The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-13
STARTLING REPORT
OF CROWNINSHIELD
Imperative Need Of More Naval
Officers and Men.
CONGRESS- HAS BEEN WARNED
Not EaoaEh Lihs Officers 10 Man the Ships
Already Constructed Oihsr yltally
Important Recommendations
10 The Report.

WAstIlNTGON, Oct; i2--la hla an
nual report 20 the secretary Of the
navy. Rear. Admiral cruwnlBhisld. chief
NJ .hr navigation bureau. speaks of the
reduction made during the past year In
he strength n the Asiatic feet. which
vaa drawn upon 10 furnish two vessels
go rt-cstabl.sh the European station,
and viii br further diminished in Of
der 10 permit II the commissioning of
az lotH, Two training ships. and an IN
crease n tho Nprth Atlantic squadron
bv ,wo gunboita and oi the Pacific
rpuadr'n by possibly one II Is pirilc-
ular.y desirable 10 have some small
HhlTs f1r guIf service uu ihc Atlantic
nli, Il .H -a.i hat the operations on
sr AsHtr station were market by
uniform success. and that the conduct
W cur 'all -rs and marines ln China
u ihr mnln was ail that could be ask
80 tnr Tho Amarcln Meet In conjunc-
1Jn with the army la he Philippines.
70 is stated hss almprrcd materially
'nr inflow ~ arms and munitions to
hc ISLANDS
Mnrn attention has b On devoted 30
guunrB training. ana the rcpou says
,ba, lhs department IFS about 10 UNDER
.s1. .4g-g hrdshI puiae, ana cs.
Ablsn $3.50 p1ntry training ships ~
gHo Atlantic station.
Ainrll rr9wninshell declares that
,a, time hss come when. .n ,Ar Inter
cot ~ The health %, lhr sailors. ~ nelr
comfort and ~ economy. the Ua.lel
States atyy should follow tn, example
~ every nr,-tlass navy ana provide
harraeN. .n place " receiving ships L
Is nsufeI hat ,hc goyernmrn, would
have annually by thts course nearly
$4,000 1r the lu,crs. on twice the
sum required o. prayiv barracks f5y
fr'n men. Il ls recommended that con
gross appropriate f,r such barracks at
Sew York y'ooopo ana for League 81.
aud and Mare island 100000 each
sailors wen. enlisted during tho year
to .hr number ot $3.50, making the total
men ln scr,.t, lS.Sgj. From this mum
beg there were sl5S dc.sr,ions.
The beginning N - general stan u
Dc navy ,s f1rshadovci Ia a transmit
tcI rcc7mmrn iaton ~ Captain Slgs-
bee, the chicC intelligence officer, look
Ing so a combination 10 the department
of ,Ar work u ;hc general boa-d. the
war college ana the office ot naval IN.
iH,I.gyncr. 10 begin systematically gem
rml stan work Touching he naval
academy the report nlorscs the super
in,,ndcnts recommendation that no ca
lrt be under Is or over Is years ~ age.
that ,hc course ,hal bc four years. and
HAT 3ooo-ton practice ship b. proyld.
ci, Six civilian instructors 20 take tar
place ~ line Officers arr recommended.
In connection with the naval training
stations lt s recommended ,ha, a small
brig of 100 to go tons b, built for the
san Francisco station
The most Impor,an, rcaturc os the re-
port that u personnel. Is reserved for
the last, Admiral Crownlnshleld already
has given warning 10 congress OF the I
lbshmt, imperative need ~ the navy for I
more officers ana men, Now he adds
some startling figures TO support his I.
renewed recommendations He says II I,
he department were called upon to
man the ships Tor service Il could not |
meet thc demand, There are not
enough line officers 10 man the ships al /.
ready constructed when In three .
yrlrs the vessels now under construc- F.
lion shall have been completed the /.
number VI officers necessary to man /
hem ana auxiliary vessels win be less /
han u thousand and the problem pre- /
,cnted IL how these officers can be Sc .
'urtl IN the short time remaining, Al /
present .hr lines Of the navy under the .
persounel act ana "a led from Annapo- .
rs Is Increasing only AT the ate of 10 .
,ar ycpr In number GO officers being
.ctrel arbitrarily each year, which
would make thirty for the three years.