The Atlanta constitution., 1901-10-14
WANT MEN TO MAN SHIPS.
NEEDS OF NAVY DISCUSSED BY
CROWNINSHIELD.
Proposed To Allow congressman To
Name Two Representatives at
Naval Academy.

Washington, October 11.-Admiral
Crowninshied in his annual report dwells
upon the imperative need of the navy for
more officers and men. He says IL the de-
partment were called upon to man the
ships for war service it could not meet
| the demand. There are not enough line
oi.-cers to man the ships already con-
structed. When, i'm three years, the YES
sells now under construction shall have
been completed, the number of officers
necessary to man them and Few auXii-
iary vessels would he no less than thou-
sand. and the problem presented is how
these onicers can be secured in the snort
time remaining. There is but one remedy,
according to Admiral Crowninshield. ana
that is to increase the number of cadets
at the naval academy. That number
should not be less than 800. Therefore. II
is recommended that, beginning with the
next congress, there shall be allowed III
the academy two naval cadets for every
representative or delegate, two Tor each
senator. one for the District of Columbia
and ten at large annually, and that the
course should be limited to four years.
Another striking recommendation of
Admiral Crowninshield is that four vice
admrals be created, red cling the num-
ber of rear admirals to fourteen. If neces-
sary. 1t is said that the United States
often has been placed in humiliating
position on important occasi, II aboard by
reason of the low rank of its naval repre-
sentatives.
! The report says the navy department IS
about to follow up the precedent estab-
lished last year I'm the creation of a tor
pedo boat reserve station at Norfolk by
| establishing four other sections at Port
Royal Charleston, Pensacola and sec
ond one at Norfolk.
Surgeon Generals Report.
Surgeon General Sternberg's annual re-
port says the health of the army was un-
usually good during 1900 Speaking of
special diseases. General Sternberg says:
The steady decrease of late years in
the admission for alcoholism among the
men of the regular army is a matter for
COngratulation. Military officers may be
said To he unanimous in their opinion that
this was mainly the result of the estab-
lis -ment of the post exchange. or canteen
at military posts.
Reporting upon the study of yellow
fever by board In Cuba, General stern
berg says:
Experiments of most interesting
character demonstrated that yellow fever
is transmitted To non-immunes by the bite
of mosquito that has previously fed on
the blood of those sick with this disease.
that yellow fever can also be produced
by the subcutaneous injection of blood
taken from the general circulation during
the first and second days of the disease:
that an attack of yellow fever produced
by the bite Of the mosquito confers inn
munity against the subsequent injection
Of infected blood; that yellow fever is not
conveyed by clothing. beUulng or mer-
chandise soiled by contact with those sick
with the disease; that house may be
/ said TO he infected with yellow fever only
when there are present i'm IL mosquitoes
capable Of conveying the parasite of the
/ disease, and that the. spread of yellow
fever can he most effectually controlled
/ by measures directed to the destruction
! of moSOllitOes