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Show TAMPICO SCUTTLE VA CRAVEN AFFAIR, SAYS ROOSEVELT Constituted So Grave an Offense Against the Nation's Honor and Duty That the Man Responsible . Should Be Removed From Office. WILSON CANNOT SHIELD HIMSELF BEHIND DANIELS Authentic Proof That Americans In ' Peril Were Deserted by Their Own Government Against the Protests of the Senior Naval Officer Present-Most Present-Most Pusillanimous Episode In the Naval Annals of Our Country. Theodore Uooievelt In n letter to Henry lleuterduhl, tho nanl critic, criticises I'i esldcnt Wilson and Secretary Secre-tary Daniels In connection with the Tnmplco affair, when tho American warships were withdrawn by order of the Administration. The colonel pays: "You lmo presented authentic proof of how the Americans In peril at Tnmplco wore deserted by their own government against the protest of the senior American naval olllcer yroient. You hae shown that the government nt Washington had full knowledge of the danger of the situation through telegrams from Admiral Mayo sent by wireless to the nuvy department on April 11, 12 nnd 13. You also give the telegram of Mr. Daniels of April 20 directing the admiral to proceed pro-ceed to Vera Cruz. Mayo Feared Los of Life. "You have shown that Admiral Muyo made an emphatic protest to the navy department, stating thnt he feared the result of the squadron's leaving would be the loss of American lives und property. You nlso quote the telegrams sent by Admiral Mayo the'followlng day, containing the protest pro-test of .the American consul, Mr. Miller, nnd requesting authority to remain at Tamplco. You have shown that, nevertheless, the navy department depart-ment on the 21st confirmed Its previous previ-ous orders nnd directed the ships to , leave nt once. "You have shown that the ndmlrnl put out Into the ocean eight miles distant, but received n protest from Consul Miller rclteruttug his demand for protection. You then quote the telegrams and signals of Admiral Mnjo, who, In spite of his orders, nobly refused to run from the post of duty while the lives of American men, women and children were In Uunger." Can't Hide Behind Daniels. Of the President nnd Secretary Daniels tho colonel writes: "President Wilson cannot shield himself him-self behind Mr. Daniels, fur Mr. Daniels Dan-iels could do nothing that the president does not order or sanction. When Mr. Daniels' actions have been brought to the attention of Mr. Wilson, Wil-son, and are not repudiated by him, they become Mr. Wilson's; nnd Mr. Wilson Is fully and completely responsible respon-sible for Mr. Daniels, for nil that he has done und left undone. "The proof Is absolutu that when Admiral Mayo was nt Tamplco he lmd received full knowledge of the rioting and of tho Imminent danger to American Am-erican lives; but that, nevertheless, he steamed away Into the ocean, and that the Americans were rescued b German ami llrittsh ships. This action ac-tion constituted so grave an offense from the standpoint of national dut,v and self-respect, that any man responsible re-sponsible for It should bo at once taken out of olllee. Facts Made Public In U. S. "Shortly thoieuftor the facts were made public In the United States. If Admiral Mujo had been responsible and had not acted under ordeiM, then the only proper course for Secretarj Daniels would have been to order Ills Instant couit-martlal.aud In such case the failure to do bo would havo shifted the blame at once from the shoulders of Admiral Majo to the shoulders of superiors, President Wilson nnd Secretary Secre-tary Daniels. "Therefore, even If theso telegrams did not exist, even If there had been no such orders, or those actually issued is-sued by the secretary of tho navy to Admiral Miijo, nevertheless, his 1 superiors, Secretary Daniels and Piesldeut Wilson, would both have I become fully responsible for the guilty transaction by their acquiescence acquies-cence therein. They cannot, as they havo sought to do, shift tho blame to tho shoulders of tho admiral." |