The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-02-09
WILL ASK CONGRESS
To RIGHT THE WRONG
Secretary Daniels Convinced
Officer Of the Marine Corps
Was Unjustly Treated.
CONSPIRACY IN NAVY
Lieutenant Colonel c. M.
Perkins Victim of Cabal
and Forced to Resign.
~ 1n,erne,ional News Service.

BY Interne tional News Service
WASHINGTON, Feb S.-SecretarS
of the Navy Daniels will recommend 10
congress. within a few days tho passage
of bill TO reinstate III the marine
corps Lieutenant Colonel Constantine
Marrast Perkins. who, he has become
convinced, was run out Of tho service
bv CLIQUE in the marine service III
Washington.
This decision on the part Of Mr.. Dan
iels has shaken the navy department to
It's foundations To Senator Hoke Smith
and Representative William Scbley How
ard of Georgia, advocates of Licuten-
ant Colonel Perkins s reinstatement,
whom he has advised of his decision,
he referred to Lieutenant Colonel Per
kips as 1.-THE American Dreyfuss.
Secretary Daniels 8 decision in the
Perkins case is part of his genera pro
grammc of sending to sea and break
ing up influential cliques in the ma
tioual capital. Many of the offlcerS
involved IN the Perkins scandal are
leaders in military and social life here.
Two or three of them have been disci-
pinod and others failed to obtain dc
sirablc details which they sought.
Failed to Get Detail.
Colonel Littleton w Walter. who was
president of the retiring board which
considered the Perkins case, recently
failed 10 obtain appointment as COM
mandapt Of the marine corps, and Col
onel George Barnett, the only member
of the board who voted for Lieutenant
Colonel Perkins, was successful In his
efforts to obtain the position
Colonel Charles II, Laughheimcr, ad-
iutant OF the marine corps, leading
dent Of he Army and Navy club, Is
also involved, according to Represen-
tative Howard.
Those who recalled President Will.
son s successful fight against secret So
cieties in college life while president of
Princeton university, anticipate that be
viii strongly support Mr.. Daniels in his
fight.
Served Thirty Years.
Lieutenant Colonel Perkins was in
the service thirty years before he was
forced ont in 1907 on the ground of
mental instability" Although he vol
unfairly resigned, his friends say he
Diu 50 uuutf pftsshIS.
Mr.. Howard has espouscd his cause
since the death Of Representative Liv~
ingston Of Georgia. who had been Col.
onc Perkins S close friend and ad~
wiser.
Colonel Perkins has made a deter
mined and unfaltcrlpg fight to be re"
stored 20 the service. Resting under
the o1ium Of "mental instability" he
entered law school, took three years
course in two wears and captured many
class honors His record at the naval
academy and his temporary absences
from classes because of sickness were
dug UP by the retiring board in con-
sidering his case,
Alleged Threats.
While in the Philippines in 1908 he
had an attack OF dengue fever. He was
ordered to the Mare Island navy yard
and on recovering was put on recruit.
ing duty in Pennsylvania and later sent
back TO California. One dsy he re-
ceiyed word from Major General Elliott
threatening thgt if he should pass his
examination and be promoted to lien
tenant colonel he would be sent back
To the tropics. He did pass and was
sent TO the canal zone.
The record in the cass for his rein
statement charges that he was contin.
ually crossed and hsrassed while iu
the canal zone and his simplest orders
were countcrmanded
One day au officer. who recently fig
urcd in tho news dispatches in Atlanta
in connection with q scandal, informed
Lieutenant Colonel Perkins that he
would be sent to ST. Elizabeth. BY
these tactics he was forced to apply
for retirement.