The sun., 1910-07-16
MARINE OFFICERS CESSURrD
II,DINaS CIV. EIIIOTT avn
UIS NIIIN " nORDiN tTEN
,..a~rsi HIamsa fer IarA % ntsnit,
ant Ir.s~-- and psi- ~ah~s'iana'ss
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Mtnt lrup grting Secretary uI 'h" NA'N.
ID. -.ght hugh ranking o'hcer- "i the nh"d
State. Marin" torp- - result ~ an
tnv.-t,gattnn bV a Ne val onuTi "t inquiry
~ ~. ,ondItion - srair- -Ni-tinE AZ the
head Iua-t-r- - m" Corp- " Na- IN"
u.ust DRASTIC disciplinary action i~krn
IN r..-nt y.gr- MaJor Ten George
Iltott ,pmmI n,iant nf the corps. Na-
one 20 the uffiC-T> reprImGnded n" was
ensured for l1ck of ~ EnltN and hrrnnesS
IN hl, dficif intercourse with his -ubor-
dan t., and fur the u~s of intempsrat"
Ian s'I.g-
In. other oficcr- VINO we're c~nsuTed
tor unnihtary md disrs-pectful conduct
rowFrd the uomnandant were Col Charles
"a Iauchhaimer. adjutant and inspector.
col frank L p-nuy. qusrtermRsteT.
col charles nnypn commanding
marine hgrrack- annapolis. lLe'li Iol
Thomas . Prince assistant quarter
master. IIeuI Col Henry & Halnes.
AsslstFnt FdJutsnt aud Inspector, Major
Louis y Magill s>sIstcnt adJutan' END
IN ,p.ctnr PhIls sd"lphla. and MAJOR David
% Porter assistant adJutant and m
spsCtor
There will be ne further proceedings
AgaIns' any of the-- "ftc~rs, although
therr = a probability that the system
n, rayrrgnent d.ts,ls ~ the stan of the
Marine ,pTI- NAV b. modified Accord
inG 70 the finding of the court ot inquiry
tho trouble AZ IN. mPrine headquarters
wss due 81 radical dih~r~n cs- " policy
ha.we.n ten Elliott and col LAUGH
helme IN. trouble eliminated last
December IN q wordv dispute he'w"~n
Gen Elliott and Col IATchh-r-r Rad
blord had existed bet u ean the two nSfcers
for several ysi-s although there had h~en
no op.n outbreak ten tlhott regarded
col TsuChhs mos conduct as insubor-
dinat. and h. ,,isp.nd nded hIm for nv" DAYS
Col Iarchh.arrs- fsii that the suspension
~. ituva-ran'-i pni appealed =" the
NAVY Dapsr,n,..nt ~ rverr,il" t'en Eliottls
action end rls th" suspension from h's
record
Secretary of the Navy Meyer appointed
. ,uurt - tn,rnrv consisting ~ Rear
adn,r.I- hlhar' = RArks~. President
Ih.rl., " p.yI- md Royal X Bradford
all rrfii ~ - investigate the hSpnte
In. pra.sy' nf the court. however, was
unvslrllV bruad Iu IT, scope and " au-
thori7.i the members Of the court Ia in
n,lir. INTO the gsnarsl conditions ot AFFAIRS
~ NT-lu" torp- headquarters The tnd-
ing IT the 'ourt. which NA- approved ana
mEta public ~ the Department to-day
arraiIu..d IN. ranklng officers ~ the
o-lp- tor their conduct and attitude
toward Cien Elliott
The court Ws- especially severe IN lts
references ~ cot Denny. who. the court
s-.'i charged that on one occasion Gen
llhrtt Ma under the influence 81 IntoNi-
can't From miltAry point NJ vie~ the
,-nurt sPid thus remark WIS highly
r.,r.h.n-lhl. The court also charged
th5' col Danny evad"d anr~ ering que~-
uru- Du which ne WaS thoroughly in
formed The cpurt held that Col I-auh-
h.riar he'd hAen -unmIh,ary, disr"-
-p.~'tfll and ln-utord rdinEte- toward Cen
Euu't col Ioyen, the court -aid.
failed tr -huW m" proper respect and
sut-,tdinF'iun- TOW ard the CommAndant
Il,sit col Prince Was reprimanded for
making -tst.'ns+lss derogstOry to Gen
Elliott on Insufficient grounds Lieut. 70
Jul Hain"- and Majors MAgill end Porter
We. c"n-lr'i for ~Imilgr violations Of
navy "Zul tom.
cen Eniot,. IN. court reported
Wa AZ times -profan", IrrItahl" and
iras"ihla In" court held. however
RAJ ne was n"Nsr ntoNlCaten whrh
IN nr % duty. The members Of the
Cnurt admitted that Ien Elliott had
~ times violated IN" navy regulations
requiring proper consideration and Cour-
'ssy toward sIhurdinai"~. The court
T.t"rr. .d tp Gsu tlhotts excellent
military record and expressed the belief
81 the. service IN spite Of the fact that
hs had l-sn unable to MAINTAIN dlsCi
phne At the headquarters of tn. corps
General Elliott will be retired Tor age
On November ~ next The court has
thi. 10 saw regarding Gen Elliott
Gen Elliott On occasions showed n
lax ~ dignity and 'rmne-- IN his official
tntarCpur.. with hi- -ubordinats and
Wa AZ times proian". irritable and
Ira-,1rl. AlthDugh at times h~ indulged
FsaNg H. At
NAV have aggravated h,~ TTitahIlity
~. Wus never intoxicated when on ~ "a
dIty n times he violated article 20
aud article ISB of the navy regulations
~ failing ~ treat his -ubordinates With
the pruIar consideration and courtesy
a." them
-On IN" other rgnd Gen. Elliott was
usually Dohtr ard generous. pr-f~rrIng
I-'L- To- controversy. and va, PLAN.
blunt -sldIrr. uIs'p and FRANK Ia X wing
hi- testimony h" DID not h.-itgt" to 10 j
m. whole truth even 10 hIs own d.tri-
in.ut .f hr thought ia" fHCts had the
Lsast b"arirg on tn" du"-tIpr IA. wa-
su-IIcIO'I- of th. a'lJutaut and inspector
M asri-tauta, aud some others and IN
Justly t-'l, y..d they wer" trying to drivs
HIM from offic, What added greatly "a
his ITrItabIlttv ~5sS a dIssiI-'' ~ the igh'
.a'. which lutrmlty docs not apIr'ar "a
have b'"r generally known 7" hI- sub.
urdlrat.s ~" worked for the good 81
IN. >"rvIc" and accomplished much but
fai.,i 10 maintain discplIn" AZ head.
quarters and o. .nforoo pr"I-'r r'-T-'cl
tor himself ~ u'ficr
Col. l.aucNhsl waS ia the habif.
th" court -aii - discussing With friends
"A Tutrnh.r II whom were ofi,,.r- in th'
Marin. GurIss and the Navy and ms "Si
49, 80 'ant- and ~ i"sIst ON" CIVILIAN. tn
firial act, ot th" 'utnmgndant that h'
'rr-rd rd.r"i gri"Nd drc'' and III" advisa
hHr'y pf ?. Gartirg them Dn one O'ca
-Ipn "A msrtlng occurred m IN" office ~
u,- s.iJuiant and inspector AT ~hIci
W.r,. present a civilian. Col Tauchh"Imer
,-gt -tul HAln'- end Col. Denny. Dur
tug IN. rptIr,.. uf this conversation Col
t,..rry mad. certain statement whlcl
Was ur,i-r,tD,d by th" other threo p-r-on
pr...ut To- : - 20 the effect that on a c"rtaiI
,scasIpr ten. Elliott had INDUCED sN
cti<sIv"iy IN intoxicating hquOr Tn
VA proved. the court added tO i- ah
.olutely untrue.
tpl lauchheimer. the court found
lad violated the spirit ot the regulation
,.yrIrlng ~ubordinat.op and loyalty
though he kept within the letter 81 tn
law ~ carrying matters To the SecTetar
+ ~. Navy that IA" knew were oppose
Nv the COrnmandant. Tie Also erred tn
.u.i' continued ~ permitting and par
tff.fl'4ng ~ 'aIrIvprultIOtiS and Discuss on