New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-05
ARMY AND NAVY notes.
Proposed AmaIgamation of Line
and Staff Officers of Navy.
From The tribune Bureau'
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Washington, June y
PLAN MERGER IN MAYA coi'p'e
hensive scheme OF amalgamation' nhet
with the line all the staff corps VI
navy, with the exception OF medicai o"is
and chaplains Is being considered py &c.
rotary Never Rear Admiral WainWiis".
aid for operations. and other important -
fcers are urging the adoption or the pi'i
and ,ba question Of submitting II 10 Ooh
gress for necessary legislation mas
taken under Amusement. Inc par
functions which devolve upon the sur
and the chaplains are considered a9 c"
tireIy distinct from those OF the hshtins
personnel The merger Is regaroed Is !"
stem toward scientific management throusi
consolidation Of branches so far as ID pos
sible with regard for specialization
proposed 10 have a large branch OF '"e
navy composed OF line of,cers WHO
be detailed for special duties, such do ''
sign. construction. engineering, oroha.0e
and navy ward management in connection
with duty on shore with alternate perlooS
NJ dutv on hoard ship. There have peeh
numerous suggestions from various sources
along these lines, but II Is understoo" '
Secretary Meyer has now beeh ulseu ~
make definite recommendation 10 No'
eress for legislation TO bring about genera
ana,ganation. establishing only three
branches Of naval personnel-the llne' ''o
nedical danartuent and the corps or chaP-
lains.
Some effort has been mace on Inc pa.
OF paw officers and naval constructors W
accomplish this. but up to this TIME u nus
been received with much opposition NE
mainly comes from members OF the stan
corps who believe their interests "oulo ps
adversely affected by amalgaation. Na'a'
Constructor W. G. Groesbeck. L. >. ~ vi
dutv a. the navy ward al Brooklyn, Is one
Of the prime movers among stan oiiice'S
IN behalf Of naval personnel amalsahatio"
His plan related TO his own corps. Now
with the advocacy Of the general PROPOSE
tion bv Rear Admiral Wainwright, IL Is
nossible that the Navy Department VIII
M. the project into such shape that " can
be considered BY Congress.
REPRESENTATIVE Padgett chairman OF me
House Naval Committee, Is understood 10
favor the idea, which he brought 10 Inc
attention Of the Secretary or the Navy TWO
years ago in a hearing before the commit
too II was Mr. Padgett's theory az that
time that the smagamation OF stan anu
line would remove the occasion OF lrlctlon
which has done so much to interfere WIN
naval DEVELOPMENT. The SUBJECT - one
which will be discussed with much ANNA
zion nv naval officers everywhere. and there
,s hound 70 be a difference Of opinion
among those most directly affected by the
legislation.
OPPOSE ARMY REORGANIZATION
The war Department is deluged with pro-
tests from san Antonio. Denver and Omaha
and otner cities. from which will be trans
f,,red the headquarters of the military de-
,,art,,ents into which the country has been
divided The reorganization. with the es-
,,b,isbr,ert Of three main divisions, with
headntarters al Governors Island, chicago
and San Francisco. has already peen oe-
scr,bed in these dispatches. At those places
The principal work will be concentrated
the clerks will be cOngregated ana the OIL
csrs who purchase supplies for the military
establishment will conduct their business.
r,ie means the withdrawal Of officers, cler-
icsI force and purchasing offices from a
number Of cities where have been iocdVed
the departmental headquarters
Senator Hitchcock has already introduced
resolution I'm the Senate calling on the
War Department for the reasons Tor the
cbanee which goes into effect on July J.
otber senators and Representatives have
r-ceived protests against the scheme and
bavs been communicating with the War
Department.
The order was issued after careful con-
.ideratiop Of its effect and the economy IN
,oIyed. II will save in army admlnistra-
lion about 500, 900 q year, and possibly
more II will expedite the transaction OF
business connected with the army ana Is
in the Interest Of smplifed administration.
II was appreciated. when the order was nrst
under discussion. that there would be Cd
,eotior from, local business interests. That
hos bean the result of nearly every change
undertaken by the War Department in the
interest Of economy. II was for TINS rea-
con that no announcement was made or
the reorganization until the order was
roqdv 10 be issued Those who nave MADE
INQUIRIES az the War Department concern
ing tha new arrangement believe that Con-
eress should not interfere with a matter
snpertaining exclusively 70 the executive
branch The War Department is preparing
rerlv 10 the Hitchcock resolution. and "
* expected that the information sent 10 the
Senate will he convincing and will satisfy
those responsive 70 local agitation that
rnere is no occasion TO insist upon re-
ysrsal Of the army order.
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