The Washington herald., 1917-01-08
Army and Navy News
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The United States navy has won the
battle Of the Olympic.
Adoiph Gottman. manager Of that
.neater IN Brooklyn, N. y, and Harry
Iraupe. the proprietor, were convicted ip
special Sessions by Justices NcInerny,
O'Keefe. and Harrinnn of violating the
civil rights law by discriminating against
sailors In the United States navy.
Edward Hail. Of the hospital ship
soiace. and Joseph Ramsey, of the Bat
tieship Arkansas, testified that on No
vemper Is they attended the Olympic,
winch Is patronised largely by sailors,
and took seats in boxes They said
snortiy afterward they were notified that
the management swas very sorry. but
would Ike to inform them that they were
perfectly welcome to sit in any part of
the house except the boxes, where their
uniforms made them too conspicuous.
They testified that an usher said tc
them: mo decent person would want to
SIT In boxes with you"
The two sailors left the theater and
went to the hospital ship. whore they
had surgeon examine them, so that
they could refute a possible charge that
they were intoxicated at the time of the
occurrence. Furnished with certificates
theater and again demanded box seats,
but these were refused.
Several other sailors testified that on
two succeedins days they had gone to
the theater and saked for box seats, in
order to make sure that what had hap
pened to Hall and Ramsey was not acci-
dental. They stated that seats were re-
fused them
Traube ana Gottman testified that
there had been no Intention Of discrimi-
mating against the sailors. but that 1t so
III yh.t ~ xxrAN AN1k t1o
| sailors selected had unfortunately by an
extraordinary combination Of circum-
stances, always been reserved shortly
beforehand
The three justices refused to allow
this explanation. insisting that the man.
agement had no right to reserve boxes
when seats were sold emitting the hold
ers to box seats. After finding Gott-
man and Traube guilty. they postponed
sentencing until January Il. The two
men may be sentenced to terms of from
three months to three years in jail or to
pay hne Of 500.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant
District Attorney Cooper, of Kings Coun
ty. He was aided by Thomas ]. Gun
who was assigned to the case b,
Josephus Daniels. Secretary Of the Navy
There is no use Sinking the unpleas.
ant argument that American military
policy In the past has been fundamentally
unsound and false" says H. c. Wash
burn, of the department of English of the
U. 8. Naval Institute. The writer urge,
universal military training as tho only
remedy for a defective and weak system
of defense His article is captionec
'"The American Blind Spot and Is copy
righted by the U. s. Naval Institute.
After treating the whole military ant
defense topic from an historical stand
point and showing how the volunteer
system has been broken stan in tn,
past, Mr.. Washburn faces the critics o.
universal military training and assert,
that their chief objections may be sum
ma rixed under three heads follows
| 1. II Is "undemocratic:" q IT hinderi
the economic development OF a country
S. 1t is not necessary for the UniteC
States.
Having cited the objections, he speedily
makes reply to them. That the plan 1,
undemocratic, the instructor says. mean
nothing to any intelligent human beins
II It be wise, sound and useful" H,
adds that the democracy OF France, o.
| Switzerland and the ''super-democrac,
OF Australia" have universal mflitar,
training and that the two creates
Democrats Of America-Lincoln and JEFF
| ferson-favored it.
4 On >lhe score OF economic waste, MI
washburn inquiries II II would be an eco
nomic waste "to prevent war" or to givt
our boys a larger measure OF sense o
duty" sounder bodies, a greater amour
OF discipline.
| As to the third argument that universe
military training is not necessary for th'
| United States, the writer asserts
American military history and the ex
periences of Great Britain in the presen
war are sufficient answers"
Finally, to clinch his points, the An
napolis educator contends:
| There is no need OF physical training
| for Americans. OF every 100 volunteer,
in 1898. at least 80 per cent were fount
physically unfit for military service ant
of every fifty accepted. at least twenty
nve were unable to endure the rigors o.
| the campaign.
There Is need for discipline Of American
youth of all classes. Efficiency experts
find this the hardest to remedy.