New-York tribune., 1908-01-22
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Criticism by Naval Officers May BE
Stopped.
rFrom The Tribune Burean.


IooUACTcrJs EXAMPLES FOLLOWED.-It is
understood among the army and navy officers that
the President has recently expressed himself with
some feeling in regard to the tendency OF oihcers
Of the services to get into print There IS mucn
more of this than was formerly the case. and II
is considered that it would be advisable to make
an example of some of the officers who have lately
expressed themselves in the form OF interviews
letters to the newspapers. articles in the maya
zines and in public addresses In some OF these
cases the administration has been criticised AT
least by implication. The epidemic OF CRITICISM
among the naval officers has reached sucn pro-
portions that the Navy Department authorities are
seriously considering the advisabiity OF the issue
of some order or circular which will convey 10
the service personnel admonition against dis
cussions more less public which reject upon
the Navy Department and the President II Is
held by some of these observers in authority that
unless this tendency is checked the disposition 10
critical will gradually increase. and IL mas III
ready reached that stage when 1T narrowly escapes
personality. The comment of Rear Admlrai b- H.
McCalIa (retired) in the interview reported to be
held with him at his home in California makes
that officer say that a civilian head OF the Navy
Department is utterly worthless and mas ruined
the service. 1t is imagined by Rear Admiral Nc
Calais friends, Of whom there are many IN the
service that he will be able TO deny having ex-
pressed himself in this way. Service sentiment Is
not in favor of a naval officer as the head or the
Navy Department but there is sentiment within
the service in favor Of having high ranking
naval officer the direct adviser on all technical
subjects in addition TO the bureaus which are at
present engaged the designing. construction and
equipment of naval ships.
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERs.-The following
orders have been issued:
ARMY
Contract Surgeon HERBERT w. YEOMANs from the
Captain HUBERT L. WIGMORF. corps Of engineers to
Bataan coal mines Philippines.
Colonel JOHN c. MrHLENBERG assistant paymaster
general. found incapacitated. is retired
Commander w. II. WEBB retired). detached navy yard
Commander j. l. PURCELL. to navy yard. League
Island.
Iieutenan: Commander PRATT. to training station.
Lieutenant A. p FAIRFIELD. detailed captain 1903
Naval Academy rifle team. .
lieutenant T. L. JOHNSON detailed captain 1908 navy
Ensign F. V M'NAIR to the Prairie.
Passed Assistant Surgeon R. E. RIGGS. detached Naval
Academy: Camp Columbia Havana . -
Cruz-Casilda survey expedition; TO continue other
Assistant Surgeon I. H WHEELER detached recruiting
station, Indianapolis; washington for examinations
promotion; then await orders
tachnent. Iajas to Cape CruzCasilda survey expedi
KENziE and Acting Assistant Surgeon L. c. wHIrE-
SIDE. appointed
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The following
movements of naval vessels have been reported 10
the Department:
1s-The vaIobos, at Shanghai; the California, at
san Francisco.
SAILED
Island for MagdaIena Bay.
Jan. 2o.-The Des Moines. from Boston for New York