Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-11-13
NAVY IN Bad PLIGHT
Woeful Lack of officers and Men,
Says Rear Admiral Grown.
inshield.
The Navy Would Be in Bad Shape
to Fight a First Glass
Nation.
Present Force Only About One. Fourth
What It Should be- officers
Overworked


who are supplied. Many of those now in
service are being broken down under
the strain. Thru not having more Off
GERS many of the best men that we
now have are being lost.
The warning words quoted above are
contained in the annual reports of the
bureau of navigation which its chief,
Rear Admiral A, s. Crowninshield, has
Just submitted to the secretary of the
navy.
The present personnel of the navy,
the admiral says, Would form barely
onefouTth OF the total esta blshmert
necessary to fight a tirst-ciass Euro-
pean power. II barely sutficed for the
Spanish war, and no longer can be con-
sidered, the report says, as an effect
I've nucleus about which q larger es-
Establishment could be formed in case OF
war.
The personnel ac, thus far has re-
suited in affording less officers than
We're on the active list before It's pas
sage, as, while authorizing an increase,
r it failed to provide the means there
Tor, SO lHsTe are now l3l Vacancies IN
the list of naval officers, when cam
cies can be least afforded. Therefore,
y IS recommended that for the next
ten years appointments to the naval
academy be doubled, the president and
in congress appointing
Two instead OF one wherever author
lied new, and. in addition, senators
be given the same privilege of ap-
poIntnent as REPRESENTATIVES. Then,
Ito meet further needs 1T is recon-
niendsd that whenever congress au-
thprzes an Increase oil vessels TO the
navy It also PROV ltie. In the same act,
for an increase of officers and men to-
man the ships.
The report says that England, which
this year lays down fifteen war. Nes-
sals, Voted an, increase OF 4,240 officers
and men TO the narai establishment to
man the ships. while Germany, which 4
intends doubling her feet IN the next
sixteen years. has provided inetha same
program for increasing the personnel
by eighty-n.ne officers and 1857 men
.aaef year until tht. total increase
reaches "a. Dol
III is declared that it is now impossi-
bic to man Tn e syessels of our navy. not
| 70 mention those building or author
;zea Congress is urged to make any
Increase II, personnel Immediately
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keep always iair f s. ~, ".
the South Atlsfstic station . SAYING s'i'ai
in no part Of the word are our '' Vessels
more cordlalsy recelSAu an !, iio,s'ie. 8,
can be tracea oirecl y 'lau -.
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TO the North Atlantlc sluaaron' 3reeie.
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e " squadron IRE soiii isitss'i - ~
offen interrupted py a - 81 siis ,
vessels at Local ceiepra Mhleh .shu
/ 70 demeraiize ~ etllclsfley 81 ms. per
sonnet
Touching the naNai ACADEMY, ~ ls
earnestly urged that no phSsscal ..is',
au g otle sial ~ Malstss
neiea ''et, az nag & g hs.4
on n ne pas IS ass ~
| the p1ysieat coi ail 81 'ae siaaua1-
l1g c oASlils 70 s.iie
5of the vigorous "eets9.'e sloce sA.
l " i' also & tf9fas1y5 urged mat me Two
years ~ Isiois1set,ai cnur a. ga saai1
I pe apaileo1's,si, fin l stFols com
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uels's 'sseoti1iise . e'Vi' .ila hltll
lor cate's upon aalnissio, s .a ps Pc
/ Tween me age'' OF ~ ana ali 70. anu ltat
the course az tne acacefns snail De Tour
YEAR, z "o asai,lo1lal ,ralt''hs si,tps lor
| #aPpre'l'5ces at newport Y, are sald y ne
1 urgently nssee7i me report urges con-
/ .i "a training OF men IL ma fhliaH-
si.l Up
me a1tnltai MAKES & strong point ~
| hia report sof me Necessary OF naval bar
racks. 70 take me pace o. 'he present
receiving ships, which, ne says, are
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