The Washington times., 1906-08-19

Everybody about the Navy Depart
ment IS on the qui vive concerning ale
appointment Of the board Of naval Of
fcers by Secretary BOnaparte 10 make
recommendation TO increase the ef1-
cheney and general contentment Of the
personnel OF the navy. The order Is re-
garded as the most important Of its
kind that has been issued In many
years. and the board is expected 70
revOlutionize the navy almost as much
as Secretary Root did the War Depart
meut with the. new General staff
The personnel OF this board Is I'm itself
important. 1t Will be noticed that the
board does not contain a single mem
Der Of the general board or any ohcer
that has been used 10 dabbling in at-
fairs OF this sort The officers for the
most part are young, or at least Of the
lower grades.
The board will consist Of Truman II.
Newberry, Assistant Secretary Of the
Navy. as president, and the following
officers. Rear Admiral Charles II. stock
ton, who was only recently relieved as
naval attache al London and promoted
from captain; Capt. Charles 4. Vree-
land, naval aiEe ~ the Asslstau. Secre-
tary; Com. Harry II. HOsley, who has
won the plaudits OF the navy by sue
cessfuIiy towing the monster dry dock
Dewey 10 Manila; Com. Albert GIeaves,
Lieut.. Com. William s. Sims, and Lieut..
Com. Emil Thesis.
Secretary Bonaparte and Assistant
Secretary NeWbeTry have been talking
over the proposition for some time. and
Mr.. Newberry was in favor Of having
Of rF.-
board. As IT is. some of the officers
VIII find their leaves cut short or OBJ
tain none at all till well into Novem-
Der. for IL is anticipated that IL viii
require tn November -. the limit OF
time fixed. to consider all the PROPOSE
tions that the Secretary has laid before
them Tor reports. II can be said that
none Of the officers IS glad OF the op-
portunity 10 participate IN this work
and be a victim OF criticism, possibly.
for some time TO come.
Mr.. Newberry. it Is known. has well
defined ideas on most of the subjects,
however, and II ne can get the officers
70 agree with him he viii readily shoul-
der all responsibility that might call
for criticism. His shoulders are broad
and he doesn't hesitate TO announce his
slti44 anu LoDL AAltilHf4A III 4444g ~ AAi-
spot. Ia this connection many navy Of
ticers from day TO day are brought 20
remark the surprising amount OF in
formation the Assistant Secretary has
concerning the navy the work being
conducted by tho different bureaus, the
ships, and personnel For years he has
been interested I'm naval affairs, and.
although he has been iu his Office
scarcely half year yet. he has entered
upon his work full OF enthusiasm and
doesn't mean 10 let the enthusiasm lag.
In consequence. officers win look for
ward with considerable interest 10 the
report Of the "Newberry Board
Rear Admiral Converse has been act
ing Secretary since Wednesday 70 I'LL in
the gap between the departure OF Sec
retary B0naDarte for the second install
ment OF his vacation at LenoN and the
arrival OF Assistant Secretary New
berry from the second ins-allment Of his
vacation, which he ig spending IWO
weeks at a time with his family at
Watch Hin. Mr.. Newberry viii be back
AT his office tomorrow morning. He VIII
leave Tor another bit of vacation Sep
tember J. and on September 3 he viii
witness the review OF the Atlantic fleet
by the President in company with Sec
retary Bonaparte. aboard the May
flower. Secretary Bonaparte viii not
return 70 his Office tin after the review