The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1909-01-20
TO RE0RGAhIlE NAVY,
PRESIDENT NAMES COMMISSION
TO MEET WITE THE CABINET.
STAFF CiIicers Not ReDrescnted-pnysi.
cal Test Prescribed in Detail in Or
dors 10 Navy.

meeting II the present program is car
RED out Not only Will questions per-
tanning to the reorganization OF the
navy be brought up before Secretary
Newberry and the entire cabinet, but
the special commission which the
president has called to meet at the
White House on that day will be pres
ent and participate in the discussions.
This commission, it can be authori-
tatively stated tonight, for the first
time, will be made up as follows:
Secretary Of the Navy Newberry
| chairman.
Justice William H. Moody former
Secretary of the Navy.
Paul Morton, former Secretary of
the Navy.
Herbert L. Sattterlee, Assistant Sec
! retary OF the Navy.
Judge a. c. Dayton, Judge of the
United States District Court of West
Virginia, and formerly chairman of
the House Committee on Naval Af-
fairs.
Rear-Admiral Stephen B. Luce (re-
tired), on special duty at the Naval
War College.
Rear-Admiral Alfred T. Mahan Ore
tired), on special duty at the Naval
War College.
Rear-Admiral William Nj. Folger,
(retired), of Windsor VT, former
chief Of ordnance of the navy.
Commander William F. Fullam,
commandant of the Naval Training
Station, Newport, r. l., secretary Of
the commission.
The commission will meet with Sec
retary .Newberry at 10 o'clock Friday
morning, and after a general discus
sion of the subject Of naval reorgani-
zation, accompany Mr.. Newberry to
the cabinet meeting, according to the
present program. There the entire
subject will be discussed in detail
Following the meeting, the president
will have all the members of the COM
mission including Secretary Newberry
and possibly Secretary Root, Attor-
ney General Bonaparte and Postmas-
ter General Meyer, with him at lunch
con. Following luncheon, another
meeting of the commission will be
held in the offices of Secretary New
berry. AT the first meeting in the
navy department, at the cabinet meet
ing and at the luncheon, the time will
be devoted to discussions, but at the
last meeting Of the day it is expected
that some definite decisions will be
reached as to q plan for the actual
reorganization of the navy.
Two former secretaries Of the navy,
Justice Moody and Mr.. Morton, will
be members Of the commission. Two
others, who have occupied the Office
since their time-Attorney General
Bonaparte and Secretary Metcalf-
have not been asked to participate.
Mr. Bonaparte will participate in the
conference with the cabinet however.
by reason Of his position as attorney
general. Rear Admiral Evans was
asked by the president TO be a member
Of the commmission, but he begged 20
be excused on account Of his health.
TIE presence of Rear-Admiral Con-
&c Sc retired, president of the Board
Of Construction, at first was desired
by the president. but it was decided
not to include him, so that the mem
bership might be entirely free from
any present connections with the bu
reau chiefs of the navy, departmnt.
While it is generally recognized by
navy officers that the commission is
a strong one, the fear is expressed that
some method may be adopted which
will be expensive to put in opration
and may not bring about the desired
results. The plan advanced by Sec
retary Newberry seems to be thor
oughly practicable. staff officers re-
sent the fact that their branches are
not represented on the board.
The text of the strenuous annual
physical test prescribed for all naval
| officers by the president was publish
Cd in general orders today, as fol-
lows:
"The physical test is to be applied
to all officers on the active list of the
navy, whether serving ashore or anOat
the only exceptions being as noted in
| paragraph Of this order and shall
comprise one of the following:
"(a) To walk for a distance Of