Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-05-14
cuAprrR 1v.-coNT1NUED.

hp.D ..is, ebsre Admiral Black shouts out to
". p,,sidsnt, "HdUe you gone crdsy'
CHAPTER Iv-CoNTINUED.
vlsons of a mutiny passed through
No mind. but, fortunately, the President
II. oblo 10 save the country that scam
,,t He rose with a sad sort OF half
~, and went over to take the Admirals
arm. at, 4, hortor-
~. ,ope that startled me, as 1t must
10. the Admiral, by its unlikeness to
sry,blng he customarily indulged in. "Ad-
.iysi Rlack. I know very well how all
snl, navy boys have been straining at
H. Ieash-how you all are fairly aching
A y sst at those Dutchmen and eat them
nm alive. I am very sorry indeed that,
4 least for the time being, | can't SICK
von AT them, for / know what credit
nm dogs of war would do yourselves.
mi by virtue of the Constitution l am
eommander-ln-chief and you. Admiral
,nd all the other navy boys must respect
,bs office. especially in these times OF
popular excitement and grave national
peril.
,Now, lust between you and me, Ad-
miral. am not very much in love with
nv lob; but, as long as / continue to
bold H. must, to the best of ny abil-
rs, exercise the discretionary power that
4 vested in II by the Constitutions and
nv best Judgment now is (here the Pres
dent started to lead the Admiral to the
door that the boys of the North Atlantic
feet must take their ships on over to
Turkey.
In A sense, Admiral Black" added the
President. when they reached the door
he now had dropped his familiar tone
in a sense, Admiral Black, we are in
.he presence of an enemy and this order
q given as a military necessity. There
Is. then, no need for me to tell you, a
gallant officer of many years service
that what is called for is absolute and
implicit obedience. Here is my hand,
and let me wish you. sir, a very hearty
good-day."
Apart from any question as to what
governed the giving of this order. 1t Is
Reasonably open to debate whether the
carrying out of the order paid the greater
tribute to the character of the President
or TO the discipline of the navy, Be
that as 1t may, the mighty fleet In the
Hudson weighed anchor and, while the
American people Easped in their amaze
ment and all the world wondered, slowly
steamed out to sea.
And then the deluge-not after us, but
very much with us. The world may
have continued to wonder but the Ameri-
can people did not continue any such
nsrticulate performance as that of gasp
ing Congress gracefully bowed to the
Storm. 1t now seems incredible that so
many events could have been packed
within so few days: but with the peo-
pie shouting as with one volhe, "Oust
the fanatic quick and bring back the
heetl" the machinery of Congress was
accelerated as it never was accelerated
before.
Meeting in all haste, the House Judi
tisfy Committee presented a majority
report recommending the passage of a
resolution that David lsraels, President
q The United States, be impeached for
nlgh crimes and misdemeanors. The res
uuuon went through with a rush, the
ohy real opposition coming from the So
ealsts, who, voting solidly against this
resolution, presented the interesting spec
sse of politicians standing on a prin-
slple even though 1t involved their align
As themselves with a man who through
wy MIS- public career had been their bette
hore.
Following the rushing through of this
.saointion, two committees at once were
saned' one TO inform the Senate OF the
slpon OF the House, and the other to
Prepare articles of impeachment. And
usn Tor the second time in the history
y Ae United States, two men appeared
esiOre the Senate and in the name of the
MUSE OF Representatives and all the
fsepie OF the United States formally ac-
<1aea the President OF criminal acts.
ssyhlslng to exhibit articles in due time.
demanding that the Senate take
~ssF ior the appearance of the accused.
within go hours of the sailing of
meet the Chief Justice, presiding over
senate, with the members of the
ss -. packing to suffocation all the back
II 5ss IN the chamber. spoke these fate
an nofos, the Sergeant at Arms will
:, me accused thus causing the voice
me Sergeant at Arms 10 ring out i'm
nsSnehtous command; David IsTaels.
ifsa.-s'eent OF the United States, David
sss PRESIDENT of the United States,
ssscs and answer the articles of inn
Hnent exhibited against you by the
sts1es ol Representatives OF the United
ven TO a greater extent than In the
q PRESIDENT Johnson, 1t was sup
az the beginning OF the trial of
es.s,usht lsraels, that the verdict of the
was a foregone conclusion, which
asf .say That no one had any doubt
ne two-thirds majority vote re-
'sa BY the Constitution for conviction
more than assured.
~ Presidents party had made its re-
IS el l OF him complete; throughout
selhtfy people OF the Presidents own
~ esFe making haste publicly 10 dis
H.s., In and even those who believed
~ zlfongiy IN the Presidents cause
senFlneed that II was a lost cause.
81 assfed was the Vice President OF
81 -.is accession 10 the Presidency
- tnls time, he was IN daily CON
zs'e.e. With the party leaders as to his
s'asaents ~ 4s and general policy Little
2team under what circumstances
.asny would be called 10 nh out
Asraels' unexpired term, or Ia
extent hls policy would have
sne he time when the President
tlssls asainsl his ean lawyers