Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1916-05-05
Walks and Talks
BY julius Chambers
From The Brooklyn Eagle

That certain British Cabinet officers
knew that "Bobsu was telling the
truth about Germany's preparations
for war, but that they never raised a
voice to warn the British people, is
being proved by statements now made
public in England by Frederick Scott
Oliver. Newspaper comments upon
Lord Roberts warning read very much
like those to be met in certain New
York and Chicago journals of today
regarding the willful suppression of
Rear Admiral Fiske's report to Secre-
tary Daniels or the condition of the
United States Navy.
L observe that when this report was
dragged from the Secretary of the
Navy, by Congress, he pleaded that he
never had seen it!
This would indicate, If true, that
somewhere among the staff OF the
Navy department exists a corrupted
clerk, who, for sinister reasons, trea-
sonable to his country, wilfully sup
pressed this startling document-just
as all revolving testimony from Mexico
regarding outrages upon Americans
was secreted by other hands equally
dangerous to the destiny of the United
States.
More than once, | have had occasion
to refer to the shameful abuse of tenn
porary authority by a subordinate in
the State Department directly afterthe
battle of Manila Bay. Some day that
scoundrel's name will be made public.
1t is known to several prominent
statesmen of that time.
The Diedreich move at Manila was
inspired from Washington
Attempts to make a scapegoat of
Ambassador Andrew ID. White utterly
failed, because he held a trump card
and he knew the guilty party!
A certain man, known TO me, was
dispatched to Berlin, by President Nc
Kinley, to demand the resignation of
the Ambassador, but before he arrived
at his destination the President was
"put wise" to the under-handed at
tempt made by a certain young official,
first to minimize the Dewey victory
and, secondly, to destroy the useful
ness of DIR. White. After he found he
was in danger of exposure, this official
begged for mercy and was forgiven by
Mckinley.
The special commissioner never de-
livered his verbal instructions to DR..
White, and the former ambassadJr
will probably learn of the hostile
scheme for the first time when he reads
this paragraph.
1t is as true, however, as anything
in Holy Writ.
1t is possible that some malign iu-
fuence equally dangerous, now exists
at Washington to thwart the popular
will and mai the success of the Will
son Administration
/ SlOulu nOb De suIpilocu.
If Mr.. Daniels were not allowed to
receive Rear Admiral Fiske's vitality
important communication, he should
not sleep until he ascertains who was,
or is, responsible for the fact.
Hereafter, the cards must be upon
the table! There has been far too
much underhand team-play by certain
Washington officials, small and great.
Mr., Garrison knows what [ mean.
A well meaning but thoughtless
reader of this column, Mr.. Westfall of
the Title Guarantee Company, called
to the attention of his representative,
Mr.. Rowe, a recent article in this col
umn, earnestly protesting against the
vast sum (about $4,000 ,000) voted for
"Rivers aud Harbors" at a Tina when
this nation was without proper coast
defence or an adequate navy, and had
only the shadow of an army. Mr..
Rowe's letter explains the passage of
the gigantic ''graft' bill on the score
that it was a trade, in order to secure
an appropriation for New York harbor
meaning East River.
Evidently, Mr.. Rowe believes this
explanation will satisfy. Far from it.