Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-07-07
NAVAL AUTHORITIES WORRIED
BECAUSE OF PRESENT CON.
DlTIoNs.
FORCE UP TO LIMIT,
NO CREWS AVAILABLE
Retrenchment Plans and Building Of
New Ships Causes Peculiar condi-
ton to Develop - Department of
Justice Ready to Push Investigation
of International Harvester Company.
Especial Correspondence

Washington. July 1.-THE naval au-
thorities declare that 5000 more men
ought to be recruited for the navy, in
order to man the new ships which are
being put into commission from time
to time. The administration program
of economy in expenditures for the
army and navy collides directly with
this situation. The army and navy au-
thorties are making determined eff
forts to carry out the presidents re-
trenchment plans. To that end they
along with 5000 or perhaps only $500
increase in the navy's enlisted force
There is complaint that building ships
at a cost of many millions, and then
failing properly to man them. is at
best dubious policy. The building of
new ships goes right on, with more
probability of an charging than of a
decreasing program in future
Besides this there is not the excuse
(which once existed for an under
manned navy Time was, few years
ago, when ii was impossible to get
men enough for the navy. Today the
full force. lacking only 200, is on the
navy rolls. The increases of navy pay,
the inducements in the way of compe-
ttion and prizes, medals. recognition,
promotions for special merit. etc. have
made the naval service much more
attractive than formerly. Finally, the
i expansion of the feet and the access
of interest in it due to the voyage
around the world, have given it re-
newed power over the imagination of
Just the kind of young men who are
wanted: and there has been no time
since the civil war when the right kind
of enlistments We're so easily secured
as now.
What we want said naval Off
Ger recently, ARE farmer boys from
the middle west preferably a boy
raised on farm. with a farm consti-
tuition and habits, who has served an
apprenticeship in a machine shop OF
some kind and has an aptitude for
machinery: and who can play first
class game of baseball. He'll be GER
tain to make a good sailor. And that:
the kind we are getting. too
Federal agents of the bureau of cor
porations have at last come to stage
in their operations where they are able
to begin the investigation of the op
erations of the so-called harvester trus
in earnest Specific authority for thi
Investigation was given by the senat'
upwards of two years ago thru TIL
adoption of resolution introduced b,
Mr.. Hansbrough, of North Dakota. VIII
was then making a fight for recollection
to the upper branch of congress MI
Hansbrough. at the time of the pas
sage of his resolution. denounced tn
harvester manufacturers, claiming tina
they were in a trust, and that the
We're using every means possible t
bring about his defeat
Heretofore the bureau of corpora
I tons has been hampered in its work Q
Investigating the alleged trusts, anon
!; them the oil trust, the tobacco trus
the lumber trust, the sugar trust, an
: the harvester trust thru the lack c
an adequate force. That force hash
/ been increased materially. but severe