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Show tou'iiMii ii iirirni. lie I, ll-.rl.iir..L.I lir ReertUry rr.e,. Waii.imitoMi Jan. 10 Hocrelary Tracy haa a written letter to Cum-inander Cum-inander Heller, whowai cenauril for hi, action in thu llarruudla ollilr, dinjlug Ida retiueat for u court-martial, and tilling lilui Ihu tlerlmuul ru-pirda ru-pirda hla taae u. having Ituu finally ill.atnl of, Thu Htcretary aay, lu itlt "Voultnlu tho tltpartment'a action Injouriatuconalllutiau publlo reprl mand and that till, la a ul,hmcnt Ihal can only boh gaily liillliHi.il by ..cnUum of n naval general court-martial. court-martial. Your atalement ahowi that you art) Ignorant ut llm llrat prlnclrlt or naval dUdpllnu. The nmumplluii that the Hetrt lary or thu Navy cannot proiiouncu ribuke, publlo or I rlvalv, iion mi olllcur for brtathnf dlaclpllnu or ntlluruof performancuof duty with, out obtaining thu tam llun of a court la an unlit arl-or proii.illoii. Tho du-Iinrlment du-Iinrlment luitmrllally uwarda praliuor blamu to thu ofllcer whu doaervu. thu ono or thu other tie occaalou may arlau and Ihu rnrllno la aa old aa tliu Jejiart-mi Jejiart-mi nl lint If." rhu Hri lary alao remtuda thu coin-itiauJer coin-itiauJer that lie mm not twn.urud wllliout being heard, aa ho (Ihu Hecrelary) Hecre-lary) granted lilni a )raonal lutt rvlew, during which hu wna given thufulleat opi-ortuulty to makn uuy alatumout. |
