The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-11-25
TheirPurclase
and Care.
Mr.. ALIENS REPORT
Operations Of Navy Depart
ment During War Treated.

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during the war as related TO the pro-
curement and care of ships. and gener-
ally to the material, is provided in the
annual report of Assistant Secretary
Allen, just made public.
Among other duties, the assistant
secretary was charged with the pro-
curement of vessels for the auxiliary
navy. He says this work was man
aged with the utmost care, not only
as to the quality of the ships, but also
to the price paid, and he commends the
intelligence and fidelity of the board
headed by Capt. Rodgers, which in
spected the vessels purchased.
Says Secretary Allen: What 1 wish
to emphasize especially is the fact that
no vessel was purchased until after it
had been thoroughly inspected and had
/ been pronounced thoroughly satisfac
tory by officers whose professional
training made them experts.
| He declares that in making the pur-
! chases of vessels, the same care of the
! governments interests on the fnan
cial side was exercised as would be the
| case with an effort in every case
| to make the best bargain possible
| In numerous instances the department
| paid very much less than the price
! asked for ships, and in some cases less
| than the price recommended by the in
/ spection beard.
! In the beginning. Mr.. Allen says, it
| was possible that prices We're higher
| than could have been secured if it had
| been practicable to wait for competi-
! ton. But true economy and the best
| interests of the government made il
the correct policy to paw a higher price
| for a vessel when her services We're
vitality needed, rather than suffer the
/ governments interests to be leonard
| lied bv waiting for a lower nrice
! The organization of the auxiliary
naval force as well as the purchase
of ships. was conducted by the assist
| ant secretary's office. and the report
| shows that on This account but 500 gao
was expended out Of the appropriation
| of S3OOOOO0
The assistant secretary speaks in
| terms of highest praise of the naval
war college which he saws has rem
| dered valuable service in stimulating
| our officers of higher rank 10 nrofas-
sional advancement. and in the colIsc-
| ton and arrangement of professional
! information. so as TO render ii of the
! highest value to Ctlr officers He he
lfeves that the institution shouId he
| encouraged and everything lone 70
! render it still mo1~ efficient and 49,
| full To this end. he saws the most I'M
! portant stem is tba +ransfe5, ~ tI,e .el,i
| ieee from its nraeap+ incatio,, a. ~ NJ.
! port to ArnaD0Iis where If win form,
| a post graduate course for the naval
| academy NOT in The sense moi tna
| midshfpmen aftar communicative tl7li7.
| four Years course win. IT o,ice 49,
up the studies of the war college bur
| an at present officers ~ lo,7side,.o I, :,
| experience who are prepared 10 assfrT,-
! ilate with advantages the ool1rsa of IN
! structiOn Drovided NAV have ori,r,.t,,
nifty for such studv.
Mr.. Allen saws that Annano1is offars
many advantae-as o,.a1, N-a,t,,,l,4 -. =,
| location. The university. ,,,aGti1, - -
| keen together the 1,ndarn,.a,I,,ot, ,,,, y
post graduate work Tho naval ace,i-
emv is tborousbly. Mod a,,J 81.
a basis for a great naval uni,.a,eit,,
II affords for IN 1,-s,. l,,11oCr'l en- -
cfli+ies nov 1arl,in@ =, ttl' ~ a :
/ Libraries Iahora tories ana ilst,.t,,+.,,,9
MANY of tbe naval (1,, .,
and Instructors osr, ra ,,+{iiaoI ~ -, >
war COLLEGE COINS k,,,,aiEt5, III me
venient To Wasbinot,,, GO tI.t az,
stafiona6 49,, ~ liiaI JilCeis
the course ana finelit' ~, aii - %
fers snacia1 ,7I,aIl+ela,. i'9 iii'll'e o.
Ia.
system ,,e,lo,I .li9 tiIe naval hlIltla
Of its organic s,st,, ,'',i,, eil' Medklless
stress of tba -. - 'He severe
the fact maj +be ia ted
in need Of a r,,.o1,a,. "a -1 - a o'oI u lsIS
can be nronntI,, 71Tl,j1i.,S5 ~, e lICn
call of the president IL, me
CroWningshleId he tl1i,,t,r pain
serve should he connnead az liil7 re-
men and tbat +I,ailI - VI sea- dillS
that IF a bolrr a., 2''luS SHouIu De
troll of the feiaraI u,IteI the CON
a force sb0,,iI ~ q sot (! LiliehI Such
federal ~ es'liieu OUT OF the
should no M di,,; is.et0i Us, ana there
5000 men in al57itt(,, 'tu IIoIIly' About
service Womb ba ,,ec,,,ira5 Iit"se now IN
- 80 Viii pe required TO complete
construction are c "lleil ttle snlps under
at present provision should be made for
T Tbe-a 1ood mat number, or 1000 men.
rolled frot,, - - We men could be en-
saw ea,.,.iaa tLe nav a. lniiltla men who
plen,ented nv ar-.ll1' - Iall'sI war sup
far-ing placae 70 ,,,lllii rom lhe sea
nav, 5,,F 49, -, - WioIl lhe amount of
-, - Is ''5 ~ ne the transportation
tbe iirif fIDIi IaeII pFaGtice stations,aud
cia,,t 10 ~ llSIleu' would be sufi
ne cost TO the gov
la Mouiu De Sl440OO, and Mr.. Al
an ~ y lil7 utall OF bill to carry
PelWeen Oct. 2 and Oct. Is the assist
f fo o ISereIary made a. visit of inspection
o9a eti me tle navy Yards on the eastern
rom NofIolk "a, to Portsmouth,
cosi ~, anu nus observations on this oc-
la 1.l We're maze the subject of a spe-
CO epoIl 10 the secretary of the navy.
~. 'i hiiIs 5eHefally or his conclusions.
NJ W. AIieh suggests that II uniform sys-
, reii VI AUDITING be adopted for the
SdIds III the interests Of both the de
paatlnent and the employees. He also