The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-21
CABINET OFFICERS
READY TO REPORT
Public Soon Will Know Plans
and Hopes of Depart
mental Heads.

lSptSla! TO he TinleS- Di Spatch
Washington, November a0.-In less
than two weeks the annual reports OF
The heads of all Washington depart
ments VIII he complete and ready to be
submitted to ConSrtss. In fact several
OF them already are practically ready.
and as soon as he President has had
time to give them a little more CON
sidetdtion they win then be released
ana their contents sent broadcast over
the country. The indisposition OF the
PRESIDENT may cause u tew days de-
lay in the time when desc reports
VIII be made public. It is expected
however, That before the opening tav
OF the ncw session OF Congress there
VIII be no longer any secrecy about
them and that the pubic as well as
Congress viii be fully informed what
the head Of each department. thiuks
VII! work for the best interest Of
me duties devoivins upon him and Of
the amount OF money necessary TO
run that department for another
twelve months
Naturally most interest centres I'm
the annual report of Attorney General
Wickersham. as il Is believed that q
large portion or il mus, deal wish
the trusts. steel, tobacco. sugar and
other monopolies are expected 10 re-
ceive considerable attention. Not
N'''s N''4 80 tAll6GeiINe account OF
what has already been done along
this line be given by the Attorney
General, but in addition, he will un-
a1ubtediN outline most interesting
policy FOR guidance IA the future
Highly Instructive.
Af,er this Will conc tie reports Of
the Secretary OF War Secretary Of the
Navy! the ostmaster-General the
Secretaries OF Commerce ana Labor
and the Interior Departments and
those OF Secretary KnoN and Score
tary Wilson Each is expected TO be
not only interesting. but highly in.
structive. TO the army man the navy
man, and tho agricultural alike IL IS
believed that this years record OF
what has been accomplished ana what
1t is hoped TO do in tile future will
bc most readable
Rough plans viii be laid before
Congress soon after il meets Tor the
construction of two battleships which
will make those taking part in the
spanish American War l1ok like tug
boats IN comparison. These projected
shps are 10 be OF 10000 tons displace.
mant each it IS understood. armed
VIII ten fcurteen-inch rines each
nearly seventy feet long with broad
belts Of the highest type OF hardened
armor and with steaming capacity
enough to carry them back and forth
across the broad Atantic.
u is on this point OF coal cndur-
ancc that the American battleship VIII
excel those of other nations Admiral
Dewey has no use tor the so-called
cruiser ia ttieship, evolved by some OF
the European continental powers. IT
Is true that with their twenty-eight
Knot speed these ships could easily at
first ram away from ono Of those
belonging 10 the American Navy. but
with the lighter nrmor they would
stand no chance in u rough and tum-
nc fight with American ships. while
VITA their extremely limited fuel ca.
hdeitN on Of these big ships probably
would be able TO run tncm down IN
long chase
HattIeship Type Favored.
II is admitted that these 0attieShip-
cruisers maV be especially adapted to
service IN European ". ,ers INVOLVING
very short cruises, bur the general
hoard of tho Navy Department. does
not regard them as meeting tho needs
OF the United states Nay. which may
be Obliged to operate several thou
sand miles from the homo base. Hence
INC unahakcu decision 10 adhere to
the regular hatueship type and that
OF the largest proportions.
Upon this matter Secretary Meyer
is expected to lay considerable stress
In his report. not cniy because of the
Importance Of the suh,art oensr.ly