The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-18
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Secretary Bof1iaparte Announces
81 Board to Plan
/ Big Changes Hill Service.
MUcHslNTEREs 3 ElNoS1AkEN.
Efforts Are to BE Made to Save
Greater Number Of Young
O Ulcers sto{thc Navy.

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yvAsII1N GToN !, b. q. I, August IT,
Secretary BOnaparte, before leaving for
Lenox, made public tho text 81 an order
giving the names of TIL members OF the
board which he has appointed to suggest
revision OF the navy personnel act, md
nlsoaof the duties WHOM no expects them
TO perform. Il q t.i4 II IN 81 M sas
,rheS order, has aroused the most Intense
interest In naval circles and the conjec-
lures as to what 1t Ia expected the board
will accomplish hre only limited to tbs
number OF officers making them. The
order reads as follows 8 Us ;3
1T is ordered by the department
Htt that q board be appointed, II to consist Fl
RI OF Truman H.E Ncwherry, Assistant
II Secretary Of the h N avy, presidents
Rear Admiral Charles II. Stockton,
Captain Charles u. yreeland, Com-
mand Ter Harry II. Hos.ey, Commander Il
x Abort Gleaves, Lieutenant Commando
or lillian 8. Sims and Lieutenant
Commander Emil TheIss. a
Duty Of Board.
ut shall be the duty OF tho board IA
j to carefully consider existing laws
affecting the comm lss lo11ed personnel
OF the naval establishment Of the
United II stat es, and to- recommend Z
Bucii additions thereto. omissions ~
I'M the Judgment OF the said board. IN
tend to promote efficiency and ecbn-
omy. and will bo also con sonant with IL
& Justice and an edu itabl c regard for the Y
interests Of those thereby affected.
iSS The said Recommendations OF the said 3
board. In 80 far ns approved a ter Z
due consid eration BY the department.
Will Il form the basis OF recommends
lions as to legislation TN the annual i
ss3sreport Of the scretary Of the Navy.
Tho board is hereby directed to SUBJ
4 nit Its aforesaid reco lamentations Ii, 5
the following separate reports III
n irst-A report OF recommenda tlons "
affecting tho officers OF the n line OF +
IL the navy only.
n fi''' Second "A + report OF recommended
lions AFFECTING officers OF any one or \
moro OF tho stan corps Of the navy 5
or Of the United States Marine Corps. 8
5wilother the same do q E do not "a feet i
Il officers Of tho Inc Of the navy; also, III
s53 81 Third AZ & report ot recomlne I,da-;
lions Affecting the org anization. 20 w.
& ers Or duties as now fixed by law Of
any bureau 4 or o. ceI6 Of the depart &
rnent or OF the commandment OF this &
e United States Marine Corps. aSw hat
ever might be n the % tlicr !. or fur Their
& eifects Of tho said Recommend dat ions,
"a " adopt ed. @ I3s
."The second and third of the three ~;
Il lastly above ment Toned reports are to
be submitted to the department not s
" aterS than November 8. 1900; tho first
a&of the same \ Ii to be 4 su bmitted not
later Il han n November ~, 1906. Should ~
IA d nv member, or NJ tnemhc rs. $8S Of Z the sd
board be unwilling to 4 81 gn any n re -Ssa
n bort approved by \ a maj ority$ thereof 81
N the department will expect D. full III
statement Of Ills 70 i their re asons fof
such dissent in tho FORM OF a MI MI II
norlty report 33SsS sIsS
Difficult Problem.
III Is expected BY 4 many naval officer
that the board will suggest some mean te1 2.
by which a greater II lumber Of so ung and
efficient officers OF command I'M rank VII
lbos saved \ to the navy, instead \ q being
forced to retire. az hey are und Ter pre- sent
statutory quiremen and IT Is also
hoped that much o the I'd adv cd 4 wlll
at the same time be- cut on
It is recognized generally is1 the nayy
that this is not$a simple pro lem, since
1t rs one over which the department has
worked for years without finding any alb
solntelys satisfactory 80 luton. One OF tbs
r,uestlonsEto be,considered Is that OF max
ing eng Ineerg officers extra numbered. and
Ii IS believed the board will recommend
this. 1t lis recognized that the law Ia
far from satisfactory, and that tho work
OF the bonrd although It may not bs
approved Unanimously by I The n ayy, must
afrord relief from mnay OF the present
bad Tea lures OF the law. provided Con.
igress shall give its Suggest Ions approval
IN lop,,l form. l$i,