Великий военный синдикат

           TheauthoritiesatWashingtontookinstantactionontheaffair,andasitwasquiteevidentthatthecontractbetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSyndicatehadbeenviolatedbytheLenox,thecommanderofthatvesselwasreprimandedbytheSecretaryoftheNavy,andenjoinedthatthereshouldbenorepetitionsofhisoffence.ButasthecommanderoftheLenoxknewthattheSecretaryoftheNavywasasangryashewasatwhathadhappened,hedidnotfeelhisreprimandtobeinanywayadisgrace.ItmaybestatedthattheStockbridge,whichhadsteamedfortheopenseaassoonasthebusinesswhichhaddetainedherwascompleted,didnotgooutsidetheCape.WhenherofficersperceivedwiththeirglassesthattheLenoxwasreturningtoportsternforemost,theyopinedwhathadhappened,anddesiringthattheirshipshoulddoallhersailinginthenaturalway,theStockbridgewasputaboutandsteamed,bowforemost,toheranchoragebehindtheBreakwater,thecommanderthankinghisstarsthatforoncetheLenoxhadgotaheadofhim.ThemembersoftheSyndicatewereveryanxioustoremovetheunfavorableimpressionregardingwhatwascalledinmanyquarterstheirattackuponaUnitedStatesvessel,andacirculartothepublicwasissued,inwhichtheyexpressedtheirdeepregretatbeingobligedtointerferewithsomanybraveofficersandmeninamomentofpatrioticenthusiasm,andexplaininghowabsolutelynecessaryitwasthattheLenoxshouldberemovedfromapositionwhereaconflictwithEnglishline-of-battleshipswouldbeprobable.