New-York tribune., 1909-01-16
NAVY REORGANIZATION
MR. NEWBERRY UPHELD.
Plans ApproCed By Board Appointed
bg the President.

washington, Jan. 15.-IndorseHent was given TO
Gay by a board made I'D OF persons who are OF
Nsve been prominently identified with the naVal
establishment 10 Secretary NeW.berTys plan for
che reorganization of that branch Of the govern
r1eat service
The appointment Of this board was tie outcome
Of conferences between the President and Mr New
rherrv st which the whole subject Of naval reor-
xanjxatson was discussed and at siT- NeToeTry
suggestion its members were Invited 10 come u
tEashinzton % consider the matter
I A prolonged session at the Navy Department al
which AIr. Newberry present until called to the
cabinet meeting, was followed by a luncheon 10
the members Of the beard the White House
Ar-tsn -be or-stfon was again thoroughly consid-
sred The following statement was given out;
~. psr+icular thing for which the conference
was called has been achieved II approved. % g.
surcestionE as 10 which the President is not yet
prepared 30 speak
Secretary Newber-y declined TO add anything TO
the statement Such reorganization measures as
ke had IN view, part Of which have been put into
A~rect have included the increase Of the member
ship OF the general board and Of the board OF con
etrrction and repair, making them more thorousHIy
Representative OF the naval service. and to obtain
sknore complete coordination than was posSipi7
krder the old system.
/ Secretary Newberry has also contemplated the
krobable merger of the bureaus Of construction ana
!repair and Of steam engineering, thus AVOIDING 10
nome extent a duplication Ct unnecessary "VIA
IponEtrz,ctiou With this end in view ne had desls-
hated Rear Admiral W. L Capps. al the heao o.
Ahe bureau CT construction. TO act IN the sah3e "a
fsnacit7 for the bureau Of steam engineering.
II Is said that the President approved NJ New
FAe-Yy's mans some Of which he announced 500"
Fsfter hs took Office as Secretary. However pe-ol
s.u had been put into operation the President lel
sxhat # rn.eht be well obtain the views OF men
who had had more or less experience IN the au-
srn.nistratien OF the navy. With this end IN We"
mfr Newherry's complete plans were helo III aoeS
spce pending a discussion of them pS PEE P
F,rboss advice the President wished 10 obtain Ihat
ext, .nnrovsd Hha. had been done by MI New
berry IS shown by the statement issued % LIZ
president ,..,,-
4 sscretary NeWherry's plans for reorganl7A''oL
have further application than 20 the depai 'i'Ie
-, Washington and contemplate the extension %
chs reforms TO the various branches OF WORK d
the navy yards. This IS with view 10 1e1
ss far as possible all unnecessary ~ofh anu Ii-e
consolidation Of shops at the yaTd5 |i1oSe a,' u
are identical. This already has oeeh uoHe -
extent In one or more yards
4 Those VINO attended the conference we're Jus
boa William H Moody and Paul Morton. OF New
York former Secretaries Of the Navy Judge -
e DAYTON OF West Virginia, former ChalIii'-ii -
the House Committee Naval Affairs: heFDeT'
- sarterlee Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
Pear Admiral Rohey D Evans retred' 1oIHie'
s,on7r,aude- in chief OF the Atlantic Meet fea'
kAdnlirals Alfred T Mahan and Stephen p. Luce Luce
Erretirsdl both on special duty a. the Naval war
rafrege N.z,-norr r l.: Rear Admiral William
EN Foiser retired. former chief Of ordnance
Rear Admiral " 8 Cowles. chief Of the bureau
=, eguipment: Commander William 5 Sims aho
/ Commander William +. FUllam. head of the naVa
5traininr station AT Newport. r J.. who acted as
{ recorder Paul Morton presided.