Show KEMPFF A i As Good a fighter as Ever Commanded a Ship hut Due or of In Dip the Iha Na Navy It is Not Nol With Slim No New York Juno June special p lal to tint the Tribune from says 8 Admiral Homey III i expected to re Admiral next Sunday and send Rend him to Nag NagasakI or CbS Foe Foa or Of With witt has been displayed frankly by byall byall all the authorities here The necessity for tor Admiral speedY detachment It Is II said at the navy department has been apparent ever since It vas WIlS that Flog Flag Captain lund had gone to the front with Vice Admiral f Seymours column for or It was wen I cnOwn n n to that without constant advice the AmerIcan naval could not be depended upon to meet grave emor emer InvolvIng discretion of a hIgh order ceder Kemper has always ways been re regarded as one ant of the finest In the tho servIce and as good a fighter as over commanded n a ship but lie he was never neer nt In diplomatic matters and was declared to be unsuited to represent the United States at a 11 great gathering of at the groat t naval al powers on tine the most mORt Important duty that has fallen to any officer since the war with The Idea that was sent to Asia on account o of special fitness was demolished at the time lie he went Ills orders were simply the ho result of o an effort In the navy department to Induce him to go on the retired list 1st volun olun turl tartly and make a vacancy for or promo promotions aU all along the line Admiral Re Be Reme me rosy was chosen for or senior command In Asia on account of his hie special fitness After Arter Admiral R moy who was No 6 i ion on the admirals list was ordered to Asia lust last March Admiral No 18 on the mine list was ordered as second In command lie He promptly retired us as lie he was wal expected to do He and also avoid avoided rose rolle a 11 grade by retiring ed what Is really a I captains duty the second In command of a fleet having no Independence ot of action netlon and therefore being humiliated below his actual independent In dependent flag officers rank Then Admirals Day No 17 11 and Cotton No 20 wore were similarly re retired retired tired to avoid duty as second In com mand Then the same orders wore were giyen to who WAS at the time In possession of the exceedingly do billet of commandant at Mare Island where he was awaiting retire mont He was No 16 on the list and would abl decline an appoint that three of oC his juniors had just JURt refused but he astonished the depart department department ment h by accepting with alAcrity and 0 of offering fering to sail the next day The de department had to make mako the tho best or of the matter and therefore put Captain McCalm Mc McCalla Calm Calla one of the tho most brilliant men In Inthe inthe the navy In command ot of hag shiP to equalize any deficiencies that might develop left lila his of the lega legations post to march to the relief all was VIII sailing la III nR but bu t since that time exasperation In reports has been steadily over Oer growing each ne new dispatch making It acute more The to te with the theother theother other admirals In the Taku torts forts will require Il a clent explanation from rom Admiral as 8 soon eoon as the pros pres present ent crisis permits IL a court eurt ot of inquIry Not one of oC the sent m b by the admiral In the lat last two weeks week is III clear In Super Superfluous words are common and In instances sIn single gle words have hae been omitted which would been or of great value to the government lAst Sunday Admiral Admirel Reme was waR order ordered d to go to Nagasaki and coal tine the and be ready tu relieve he was or ordered r dered to d ImmediatelY to Taku command at once onee The And n assume ume left Manila on Tue Tuesday cay and will reach Taku Sunday and horn that Jay 8 the tho Wilt will breathe easier |