Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-01-03

Reuterdahl in the McClure's article
were true. While admitting that much
OF the article was misstated or over
drawn, Brownson had replied: you
can say for me that the organization Of
the navy is bad. say 1t before the
secretary, and said it before the pres
ident. do not believe in the bureau
system, and 1T is my opinion that there
should be thorough reorganization"
Both Dewey and Brownson had admit
ted that defects exist in the navy, but
had explained that all nayies had SINH
lar ones to contend with in keeping up
with the game.
Later it was inferred that the imme-
diate cause of the resignation Of
Brownson from the office of chief of
the bureau of navigation was that the
president had oyerruled his objection
to placing a naval surgeon in COM
mand of hospital ship, recon-
mendation made by Surgeon General
Rixey. The latter gave out an ex
tended stateg,fnt saying that the bu-
teau Of and surgery surg y had aaa been
reau of navigation. Rixey contends
that, as a rule, hospital ships have
been commanded by medical officers,
sailing masters and civilian crews, in
asmuch as hospital ships are merely
floating hospitals. In war line officers
do not desire to command these ships,
and the surgeon general thinks they
should be conducted just the same in
time Of peace as In time of war. But
for the objection of the bureau Of nav
igation Rixey says that the hospital
ship Relief would now be in attend
ance on the feet on its way to the
Pacific.
In the meantime the department is
rushing preparations for the sailing of
the Relief, which will carry twenty
surgeons and thirty nurses. The pres
ident was SO incensed at the published
criticisms that at first he ordered that
Reuterdahl, who accompanies the fleet,
be put ashore Later lie abandoned
this extreme measure.
Troops Quit GoIdfieId.
Governor Sparks of Nevada made
ing the federal troops away from Gold
field. He said the president acted
hastily and unwisely in recalling the
troops and took the ground that the
presence Of the soldiers would benefit
the merchants of the camp and that 1t
would cost no more to keep them there
than anywhere else. He feared that
bloodshed would be the result. The
presidents order fixed Dec. 30 for the
withdrawal of the troops, and 1t was
based on the recommendations of the
commission sent to investigate condi-
tons there The president told Sparks
that no circumstances now existed to
Justify calling on federal authority
and that to leave the troops there in
definitely would be to have them per-
form the duty aegolving upon the
state. AS the Legislature had not been
called he must assume that. the powers
Of the state We're still adequate TO pre-
serve order
Denounces Evolves of Wealth."
Attorney General Bonaparte in a re-
cent speseh at Chicago, In which he
said he spoke for no one but himself,
referred to the attacks made In diff
ferent parts of the country unop the
course of the administration in enforc-
ing federal statutes, and after relating
Esop's story of the wolves persuad-
ing the sheep to send away their
watchdogs he said; "Just now the dem
liens Of that great sheepfold, the Amer
lean Union, are beginning to tHrp their
thoughts to the grave problem Of chocs-
Ing o head watchdog to guard them for
four years. / cannot help thinking 1t
may aid them In this weighty task to
establish first of all, q negative test
Of fitness. Whatever applicant for the
Job is viewed with particular favor by
the wolves may well be left in his
home kennel. Wolves can be trusted
to know what they want and to
want what the sheep don't want Tes-
timony taken in some pending suits
under the Sherman antitrust act has
recently shown the public what had
for some time been well known to the
department of justice-that many es-
adjustments and enterprises widely
and emphatically advertising them,
selves as independent of all trusts are
simply branches of the very trust to
which they profess deadly enmity. I
think there is reason to believe that
certain organs of public opinion, per-
haps under the like guidance, pursue
similar tortuous policy. They seek to
9bstfYct the execution Of the. laws by