The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-07
First Fruits OF Naval Rrorganixa-
ton.

The reorganization plans for the navy
adopted by Secretary MEYER, based
partly upon the report Of February 20
1899 Of IN" commission headed BY Mr.
Justice Moody. and partly upon sug-
gestlons Of high military origin APP
proved by Mr.. MEYER. have now been
IN operation less than year. All the
discomfort Of the past proceeded from
the line officers. who had 10 do with
the ships after they were put IN COM
mission, but had practically no voice
u their design. The men who built
the ships did not sail in them and had
no responsibility for them after they
s"qucntlv commanded and navigatei
them felt that they should hay" some
thing TO say, and say 10 with authority.
IN respect OF the vessels they We're to
take INTO battl" and upon the conduct
of which their regulations would have
hict. settled long ago IN Germany and
Great Britain, for military Iufiucnc. in
the design and equipment of purely
military engine In his annual report
Secretary MEYER had this 10 say about
on" of IN" most important features of
the reorganization:
The unchlnrr- provided ~ the present orr
gar,ya ton wholly tn overcome and prevent
rh- c-it!cl,ms directed again tn" old board %
construction. which. composed % bureau Chic,s,
passed on repairs and on tive designs u vessels
prepared b. thcnsey-. Ns the board met In
frequently and 10, members busy with th-ir
bureau duties. IrIsy, resulted Repair, To vessel,
We're rreur.TcnGc'i whirn ar" Row .c"n ~ have
been without good reason TIE question 10, ,yha,
military vs.g" would result after rruslr, wcr,
made ~, ryo little considered The It,
-.-n- - our ,c,-,.- were under mi, - stem .fb
set Justly tu criticism oecaE-c rh- .caS ~ tho
s.,rolng orncr-, we're no, fully considered
Is IN Illustration II how hu.incs, has been
'Npciit"l .nrcr the present ORGANIZATION ~.
following b., interesting III" design " the new
sips has been . irtin 100 source ~ dis-cf-',u In
the past. n'."u rev Iitng In long delay, amounting
fp yrhr "r mpEr before lnal plans we're hppro, 81
pr the actual work NJ construction begun 10
tH" case Of hatn",hlps Nos % and d. apprO-
lrA'"I Tor b. the present Congress last june
preliminary designs were presented for the de
rirturnr- consideration by the bureau 81 con-
-.ruci!On ami repair Ou April "a 1870. Tho Gen
rs BOari strengthened by military critics On r-.,
'fpn the hi''l'-Nir fleet and other specialists
D'rr'ed 'n",~ man. 10 critical discussion th4S
giving s"ag"lug officer ample opportunity 70
yF"-rr' the rrs ~ - tH'Ir knowledge ami s~agulny
experience IGr pl7n. with inl, comment and
.f. u.|-r a,rr -"nt nnrS to The department IN
MAJ o. Tb",~ .ri'ri Co.,, we're referred Il, th. tech
ElrlI bureaus ruHc~rnrI. The Gf,rrsing upiuIons
rrrr r"coHcl'ct and ne nnal corrected plan
90 -"l'"i The ~rrr"tary srproshl June IN 1910
90" difference. ~ opinion tt"s" plan, that
rd,ri between 70" ,ari"., aYrnu-ifi,.. both
'"chu.rnI amt military. w"ro never before ,D
pIlrAiv and ,aIl,fao toriiy hh -teu. arf tho p,-
pnfiGrn' Hli 'Lc Satisfaction = lppr", lng the
tnaf IiaH,o u rwD great ba''rShIp, IN record url,
tnd urary rN" Wrecks before the apprrpr. ton
fnr their cpn.trI c'lon became available"
or th" "Ii-s"n-iun~' a. which Sccrn-
'ary MEYER refer nothing n".,d now b.
-1ld. SAY" thar they were notorious m
10" s".yir" ard among th,r... Interested
~ a." service and TINT fhrv wcrr be-
walled by all who wished rhc navy well.
Bat the end has com. a' last and We
hope there will be no revival Of a system
now shown to have been irnproyident