF the Bureau OF Navigation, be-
cause medical officer was going to
be put in command OF the Relief. as
''unseemly and improper" He referred
TO the same action that Senator Hale.
Of Maine, in a recent interview de-
scribed as refreshing for ''the courage
and independence ii demonstrated.
The President regards it as 'impera-
tive to stamp with disapproval the be-
havior which. If followed throughout
the Navy generally, would literally
ruin the Nays efficiency
The President also scores the critics
Of the Navy such as Henry Reuter-
dahl. who wrote that the boats were
not built as they should be TO attain
the highest efficiency in warfare. Of
icers, who are supposed to have been
furnishing like information for a SER
vice journal, known as the Navy, are
also given a slap. as the President says
that while defects IN the Navy should
be pointed out it should not be with
hysterical exaggeration or malicious
untruthfuiness." He thinks IT repre-
hensible in the highest degree TO ex-
plot them in grossly exaggerated form
in the fancied interest of an individual
or clique of individuals"
All this and more that he says to
the same end viii intensity the at
titude Of Congress on questions affect
ing the Navy. The war is now on and
1t will probably defeat much Iegisia-
ton that the Navy hoped to get and
that the President wanted this winter.
There is hardly a man in Congress-,
unless il be the Seapker. whom the
President could so I'll afford seriously
to antagonize as Senator Hale, Of
Maine. He IS the chairman Of the
Committee on Naval Affairs and comes
nearer being the real leader or the
Senate than any other man there.
In attacking Admiral Brownson. who
by Navy regulations is prevented FROM
saying anything IN return, the Presi-
dent has virtually attacked Senator
Hale, who championed him. To at
tack one Of the old Senate leaders ia
generally 10 bring down upon ones
back ali the influential Senators and
in this case II viii include some Of the
Presidents best friends.
WAR UPON HARTMAN.
The President IS showing his old time
aggressive spirit in other ways and has
really opened the new year with invi-
tations for battle all along the line. He
has stirred up the Department OF Justice
anew. With the Presidents full ap-
prevail Attorney General Bonaparte
has announced that he is prepared to
begin a suit against the Union Pacific
Railroad for dissolution OF its COM
bination with the Southern Pacific
That Of course, is a blow az 'SUnde-
sirable Citizen" Hartman. although
no proceedings are contemplated
against Hartman in person Inter
state Commerce Commissioner Knapp
has said IN an interview that he re-
CARDS attempts 10 prosecute the Union
Pacific as futile but nonetheIess the
President wants TO make Bfr. Hartman
smart for his gigantic operations II Il
be possible. The special attorney, en-
trusted with the preparations Of the
petition, Il now In Europe but he will
return shortly and dr. Bonaparte says