The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-12
REAR ADMIRAL CAPPS QUITS
IHT IHIEE GONSTRt CTOR az
ran WV RESIGNS.
a., R->izn len Du~ To OppssHIan To
~--rrtAr, Meyers RrSrz aniSatI"n
P,an and Nas Requested ny the Se~-
-rIsr, second Bur-au IhI-I To van

N,sHINorcS July n Washington l"'
amps has rr,ignei a. chief of the bureau
90 construction 81 the Navy Department,
% take eGe.' Ola OCtoher newt. when he
WiiIhave CON l-t,.t thirty y"ars of service
ami vii n. 81 gihla for retirement With th.
lanA II Recr Admiral
The Chief Constructor = T.~ igns'i'n =
i.a TO the fact ths, he - ont It sympathy
With the rs>,Tgar ration scheme Cf S,-cr"-
'Ary Of the Navy Meyer and was requested
10y the Secretary. In . letter announcing
IN, retirement from the bur~su MIR Caps
SAYS frankly that lac D. rot IN acN'uri with
the Secretary Oh questions oi reorga' Iza-
hon aud that he would prefer 70 - ~
Mr. ,arps - the second important
bureau chief ot the Department t. fall
teforr the Never ..rrganiks'ion plan.
Several weeks sgu Pavmaster- General
Tustace r Rogers. ,h'ef II the bureau II
supphe- ami accounts. resigned after a
controversy Nith Secretary Meyer 10"
PAymaster Genera had refused 20 obey
the orders q the Secretary rD reduce m"
total 81 tho navy supply fEpi ant Mr
Meyer Tractl'aly .iSnf I~>'-i ham
The r.tireua-t Of these r-u from the
navy bureaus marks the elimination Of the
two most important figurs~ n the Ops
s,,lon t. tn. Meyer r.-,r-a' ,sstion plan.
which l. the control of naval affairs 10y the
iu. iustea I of star officers Both Rogers
and Capps ayr--ar.i before the Hou-..
committee on Naval Affairs last winter
and criticise MIR Meyers scheme f,r the
reorgar iza'ipn " tn" Department. II has
h..en pre- iIc,..i for Ions tim" thai S,''re-
rlry Meyer ~Ouli have TO n himself ni
these meu IL order To- cary out his g't'.rat
scheme
Mr. Capp- resignation has t'-n looked
;or ia naval circles for many months
Will. his resignation viii not take effect
until next Octoh"r. he will rrnnguI-h
rs duties - ChIaf constructor imn-,'I-
4t-ly Ha will MAKE a tour ~ inspect Iou
rn me navy yards on the Pacific coast
sui may go 20 the Philippines To- com
ui.te inspection work already h"gun
here
Mr. Capp- submitted hI> r,- Snat,Ju
- an interview with Secretary Meyer
to-day Mr. Meyer transmitted the
r-slgnatIun to Pre- dent TAFT a. Beverly
NIth the recon m-ndk; ION that NJ accept
20 When word was received her" to-
uIght that the President hai accepted
ne resignation The announce was
immediately mad.
when S.,r.tasv M-y-r entered the
navy Department on March l. l3'J ~
ne beginning OF 80 pr--"ut Admins
ration. Mr Iapps Wa~ serving IN IA"
double capacity ~ chi"i 81 IA" bureau
e construction and rrIaIr and ,hI"'
o; the bureau -: steam engineering
Thi- arrangement wl- declared illegal
y Attorney General v tcksrshsm ant
Nr Msy,- relieved rapu- ~ the d-'aiI
a che Of the bureau ~ steam engineer
.nZ
Mr. ClypS's "pp,-itt'n - the Never
rian e reorgnnizatIpn was due tIth" fact
hat th, -.'hsme PLACED control Il naval
rrttt,rs largely IN tn hands e line Officers
", ClDps and MIR x 'gcr~ 10Th being
.H1 rffi,.r- they DID not look idy1-ably
e. th.. lOss uf puWer Az III" h"arIng-
for. 'h. Hut.-, Committee "a Naval
Mars thrirS Wera the only voices rat-s-i
r. Ops uipn - The. reorganization A.
,..af q ,u. e tn. PRINCIPAL 'ur"asUs &
r. Department Mr. Capps frankly dis
,..--ad th. defects - Mr.. Meyer, -chen"
fore the msn.Dcrs u the commute.
I ,a-s 80 those hearings went n'rts'l" =
-rru-.ul,. ~ discussing what Mr Meyer
rart"d a. q question Il policy that
.ad. had haen adopted by n" Srcr"-
r.ry Il the Navy aud approved by IN"
..-.- .oant The controversy with Mr.
Mover over tn. alleged ill-Eality e the
.u.v supply fund acRrlN1t~Si matters
...a,-.n Item. bu' VII Rogers II was
sorted WIS dismissed on IN" latter
r-..vrd aI.u" u" was permitted - re-
a.. from active -.rvic" with thu rank -
Pear AdmirAl
Nh.a r., controversy between S.'Crr-
.-r Meyer and Mr. Pogers w. - -
..trt VI Capps kept ont - IN" spot
..r Nr"u Mr. Meyer had succeeded
.r r..rgtrlIing rho bureau 81 supplies
. accounts h. then turned hls attention
'... h..raa4 q construction. and the
r.-.grtrIru e Mr. Capps completes the
-.....oh.ug e the opposition.
many wears bureau chiefs - IN"
f s-trn.ut. especially Mr.. CaPp=. had
.,.-..-..d tai. authority IN their own
..s...- r"'au-" q the frequent changes
no. n.,d 81 the department During
administration e former Secretaries
H..UT and NaWt-rry Chief Construc-
ape vas a p-slnmnating Influence
... tTaIr. g the D,.pa rtm"nt, even
.'r"~, outzid. his own bureau.
r'., 'h" b"ginninR Of the pr s"nt
.-'ra'rpr. however. his power has
ird under the Meyer plan ~ re-
... st'.. o. the star uftiC' were SUPER
... .s I'm" Dfii-rrS "a control 81 I'M
...' avail ui.es'ipns
Nul- has been Chief ~ the bureau
.-...cti.n since October 81, 1913
uvr m Portsmouth,. Va.
So l,sI tie was appointed a
.r,-sr D.. Tho navy IN October I.
vt- appointed M assistant
-.r,t,'ur GA June y. iSss ? r.m
-.' t, tu,k a sT"c'ai ougr-" ~
...f.fsyfur- ~ the trIN"r-ity
.R tfru $3.50 t. l-ps us ,.'rvvd
..~ N.rk SAW Nari and Later
...i 90 Hr~g.r.H wuTk ON naval
ODE. 49,. len IA. rks ~ N.p