New-York tribune., 1906-05-31
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
lFrom The Tribune Bureau.1

tFrom The Tribune Bureau1
Washington, May 80.
MORE CANTEEN AGITATION.-The agitation
against the canteen feature CT the post exchanges
has by means ceased. The enemies OF that
feature evidently pursuing the question 50 as
to rid post exchange of the sale OF miid oeVer-
ages familiar to most readers OF newspaper ana
magazine articles. 1t is charged that some OF
these soft drinks. bottled contain IAN appreeiable
amount of alcohol" which brings them within the
score of the law which prohibits the sale OF intoxi-
eating liquors Army officers and others who nave
charge of the post exchange administration DeleVs
that II is pursuing the question TO lts extrei1SS
aaamnaicn am which would exclude from the post
change harmless beverages which are obtainabe at
The questions raised have been presented by some
army officers in way which does not please iiri vi
onrsson to ask whether this that beverage IS of
SON for submitting such question. INQUIRIES Of
this sort Will not cas me- bsTe full Information Of
the composition of the article under question.
BETTER SUBMARINE BoATs.-The prospect
that some provision will be made by Congress for
the acquisition of further submarines has led the
naval contractors TO take the subject seriously
with view to expendng about S1OO00O after july
for additional vessels of that type There viii be
a sharp fight between the rival designers OF SUD
marines they already in the field one of them
HoIland-with plans which he says will provide
boat of a submerged speed of nearly three times
that of any submarine in existence. Ii must De
admitted that the experts IN the Navy
do not believe that such speed can be acquired.
although those who have Mr. Hollands lans
say that they contain some decided improvements
over the boats in existence. There is littlg
chance that the Navy Department VIII design ana
build submarines its own responsibility. Inc
such boats make It impossible to contruct sub
marine without infringing upon the rights OF IN
divduals and involving the navy in much htSa-
ton. 1t is the present plan however 70 peTihIt ID
there is any marked improvement IN Suonlarlhe
boats in existence. and there Is decided sen
tment in the Navy Department that the money
which will be available later for submarine con-
struction shall be expended on brand new boats
representing the advance in the type instead OF
reproduction of anything now under construction
mpart an element of great interest to the question
of submarine construction.
DEWEY DOCK IN DANGER-The Navy De
partment authorities not entirely satisfied that
Commander H. II. Hosley. who is in command
of the floating drydock towing expedition, Is doing
a wise thing in continuing his journey across the
Indian Ocean instead of remaining for couple of
months at Alden. BY the latter process he would
surely escape the treacherous monsoon season in
Asiatic waters; otherwise as he says IN MS latest
report TO the Navy Department. he will run into
lev is anxious TO get TO Cavite with the dock and
he is an officer likely to take every reasonable
chance The question of delaying his trip rests
entirely with him, will the TesponsolnIy IoI uS
faith in the facilities he has erected Tor protecting
fine dock although of course, if he encountered a
monsoon the hawsers would be or sttle avail
against the tremendous influences The realy peril
Gus part of the towing trip is now before Hosley;
and the interest say apprehension, OF naval
officers in the exhibition is manifest