The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-20
TELLS OF ARGENTINE NAVY
GDWIRiL GARCIA SAYS H rs
IA GROW STEADILY.

10 Pisn to EsarrS slsspSWsldlng Foreea
service IN Beth IspAasRes % IDefsaee
i,,u, Hls Cont Sc TNlnlsS
,mrrira Ven the Cos.IFaesa YaarD.
l.,. Admiral Manuel Domeca Garcia,
Argentine navy, who came over
.a Mauritania a day OF two ago to
.arge Of the various commissions
NIll supervise the building Of the
.. argentine battleships IN this country.
." .as Plaza Yesterday for Washington.
.r- ne will confer with the Argentine
=, asssdoT Before he left Charlee NJ
: ryab whose Bethlehem steel company
'.. make not only the arUoF and Runs
he hatt"ships hut all the x,ina for
issIroy"ts that Germany and Great
E-rslu are - nuild for the Argentiniana
,tuCed MIN Ia eN-Yice- President
osnks Who had been a fellow pas
so'ssr Win he Admiral on the Maurp-
's..t
,imrAl t,arClR - rnIy ~. hnt he Ia.
'srr IN me sArvic- for thirtv-fo years
81. entered IN. navy the year before the
s~n'm. Naval school was established
e Fuenos Ayres He belongs to one 81
r-s r0dNst ArgentiniAn faniltes his great
ssrtis'h-r having been an officer in
zen, us grenadIer regiment With Gen.
- Martin m the ATgentIuian gar Of
'ts'sndeuCe
~ was M the comm salon that eetAb.
rod tho boundary between Brazil and
A-g'nt'na the survey being made by
naval rftcers who had tn cut their uay
'nr months through jungles He also
ssrysi n the commission that hxed the
roundary between Argentina and Chile
H. has several times superintended the
Instruction ~ Warships IN foreign yards.
, as' work OF that kind having haen in
. rnsr'ion with the two hAttIeahipe that
vsrs huil' IN Italy and then sold TO Japan
a. the result Of an agreement between
Argentina and Chile to limit the size Of
'~sir uavies for Ave years This agree
rsn' expiring las, year and Argentina
deciding to increase her navy. Admiral
GsrclA Vas sent 10 Europe Last a,mmer
.. rhr head o. the technical commission
W work was 60 pass upon the con-
traC's submitted by various shipbuilders
~ 'he Two battleships and twelve de-
growers which had been voted nv the
Argentine Congress.
me Admiral 10 not tall. hut he 10 very
.ne'gstIc He sPeaks English verv veil |
and he ssvs he looks forward with . great |
deal 4 pleasure TO his stay In the country
7 10 not know vet where ! shall make ,
nv headquarters. he aaid Yesterday
That will depend upon where there 10 /
re most work going IN a. one time. ] |
- near the Fore River ShipbuildinE |
GrTpany witch 10 to build one battle |
tH'p and Philadelphia. 20 the other ship !
- - constructed az the plant ~ the =
N~w YORK. sh'Pbuilding Company At
There = 10 INTENTION an the part ~
80 Argentine Government suddenly 10 I
bud hig navy. hut the plan 10 10 in :
c-~'-- . steadily We have slready .
sht hlE wsrhips but we hava hitherto |
s7rs IN more for the r rmored crtisaeT |
'vr~ m n for the hattleship
In AryentinN We hive Obligatory /
eHry'ce m The navy a well 40 in the rmy. I
md . h's had splendid results Not |
'n'v does = keep no orr naval force Pnd |
or army but " has an excellent effect /
MON people N stter years For IN I
- noe every veer men OF - and - .
are dr'fted. End they draw lots for the 4
army or the navy serving one and two I
v~.rs The service has tremendous .
influence N inculcat.nk hsbits % dis .
clrine and Orr'sF tn South American !
countries revo' utionS have been fire.
1uent hu' ~ Argentine we hsv" not ,
hsd a revolution N fifteen YEAR, and /
nne ~ the msn things that have CON
'r,huted 20 th,E - the fact that our young
men are tsR~n IN hand at Almost inpr~s- !
aioneble age Fnd gwen mihtsry or 4
nsvpl training
Our navel school - a very good one
n feet one NJ the uest toT nigh - nd4rd I
hss heen msint med ever since it, e~t9b-
-hment in 1877 The hesd % our nFvv
Vice-Adunirsl - 10 j. onlv in time ~
that the rspk Of Admiral 10 revived
re ere seven Resr-Adm'rals - whom ,
! NIX flfth
A. for the hattieShip contracts be;nR
ave- r-ied 70 American hrms. concerning
~h'h some deposition hse been mani /
tested 20 md IT, ult. I may say thlt the
imerIcan shiphulders won in open
cumrAtition They were not favored
any wsv They were adjudged 10 offer |
'aa hNst conditions nm ncialIy ana tech
O. Hpliv
~ course these tNo Hhips are gong
- 10 very lerge. but TO call them the
hEgeS' h7ttle-hirs IN the world ~ char !
scter1a ton thst might hold good only I
'or = short time The Dree dnought /
VS. hig -hip only for short time. and /
every yeer the size keeps growing But
M rem rk bic th'nG about the too .
'"--sls we hrve contracted for will he .
thor -TfT oIiin- rly lRrgs cool capacity
Ih"y ~ y hrNe stsa ming r dius OF more 4
''1r ~ mics We hive ID some good 3
Narshln- huii' N Italy. bur I am conf i
e"ur fhst those that will h built here
. . 10 - good - can he turned out