New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-05

this discrimination against me UNI
form has very serious consequences Not only Goes
II retard enstments and promote deseruons. , ou'
mngn s many months It's enlisted compile
ment consisting in great majority OF SoniiS IL
for relaxation and amusement after this long
period Ct isolation and To- Entertainment they
will go to such as are dlreputaple, II shS $3.50
position IN their COMPANY they viii associate with
vicious women, and the results OF TINS a l, en-
forced d d fa uecs will De depi'rpe 10
ana commend xo that the Congress make any re-
fusal on the part of the proprietor of theatre or
other place of amusement. an innkeeper or a coI,-
DERBY and wei behaved person in the naval service
able and willing to pay Tor s snen TnGnnehebe BY
fine and imprisonment.
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
The Naval Regulations wisely encourage athletic
sports Of all kinds in the navy as tending 10 pre-
listed personnel and relieve the tedium Of proionfe6
teok place in the West indies between coal passer
of our ships and seaman on anoIh 81 bi ~
death The circumstances were very carefully in
vestigated and it was clearly establisned thae TINS
Of anv one concerned The second paragraph of
Commanding officer to encourage the men to en-,
gage in athletics. fencing, boxing, boating ana
S f6Fe nof on sP9T55 the duty on
concerned to allow this match Suaoe d b
injured received prompt medical tc
adlq be enei Rem fsrIV and properly arranged
make this statement because erroneous and SEN
certain Newspapers and some ignorant criticisms Of
the departments supposed failure TO punish f0 ae
being in fact, no one who could be punished since
This incident has shown. however that boxing is a
rough sport, involving more danger 70 the par ucl
rPernaon to insure more thorough supervision of
such contests appears to be desirable
THE NAVAL ACADEMY.
A very painful incident has recently attracted
grave concern to the department. One of the mid
shpmen there died early in the month OF s a
with another midshipman. The department feIt
martial and in view of this fact I refrain from any
further comment on this particular occurrences; but
of the Department with respect to similar pre-
arranged encounters between nldsnpInen; SINCE nice
therefore unjustly criticised In certain quarters
of permitting such conflicts, just there may have
been something 10 be fairly SAID IN favor OF Per.
exist address themselves properly to the legislative
branch of the government As the law stanos nov low
department must and will enforce the law II the
ba I Sa the altitude Of the department but
while the articles for the government of the navy
ings must be punished with a severity correspond
ing TO the gravity of their offence To avoid any
here that I do not advise any such change in the
eSsng preTls2ns OF Ia for onroesie G
members of the naval service as highly ob1ectlona
Since. however this custom is undoubtedly Of
long standing at the Naval Academy, it may not
diffcuity The department will deal with each in
cident connected with it as this arises ana accord
its melancholy results in the recent instance apoVe
who may have been hitherto unduy tolerant OF
In the estimates for the expenses of the Acad-
vision is requested for new organization OF mess
receive the approval of the Congress; rms pro.
vision is deemed essential by the superntendent OF
sure cleanliness and decorum at the meals OF the
midshpmen and what is even more important 70
The appropriations requested for the completion
of the new buildings will exhaust the allotment
of 100000 heretofore made by the Congress for
that purpose All the work as yet autn9rfzeq: al
by the scheme originally adopted will be, it is con-
this allotment. but a further appropriation will
be necessary if certain other suggested improve
ments are to be made. OF these the only one 10
which think it needful to direct your attention or
that OF to reeve the remains of
Paul Jones A receptacle Of this character az ter. for
5ispensable, and hope that the Congress may feel
justified in according a liberal appropriation for
The necessities of the service have obliged the
department for several successive years TO WIN
to sea about the middle Of their fourth year OF
instruction. This ordered, with much regret
during the present year and I hope it may be pos
sible to avoid similar necessity in future 1t VIII
be n f The Teat ca TO of
GERS especially in the junior grades in our present
navy during the time which must elapse before the
Increased classes leaving the Academy will have
afforded adequate relief ADVISE Of the
Congress of some plan to deal with this evil and
in the Junior grades of the Revenue Marine Ser
vice and the Naval Militia of the several States
ing or inferior grades Of the naval service upon
passing, in each case severe examnat13n con n
determine their entire qualification for such en-
ployment.
THE ESTIMATES.
The estimates submitted for the expenses a of e6 t6e
ing June 80 1907, exceed by some $ll,5Oo,vVO the
qda W 9 5Re e
is of course, to be regretted in itself it can haTdy
growth Of the navy, In fact these estimates have
been REDUCED by more tndn he Several chiefs Of
bureaus and think any further Teduct19a VIII oe s
IT will be observed on examining them that there
is A large reduction in the amount asked for the
increase of the navy, the aggregate or the SUITS rs
s8 fr ths gRTen o the sc
On the other hand there IS very heavy ndcI
considerable additions 10 the n
for those of Bquipnen a ann Teured for pay
and maintenance of the navy and marine corps
public works at the naval stations. although very
heavy reductions were mage og ee nrnose v the
bureaus. The last item is explained by the fact
hat a number Of improvements. which for reasons
of econonv have been postponed once or oftener
already, are now Indispensable in the interest OF
the service It further explained in part by the
necessity of making provision for the advance
nsTaI bases at Guantanamo and Olongapo, al
though the amounts allotted for these purposes t
have been kept low as was consistent WIN VII.
avoiding delay in the final completion OF this
a very large expenditure under the Bureau Of
Ordnance is indispensable to provide the largely
with a sufficient armament. The items of this ex-
pense have been carefully scrutnized, ana nope
press the same hope respecting the increased T ap-
ppropriatIons asked for the Bureaus of Equipment
and Steam Engineering. especially the latter.
The operations of the navy have been erpbar-
raseed during the present year by the inadequate
proyison made for the needs of the last mentioned
b,,ream | have been compelled, in the interest of