Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-26
HAY AND CARL|N REPLY
WHY THEY DEFENDtDMID.
Representatives Tell the Reason for
Acting As Counsel for Accusas
DANIELS TO MAKE CHANGES.
Transfer Of Supt. and Revision Of Reg.
ulatiOns Proposed Honor Sys-
tenn So Successful at Prince
ton Win Probably be
Introduced.


In reply to a telegram of inquiry. Rep
resentative Carlin. of Virginia. who
was active in behalf OF accused mid
shipmen. recently, sent the following:
"Fist-I never have heard that my
appearance for certain midshipmen at
Annapolis has proven embarrassing 10
any one except, perhaps, the Academy
officials, who are responsible for the
system there, which system, / think,
) wholly responsible for present con-
ditions at the Academy
Second appeared without COM
pensation or hope of reward, except
the satisfaction of trying to see that
Justice should be done to all con-
cerned.
"Third-If the telegram relating to
Midshipman Vessels has created an
archy at the Academy, as you state, it
has never heen heard of until now.
The telegram, in fact, complained that
VESSELS was being prosecuted as well
as prosecuted. and was sent because
the court decided it was without pow
cd to act
"rhe superintendent of the Academy
privately discussed the case with Off
cials at Washington while the court
was in session Can it be contended
that we could not send a public tele-
gram to the same officials about
matter the court had decided it was
powerless to relieve against? We
had previously appealed, also, to the
superintendent about the unjust con-
linement of the boys.
"Fourth-There was no politics in
troduced in any way by the defense:
ful publicity of the truth was the mid
shipments desire. The Naval Academy
is the peoples institution. The people
are entitled to know the whole truth
and if you will publish the testimony
IL will prove startling reading matter
The talk of politcis is now introduced
TO divert the public mind from the real
issue involved. II is the old story Of
the cuttlefsh."
Representative Hay, of Virginia. who
also appeared before the Annapolis
board of inquiry in defense of the mid
shipmen, said, in a telegram:
81 appeared as counsel for Midship-
man Harrison, not as a member of
Congress, but as an intimate personal
friend of his father. ] received no
compensation whatever for my serv-
ices. Whatever | did while acting as
counsel for Midshipman Harrison and
incidentally, for others was done in
the interest of what conceived to be
entirely in justice to these men,"
Discussing conditions at Annapolis.
the public Ledger says:
Affairs at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis was approaching a crisis 1t
was learned that SecretaryDaniels has
decided upon several important chan
ges not only in the regulations at An
napolis, but in the personnel. These
changes which will go into effect in
the fall may go so far as the appoint
ment of new superintendent. Rear
Admiral Fullam will have had that as
signment two years in the fall. and as
that is the usual term. there is every
reason to believe that he will be as
signed to other duty
Secretary Daniels has written to
fifty leading colleges Of the country
and obtained their system of conduct
ing examinations. After digesting
these and getting the best ideas, he will
confer with President Wilson and de-
wise new system of holding exam
nations. President Wilson is taking
a personal interest IN the educational
features of the two government acad-
emies, and the belief exists that the
honor systems of examinations so sue
cessful at Princeton viii be introduced
at Annapolis and West Point.
Another regulation that will be i'm
proved is the matter of allowing 25O
dement's and inficting dement's for
trivial things. The whole situation is
now being studied by experts"
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