Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-12-21
INCREASE IN NAVY
URGED BY TAFT
ccon,inacd from raae Fivc)

think that Il viii have the effect 90
, destroy the business q the country
store koeFcr Instead Of doing this, !
Trims the change viii rrcatiy Increase
business Tor the benefit 81 all. The
Reduction In the cost oi living u win
bring about ought to make iie coming
certain.
The Navy Department.
on the "a Of November last. re-
viewed tho Fighting fleet Of batileshipa
; and other vessels assembled in New
York harhof. consisting ~ - battle
ships, two armored cruisers, two
cruisors. 20 destroyer. ~ torpedo
boats. eight submarinss. and other at
tendant vessels, maklnp gS vessels OF
all classes, Of a Tonnage Of 57s. 1884
tons. Those who saw the fleet were
struck with W. preparedness and with
lts high military efficiency. An Amer.
leans should br proud of its personnel.
I Tho fleet was deficient in the num-
Der Of torpedo dcstroycrs, In cruisers.
and IN collcFs as wen AZ In large bat
tleshlp cruisers. which are now be-
coming very important feature Of for
cian navics. notably the British. Ger
man. aud Japanese.
The building plan for this year con-
tempiatcs two hhtueshlps ana two col
Hers, This y because the other and
smaiicr vessels can be built much more
rapidly IN case OF emergency than the
batlloshsps. ana we oortuiniy ought TO
continue tho policy 81 two bastleshlps
a year until after the Panama canal IL
hnished ana until Ia our ilrst line and
~ our reserve line we can number go
available vessels OF proper armament
ana si1''
The rcorganlHntion OF the navy and
me appointment Of four aids 20 the
secretary have continued 10 demon
siratc their usefulness !, would be
| dificuli now 10 administer the affairs
OF the navy without the export coun-
eel and advice OF these aids. and y
renew the Recommendation which II
made last year that the aids be recog-
nizod by statute,
IL Is certain that the navy, With it's
present size, should have admlsals In
active command higher Than rear ad-
m'raH' The recognized grades In or
der are Admiral 81 the ncet admiral.
wee admiral and rear admiral. our
I
rear ADMIRAL with four other rear,
ndfhirals under his orders. This III
NOT as u should be, end whom qnes-s
t'ohs OF procedure arise between our
haFhl "iiicers ana nhose OF European|
n'Nles' the american rear admiral.
thoush IN com hnd5ot Zen times heI
i"'.e " iore'Eh we alnifAL must
s'e,u preecuehee 70 me latter. Such
"nu h"suiniiE ouent not 10 prevail.
ann ~ Van DC avoided ~ the crea-
uon OF Two or three posItions Of fiag
ran" aooN. mar OF rear admiral
a1'ehued ,he oP'pins OF the newt
r"."'hs H.hooi al Nortn chicago lh.,I
ana' am gao 20 note We opportunity
Mn'en this gives TOT drawing upon
ss,nns "'h OF the e"untry from theI
,.'s''. ~, l'oh t"ths, stores SHOPS
anu onlees' Wnieh insures h'sh aver
rs VI h'eHissh0. ana character
ai"ohs lhem' anu when they showed
~ sns Nsry Nona.riui Improvement
~ uIse'p''ne anu ntih "nieh only
wv Snoi' weeks presence Ut the naval
'"''on "nu neue.
,s'N s""' "'''n''"n 70 tne con
.au'."''"n oi we new SSH,em OF ue-l
rh.on ana OF puhiahment Tor arms
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