Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-15

past. the man whose business was made
up OF climbing masts, splicing ropes and
the mending OF sails. II is different with
the modern bluejacket; his work is Of a
higher type; he has to deal with iron and
| steel Of delicate workmanship, and has
plenty of use for his brains as well as
his muscles. our battleships, as l have
said, are now moving industrial work
shops they are mighty floating power
plants, whose efficiency depends on their
machinery and now II is managed"
Then you think the navy is a good
place for young men?"
1T is one Of the hest places to make
men, Our sailors are clean and healthy
they are men Of character and they form
excellent citizens
How about wages? Can a young man
do as well in the navy as at homer"
I'm most cases, yes. As proof OF
this many men who hal left the navy
are coming back to 1t. They sometimes
find that they receive higher wages out
side, but at the some time their expenses
are greater and their savings are less in
the end"
What are the wages"
The average pay OF all enlisted men
In the United States navy is about $50
per month. There are some who receive
more than 800. several thousand who re-
ceive from $50 TO $24 and several thousand
! more who receive $40 per. month
I'VE have also advantageous regula-
lions for retirement. After an enlisted
man has served thirty years he may.
upon application to the president. be re-
tired on three-fouTths of the pay which
be is then receiving plus $15.75 in lieu of
quarters, light and heat. We have also
service pension for those who have
been disabled after having served a
period of twenty years. and the men may
also receive pensions under the general
pension laws"
Scientific Management Mt Sea.
Are the bluejackets interested in their
work."
Very much so. The members of each
crew feel that they are a part Of their
own ship, and the different, crews are
pltted against one another as to which
can show the best results. This refers
not only to guns, but to the handling
Of the coal in order TO create the great
est efficiency 1t applies to gun practice
to economy of coal, of supplies and to
6NNIS lHlIS tOHtNlGu Win Ane snip. 1Ou
have heard of scientific management
Well, that is what we are using in the
highest degree in the battleshlp. We are
getting the most out OF each man and
each effort, We are bending all our ener-
sies to bring forth results. We are doing
this on the battleship not only by a
study OF the individual but by the seIee-
ton of men, the putting the right men
together and by working them as teams
thus making a saving OF minutes, and
even seconds
Improvement In lInFksmanship.
Bat are the results satisfactory"
>"Yes. Take the improvement in the
efficiency of our guns over those OF the
past Scientific management experts who
have recently witnessed our target prac-
tice say that the American battleship is
the finest exhibition Of scientific manage
rnent they have ever seem For instance
take our craftsmanship. At the battle of
santiago. out Of every 100 shots fired only
3 and one-haf hit the mark; now, out of
ever 100 thirty-three and One-half are
effective At Santiago it took five minutes
10 each shot: now we can fire one shot
every thirty seconds and keep it up The
range then was 5000 yards, or much less
than two miles; now it is 10000 yards, or
almost six miles. In short, our present
efficiency in gun-firng is loo times bet
ter than IL was at the battle
OF Santiago. This has come from
competition in gunnery among the
gun crews and from the training and de-
veloplng OF the individual and the teams.
In modern warfare the battle efficiency
Of any ship Is its abilit.' to deliver the
greatest number Of hits in the shortest
possible time, with the. least expenditure
Of ammunti n, after the enemy IL sighted;
indeed, our hitting efficiency Is now the
equal IL not the superior, OF that Of any
navy Of the world"
What is the secret of a successful
navyc'
The fleet" was the emphatic reply.
The fleet Is the navy and the navy the
fleet The navy yards are merely the
adjuncts, the repair shops for the fleet
We are trying to make the fleet self
sustaining. We have on each vessel OF
war a foundry. and are able TO make
ordinary repairs. II Is only for serious
repairs that the ships have TO go to the
yards
What kind OF ships should we have?'
The most powerful. We want the big
gest ships and the biggest guns. one
volley from a single one Of the American
battle fleet lately returned from Europe
would. It IL said. had st been in the hands
Of the confederaey. been able 70 DESTROY
the whole northern navy. II We had had
four additional battleships similar TO the