New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-01

II have enleavorcd W Impress YOU with ny ue,
th.r.i. conviction that this most Important DTuh'h
~ he public service which may properly 9e lrrm,u
the rlght arm ~ the Repuhlic for external defence
"oT El rs' arg@ pfoporiion Of the officers Of the
ought to b. at IN" best are serving IN W. r v~e
ranks without command and tho habit ~ nrge's, -
c,vernfncn, can get The ycry flower Of It's person.
mel into those positions whore they can be- OF
~ nsbirb a am mechanical movement takes the
pac- ~ healthy progression led by merit anu
h,nese ,,,, Tor
Il am engaged In the preparation Of plan ior
the reorgau zaiion OF The me oi thr Az, w'e"
arl shall have the honor 10 present 10 me tom.
mc"s on naval Araifs ana c ano 20 ne snh
i.ct OF the rank. pay and other matters rotating
TO the personnel Of the Say p,9possd N 'hy Son
law
ENLISTED MEN.
THE present condition OF annirs abroad makes 1t
nperativcly necessary that the new vessels should
L.. cent f. duty on foreign stations as rapidly a.
tho, become available bgt the Department. finding
thai the nresent number 81 enlisted men and boys
4, th. aervcc Is insufficient. FOR this purpose have
Inc honor 10 recommend that this force b" Increased
I'm rrdcr TO enable the enlisted men OF the Navy
20 become citizens OF the United states. ~ IL
mos, desirable. without fcrfeitng their continuous
s'rvice In IN. Navy. II "a recommended that the
privilege gr,n,ed To enlisted men Of The Army by
Section GG of the Revised Statutes be also granted
t. the enlisted men OF the navy.
NAVAL MILITIA.
"I, 10 gratifying to the Department to be able
IN state that public interest In the naval militia
- gradually and steadily increasing. At the date
Of the Last annual report the number OF men certl-
fled 49, mustered In and serving in the naval militia
,car organizations have been authorized by the
legislatures of Pennsylvania and Illinois and the
number OF officers and men mustered IN ana serV-
ing A, the present time Is as follows;
N,.-,eir.e,,s ...... asp South Carolina. 2oi
Ih,d, is'"1 ..''''' ~ iao s"'a mi
M NI i ;...... 3! A: Total '''''''''9'''
..rhc I.eglslaturca Of ,wo other States. Mich.gan
and Connecticut have also passed laws authorizing
yct no officers or men have been mustered in
hereunder The organization Of the naval militia
,..r IN .<pe rmeut ~ which many doubted the
succoss But the high character OF the young
raon ~ho have enlisted IL ne movement ana tnc
~ far performed The duties upon which they nave
entered are certainly enough To INSPIRE tnr nope
that the naval militia VIII prove to be OF value to
the country.
LABOR 1T NAVY YARrS.
Every facility has been afforded BY the Depart
mont for carrying ont the provisions OF the resu-
latons relating 10 the employment Of labor at the
navy wards There ~ no doubt that the system
of employing iaborers without reference to their
politics and making merit the sole test OF their
tcntion and advancement IL greatly 10 the benefit
Of the Government. Unless some such system ~
thls be followed there IL no practicable method
except 10 take TIE recommendations OF members of
Congress who are better acquainted with and have
more knowledge OF their constituencies than any
ot5.r persons to whom the head of Department haa
and Repro senta'iNss. interest ted
they are in the success of the Government and OF
their party. rule II may be safely presumed,
will only recommend those whom they believe
10 be competent for places under the Government,
but the knowledge they have of the capa ,ity OF
aborcrs 10 build and repair ships l. generally
strlcied within very narrow limits
III Ia not practicable to estimate accurately the