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Show ADM!RAUNREVDLT Wainwright in Open Rebellion Against Endurance Tests. Old ra Cog gays H Will Not Tab 0-MII Aiding and Walking Escrcis Oficar Await Rssult. Wsahlngion - Officers of tb navy and army as well as walling wllb much Ititereat the outcome of the eland taken by Hear Admiral Wain-wrlxht Wain-wrlxht against the M) mile walking and riding lest provided for officers to prove their elllclency and caps bllliy at winning ball lea. When ("I Kiaiaevelt waa president an. I prumulgoied the order commanding command-ing every officer in Ibe service to Isk annually a physical luat by walking walk-ing and riding 1)0 mllea In three day, chare weie no objections, at least, nun were openly expreeaed. Hlnce President Taft has taken up the duties of prescribing c alisthenics tor soldier ami aullora, some of the naval officer a. especially those old In the service, have shied a bit. Home of them have said that If tb nfftcar would make auy sort of us objection President Taft would rescind the now famoua order. This waa done shortly after President Presi-dent Taft waa Inducted Into office, but without effect, for when July 1 rolled around th order requiring all officers offi-cers of tb navy to take the lest waa put Into operation. A few officers not more than 100 have taken Ih test. Most of them were "youngster'' In th service, and sucb a thing aa a horseback rid or a tramp through th woods waa a day' outing. Now, for the first time, an officer, aid and honored In Ih service, able a whole lot, and saya the teat la noth Mlft UAL AD1IZAL WAlNMlGtfl Ing mor than a wall laid plan to r llre a number of men who are the backbone of the service. Hear Admiral Wainwright la the first officer to clear for action and declare war. He. according to a stnlo-inent stnlo-inent sent out from Portsmouth, N. II.. saya ha will not take Ih teat. Admiral Ad-miral Wainwright commanded th oonveried yacht (lloureater at the battle of Hantlago, and la proud of his record. After quoting his services h ssys: "If that Is not good enough th government may release me. Th nsvy Includes over 900 officers, and up to data a third of them hav yet to do th stunt, while some no doubt stick to tb disobedient attitude owing to their avolrilupob and physical condition. con-dition. Admiral Rlsey, chief surgeon of th navy, said be had not heard nf any officer refusing to take the physical teat, which, he aald. waa a part of th regulation now. Admiral lilxey said he saw no lea-son lea-son why officers of the uuvy should not Ink tb test. "This test I mere child play, and very able bodied officer should lak It," said Admiral Itliey. "It determines deter-mines largely whether a man la fit tor duty or not." |