The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-18

- HKirnl Melville says the Personnel
a., r,,..,,....-.. St,,,IJ 10
strengthened Along 'crthih Lines
Stations I'm tF,.. TusuF.r Possessions
-r - DIR Admiral
t'.. '-'''",-i i.-..''
George w ArhH.'- Engineer -'-'-' 49,
United States Navy. ana Chief of the EN-
ram OF steam Frgfustriug. WAS made
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tilt il'N1 ll-p.'- -''--- -,-.'--' .I ->'-''''-'i
h'lvllis IS reports deals with the person
mel of the navy a.. strongly urges the
..fr.-,rtb,r,i,rrr .f tb. ur..- along sugi-
. ,r-...r A D
A',i'H7 IA'@- o' I'M f'-l' N''ll''''i "'''-
vile says
":t is because it is much more diff
cult 10 solve questions relating Jo tho per
,rrrusI tHtr.ai the ru4.,..I..l tiI.lt th,. prob
lem of securing "a trained and efficient
UT saniZItiuu continues Co command she
tL4uEhtfuI attention and study ot dl-Jlu-
urli~hed. RtyaE authorities This interest
i'm the dyEslUUWguI and maintenance of
aH efficient ami satisfactory personnel i-
Not confined Go commissioned officer Of
tle navy for from many outside sources
J have received important commuuica-
TONS concerning the necessity and man
nor of best securing an efficient engineer
ing. personnel for an, rrtur. needs of the
service
From both within and vii II th. ser
Vice suggestions have reached me urging
tha imperative need for strpugt hpqirg The
HIrU.r ..f.r.r
requirements of rha future rl-h n than the
demands of rho rr-s.rr mon enD1Td be
ur1zf,l.d Tor Ir f.r.-., ,f rtr,ss.rr- necessity
tnerp are available for immediate need a
Ia.r. holy 81 ,-,,-r1rl- officers ,-h, have,
been carefully trained in m. guiding urfu-
cfpI-s of ,nci..,rin.s sri.ur. A. In, -.
Young mon nav. also had cunsiGerabI,
Dr.. ct i~9I evUpriH,tra in u~1r.Ssign4I en-
s-iu.-arr-rs ,,--l- -l7.i- s,77-i-.s r g., ron al
MS Tor arrrrgara,- IL win NOT hc lanc.
however before they VIII lose interest
autitlld. confidence and even erfici.ur, i'm
sI.fptcrina. d.lti,s il they should special
IT,. in other directions From This and
other causes engineering rf4ici,n f.y i'm the
NAN, il 1-tr,fIT,- 7, orc, -ir,. lL-ifb arrr1 "a
state Of affairs rbe oT1rfogi, for securing.
a trained au-irgaTius. force Tor flt41r.
needs can hardly De-. regarded as sails
factory.
III should NOT therefore excite sur
r,ri-e Vim 3 1rr,.r-rIrif. INV assert mar
ib,r, RS bllr. r,tr,,f-r,-zsior, rather imam
an advance .rar.. .nslr.triass lines dur
inc tb, r,,-r -.... y-,.ars -Tbie f1gt fs Ga
vi r,,.l,r-7i-4 rl7.r rTrf-r,,.r-rrTs rr-ft los
-. l,-r,, s-.-,-.. 81. - ~ 80 ...,--t -I,r-
q seusrst ,.rs.i-Iar ,-oI-,s il .,7'r n ne
,.->sstfz- and fl.f rho rir-. is or,r,Dr+r.rI.5
Or t6a sDarrr,art If srrrf, ., e,igI4ti~r1
Slrrb "a -,1,rr-,'sfr,,,, ..,rr-1t a. Irfert 5,7,i
al Tho preS,7rf limo for hs1fa,-e tI7~f IL
only REQUIRES a more liberal ana differ-rf
i-r.-rr,-, t-tfg,, 30 ~ re.,,'r,.I - 80 -.
cure many of the advantages that were
..fS,i-l .S,, ~ Us ~ 81 ,t Dr.
measure Of success To DE secured from
IN. law would De altogether Dependent
49,, 'ii' ~ " - IL W -!
OF congress and also of fbe Personnel
BOARD. that the status Of engineering in
IN navy would Toe advanced by thiS
NV at. Laci, me tinlIOllihS lAHEtHte
Mnlth made poSSlult the passage or me
Iil was expressed hE inc then Assistant
SECRETARY hytStEtlt ll ms report 20 you
r'''u tily Su'5''I- "L'H me- Sta''d iiiAl
every oLhcer on q modern war N,ssel mas
IT. ht al A-li.-Li- 'L-l-it p MS sla'' ll-i't
50 succlncty stated the TACT that II re
c'lNeo the widest approval as soon as IL
was punished lhs reason TOT IT'S ready
tNCe tltbNr was it'ituSt lhouEhilll men
mao loL = c'iSld'fthi' uine previous rec
s-l.'~'1t w pI ,--L'l ~ an axe Oh eil7lll',l
us 't ~ '.f.tl- IT. .A'7''N 1' lil-' "a
I-atIsIS haa lhe pu'l!g AT iaLE+ come 20
thf conc L7lol 'AlL the modern bdlllt-
Sii4p - Cd li'e lot i'tt'o Win C'llp .'A
H--Siiiit'N' Mhu-t tlu'i'Ill care ana Hitl-l-
btihi'Act can only DC entrusted 10 Tram
- ilgell tillcdi loIt,. anu inc p.NI en- us
81 Ntl9 iol'e can only DO ''ltiLl'n "i'h
.lie.leI 10y 1Itll'u Once ms dPPii.S
u S'sIy oepaIgIn1tHl 9I ne snip ana Is
Only more applicable 10 the engineer Gr-
pa IlilthL because ihaf department com
pTlses not only the most important, hut
lhe greatest number OF mechanical APP
I.-A4'Ne>-
ExDert Ene-fneeers Needed
an aiIlpiy S'auhs u Ia'l "iieh as
usTt engineers in the navy e. being rtealj-
L. reduced r-1,. -,r,c+f,..,I ,,-,-i,fr, f tho
"i-i'i anu" aNi-'-ll' lii-S an mas D,'l.
IN great part 70 sake the junior half %
the old Engineer C0rDs and transfer then,
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