Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-16
FLEET IS WEEK
cAUSTIC CRITICISM OF BAT.
TLESHIPS BY SERVICE
JOURNAL
naval Officers Stirred p Over ths In
warranted Alta

The attention - Admlr4l T3rp~1ssn.
chief - tie B1sszu - @asl <zsaeE-
has bern called 50 shat = s4li - -
81 unu arranfe1 attsek SPA t1e aaz-
flesa5n4 - fhe navy. ~ a s@Fs sae
periodical. naval gnleers are Stirred
- oser ii,e editorial in fas rEfiir4-
lion. Jhis article declares tlzt f1e
6gbtfng poser ~ the bzsfisship Cess -
osexfate1 and says rex4ftia< tce pra
poeeI Pacific cruise
ttln sfew - t84 situation created ~
toe anfi-Jafarsss axllatfnn in f4ts-
f0rnfa Be- uas prgls4ti u ga ~ Al elss.si-
although Tie Navy 81 nes - sii salts
God tts4f the plan "a. ss4leios-s f1E
tbs Gsneral Do4FI fg urge rron the
President fiIe dlsoateh - sac Atl4n -
aeeg ~ fbs Pacific.
s'g0f ~ the matter has Been bansssa
"a seems quite fyaut tispaie zaAt
whatever good snixils baFe necrae4 Av
vnf diplomatic ffysiilun has 1een sac
sifes.d - Use euTiassig iuert ard sl1-
aieuflsb manDer ln uhlea fae mattsr
| has been mau1zfI. Eoere Vas esr
tainIg 10 need fer Jaf.au .o re@4r4 4Ae
dispatch ~ the Atlantic Heef g. The
Pacific uafeSs ~ q hasllle uoses-
though ~ 1lplou5atist Wits his eyes
n
tils fn0femens ~ anytime else tran
q denomination irfenet fo affect Iafa-
Dese 1ng0 sentiment an8 e. lmrress
upon The belilg seelig1 ~ shs "a
fion she unpr0atAbieuess - 4zitasiux a
l war viii the United States.
fTOkio, we are informed is -ealAa.
~ after 49, fashion 10 sbieh opf a..
venture has been missaanaxed rotfo
| can veil afford ~ o. 'eaiu. ~ fss
praise izklslle1 pp0n ire Japaaese
secret service during tbe war Wits
| Rusisa was nof wholly undeserse1 81
4 Is lne0neeifabfe tfaf f8s Jar1uese
Government shgDil - ignorant ~ tbe
l iDdispUtabie fact fhat oaF Atlantic
battle Nlcet s. ~ mofe "a ~ make an
| carly appeafaaee iu hatfls tris~ 9n
the waters ~ tbe Pacific than va
1 tiIs ~ .fafed fleet cou1fnandel ~ l-e-
| lestgeHaky. tt dfes n0f Dee1 spy lnx I.
ia needs only = basfy FefeFeDee 81 tbe
i published reports ~ 0ar own Navy
| Department - inform TIE yar4uese
| Government that oar D0asted Atlantic
| ieet has neither coal. anmunlffaD.
l Gfe@coHtrOi appliance nars Co. faefs
much ~ any ~ tiie macy things tAat
are Indispensable 81 tiIe efficiency ~
neat 10 battle.
THE newspapers ~ f8e eountry
have ifbin fNo weeks Devoted an
immense amount ~ Space 50 eule~ies
| II lear fgWIYal gttr ga naeal
power ~ Ibis country. Bat Almiral
| Eyaus. whatever may b. bis other
/ great virtues IS creiainlg nos a fees-
1 and IL tbe spirit ~ lf-eon9ratnlAfloB
and p0upOusuess lid rot control as
i ~ the point II preventing aEg e0Eesp-
1 ~
try would feaIfzs that this scheme for
i The dispatch ~ fl5e battle feet % the
/ Pacific - one ~ two o. three things (.
/ IL IS D diplomatic move made frnitless
and ridiculous by hasty deDiaIs ard
stiil more basly admissions it is a
piece ~ politics played for The benefit
~ Pacific Coast cOnstitueneiesr Or 81
is simply aud solely q blurder- The
mistake u the Government IS due 90
| is failure 10 recognize just what ought
| 90 be done. Just how FAR tie racaEs Al
hand were sufficient for She 0bieeE
sought The whole affair IS a humii-
iating mess
Again THE Navy scores the low
arm0r belt. 1T dcEotes considerable
space 10 the kearsarge and Kentucky
and declares their l3-incb gus could
be wrecked By pr0jectiles from
ono pounder. which could enter tire
turret ports and destroy the recoiI
| cylinders ~ the great gurs- &c o.
charged. too. that the officers 81 these
vessels, soon after their completion
on going TO Europe and noting the
defects in turret construction, ruiIt
dummy turret shields Of weed in fheir
anxiety not To expose the warships
10 ridfcule. Many other allegations
not creditable 20 the methods II ma
val construction are made.
This attack made BY The Navy.
following on the one ~ June, has
excited Indignation among many naval
officers. especially the members u
the Bureau Of Contraction. as the at
tacks especially reflect on them. IN
| turn they declare that the criticisms
are fomeDted ~ certain members Of
| the General Board who are anxious 60
get rid of ihe Bureau ~ Construction
and IT'S board aud 10 have a board 90
design created.
Officers under attack point % three
members Of the General Board TAP
tain William J. Barnette. Lieut--Co1-
mandcr Albert /. Key aud Lieut. Con
inander Frank X. Hill. They declare
that these officers are ambitious 70 be-
come members 81 the proposed ho4rd
Of design and naval constructors SAY
criticisms in The Navy are traeeabie
to this personal ambition, together
with feeling against certain officers in
the Bureau Of Construction.