New-York tribune., 1907-04-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau


PERMANENT INsUIAAR SERVICE. - Major
General Leonard Wood has recommended that the
United States establish a permanent insular ser
vice. 20 the end that there may be enduring
personnel, composed OF men OF experience who are
sufficiently Of place and salary to be willing
20 remain IN the service. He believes this can
be done only by providing foF retirement at the
end OF twenty-five years service on hree-fourths
OF the pay received at the time OF retirement and
foT retirement prior 10 twenty-five years In case
or disability the compensation in such cases 10 be
regulated by pay OF the beneficiary. his length
Of service and the degree OF disability. General
Wood says that at present really hrst class men
who 90 the Philippines remain only short
time, and then go home or into business. he adds:
Years are necessary for the men TO become IA
mlliar with the people they are associated with
ana gain their confidence. A few men OF inde-
positions but cannot look this class OF vol
sar rosd @o NE oe9 e5 me s 9s5snb i5 scb sVs
TEN OF promotion as will. provided the qnaiincss-
vanoement TO higher positions 1t Is probable that
ne highest POSITIONS VII fregusntiy ana per PeT9P %
home country. in order that these officials may De
ment, but with the exception OF a few positions.
the insular officials should # thought be inde-
removal except fer bad conduot proven inoOm-
PtenGy Pee d me examination f9T entry gcs sp conSifon
is thoroughly unsatisfactory. and Is not Tor the
best interests OF the people Of these islands
RESULTS OF BATTLESHIP CRUIsE.-Tho
ships OF the Atlantic fleet which will remain at
Hampton Roads for several weeks a part OF
the naval exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition
have brought back from Guantanamo where the
men have INDUCED in small arms practice and the
gun pointers have had firing at the targets several
important results One OF these is the electrical
gear which was installed on the Maine for the
turning OF the turrets. The work was done at
the Brooklyn Navy Yard some months ago. and is
IN the line OF equipment which was considered
necessary in reducing the speed Of the turret so
as 20 keep II under control and point the guns on
a distant object with the least perceptble change
in direction The electrical appliance made II pos
sible TO turn the turret at a rate which would
require thirty hours 10 make a complete revoIu-
tion. It viii be interesting TO the experts to know
whether or not the system was successful as
the @ IS have ssed @ i to vs BE- Is a atho1F is
another type may be used which VIII oe lnstaiied
considered however that ii viii Just wen .
Of the experiments on the Illinois. The Virginia
also brings back q new system OF hre control
ranges TSe 10 ana T0f Which viii prObaby be adopted on
board other vessels.
ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
First Lieutenant CHARLES c. ALLEN aOth Infantry. TO
Refinement . captain THEoPHILUs G. STEWARD.
Captain EPaRAIM c. PEYToN, from nth TO 18th In
captain CHARLES L. MKAIN from 18th TO 18th In
First Lieutenant CHARLES c. TODD tretirsd) from
Peacock Military school. San Antonio May 10
NAVY.
Captain C. E. EREELAED detached once Assistant
Of the Navy. Navy Department; TO command
the Kansas when commissioned.
Surgeon r. SPEAR from naval hospital Mare Island TO
home
Cable from Rear Admiral J. H. Dayton. COM
mander in chief Pacific Fleet. Olongapo. April IS:
Lieutenant J. r TOMPKINs and Ensign f. c. p PAR
KER detached the Rainbow; to the West Virginia
for stan duty
Midshpman H. II. MANSON. detached the West Nir-
Enias 10 home.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS-The following
movements OF vessels have been reported TO the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED
April 1.-THE chattanooga, az Chinkiang: the Arsthusa
Norfolk the Morris. Port Royal: the AbSrenda.
Newport News: she Uncas. at Hampton Roads,
The Lebanon. al Lambert Point
April 1.-THE Minnesota Norfolk for cruise: the
AFefhusa. from Hampton Roads for Norfolk; the
Morris. from Port Royal for navy yard. New York;
Hannibal. from Philadelphia FOR Hampton Roads:
Lebanon Norfolk Lambert Point: the
Dixie from CienfUegos for Havana