New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-31


AGREEMENT OF THE Two BRANCHES
PROVISIONS FOR MORE RAPID
PROMOTIONS.
Washington. Dec so (SpeclaD.-The results o,
,,a rumc-ous sessions of the Naval Personnel
W hitch has been working OF the subject for
....r,, rnorths were made public to-day by Assist
ar, Secretary Roosevelt TO whom the matter was
delegated by Secretary Long. and who PRESIDED a.
tho sessions OF the Board. Ii is reniarhaoe '''"'
-he line and staff OF the Navy, after pche'i's Io'
more than twenty years. the internal uie
IN the service growing more o'''e' anu u"e
ons 70 the welfare Of the country, have apparent!
80 % Sudden and altogether uneNpcc'ou
oereenoent upon a plan which amalgalnates .''e
engineers and line officers and pracucai' niaHe'
Torce ashore and force afoat- II congress up
proves the project a. ,.,.
The Board left the presentation Oh '' :" ,
wholly 10 Mr. Roosevelt. and he has efnDraceu ''''
o,nortun!tv TO ;ell many things about the orcers
tna, they could not say about themselves f1ls re-
mort which follows In part, does not oi''u s.
-arv Long who Is expected 10 send 1t TO congress
ner, week perhaps with comments o. MS own
Mr. RoosEvELTs REPORT
The Hon Secretary Of the Navy
s,r: l have the honor herewith 70 t'ahsihi, nv
IN nr.nared by the Board OF which you appointed
me- chairman, 10 consider the personnel Oh III.
Novv 40 far as concerned The anna amauon OF
the fine and engineers the remedy OF o cY due to
stagnalon IN the lower ranks o. me stan6ing Of
abe enlisted men shall treat he three subjects
but tsk' w xsy great hs
smber reports at reatins to the
seW OF promotion and as regards this how OF pro
motion the Board Is unanimous tSat ~ sor this
sary 10 Saesnc,ss may have to be arihclay ere
ated at least on occa .ons aith90Gh ,hs News Of
The majority as TO the method OF MAKING ''e''
vacancies . .,a,. NV appreciation Of the
way the officers on tie Board epproscneTd fe,
work and the high sense OF theT wbere there
was difference Of opinion was the line OF ce a
50 drawn Ia as d to a fav the al line on W
other From The outset It was es,Gen not merely
SgS5d G fS sense to Of iTfa s mp Win
resoute determination 70 supo,Sa1s or Of classes
consde5atgn ~ ot me Navy and the Nation 1t IL
becsnse Of this attitude on their part that IN !.
able Without ifS bvs pToduoed would enae9 into
law hr Of literally incacuiaoe COCO ,be nIoneer In
fhe proper solution OF problems some o, Tc9 ave
Old but some OF which ere 30 lev rst Hon '''
NOT vet been solved by any naval natio'i
TIE BOARDS RECOMMENDATIONS
Tine posrd recommends (a) that the line or'cers
-. .nn1rssrs he amalgamated; O) that when the
runob.r Of officers to be promoted Is 30 iar III
excess OF the vacancies az 10 cause stae''a'' ''
IN the service the requisite nuTnner OF va - ave
&c. a, - moe. the heavy requirements OF Tode Il
nayal duty Cc that the enlisted men aooSir srp
he ven The sane reward Of pension ana iI IL
rnar, entoyed by their brethren VINO hgt' 49,
willie the uppernost machnists are maoe ~ az
orners 20 rank with the gunners ana tlPe..te.
7 Within the lifetime Of generation s'eb = =
with It's attendant complicated raacnmes| ana
heen made the motive power OF war NtsSeis az,
fh.re is tendency now everywhcre Nstoie , 70
eiectrirty 10 steam and 20 multiply the HuIninrs
OF engines in every great warshp so as 70 III
not only the motive power out tne Dow ~ Tb g
re Iufrets guns and hoisis are nandleo. nv
ha. necessarily produced reyoiutlon " r1'e ~
gsniza,ion Of the personnel on Doard iod,rH he
shps There win always be need for men WIN yhe
oipssS,, know how 10 take care OF boat or handIe
thar,,elves aboard OF ship. but the class OF zee
,ne~tartcs has steadily grown in importance hho
ever among those Of the crew who are not tecIi;
ntc,i,v n,echanics--t hose wo handle the guns aiu
~ s,nn,;;ni,ion and HOSTS for nstance.there IL a
cnne,srtlv increasing need for a good degree OF
mechanical capacity.
NAVAL EVOLUTION.
rvs-v officer on a modern war vessel In reality
m, to be an engineer whether he wants to or not
pverything on such vessel goes by machinery
and every officer whether dealing with the tnrret'