Show FIGHTING BOBS I BOILING Soldiers of the to North or Atlantic Fleet Clubbed by Police at I Portland Me COMPLAINS TO 0 BONAPARTE B 0 AP DENIAL w ENTERED BY B Y YANKEE MAYOR Washington Sept 13 Rear Admiral Evans has sont to the secretary of the navy nav a report In which he vigorously criticises t r es the treatment the sailors of his fleet received while at Portland Maine nine He claims they were beaten by bythe bythe the police and refused admittance to places of amusement because they wore their uniforms Secretary Bonaparte said today that he lie would make recommendations to con congress congress gress for tor legislation to meet such con conditions conditions and also indicated that it would not be the policy of oC the department to go out of its way to send vessels to places where seamen are Secretary Bonaparte believes that a law lawan can an be passed which will protect the themen themen themen men of the navy and army against such treatment as complained of ot Report of Admiral Evans The rhe report of Admiral Evans dated at Bar Harbor Sept 5 L is in part as fol tol follows lows lowi During the ilie recent visit of ot the Iowa Indiana and the second torpedo flotilla to Portland Maine which visit was made at the suggestion of ot the residents of Maine many of or the men from the In Indiana I Indiana n diana dlana wore were treated with great brutality by the th police and by a civilian In the presence of or the police from which 1 may infer that he was a policeman in plain plainclothes plainclothes clothes These men who were wen without a R doubt perfectly sober and going in the direction direction tion of the wharf at h the ships boats landed were clubbed and kicked and knocked down by these police The civilian drew a d revolver and threatened them r Will Cut Portland Out Nothing but commendation can be said of these for their modera ton t In In submitting to these indignities without creating trouble for tor they out outnumbered outnumbered I numbered the police pollee and without a doubt they could have hae taken them In charge charger I r have to inform the department that except when otherwise instructed by b the department 1 I shall not permit the ships tinder my m command to visit Portland Denial by Portland Mayor Portland Maine Sept 13 Concerning the tho th report of Rear Reul Admiral Evans to the secretary of the navy na with reference to io alleged received by sailors Mayor Maor Nathan Clifford ord said to today tolay lay day that an investigation of the mat at the time indicated that the men rind ud suffered no Injustice The mayor said that the city elt desired that the ma mn marines marines rines have as much leeway as the police possible give Only one arrest was made and that was WIlS for Cor intoxication and disturbance Mayor lavor Clifford said also that he hp made mole for the th admission of ma marines marines rines rims to a skating rink at a pleasure re resort sort which was waR the only place refusing to It IFt them in and that the tit police deny that any an sailors had been he en clubbed |