Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-22
It. Paschwitz Makes a Favorable
Report to Admiralty.
SECRETARY LONG THANKED



Of the Gerinnn cmbhssy. talked inter
catingly today with n representative %
the Associated Press NJ to hls obscrva
tions Of the American navy. covering
not only the war period but an inapcc'
tlon OF our ships. navy yards. ant
naval methods In the period since IN,
war. The officer made such n favor.
able report TO the German admiralty
concerning the consideration shown
him by American naval circles. that II
brought n strong letter Of thanks from
the minister Of marine OF Germany "a
Secretary Long and 10 some extent on
set the tension arising over alleged diff
fcrenccs between the American and
German naval officers In the Philip.
pines.
AMERICAN ENERGY.
Speaking Of the technical construc-
tion OF American ships Capt. Won
Rcbaur paachwitz naldi at In quite
noticeable that your American naval
constructors and nhip.bull1cra show
the characteristic energy Of Americans
In eiahing 10 IND something new.
While the American ships are built on
the same general lines as the German
and English ships. yet they show u
tendency to try new ideas. to expert
mcnt ON details.
For Instance. the disposition OF ann
munition and the ammunition holata
are admirable contrivanccr. The am.
munition Is served through one central
chamber and II delivered Immediately
back OF the gun. ready to be placed IN
the brccch and fired. This IL 10 obvl-
oualy the right thing and 10 practical
IN the rush ana confusion OF action
that all navles followed the lead Of
Your American constructors when they
nrrt adopted this method of getting the
ammunition 10 the Gun.
PERrEcTISG PLOTTING VESSELS.
There arc many OF these small
points which appear TO the naval OBJ
server. N not 90 those unfamiliar with
naval architecture and altogether they
are developing and pcrfccting the ideal
nHhting vessel In the placing Of guns
and armor tho American and German
rhipn nfc much alike. except that we
have rcnorted TO your device Of tho
aouble-dccked turrct. which IN prob
ably not beyond the experimental
stage.
THE large coal capacity OF American
ships II capital feature which viii
prove specially Fcryiceablc u you arc
% have outlnytng territory such as
Hawaii and the Philippines"
PERSONNEL OF THE NAVY.
How does the personnel Of our navy
the officers and men-comparc with
that Of other navicsY" he was asked,
THE American naval officers have
much technical knowledge. perhaps
more than bcrmhn officers, hut II IL n
question whether technical knowledge
cannot be carried too fur, 10 the OK.
cluHion OF those larger subjects of
strategy torpedo mancuvcrinF. ctc.
You have Just united tho engineer
brngrh with the regular line OF tho
navy 20 that hereafter all your naval
officers VIII also have 90 be steam en-
,inecrr. That n carrying the technical |
krowlcdre very far and will put such |
great requirements on your officers |
mat the rcHult'will 10 awaited with |
much interest by students OF naval |
affairs When officers are compelled
10 master such n mass OF detail, they |
nave scant time for considering the
larger questions ~ attack and defense
and the real science Of warfare. They
become too mechanical, Tho great
commanders are not merely engineers
nut men Of intellectual attainmentn.
THOUGHT and craftsmanship M we'll na
technical knowledge Of ropes dnd irons.
TORPEDO BOATS.
when your torpedo boat service ID
fully developed n VIII be found That
your officers have large field Of use
'uin.rr. "A yet. the American torpedo
boat service u not organized rs with
m. Nc have fh0aa Ia. I
Visions with special drills aud mnneu-
iefh. suited 10 their size, much as a
roop OF soldiers would be drilled. nut
here IN little In that line hero ~ far
~ ! have observed, and the uses OF the
orpcdo boats are yot 10 be- real
much occupied mr. dispatch boatn. ear
yinE messages. etc. rather than an a
adjunct OF attack or de-
ense. Probably when all your now
lestroyerr and torpedo boats are COM
,leted this organization will follow and
hen VIII come this new line OF study
nd practice for your onicers. givlng
hem. with all their other duties. an
unusual amount OF technical knowl-
DIRE TO master.
AMERICAN SAILORS.
As TO the American sailor. II Is
ard 10 iudge him by any foreign
tandnrd, as your ideas and ours are
o totally different. Physically tho
american sailor IL q splendid specimen.
he American method OF recruiting IL
nioulated 10 get a good class of mon,
rhwn from a wide stretch Of country
nd with frequent infuHiona OF new
Hood. while with ua nailorinE IL al
most life business. Probably as
mole tho American system has bct-
~ class Of men than In vogue abroad.
certainly tcndn 10 giN- the men
reater self-reinnce ana that IN turn
lay be tho reason they nro such good
ghterH.
They certainly know how to keep
our ships In Ahipahape ana tho dis
lplinc and general conditions observed
= board an American nhlp are prob
hly equal To those OF any naval SER
Ice In the world"
RATE OF SHIP BUILDING,
How does the rate OF American ma
~ nhip-bullding compare with that OF
ermany?"
IT Ia proceeding at about the same
ite' ana II seems an though the Amer
an navy and the German navy would
'velop on about parallel lines for some
Ears TO come. There In nothing I'M
aunl or significant from political
hndpoint In this era OF naval con-
riotion on both sides OF the water
u simply the adopting Of new ideas
new conditions; the bringing OF ma
Al nrmnincuts up TO the standards
established by modern naval