The evening world., 1910-12-05
Would Abolish Two Navy
Yards and Seven Stations
More 10 Follow.
SEES NEED or AIRSHlPS.
asks SIS, 900 to Garry on Ex-
periments With Planes
Other Recommendations.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-Transferred
from tho Office OF Postmaster-Gencral TO
thu, OF Secretary ~ the Navy for shc
specific purpose Of recognizing The
naval establishment. Secretary Meyer In
his annual report shows that nc has
made mnny sweeping changes. has e'-
fected important economies tn admins
tration and has placed the work OF the
various bureaus on "A basis more In ac-
cordance villa modern commercial pfae-
tlees. ~
Among many important measures
which lie recommends Is the abolition
Of the navy yards at New orleans aad
Pensacola, and the naval stations AZ
san Juan. Porto Rico, Port Royal, New
London. Saekctt's Harhor. Culebra and
cavite.
The Secretary says Great britain.
with n navy twice tue size % vs's. has
but six yards as .compased 10 sur
eleven: that Germany has three and
france ave.
Mir. Meyer refers 81 the report OF the
General Board OF the Navy, which
made the same recommendation. He
recommend that the Secretary of the
49," 90 'Sa cavo~,men, nro,er,v
r,aor ,ho rovv n, these wards as may
sa.m nest as ,hcv arc UNNECESSARY for
,b. scrvire Of tho nect.
o,h.r, o. a. tn,
sscrs,arv Never q, n later renort. a
report to follow that OF the Joint Board
n, the ARMY ana Navy. will recommend
,,. ohoI,,Io, q, other yards. among
49, .rohahIy ,ho yar, =, por,.mouth.
49, s"."se 49, 80 oa,cers
~ "a, us -
as a ran safd OWING 10 'he io" ""''I
In It's Vicinity arsi the bad approach 10
the yard from tie ocean.
This yard has been for years the polit-
zeal Golfer for Senator Jacob IL. Gallinger
of Now uampshlre.
n, civ. Nae Island Navy be saws
- -. -. ., a.
''efe % "o' t'''s' ""
eo'hihoua'e the o's ships Vi 'he navy
and that 1t VIII require the expenditure
OF large sums Of money to make even
an approach TO the yard. He admits
TINT aside from pcari Uarbor. out In
IN. sonth pacidc tho only ar., clnss
- ,ha ia, 60, a., ,no h,. a.,
80 = '"'
bFemerton' "ash'' hiteeh mics from
-.
seattle
s"a' mo ''.ie'"'' V' " '"'
~e'huhna1ce OF thc ni'H' 'ul',hs 30
amm inaugurated under President
Roosevelt VIII be seen from the follow
Ing recommendations:
Wants More shins
Ane u'p"i..t 'Nvv,en"s w
.~.s-aN Naam
m.n u eon
mt "'Na = "a'',e"ipe, o"'
$500, =" a su"'"
ga 80 So -tna .r,d,~ =
II n",linr MA .ocoun.,a,,t,, 81.
snr.tnrv ssys.
."rhn d.lusIon tina, n ra,,o, with q,
,...-, ,,nnl,,ior cr.,t voat,h ,n1 ,a,
sanrr.s is inmune fro,, at,,cL has
bean disnelled nv the history Of var
i"In any war Involving the United
States tho control OF the sea will be #
the utmost and deciding Importance.
Such control can be obtained only by
an eff. lent navy OF sufficient strength.
The report gives in detail the building
OF other nations and SAYS
Experience show that ships become
obsolete within twenty years and tina,
during only half thai. period are they
eligible for the nrst line
kirshlps for the NAVY.
Describing the recent exncrimcn, IN
HAMPTON Roads when Eugene EIy ro.r
IN a Curtlss bin,anc FROM tho doc,, a.,
tie scout cruiser Birmingham. an OK.
pertinent in which The World had taker
lie Initiative. the repor, spys tina, land.
sr, ,n al pn.r N sht, - #, ,a,,,.t.. III.