Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-03-13
UNITED STATES
RECKONEO SECOND
Americas Imposing Navy Arouses
Admiration Of the World.
OFFICERS OBSERVATIONS.
French Naval Expert says, with ship.
Now nuiidibg United state.
stands Near Top.

Washington. March i2.-Licutcuant
de Fnramund of the French navy re-
Gently arrived here In company with
the French ambassador NJ. Cambon. to
become naval attache OF the French
embassy. Lieutenant de Farnmond
has had Wide experience as naval oh.
server. following the Japancrc and
Chinese vessels through the china
japan war. and now comes here to
study American naval methods. Speak.
Ing OF the American navy today. Lieu
tenant de Fnrnmond said.
The American navy has attracted
worldwide attention within the last
year. and this n leading European
countries to send naval attaches 10
washlngton. This viii be- the first timo
that the French government has had
naval attachc at the embassy. \
German naval officer ~ coming to the
German embassy. and other countries
doubtless viii follow In the same line.
Since the Spanish American war this
country Affords splendid facilities for
naval STUDY 10 was the nrat real test
~ modern nnhting vessels, and naval
science must draw itH conclusions
largely from what the American navy
accomplished durinH the war with
spain. / think II ~ universally cun-
cedcd In Europe that the American
navy rIadc splendid record. not only
In goucfnl way. but In technical mat
tcrH OF naval details. II demonstrated
the effectiveness " the rapld.hrc nun
OF medium calibcr. rather than the
larger guns II seemed also tu SHOW
that the power Of the navy u more ln
IT, weapons ~ attack aud onenHe. its
cnpnhll.tv Of giving blows. rather than
resisting blows.
'Nc In Fruncc were quite aware "
the ErnWiuE power ~ the American
navy. oven before the recent war. our
chief naval constructor. ". Berth.
came to this county prior TO the war
an made a tour OF YOUR dock yards,
nrscnnlH, etc. on hiH return he made
an Official. report, rhowing the great
improvements the American naval con-
striicturH had brought about. plrtlcus
larry In tho arrangement % hulkheadH
ana In III" distribution Of nrmor ~ ~
to protect vital nolnA. We also know
your American nfiunr, ana are using
The Hnrvcyilod American process.
which has been found entirely natis-
factory thus far"
Lieutenant DE- Fnrnmond says for
eirn naval observers nrv not only IN
tercatod In the results Of the war. but
are also observing the large amount OF
naval construction now In proErcHa IN
the United states. and IN" naval Inn
proyemcnt Il Involves From Italian
naval statistics he shows that the
United states II today rcckuncd second
among the great powers IN point OF
wnrrhlpa under construction the tom
mage By countries II 49, follows; Great
RrItnlr i5l.tgg tons: United states. Co.
i.5 tons: Japan. $3.50 tons; Russia.
5000. France. 2s,c6s; Germany, 1885;
Italy. 2.g'3.
AN Interesting line N inquiry" said
Lieutenant de Fnramond, ~ as 10 why
YOU are building 20 many heavy ships.
| irnnclndH. aH We call them, as against
the lighter. Hwiftcr cruisers. Thr iron
clad " essentially home ship, ANA "
not fitted. owing 20 her bulk and lack
~ coal capacity, for crossing the ocean
or Tor long cruises. The French navy
Inns IN commission hftcvn ifunclnuH on
| the Mediterranean, ana eight IN IN"
northern Huundruu. Hut those are
pursly defense vessels, ana never leave
/ Tho home ports The performance OF
| your hattlcHhip oregon In running 1900
miles around South America. was re-
mnrknhlo FOR that reason, ana her pres
ont thin across the Pacific " equally
remarkable hut judged by the usual
naval standards. an nfmnfcd cruiser
| would have been much better equipped
for those long voyages She has the
| speed. the coal. and nt the same tim"
! sufficient nrmor % max" her defensive
powers almnHt equal 20 those OF the
| ironclnd."
Tho lieutenant says that France has
gone further In adopting the torpedo
| boat nv an effective naval weapon than
| amy other country, she has IN all some
| sSn torpedo boats, some OF them very
| swift
| Lieutenant de Faramond says no
thinks tho adoption OF the water tubo
boiler In American ships WI be u
| further Improvement ana VIII make
| them much moro effective for long
| cruising. The class Of boilers, he says.
has been adopted by the Hriiish nd.
| miralty for the Powerful Terrible ana
shlps of that class, and quite generally
bv the naval authorities ot Franco,
Asia. Jnpnn. chm, Argentine ana
| Italy NJ. Ninud, naval constructor
| of the French navy, N ~ present IN
Washington on an unnihclal mission
| and viii confer with our naval cons
gtrnctora on this new method OF boiler
construction. .,.. -.
Admiral Dewey Is generally. feeog-
nized abroad ~ entitled TO rank ~ one
of the great naval commandeih'' rhid
Lieutenant de Farnmond' such man
does honor TO the naval fraternity the
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