The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1912-05-30
MANY DENOUNCED
IN REPORT UPON
TITANIC TRAGEDY
Senate Committee
Scores Many for Fail
ing In Duties
ATTACK ENGLAND
Board of Trade is Declared to
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ATTACK ENGLAND
Board of Trade is Declared to
Have Anticipated
Rules

"' enormously duVIttu IL fcSoItlllo1l
directing the president to present
Capt. Rostron of the Carlathia with
II $1,000 medal for the Titanic res.
cue.
Washington, ID. C.=Bi.ter condcm.
nation of the officers of the liner Cal
norman for failure to rush to the as
slstance of the Titanic, recommends
tlons for drastic revision of the ma
vigation laws, and strict regulation
OF the wireless telegraph on the oc-
can, is the lesson OF the Titanic dis
aster, as summed up in the report OF
the special Senate investigating COM
mittee, made today to the Senate.
Senator Smiths committee report
places blame in connection with the
wreck of the Titanic as follows:
Upon Capt. Lord of the Californian
FOR ignoring rockeas from the Titanic
and not going to her aid only nine
teen miles away.
Capt. Smith of the Titanic for ig-
noring repeated ice warnings and for
proceeding without decreasing the
cpeed or doubling the lookouts and
for NOT warning the passengers after
the collision.
The miYeless operators of the Ii
tanic for refusing details of the ac.
cidcnt to the steamer Franklin when
asked TO explain their C. @. ID. mes
sagcs.
Tho Titanic officers for failure to
notify the passengers of their danger,
negligence in not loading the life
boats 10 their capacity and absence OF
discipline.
The British Board of Trade for
cursory tests and inspection of the
ship. Inadequate life boat regulations,
obsolete marine laws and antiquated
rules.
The shipbuilders for failure to
make the watcrtight compartments of
the Titanic actually watertight.
Operator Gotham of the Carpathia
for failurc to send j. Bruce Ismay's
message from the Carpathia to New
York two days after the accident.
Operators Mcbride of the Titanic
and Gotham of the Carpathia for sup
pressing the news in order to sell
1T to New York newspapers for blood
money"
The Marconi company for counter.
ancing operators who are suppressins
the news for m%ercenary motives.
Tho White Star line for SUPPRESS
ing news of the disaster for 16 hours
and then sending misleading messages
to friends of the passengers.
Survivors of the crew for failure
to bunch the rescued in half filled
boats and returning with empty boats
to rescue the drowning.
The White Star company for fail
ure to carry enough life boats to
save all of the passengers and crew.
Senator Smith of Michigan, chair
man of that committee presented the
report to the Senate and made a
lengthy address upon the disaster.
He closed as follows:
CIRCULATION of steamship transport
tation is as necessary as regulation
of railroad transportation, and less
.jiffia,,1f tn obtain rN,,, , cpo,t,t;~ L.,
rail is conducted through settled To-
calities, where many residents would
quickly discover and Immediately re-
port any irregularities or disregard of
safety requirements, while by water
ii is conducted beyond the criticism
of any except the actual passengers
on tho ship, making it all the more
necessary for definite regulations.
Lanes of travel must be more
carefully defined, strength of bow
more positive and watcrtight subdivi-
sions to limit submergence. life-sav-
ing equipment better and
enough for all, discipline and prac-
tice a rudimentary eXaction, eye more
keen and ear alert to catch the warm
ing cry, as on British %battleships as
well as IN our own, powerful lights
should be provided for merchant YES
sells to search out the partially sub
merged derelict; buoys should be
carried by every ship to mark tenn
~porarily the place the ships burial
in case of accident; and men OF
strength and spirit must be, won back
to a calling already demoralized and
%decadent. But 10 per cen of the
men before the mast of our merchant
marine are natives or naturalized
Americans; even England, that 90
years ago had barely 1000 Orientals
on her merchant ships, now carries
over 10000 of that alien race. Amer
Jeans must reenter in this service.