Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-05-30

row and all sorts of defenses are stead
lily improved.
one gets a good idea Of what Is being
done by a look at the naval ests blish-
ment at Kiel. The Krupps have Dig
shipbuilding yard here which works al
most night and day on the new gum
boats the rechstag has ordered. other
naval vessels are being built at Stettln
and Danzig. and tens Of millions Of dol
lars are being thus spent every year
THE KAIsERs ENORMOUS NAVY.
Indeed, the Germans are planning to
obtain the greatest navy IN the world
They want Englands place upon the
ocean, and are willing TO spend money
for many years TO gain 1t. About fve
years ago the government decided TO
build three battleships year for IA
years. and in addition a large number
OF cruisers. torpedo boats and minor
vessels. This scheme Is being carried
out. and at the same time the merchant
marine is being increased at dynamic
rate, Other acts have since been
passed, and In 1900 a scheme was un-
dertaken which will give Germany
within thirteen years "a new battleships
IL large and "a small cruisers, with
many torpedo boats and special service
vessels. The vessels now In use are
among the best afloat A number OF
them range in size from 10000 to l5,0OO
tons. They are protected by the finest
OF modern armor plate and equipped
with armor piercing guns OF large cali
Der and an enormous number Of quick
firing guns.
The Kaiser Frederick III, which !
have seen in the harbor here at Kiel,
has 40 4-inch guns, IS siX-inch quick
firing guns and 30 smaller quick-hrlng
guns. II Is a magnificent vessel Of over
II, 900 tons displacement and lSoOO horse
power. IL can make is knots an hour,
and Is one of the most heavily armed
ships afoat. The Victoria Louise, whlch
Is also here, is much smaller, but she Is
beauty, as are nearly all the vessels
OF the navy.
The navy Is now increased at the rate
Of nine or ten vessels yearly, with an
Increased tonnage Of about 5000
year. We have az present more yes
sells than Germany, but nearly all the
German ships are OF the most madern
build, while some OF ours are slow and
out OF date
GERMAN sEAMEN AND NAVAL
SCHOOLS.
find the Germans much interested IN
the navy. The people think their sail
ors superior TO any others and they
have organized a naval society, with
q membership Of more than 100000 de-
voted 10 stirring up sentiment In IA
vor OF naval improvements.
The personnel OF the navy improves
every year IL Is Increasing In num-
beers. and II now includes something
like 10000 men and boys. There are al
together about i,500 officers, 800 boys,
and more than 1900 petty officers and
seamen. In other words, the Germans
have on their war vessels more men
than we had In our army prior to the
spanlsh-American war
The Germans 'have good naval
schools. There is one here at KEEL
with several hundred students, The
boys are kept bu, a short time on shore
and then put on training SHIPS There
are a number OF these ships, some here
and some on other seas. \ common
way Is TO have the summers spent In
the Baltic and the winters In the Medit-
erranean OF the West Indies.
On these training vessels the boys are
taught practical seamanship They