New-York tribune., 1891-10-15


requisites 10 naval emclehoy-''0 '"''
m 70 this time was absolutely destitute
And here let me saw q word about the large appro
p-iat,ous for naval expenditure, for which the ast
Congress has been assaled. Mr.. Chahdiers auA
tration began four vessels. aggregating l-'oOo o"
Mr. whitney completed those vessels, auu poe
twelve others the whole sixteen together WIN 'e
N.iantopOmoh, aggreeating 10000 tons. MI lr"N %
comuleted the twelve vessels remaining unnhlshou'
has continued she building OF the four monitors VINO"
smmbercd during the preceding four year, anu mas
NOW under construction twenty two other smps' VI
thirty eight IN all aggregating 100000 tons a" '"e
construction Of these vessels Is so rpiu li"'
all win be completed during this Administrators
er very shortly after. Thirteen Oh 'Ho" -.
authorized by Congress prior 70 AlsiN" -
h,t Il, must be remembered that IN autnorl1.ls
tho ae-rer sb,ne Congress made no provision
-, ,basr construction The banking up OF thl'
Irorl, authorized but not begun or aPP'p''a'ou io
d,,,no tbo oreecding Admins iHltlon deV"i'eu upon
the List Congress the burden OF heS''
for work directed by It's prcdecc's0, ,-o, o,,ora,
Uo6oubtedlv the appropriations lor -'d'"l e4p'"uI
h,res arc large. But they are ho' Ia' ~ a..
- - t,cse deys a nation cannot nave meet
= rscept tvpes without paying for IT, AS
'V'P ., - NJ the typos. the present AdDhnlstra-
=" " IN .atelr challenge criticism. 1t believed that
,h ,o,,,try said. with no uncertain No'oe' .nat u
INC - navy or none at all and it has fulfilled
-, ,ond II has carefully guarded the expenditure
t a. anpr,prishons: not plate or frame mas gone
-. .be sbips without It's Inspection hrst al the min7
- oftsrTard at the ship yaId and us accounts sho"
49, dispostion of every dollar expended
,-rad IN large light, and apart from the cohStrhc-
49,. - = Aeet Naval expenditures have not been un-
.o1yctive OF benefit The money has been spent for
,o-al and labor. but il is American mateAal ana
American labor. And the labor is by far the largest
,. II is safe 10 say that nine-tenths OF the Naval
-,orditure goes into the pockets of the American
orzinrmap II is spread all over the country. AT
eontb Rostcn we are building four ships. We are
,rusing ships or engines, or drawing upon mills III
Maine in Massachusetts,. in Rhode Island and Con
recticut in New York. at Ehzabethport. at Phliade
nhia al Chester, at PitsburG. at Baltimore, al hlch
mond al Norfolk in Ohio. in Illinois and In Cahiorha' =
and the last successful bidder for torpedobOat IL IN
Tou-a The building Of the Navy has given lasting
,otus 70 all the great steel industries Of America
Il has pnt our steel shipbullders in condition to com
pee f3r the first time with their foreign rivals ana II
* Giving empovmen to-day, in one shape o. another TO
50 coo American workmen
REFORM IN THE NAVY YARDS.
And here come to the subject Of which desired es-
peiay 70 speak yOu tonight and that l. the heto
vh,h has been adopted by this Administration 20 put
the employment Of Navy Yard labor or d practical
t;re.- footing Part of our work of construction Is
done in navy wards and all repair work and IL l.
work recurring the highest classes of skilled mechahlos'
Now II s generally believed, ard the belief Is probably
true that for a period running back long PRIOR 10 @c
var Navy Yard labor has been regarded, largely s@
mere political patronage. The OLD system OF dppoiV
ment by which the officers NJ the yard Seiecueo uon
or1nen partly upon the suggestions of foremen lent
rsef readily to the practice. Nor did II help matters
20 give the power of appointment the foremen them
selves. Navy Yard onicals high or low were fSSe'
for nlaces and with their own places at stake eo'u
not resist uresure from those In political relstoh' WIN
the Federal Administration. The boldness OF theSe
demands increased and the Navy Yards were rapidly
hecou,ng a mere adjunct TO the political machine
This was the sy stem which the present a1MlhlsI'a
tion of the Navy Department inherited AMER Iuli
and thorough examination OF Is wjrMhS9 III '''e s
Of two wears experience, Mr.. Tracy reached the cohcu
ion that II was vicious system. and resolved 10 Dredh
IL m He announced his intention for me ur7' Ii'i'
at meeting Of this club in April la>t a. losc ol 'U
who were present viii doubtless remember 'iii a."
now prepared 70 tell you tnat the promise mas Oe7H
entitled that the employment Of manual labor at navy
wards has been firmly established on bushes Oe'
rd that the new order of Things. when went mo
oao, on the first OF september last. mas proved IL
ef from the beginning thoroughly piacu'dl - ''"'
which has already demonstrated it, success -.
Tho plan adopted which wac prepared at 'he Navy
Deparnent after great labor and inVssuso'ion' WIS
briefly this: ioi,d
All the places Of foremen at the various yards ncluo
Al
- Administrations were declared vacant anu "
t1oart Of Naval Officers, universally recJsh%eu d" iP
,j;l by the press ana the public py 'r'e"uS 'r -.
,as opp1ipted TO examine all candldAtes "lo s"o' ~
nre,ent themselves for the vacaii, 1aSes, and
%. o ven 10 the examinations y aiN NJ
- r, effort was made to secure cOIAPoutpPi.' I'm ha5
eA'''ii +d in every case 70 Ihe uau "hOn
n. .idered best htted among inc o., ~
hoard did it, work well. and nave tle ~ Ia So
rfIH, Won, as a proof Of tie sincerity oi tIe tSa =
,eua trenJ. tlat in every case tlr naIoe1
he board wa adopted, and the nan "hon ~ "''-
~ tbe Lest received the appointment. . J.. bod
Having thu, obtained the best oieiH ~ ~ y1rL
Ii@ ,d Io,,. tbe Boston - stem wa- lalEcN iyi
loved though with material changes Iequl,SS ~ con,
- 5oneJ oiif4rs all OF whom are techhch eA-ci,c @
Occupying high places al the !'ie; 80 ,bc,, ar
MN :" tSeir tiade and 70 the special biaI'n U
the trade in which they arr sAiileu' bsd /,
rer.tere.i provided thar he Is an American g., zen
aud can show by tie certhcaie. oi clhPo''0, o.
, max reoujs tons on the board for the "oh
mon th.y need and tn men are supphed III 'e H Gu
OF their re,tTaaon IN XaTT Yard work anC
InG i'm outside work Of the kind required. II
psiiled labor the hcst pTefesnoe gwen 70 Ve'e'
"hT The are hea6 ae of the department. sets the men 70 wor @
ana nnus , Y aIa Graded according 70 their SKILL
If not their names are returned 10 the DoAIu' VIZ
supplied but every worhlnE an %l,rsc ,ti.i +ri,l
b1i,Td nreSont, has right t0 fair ana mDfu' Vi''
SYSTEM DIVORCED From POLITICS.
The effect Of the system is 10 divorce SDNoinley
from political or personal favoriam' ana rom '''
ON Of favor4t-m the selection Of force "I IRON
= 900 70 1000 workmen and TO regulate ue eHlLl''
,+ ~ Navy Yard labor upon strict business piA
i,a :. * the oDlv system upon which our present
Nv Yard wors-tle construction aid lrpai ol SUI
a. delicate IL their mechanism - lpe "Ul"s {" - ~ ~ 81
- w ,.,dIirtod with any IT'D" Oncels u
~ yard cannot hereafter plead That hac OF fN
tvagaut work is caused by the Inferior W'it'i WI
itsN ls4cU
49, 49,. own hands The Quarrels ana turnout 'i,
tItterness and rancor Which surround me stI.A.s O
,i factions for the exercise ~ Navy iIu l"tl""se
w wtr,aSrles which Invariably hurt the parry leel
hronsGf - an end No Longer can ,oIgIes E S+I ~
pIi.salI,- to an Administration justify the REFUSAL %
pPovoI appropriations on the ground tllt ueS Sit M
weiIug = campalgn fund for uier opp5hehlf' . ~.
% iGaSG crea. IN the week, preceding an election or j
- ~ -bnnId happen that the public pns ness fe,uuJ