Show ORTHY R R TE E of astounding character be before before be fore the pr probe be of or the Morro Castle disaster disaster t ter r have havo stripped the from many oJ of the S seas sea's as a.'s finest traditions Among the officers and sailors Jailors ailor of this luxury iner liner there have been turned up men whose cowardice a and cm cm- city stamp P them as aK unworthy to go down to the sea in ships ps Builders an and owners of the yes ves ess s 's ad l have bC been ll revealed rc as ns vi o or of laws law's am andrules and I rules cs to to insure safety of ot passengers at sea Somewhere in the government service ice L i. is re mc- for haying having allowed criminal dere derc li which have cost a horrible toll loll in life The Tho Morro l orro Castle tragedy dy once more tin tin- masks an lift u i instance co Venal business s gambl gambled gam gam- bl bled d money against death That lat it lost may p perhaps tn make inke t g sea ica a travel safer In hi the tho future The hc price ill agony has been big enough to buy some gai gain Testimony at the governments government's hearings has been no o contradictory so much of it evidently evi dently nUy sl steered by Ward line attorneys so 80 much of it nought to be held helel back a as privileged am fin and c. c confidential that the tile truth huth may never be he discovered dis covered 4 and blame blamo placed where it belongs I The delay clay of the Dollar liner Huett President Clevel Clove Oleve- l land nd in tn l launching lifeboats fin and its failure t to es ue a a. pingle passenger are arc unfathomable mysteries Her master has much damning te testimony against him to clear away before li limay lie he maybe may be held blameless Aboard the Morro forio Castle oi ox on her vacation tou tow tour to were yere many sedate l holiday holida seekers Al Also 1 p aboard were fere many to whom th the g J P. a a Ao floating g saloon n. n fI f I 4 I I If- If 4 i so many been helplessly drunk when tr tragedy struck the loss of or life undoubtedly would not have lave been so large Panic and disorder cr among the lie crew counted with death Inadequate inefficient inefficient inefficient in in- efficient untrained undisciplined and arni conten- conten ious it wn was unable to behave in ill seaworthy in ill the emergency The captain responsible re rc- in part at least for fot these conditions lay a ay dead in his bathtub and Captain Warms sud suddenly confronted with the thc burden of command command com corn mand evidently was unequal to it From haying hay hay- ing ng cruised the coastal route loRdly deadly routine like ike that of oE running a n ferry all nIl at once he lie was confronted with a situation calling for superb seamanship He is probably receiving more blame than he lie deserves deserves-a s-a s a sor sorry y end to his f first I watch as a ships ship's master Upon the steamboat inspection oll service anc and amid the grand jury with Martin l Conboy IT U. S S. S attorney conducting tin the inquisition rest the thc grave duties of digging out nil all the facts n ts Then there here mu must t be bc an nn awakening in n go government offices of- of perhaps congressional action to insure responsibility in it ownership competency in personnel per per- sonn l Qu and rigid enforcement of or law to protect life against such infamous criminality as already has been disclosed in ill conne connection tion with this tragic horror within swimming swimming- distance distance dis- dis tance ance of the shoreline |