Show REPORT fr T ON bf GENERAL f L LL SLOCUM L L M m DISASTER Tf President Makes 1 11 lc the thc Om One Rendered by y l U S Commission Of or Investigation HAS SOME RECOMMENDATIONS Directs t of o I tOIS So in UI Secured S In Into II Hel to t l f be t Ind Washington Oct Oot Ot l The report o of ofte tp te CP of ton on the dla disaster ter to the steam chip General Locum ow was wai I made I In wih with ith tho the important finding of lt the commission presented In Ir HI liD 1 report Roosevelt Ronel to U ii hum hll the Ihl report was wai la submitted Itai ha 1 a letter to Becy evy Metel 1 of the thi thil l i nt of ot commerce and labor the report and dl di Unit him him to carry l rry Into Inlo effect the time reC rio of the commission He lie III also allo ditch direct that Robert S 8 Rodie Holl of ot the Ih die dis district steamboat Inspection service and ami James Jamel A Dumont and Thomas Thuma H 11 I Bar Barlett Hr lett iott ret local bed inspectors In hare of oe the port Ort nf Of f New ew York be bl discharged from the service the commission holding boldin them directly responsible for tor th the lax lu laxity luIt laxity ity It of ot the steamboat Inspection to which the tie locum disaster was wai W d I reft ly Iy attributable Appended to the report I Is t a report from rem the department of f justice on tin the th criminal proceedings connected with h the disaster and the life le preserver oases cases ca PRESIDENTS The presidents letter Iter to Set ecy Metcalf follows dated Oct Out 12 U UI I 1 have hav received the report of ot the commission of the United States State on In the tho investigation of ot th the General ill ills I aster uter unit and 1111 the report of ot the depart department ment of ot Justice of 0 Ot Oct t 12 U lag Ing In whIt what has hat l ben been een done by the depart department moot ment of justice In connection with the criminal proceedings proceeding taken against va vi various rious Individual because of ot their con coti connection with wih the disaster 1 I lend send here herewith herewith with wih both reports Punitive course lourae by U the government tin can of at course cure only take two forms form One Otte o le that of legal leBI proceedings proceeding against those thoe either within or without time the Ut set ser service Ir vice vloe and two removal from of ot those thoe within the service HOME AUK AHE INDICTED It I appears that the lh department of Justice has hat already ald secured Indictments against the this master muter and captain of the Slocum and against the time managing di 41 director directors rectors rector of ot the Knickerbocker Steam Bleam Steamboat boat bat company to which company the time Slocum belonged for tor misconduct neg negligence II and Inattention to duty dut by the captain end and ald for tor aiding anti anil abetting therein th by the managing director directors Furthermore the department of ot ins Jus Justice ju inslee lee tice tC hits hll secured indictments Indictment against I Henry elry hundberg Lundberg and John W V Fleming the assistant Inspectors of oC th the steam steamboat tea boat boal Inspection service who actually In the Slocum for tor fraud miscon misconduct duct and Iud Inattention to duty dut had been appointed mere merely merely ly Iy on probation in the service rYlee and has hll I been ben dropped drop tc There can calm lan of ot course lurl be beno b bno beno no further action acton taken laken about Fleming until his hi trial has I iii been finished al although although though It I does don not follow rolo that lImit an en ao ac prevent the department from discharging him from the service A XIO MOST IO T CRIME In ln addition time the tie department of ot jus justice Ju I tire tice tn lies lias ha secured e urd the Indictment of at the th manager and a 11 three employee of or the Nonpareil Cork t works ork of amden N X J for putting up on Of the market marke compress ed I eu cork blocks blo k for tot use I us In II making life lt preservers each of which blocks block eon con contained on In It I its center A n piece of or but bur Iron Irn weighing neighing seven evel ounces This last lat offense was mis of so 0 a I character that U it la Is to rom corn comment meat ment upon Ulon it with proper It r appears that the national legisla legislature lure ture lm has hal never el enacted a n law I w providing In set et terms term for the punishment of thin thia particular species of ot Infamy Intal because It never loer entered the head bead of ot any 11 man that t so o gross groes It an en a Infamy could be perpetrated SHOULD ACT I 1 suggest that you report this whole hole matter to Congress transmitting the 9 two reports report and at tile the same mi time tiie cal calling II ling special attention to the need It of ot Im 11 Imposing posing poling an au 1 adequate penalty penAl for the making or selling ceiling of ot defective life lIfesaving saving So 8 a much for Cor what the department ot of justice ha la has done donI In reference to lo the time die dis disinter inter cater ter Rut nut In addition to 10 the tb men put on trial by the department of or justice action should he be h taken against tho employee whose who responsibility for tor or the utile state of ot things producing the th accident has ha ha been brought out In the report of the time commission According to t this report r port It appears that In II addition additon to the th two to assistant Ir In Ir Inspectors who are ar new nw nt on 01 trial the su 11 Inspector of at the Second ills diM Mr anti and the the two local loal In Inspectors specters of ot the time port Jr of ot New Nw ew York Dumont and Ind should nil ll three hire be hI removed for tor laxity lal and neg nel neglect lect In iii performing their duties As regards the conduct of Mr nodi Mr Ir Uhler dissents from the time conclusions conclusion of ot the four tour other oilier commissioner Chun Ilon 1 I t amee with the conclusions of the other four Laxity and neglect where the consequences consequence mar mal ma b be so 0 terrible as they have hae been heen proved pIer In this case caie cal cannot 1 I passed fed over even VI 1 where timer there tIP has hu tl elI good c conduct In other respects by bythe b bythe the present mm mon Implicated WILL 11 ILIj n OFFICIALS Accordingly the III three officials named nm will I 1 I be removed from the set ser service r rIel vice Ice Iel Moreover you 01 will wi pit please se direct their successors ef r In 10 omee to at once con conduct cn conduct duct a thorough examination of ot the en entire tn entire tire tr Inspection ton force for of ot the port of ot New NewYork NewYork NewYork York With wih the object of at weeding out OUI al all the men whom hom such th examination shall show ho to be h unfitted to perform the very ery tr arduous end and responsible duties of their positions The Time supervising Inspector general has h at present no 10 headquarters headquarter tore fore of ot special agents so 1 that It Il li Is Icly edly very I for tor men Inen to exercise any n adequate anti direct over oer the various arious local divIsions division of ot tile Inspection service In each division he must mut rely ril chief chiefly ly Iy on the fidelity and energy of the lo In local cal ril heads and Ind If t these thee thC fall fail to perform their duty dut they must b h be held account accountable a accountable able He lie I must however exercise a a as thorough a supervision as 8 the tle men means menI at I hi his disposal allow alow Tn In order orlle that thet i t imay Ima may ma be Informed a A as lo to the exact elo eon con 01 million Ilton of ot th time service In iii II all Al III 1 It parts I r direct you to o order a searching laves In continuance of ot the Investigation gallon gation Ion of I the lb lute lul the con conduct duct of th central and of nt every ever otc lr of ot the th service save v that Ihal lii 11 New 11 York YorkI I IL IN 1 You Tot wi will ill also all make such uch Images changes In Inthe Inthe inthe the regulations regulation a UI mia mire are IU recommended by b I hi and ail all 01 will wi i Ni ill a spi p ini of f the board bard of li II i i i f fl i Hi lil purplish You will itle ln in l 1 liivi ft i ih Congress t a ar request r tint the tho law III h I ii i hanged hane In lh the vitriolic various by bythe ho the hut there I be created rate by bylaw bylaw law II a special bod body boly thoroughly to 10 tho the II II which are arc supposed to tu provide for Cor the the safety of ot passengers on ont t especially on ott 01 bouts boats bUil where the prImo prime causes cause of danger dller rims nip the ding and the flimsy Imey highly inflammable character of ot tho the supers rue turps Very Vel truly yours THEODORE l T |