The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-04-01


Ian on board government vessel
bound on long cruise, and to direct
that he should be only so far confined
there as to make 1t certain that he
never saw or heard of the country. We
had few long cruises then. and the
navy was very much out of favor. and
rs almost all of this story Is tradi-
tional. as l have explained, do not
know certainly what his first cruise
was. But the commander to whom he
was misunderstanding il was Tingey
or Shaw, though think It was one of
the younger mcn,--we are all old
enough now.--regulated the etiquette
and the precautions OF the affair, and
according to his scheme they were
carried out, | suppose. TIL Nolan died.
When I was second officer OF the
Intrepid" some 80 years after. saw
the original paper OF instructions. I
| have been sorry ever since that did
not copy the whole Of 1t. It ran. how
ever much in this way
Washington with n date which must
have been late in 1907.
Sir: You will receive from Lieuten-
ant Neale the person of Philip No
Ian, late lieutenant in the United
States army.
This person on his trial by court
martial expressed with an oath the
wish that he might "ncvcr hear OF
the United States again"
The court sentenced him to have his
wish fulfilled.
For the present, the execution of the
order is intrusted by the president to
this department.
You will take the prisoner on board
your ship and keep him there with
such precautions az shall prevent his
escape.
You will provide him with such
quarters. rations, and clothing as would
be proper for an officer of his latA
rank, If he were a passenger on your
vessel on the business of his govern
ment.
The gentlemen on board will make
any arrangements agreeable to them
selves regarding his society. He is to
bolexposed to no indignity Of any kind.
nor is he ever unnecessarily to be re-
minded that he Is a prisoner.
But under no circumstances is he
ever to hear of his country. or to see
any information regarding Il; and you
will specially caution all the officers
under your command to take care that
| in the various indulgences which may
be granted this rule. In which his pun
ishment is involved. shalt not be
| broken.
that he shall never again see tho
4 country which he has disowned. Be-
fore the end of your cruise you will
receive orders which will give effect
to this intention.
| Respectfully yours.
w. SoUTHARD.
| For the Secretary OF the Navy.
The Command Passed On.
If had only, preserved the whole OF
this paper, there would be no break In
the beginning OF my sketch Of this
story--for Captain Shaw, II 1t were he
handed II to his successor in the
charge, and he to his: and suppose
tho commander OF the "Levant" has It
today as his authority for keeping this
man in this mild custody.
The rule adopted on board the ships
on which have met 'the man without
n country" was. I think. Transmitted
from the beginning. No mess like TO
have him permanently. because his
presence cut out all talk of home or of
the prospect of return. of politics. or
letters. OF peace. or OF war,--cut off
more than half the talk the men liked
to have at sea. But it was always
thought too hard that he should never
meet the rest OF us. except to touch
hats. and we finally sank into one
system. He was not permitted to
talk with the men unless an officer was
by. With officers he had unrestrained
: Continued ON Page Eighty