The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-04-24
IT HAVE MEN
hind THE GUN.
ihore Essential Than the,
s4est Of Ships and Best
of Weapons.
LASER HAS JUST
MADE GREAT DISCOVERY
Us Made by Gunners in
Is Navy Object Lesson
4 to Germany.
Z MALCOLM CLARKE.
bio to The Tribune.

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.IfN, April 2S.--The kaiser and the
A 81 naval authorities have become
"a TO the idea that in order to
f5rst-class navy. something more
d than the finest ships and most
guns that human ingenuity can
! They have come TO a realizing
,at the man is OF fully as great
heater importance, than the ma
his war fleet is to become a
||rmsdable fighting force. Recent
rs and fleet target practice is
lie for this awakening. The
particularly exercised over the
Eksmanship Of his naval gunners.
N the newor ships, mounting the
guns, and equipped with
1t modern sighting and ranging
As. the number OF hits scored
II disappointing. The gunnery
kof the American and British ma
livery eagerly scanned in Berlin.
L, kaiser is asserted TO have spoken
IVA very strongly upon the poor
. achieved by his feet.
icers and Crews at Fault.
result, IL is probable that the
Bystem of gun training in vogue
serman fleet will be radically al
~ is asserted by those who arc
tion to judge. that both the gun
Ylcers and the gun crews them
DIke equally at fault. The officers
lLkeem TO exercise sufficient care
ing their target before giving the
fire. Tho captains of the gun
1lor their part, are content TO ac-
81 range as given them from the
Nations and not 10 check IL for
es.
,xosition in the German navy to-
rlis. III Wilhclmshaven IL possesses
he largest and finest naval bases
,orld. and feet Of any magni-
Nd be fitted out there and pre-
m war with a rapidity that could
! mot be equaled by any other
~ Hwhcrc. The newer battleshins
:. sers now completlns for the sea
Wully the equal Of any warshipS
III, and their guns viii likewise
A comparison With British wca
~'he personnel and tho system Of
rfthat IL at fault. and here Ger
surpassed alike by the American,
Ish and the Japanese. This has
>" mttted for some time past by
-Irnau officers OF experience. The
Id, castiron discipline that per-
k German army has been intro
TO tho navy. and every rank has
{thitiafiye and power OF individual
rand decision 3tudiously trampled
9.rstHnd 1t Is the purpose of tho
ydetail Il number OF bright young
10 make A careful study in Eng
nan and America Of naval dlsci
a the development Of naval gun
n that sweeping reforms will be
llfhe German systom.
Will Have Home Rule.
-Lorraino will soon be granted
Bdue. according to belief in oest-
circIes here. While the people
Heichsland have not in principle
az the right OF Germany TO annex
drntry against It's will. the irrecon-
~ have died out and the autono-
l-,bo have replaced them recognize
a.st accompli. and declare that if
,r,Ht form part of the German con-
I'm they should enjoy the same
- as tic other states. That is
hat they should have a diet for
fting OF local legisla tlon. should
19ented on the federal council OF
Ire and have prince or Staff
Eliminated for life, This would
kace- Lorraine to maintain its ma
q and traditions, instead OF hav-
Onual efforts made 10 crush them
Histcnce. The imperial govern
IL understand. has about reached
lvlusion that this is the best So
The question. and soon will put
All autonomous government into
ypMust Look to Laurels.
mt Indications 20 r,, anyiIit,,,