Morris tribune., 1908-01-04

Reuterdahl in the McClnre'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. l say it before the
secretary, and said it before the pres
ident. l do not believe in the bureau
system, and it is my opinion that there
should be a thorough reorganization"
til Dewey and Brownson had admit
It'd that defects exist in the navy, but
had explained that all navies 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
the bureau Of navigation was that the
president had overruled his objection
t., placing a naval surgeon in COM
maud Of hospital ship, recon-
RI: lation made by Surgeon General
RIey. The latter gave out an ex-
tea led statement saying that the bu-
r>;,l Of medicine and surgery had been
to, @:uch interfered with by the bu-
ro4a of navigation. Rixey contends
ti1is. as rule, hospital ships have
been commanded by medical officers,
81 ing masters and civilian crews, in
as uuch 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
ii II. Of peace as In time Of war. But
fox the objection Of the bureau Of nav
ig4 Ion Rixey says that the hospital
hfp Relief would now be in attend
,aL.se on the feet ON it's way to the
Pacific. .~s ,..
In the meantime the department Is
rushing preparations for the sailing OF
the Relief, which will carry twenty
s~"geons and thirty nurses. The pres
iCAt was SO fncensed at the published
C. yislns. that at first he ordered that
E@uterdahl, who accompanies the feet,
! . put ashore. Later he abandoned
/ is extreme measure.
= oops Quit GoIdfield.
Governor Sparks Of Nevada made
tai reply to the presidents order TAX
il. the federal troops away from Gold
field, He said the president acted
aatily 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 it
would cost no more to keep them there
than anywhere else. He feared that
bloollshed would be the result. The
presidents order fixed Dec. 80 for the
with travail of the troops, and 1t was
based on the recommendations of the
comm ission sent to investigate condi
tions 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 he duty devolving upon the
state IS the legislature had not been
called he must assume that the powers
of the tate were still adequate to pre-
serve Or,ler.
Denounces Evolves Of Wealth."
Attorney General Bonaparte in re-
cent speech 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 upon the
course Of the administration in enforc
ing federal statutes, and after relating
AsOp's story Of the wolves persuad-
ing the sheep to send away their
watchdogs he said: "Just now the den
izens of that great sheepfold, the Amer
zcan Union, are beginning to turn their
thoughts to the grave problem Of $choos-
ing head watchdog to guard them for
four years. / cannot help thinking it
may aid them in this weighty task to
establish, frst Of all, a, 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
20 know what they want and to,
want what the sheep don't want Tes-