New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-23

Objections Made to Tendency to
Find Fault.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau
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EVILS OF CRITICISM IN REPORTS.-Conserv-
ative army officers observe that the growing tend
ency to find fault In annual reports accompliShe7
nothing beneficial to the military estaoiishhieII'
either in it's material personne Time was "hei
the annual report was not more than document
reviewing in conventional phraseology the WORK
performed by troops in the various departments
and divisions Now of the reports have cOiile
to give less OF this and more OF individual oplniO'
often coIored by personality They furnish an op-
portunity in many instances OF ve'1IiiaDis E
views OF the author and some Of the reports tniS
wear are notable for their criticisms. The con-
sentative element in the army regrets TINS dispO
sition for the that public criticism - hot
destined to lead to Improvements. and only serves
to furnish more or less sensational paragraphs IN
some daily newspapers. often leading 70 defending
replies which introduce an element of aninloslty
from contributing to military discipline OF 'he
Improvement of situation which may be WITHOUT
question the deserved object of correctional meas
ures 1t is possible that official word may De
sent out to those making annual reports 10 ao-
stain from anything which is likely 10 Lead 10
public controversy. Such hint would not lhtei
fere in the least with the accomplishment OF neeueu
reforms since every officer has opportunities u
submit recommendations the War Department
for consideration by the General Staff or the heaS
Of special staff corps. and ultimately by the Sec
retary of War. This method is CONSIDERED suPe-
rior to that which advertises widely and Win every
invitation TO sensational exposure the defects ana
ganization. All sagacious officers deprecate TINS
tendency 10 lecture and scold the service III tle
annual reports subordinate officers
NAVY MAY MAKE IT'S OWN PAINT--The
naval constructors are continuing their Work OF
seeking 10 manufacture paint at the navy yards-
For some time this experiment has been going on at
BROOKLYN and Norfolk in hope that there could
be found paint suitable for application to the
bottom Of ships of war. No subject has engaged
more attention has given more trouble 70 the
Navy Department people than this question OF paint.
and those who held responsible for the use Of
paint on the bottoms of ships find il Impossible 10
escape the controversy of rival paint manUfactUr
ers The competition appears to be keen. and the
naval constructors who have charge Of this detail
at navy Yards get the benefit OF the rivalry II
is now proposed to product government paint. and
50 avoid the responsibility and peril OF obtaining
this material under contract
TRAVEL FACILITIES CURTAILED-The mill
tary authorities have been giving their attention
TO the case of a who applied before recruit
ing officer for enlistment and received transporta-
ton 10 the nearest general recruiting depot.
where he could formally enlist, bu; failed To pre-
sent himself at the depot. The question came UP
what action should be taken in a OF this sort
II was found that it impossible to proceed
against the through the War Department. as
the man had not enlisted and was not part Of
the military establishment OF course. he could
be sued in the civil courts and compelled to restore
TO the government the value of the ticket which n
used improperly. The incident has led 70 the
adoption of precautions which make this kind of
imposition the government impossible
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
ARMY
Captain BROOKE PAYNE. Sd Field Artillery. from Fort
First Lieutenant ROBERT II. LEWIS from coast artil
First ef 1e sH5Ps to WAT sFiK from Field
tillery 10 sth Company coast artillery corps Fort
Rear admiral c H DAyIs ID. detached . from e0Hnani
Captain T b. HOWARD, detached from the o'yn:Jta
lieutenant Commando F H sC4OFTELD. detac5el TO
the Navy Department, command the sr7pv. a.
Lieutenant Commander W w GILMoR. detached from
Lieutenant Commando C WEBSTER. retired -adi
Lieutenant {. II Woodward. detacheI ala to Rea=
Lieutenant RoRsCHACiI detached from Marietta
Iaeuten ant r. E STAFFORD and w. F BRICKER. de-
tached from The Alaha ma home -. ,.,
Lieutenant Lieutenant r. r ADAMS commissioned,
k asIsrant Surgeon J pUHIGG deached from ths
Severn.
MOVEMENTS OF vEssELs-The following
movements of vessels have been reported TO the
Aug 2-Tho MayaOwer the worden and the Hopkins "a, at
OYSTER Bay. the sterling at Hampton Rsads' the
Hannibal. at Lamberts Point ~. . ,,-
Aug ton ROADS: p the Galveston
,uu 90 The Saturn. from La Union. for san Fran
Aus The Connecticut the louisiana the Kansas anu
the Vermont. from Hampton Roads for 4 cruise on
canes Of Chesapeake. the Washington from view
navy ward New York. Island; the WorGsn
ami he Hopkins. oyster Bay cor Newport the
I-oonois from Midway Islands. for Honolulu
the Rocket and the Dolphin. from Washington FOR
Sterling and the Hannibal. from Lam
hert's Point for Hampton Roads:
huy 81 Virginia the Colorado. the
aug and the Pennsylvania Yokohama for Honolulu:
the scorpion from San Juan for Boston
MARINE CORPS.
r,rz+ lieutenant RICHARD B. CREECY. 20 marine
horracks Narragansett Bay. relieving First Lieu
tenant WALTER z. NOA. who will proceed 20
naval station. Culebra. relieving First Lieutenant
GILES BISHOP. tr-. who viii proceed 70 League
Island xrOzrnN- e. -a.-,,i.,,,,
die,rrt Texas relieving First Lieutenant LONICk
% WINSTON VIII will proceed TO washington
r-t-st Lieutenant BENJAMIN s. BERRY. from navy
T'''s Island. and Captain LEE u PR
SELL from navy yard. Mare Island. 20 LIST Bri-
z-,s sa Isautsnant EDWARD A GREENE. Camp
arry 10 recruiting Illinois. relieving Cap
tain w {, HARLLEE. who will proceed to Camp
Motor RITEt-s H LANE. assistant adJutant and in
snector to Perry
r,-s. teutenant WILLIAM Fl. PRITCHETT. from
Genrgis reIeving First Lieutenant ROBERT p.
EaROfTHA ARSON, who Will proceed to recruiting
<,,nIn HER BFRT J. HIRSHINGER- detached from
the Army of Cuban Fertilization