The St. Louis Republic., 1905-12-05
OEPl0RES DUEL
At ANNAPOLIS
Secretary Of the Navy Depart
ment Refers to Branchs Death
in His Annual Report.
DEsERTloNs FROM SERVICE.
Unworthy Men or Incapable Of
ficers Two Chief Reasons for
Seamcn IDs.serting Their
$iips-Increase in Vessels.

>hiPs-Incrcase in Vessels.
I.srte Secretary Of the Navy to-day made
his inI.Ua; report On N. lraHc.l "t the
-cryic. over which b" Ire>!i-s 10 The
President.
Til. .x!st-nc. # "A code "a, IN. Naval
Academy, TN. necessity "f in. increase "f
III" navy. the causes :or DIESEL rtiDr- of mn
from The navy. ai.i The necessity of plan
Whereby Nor. commissioned Officers oil
u. lower grades may he obtained were
t'. ,nai'. topics referred "a.
Th. re!or, II fh- Secretary. in part. i
a. follows:
H. subject % ie-.Etion from III. navy has
various .sugye-.io,.. have t--n rlafe boxing
- th- r-iaedv o: IL" ..i Fog III. :n"s; PAT.
| ias..i N fuil sncw...is. q. ~. isc,s Ia
toubt.-tir there AZ. MANY more :e-ei tiot. ihas
! hardly h" -,l: 70 :.scis alarming propo'tions
and most = :hc suggested r"in'd,"s would
!rov.. all urvuasiIi,y. ether Ineffective or
| likely y. assrava,- -..i. ..rii
D.-.r,i"r Is. liz ms opinion. due substantially
\ crr,sin ,,erc..,.:aSe q -he re:ru.,. --,p:.i
| for ,ie service AMI aiasyS .ii b. insists"
unsuitable. either or a'y u-";ui employment o-
a. least. f;r .'nr',oym-n' in ,l- lazy; p.ses,
,i.n n such ca-.-s :nl.c.te; an arp'eca,i q
=, far tn. --rvio. ia affected h. ii. a. 4
ir.--sS q. h.-al'h:ul .xereti"n
When. however. stiE l'-.s- '-s-a w.it: -'-.'N
r.-o.,!s .n auy considerable ngu...r- :Tu-a --t-
al ,''- ia.:l' in :sy ju,E:lc' : u..ais ..s
HEN II - often sa!i rha' ;2il.ta,v .!iN'ii.a,
rscv - this trus! ~;t..'n"';. Th- ir;' !!s-'i.'
- tn. ;n.n ~ .'.list .uaai"~ cE-ul 'p s.-' u
-i".:rc "h"!.'i''.. in military "rsaniza'i y.
--'-seIallv bard s!i.. hut this -iii..- ir'r1.
a:r ,i..rn.as.r. Il ,ter -!r..I,'r- ,,, rr,anIs
| q hi<'.r s-arhfr! Il prpf---!'.al in'ri' IA I'll
" SOME MEN MrsLt:p
| H. addition .. the H,I.=siu- IVA oal.Ses 81
'.s'''io: ".r'ar. nai'si.-f -, cas- WI -, "
"h"r~ enlisted men ar rni:l'i h. unt"s'fae'.,,
,1iIi;'.'iis -. nom '.rEI''a.i"'i AMI
| IT""r'l. r,'drninr T. duty III. p'.s.,nt iaw
| .p.S not IN uv "iin."n. '!isc-iI7iib'- sfii'Tn'-
" '-ts9-.n 'h.' r,.r.iSi'-rr :" IT, awa'.e. M
| '!T-:"iJ la - -; tf";t-rs All sa'ilf c'
amended, 80 :, h!!y" 81 :r..'t-- di-Er'i.on
:.r.d ?, "'.urr-ns.''ia! AMI ii.. 'i"I'ar'rr.Et a.
- -irisa.. y not :" r"rE"V.. tho ar ;'-sifah.'
4 Tn attention o.. ,f.- let met, Sa> called
s.:ue months -i:-e ," ti" :.cri"n - Oh. Il IL
| out r'r.' h. i.,a '"a'' with an .nli-;.i
! man - 80. nav 20 1T = par; q; h'@ i..iS| -
| i"-.S~r .>'''''f =. war t.s uni;"r''i In f-o!E
." l.','- o. I.1,.irr - =, -, !, ..o
/ reared ~ '.sr,isi rosir."r' ~"ui! ," aff'e.'i
| - goan in ss,!';'s clothes w"T" seen gong
! .I..p o. corning nu. oc h~- houss rn m" sd-
r,iise."ns r,rs'a,u"' IN Tho answer. dismissed
| .iu. '..-r. -nn -utIi" s-rL.sF-
| ..r.r,If:!:S NOT pI.JSkAEpS
| II" uniform & an AnisF!-sn sa:i.- : un..
r..:-,lir recognize! a. r"- yEi. t'"corons s'i'
,.'rIf.-.,,.. ami = frequently f-il:a,-. in ,h.
| - COTTON IN ~ part o, 'hs '.isrni--"i .In-
saa,.,a r,. IN hey ho5:s. .v.n,lv a:-se no,
| g: ~ .,ry fr"jg-ja-- a-.!n-' IN" drHs- hut i.fn
.m.,mir ~, ni lnrr,i., mn - ,.si ina. SaIlr
! ~ shore i arcsu,'p;..!y Z :is"r'"I!y a,I
~ r'u.Ii.s and ,r.sti,sr". nee! no; ..is..S:
Nn"th"r rh"r" ''.r vas any truth in 'h.s it.a
| With respect :" IN" sailors %: cur 'iTy. Ger
! -,fr-'E Il who'll. false am -ta,lisg1GS ~
Thr NAVAL. Ac,pEMY.
| \ Very painful incident has ,o."nt,v at
-r,,.,, public attention - IN" Na.sy tcs,-
my AID s'uf .:f.,. S;n..;I' - ,e de s.i ,.i
! .a-lv II. .ne month .: S.v,ui.c-. IN. -.
F! >r - injuries r"-"ire~i n iist fsht WITH
! bound q, order ;n- .r.1i e -he :s-r.r by cou-:
trta ar m Wv ct ':s .'G' -, -,,,,.a I'M :,
g',!.r"n.'. ~, it may T., r'eii - max. -
| re:e..E :u!,-tipne:'. -ins, .t..s a'titui" has
| IN ,:pat,E'ly :fi.. 'lst.':s.: and therefore.
/ T7.'- rray D. sometime :. h. ar!y said IN
:sy'r = Permitting S:rh conflicts. 'u<- as 'h.-'
! '',"r u T.r'n.t;:ac dg.l:"s. Ni' such "'n~t.r-
atom u ,h-y Exist, siir-~- h.;'asr.Ns~ nfor-f =
! A. ~ Law ~tt'is NOV. az sn. "un'.- - 'hl.
,,har..,sr is a rim. and this @eiyF'n''.' must
| u -. congress shalI Sc f; - oranre -.
| iaw - course his All alter ~ s.''i'u,:. ~
! S8.-rua"I'' u ;h- -syv remain UNCHANGED. al!
! participants IN si'h ir'c~---:'es must !. pun
| :. ,-.: ,r- -.-..sfrr- re -r--,,-rsl.-l how
! ever ,llaur: saw H~.. ;GaE 5. not y,.y;s~
! ~, :" @ -. ...',..
! .-Nr JOY ''i"--"f '. '.--''. 80 .'-.- -'i---E
I tE~ rt'sI -"rr.E" a. .iEi,'y "hl-y'.''issl- an
/ r~-.-'lI.l. r.-nrr.''Grs.
p'FTICI-l.r To SvTTErSs
! ~rrN. san.~E~r. tn, sa.-an = undoubtedly
. - ar'.E az .-- \ a... y