The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-07

seoretary, in respect 10 naval operation
| personnel. inspection and material.
This change was q bstaniial comp'i-
sHce with the recommendation OF tns
commission or naval reorgsnizaIIon.
! headed by Mr.. Justice Moody, and sub
mltted Ia President Roosevelt on Febrl-
arr 26, 1909
! Through tho advice OF This committee
OF line officers. tho secretary is sh:
TO bring about proper coordiDation @
All the branches of the naval department
with greater military efficiency. I55
secretary Of the navy recommends that
| thia new organization be recognized b{
legislation and thus made permanent
concur in the rccomme ndation.
The secretary. In view OF the conclp-
I SONS OF a recent court OF inquiry on car
tain phases OF the marine corps admin
iSlration. recommends thst the malor
general commandant OF the marine colp5
be appointed for . four yoars term, an1
that officers OF tho adjutant and ~
spector's department be detailed from tn9
line. a..|
Ife also asks for legislation TO in
prove the conditions now existing IN i1'
personnel OF officers of the navy. pet-
ticuiarly with regard to the age ana ..
periencc Of flag officers and captamH
and points out that il is essential y
the highest efficiency OF the navy fns.
tho age OF our officers be reduced fu.
that flag officers. particularly, snol.
SeLli proper experience as IIdB
in order 10 enable them to properly con
mand fleets. 7 concur in the secretAn
recommendations.
COVERING OF NAVAL SUPPL
FUND INTO TREASURY conrnsss. r.
TO your attention the report OF t
secretary on tho change in the sys.s2
OF cost accounting in navy YARDS tn-
also TO the history OF the nnvay bup
ply fund and the present conditions e.
isting in regard TO Tint matter Onas
previous practice, and what now eeSr s,.~
to have been an erroneous conetrueue@
or the law, tho supply fund OF tne re-
was Increased from Sc 100000 TO soun.
thing over $4,000 900. and system
accounting was introduced whicn ~
vented the striking OF proper psas De- N
and d knowledge of the exact COSY
maintaining the naval establishmeI..-
The system has now been apanulop
and naval supply account esta1hs,
by law July l. 1910. The naVai ssi
ply fund of $1,000, 900 Is now on ospts 81
In the treasury TO the credit OF
department. The secretary recomnlesS
that the naval supply account DC C, rs 1ss
permanent by law and that the ILL.,
900 to the naval supply fund be COVE .sSs
into tho treasury as unnecessary IN.
ask for legislative authority TO do ~
This sum when covered INTO inc u.er5.
ury will really he a reduction IN ieeir ssir
ed naval cost for this year. inc n
mates OF tho navy department s az. "a
Vov'ouu lnuil tile - zI,tdc1
tho same purpose last year. and me- ~ 81.
in this is the building programme =. xnn<
same amount as that submitted iof
consideration last year. -,
II is merely carrying out the psstth
building two battleships a year, Haesl-
few needed auxiliary vessels III
ly hope that this programme vi"
adopted.
ABOLITION OF NAVY YARoSs-a.
secretary OF the navy has given pcaJ1I 4.
examination to every navy yaro l,SA 1s ii
studied tho uses of the navy va1us ~
reference TO the necessities oil n nuI n,
With fleet considerably less tna"