New-York tribune., 1907-12-02

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public to-day, Secretary Metcalf recommends the
construction of four OF the largest battIeshps of
the Delaware or DreadnouEnt class to cost 80 10000
each' four scout cruisers, destroyers and
twelve other vessels at ate of S592Io
90 Of the construction programme he says:
1t is true that navy at the present time IS the
largely the fact that during the last tiscaI
hear hear our sea strength and fighting efficiency have
number of ntw battleships and cruisers Of the
maintain this position very long unless Congress
shall authorize the building of aduItonal ships
newest II u pe [etrsn y SpS or & 5af
the battsshp is the lighting machine. and it is also
pretty generally conceded that the most effective
pe A e 9 m o WITH gun ohe s naval az g poUers Me
are deficient in desroyers and submarines. and arc
also wofully deficient in colliers
earnestly recommend that Congress authorize.
At IFS coming session. the construction Of the fol-
-Four battIeships Of the type tho Della
-Four scout cruisers of the same type the
Ten destToyers of the same type those re-
Gently contracted for
o,nended as the result Of The recent conpetltiyc
yeloped IN the mean time.
one ammunition ship.
Two mine laying ships: conversion and equipment
for that purpose Of two cruisers no" On the navy
-Four feet GOLFERS.
Regarding the organization OF the Atlantic and
Pacific fleets and the cruise Of the latteships to
the Pacific he says;
The plan Of organization 9f the Atlantic & fleet be
ulete squadrons of battleships assembled at Hamp-
and numbers combined. the most powerful htet OF
battleships under one command IN any navy. and
Itd e,,SS DS +S vIrnon, and The Kansas for the
earlier type. the Indiana and the Iowa. Further.
in the composition Of its divisions. the neet Is
homogeneous. The latest addition has made pos
sibe rParTanEemeut by wTCN one SQuHufoD con-
sists of battlesnips as closely similar az IodeIh
ron fts two divisions consist OF vessels alike.
sg% ,bereforc flat the ong-desired homogeneity
is at last secured and that for the acquirement
r. t Goraiie condition We NAV confidently look to
- o.. .sD, 'stnu Iactice and test OF important
tactical problems FOR which the long cruise about
Carving out the plan outlined last year, all
naval forces In the Paclnc and Asiauc waters wtfe
he Pscifc fleet This is important step for
enc as ~ Gitio m " and control No proper devel-
,It of naval eficiency could proceed without
e. and II is important also as serving dlrecuy 70
bring ABOUT ,sEjt sndb as our squadrons hth-
heve had were opposed TO the idea OF i PeiICt
mobility; by which fleet. sqtaoron' nndenr @r I,fl5",
should be free OF any 2GaI ne or Gept.ueiiTsd and
1rusf be looked out for which the adopted plan
of organization covers by the periodical OF ire
GgeI rs Which We're formerly parts separate
tions under independent command 9mGn a resT TTee
eu1adrou from ASiatic waters to san trtlclScO-
NJ sdhering TO this plan Of interchange WIN ire
olIen+ resort to large concentrations or aii' or
nearly all of one general command III poth tA-
CtGc Atlantic, may hope lor Tue same
prat{fying results in tactics that wholesome COM
4'ti0n has for gunnery: n. -.
Turing the stay of the AiaTtlC meet AT
IanSeef0yrn a plan long under consideration W;ts
mad oublic to send the fleet on voyage TO @ th,
I,c6c aE substitute for the comparatively snort
,,iri,,r and tbe harbor work which the fleet has
,1nTe ears Shortage of officers anc men Ille II
,gcess.trv some time 10 discontinue al tram
inc shiu cruises tnat recruits now ldSS 70 Stl
r,t spry ice with only fen months tFsiiils' an
Ten on shore Although by this system the re-
r,,ite NAV not 50 become familiar WIN thciI
60 d,tieG their development VIII be souldeF anu
fe4er t,air sea experience being acquired py ioie
.C,,fsae service, as in me coming Wy
y, tIa Pacific Mobility and expert euIliiefy are me
s.gsanriaI qualities of efficient naVai IoISe- -NT
tL..r ,or he disuensed with nor can neHclehCS III
o he tolerated more than in the other; nor can
&c he developed al the expense OF Tue 1lheL Will
Ont iynparing the efficiency OF the wiiole VI iate
,at-,4inp IN f-rInnerv has somewhat disturbed the
afTording ample opportunity for training IN 1aVtU
seaa,nanehin besides tactics and experience lot an
concerned in the many features OF tle movement
~ - large naval force TO u distance
An,onp the more important Recommendations Is
one that the grade OF vice-adnliral be revived Mr
,Ietcalf nays high tribute to the work OF Assist
ant Secretary Newberry. the bureau chiefs ana the
core-nl hoard over which Admiral Dewey presides