The sun., 1902-10-10
SECRETARY MOODY ONTHE NAVY.
speaks in Chicago at Marquette Club
Manufacturer speakers.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9.Secretary of the Navy
Moody visited Chicago to-day for the first
time since he entered President Roosevelt's
Cabinet, the occasion being the banquet
Of the Marquette Club in honor Of Chicago
day.
The speakers and their toasts were
Thomas B. Bryan, Chicago" former
Governor Troutman Of Kansas, -Republi-
cani,m in the West" Gov. A. B; Cummins
of Iowa, Iowa Platform and the Tariff"
Col d. D. Woodmansee Of Ohio. William
Mckinley
Secretary Moody spoke on the navy.
He said:
The most imperative need OF the navy to-
day l. OF additional Officers. cannot over
tenton OF Congress. Even though the short
session OF Congress Is coming and there IA
little opportunity for general legislation. u
/, the duty OF the Republican party, with
power and responsibility in. both houses TO
consider and meet this need at that session
There should not be even years delay
II takes longer 10 make an officer OF junior
rank than il does TO build battleship. and
conditions will not permit Ms to daily with
the question II is the time for action. Much
rs | wish TO continue the building OF ships
do no, wish them unless NJ the same time
provision is made for officers and men 70
man them For years the condition 70 which
] refer has been approaching To-day II IL
acute Four wears from now II will be des-
perate unless there is early, action,
The .reGuirements called on Ian, ! for
is3l officers There were d 2n = ne date named so1
less than needed II Is true that N time OF
peace there would be az all times large frac-
ton say one fourth, OF our ships out Of COM
mission, undergoing repairs and improve
mpntS Suppose this 10 be so, II would re-
duco the shortage by one-half, but still We
would be 300 short Of our requirements, and
with every effort and "a, detaehment nhr from from
the officer may be detached without i'm
perilling the efficiency Of the navy. there is
still even in time Of peace. a present existing
We have betw sixty and seventy ships
authorized and in process Of construction,
many OF them OF the most important and
S"eH lype sa6 nowhs se S SbaSns
minimum number, seventeen oncers TO
battleshp. although Germany mas twenty.
rance twenty-siN and England thirtX-three
officers for the snme type of ship allowing
the same proportion Of officers in transit.
on shore duty, sick and on leave IT will re-
quirc i2S officers TO produce the 'as de-
manded BY our now ships
In the meantime officers will be dying or
leaving the service through disability or by
resignation In four years IL Is estimated
that not less than 100 vacancies will be created
in Ills manner We have. T. erefore. by. ttis
computntion. 7s3 officers 10 be provided for
our ships now in process OF construction.
which we may eTpHG 70 dds c9b'e,e y, ,Sa SatI9 sn
which we to-day lack, shows that In four
wears. in order to officer our fleet as it then
will exist there will be required 800 officers
more officers than We have to-day.
Whence are these officers to come? am
informed that in those four years we can
expect under existing conditions about 355
graduates OF the Naval Academy. This still
leaves US more than a thousand Officers less
than the proper complement. Con gress one
can deal with this question. II II Is not done
viii % sps dssans IN s
AS Idle as painted ! snpon painted ocean.