The Washington herald., 1908-01-24

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reauires s., an .,,,.. con.,.,,
oncer I'm command IA insyr. the
safety of the vessel n, sen.
ADMIRAL BROWNsON.
III response 10 d resolution OF the house
MA ''' - p'S7eu se'e'"' "eeNs
'eo requesting secretary OF 'he Navy
Nl5''a'i 10 SEND 10 the House OF Repre-
S'.n'''lNes ''I 'he papers documents ana
'oi 'sp-''u'Il'e Oh HE i'll 'l'e Na'S be-
pa tment relating TO the controversy
growing out of the assignment of a stan
officer 20 command a naval vessel. the
fun record Of the events leading mn 10
the r.sir-,sti,, of Pes- s,-,,i-,l y,-.,r-.-,
II pro,,.rs,, ,,r,,,.- .,.,.e 80 .,.. ,,,.-.,..
or >-s,.igarfo, has h..,. at..,o..a
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f'' wv ''''' % Se'i'
'' 'l'' ilouse ia'e yesterday afternoon II
consisted oil many important letters and
documents. some of which bav- already
been printed
There WAS one memorandum however
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PRESIDENT roosevelt gave out the CORE
spondenee relating 10 the admiraIs resig-
nation.
This memorandum was not in anv sense
personal. as il was I'm the files or tbs do
nsr+r,ert and rs1.,.5 20 tho .es....., t....,
vac "--''''' ID
'l Aou'''"' n'o" "Ison IN MS capacity as
Cil''' 'l ''.e h-'sau OF Navigation to the
oL ,"e -("'y WIN a ''s" TO
'"i.'''''s o,. o'l '.'e '''ss'l''y ana 'H'o'is'-
80 81 '',s'+ '''''e d stan o'l'1sI 90 'he
''''iii''''l VI o. i"'"l vessel
N's "ihe"t a" vi" one
'i' ''''''''i' '' "'''sl"B "pooI 'Ne puo-
'-.'''''. WI ''''7 i..ii'o' -l'u.'i'' t'e an
9"7t vi '7'-'''''. -'ie ''''Il aiSo developed
..'"' ''.7 'pp's''''' OF 'he bU-
'''N vi -,"' 'lE''i'H '' Tie assignment OF
80 o',''s' ~ '''e o,,''iiiia''d Oh d naval
'''''L u"''" D''A d. Tar dS June q. I7o.
"ii''i i'o''' 1A'1''''i a' 1soise q. converse
''o" 7"Ls'' was '''s' "S the bureau
1'''''ii' a. ,o'l' 7'se 'I ''dI ''-i'e' "Heh the
4'''.' j" ''i'e Hosi''ld4
Va o. SUI seoH was
.SI''LIu '' i'lo Du'' ''a-' saiu liiat 10 De-
I''''l 'i'at '-'e "'SIl'aI latl'ilies theh
PROVIDED were ample III liie OF peace.
anu '"S' he a'so uecI4"eu 70 concur m
III, 'e'oi''''''' ''u' '''" l"d' 'ie hospiidi
snip De p'a'eu 'u 'oi'I'il'iu oi ha'si
SUI seoH-
Inc controversy grew out OF report
of the joint medical board convened by
order of the President and ronsistinp of
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amy anu navy H'' bS'"7' WHO reported
on February lE 1906 among other things.
that a bosDftaI shin shouId no COM
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il'ilueu DS d lH'u'-al o4H'eI
Rixey Recommends It,
On Nav H. 1906. Surg. Gen Presley II
Rixey, Of the navy. chief Of the Bureau
of Nedic3-e and Surcer,. racopr,a,,7ed
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., 81
DV ""'l'1N o'' "''0 = i'''' tH'H IetOih-
mehuaton was referred by the then Sec
retaTy or the Navy, tharles j. Bona
parte, to the Bureau Of Navigation for
comment Rear Admiral Couversa eaid
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N'"' ' '''S ''''Pi'"I ioNlitItN
then existing were adequate in time Of
peace. and added thar hn did NOT Goa
81 -t. s,
''e "V'e9Si'y iN' 81 Spc'ldl hoSpital seIp
when there were so many shore hospi-
tails and whom Tho reu,ar chine 70 +b.
nav! were >" wen pio'Iutu Win HoSpltdi
accommodations.
On tha recommendation to .esi,-r- q s,,~-
-s
Adn1irgI CONVERGE T7o5, tI,1 foIio,,-irr.
statement.
Referring 10 that part Of the within reno7r in
which the beard in its recommerdatisIs specifies the
detail Of tn personnel for hospital ships. the bu-
Ieao cannot concur IN the Recommendation that
atyH ail9 ue i-a.el IN command oi medical on
aei.srs and ,r., '''N''s o' '''iiAn
N H,o1s''i' I'D enforcing dlSciplne and NAM