Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-12-02

Three Americans, Mgr Falconio
Archbishop Farley and Archbishop
| OConnel, created cardinals and re.
ceived the coveted Red Hat from the
Pope. amid an impressive scene. on
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proportionate number OF other
fighting and auxiliary vessels, Is the
least that will place our country on
a safe basis IN relation to other
world powers says the Secretary,
The Secretary regards the creation
of the reserve fleet as the most I'M
portant development OF tho year
since IT viii insure the readiness for
war of practically every vessel OF
military value.
The report touches sparingly on
the subject OF the eight hour law re-
citing the experience Of the depart
ment during the past year in placing
contracts for ships and winding up
with the statement. What the effect
win be on the bidding for the battle
ships provided for by the last act
is problematical."
AS to the personnel, the report de-
clares that the aim of all naval ed
ucation and training Is to produce the
sea officer who is to command ships
and fleets and that all the combatant
element aboard ships should belong
to the line. Line officers hereafter
should perform the duties OF pay
master and while the present con-
struction corps made up of Naval
Academy graduates may continue to
do special work, the younger officers
may hereafter perform both line and
construction duty
The abandonment Of the turbine
engine in favor of the old reciproc-
ating type is declared to have fol-
lowed an exhaustive comparison OF
the two kinds Of machinery. 1t was
found that the reciprocatlng engine
is about 80 per cent more economical
at cruising speeds than the turbine
and Of about the same economy at
high speeds. As one result OF the use
of oil burners lntcad Of coal furna-
ces the new battleshlps Oklahoma
and Nevada will have but one smoke
pipe, thus clearing the upper deck
and improving the arc Of train Of tho
turrets
At the close Of last year 90 ships,
from battleships TO colliers were tied
up at Navy Yards under repair. Az
a result of the new policy, by next
March every one of them will be-
ready for active service.
The Secretary regards It as n
waste of money to endeavor to inn
prove old ships and bring them up
to adatc and he cited a case Of the
New York, now at Saratoga, where
81 per cent Of her original cost was
spent on alteration without making
the ship equal In value to modern
vessel of light type.
The report dwells at some length
upon the successful results Obtained
in the experimental work for the de-
velopmeHt OF aviation in the navy and
in the direction of the pro-
duction OF aeropanes fitted for use
from shipboard. 1t is the purpose to
issue a few of these machines TO tho
fleet as soon as they have been suf-
developed.
Dealing with foreign programs the
report says that England is laying
down four battlcships and one armor-
cd cruiser. Germany three battle
ships and one armored cruiser and
Japan four armored cruisers and one
battleships. All of the battleships
are being increased in size and so are
the cruisers destroyers and subma-
rmcs. Secretary Meyer proposes a
now office--the director of navy
yards. lie makes a strong recon-
mendation for the creation of the
rank OF vicc-admiral; the graded re-
Of the enlisted force by 1000. and
the commissioning of midshipmen
upon their graduation from the
academy.
Touching the abolition OF navy
yards Secretary Meyer promises to
congress when he receives the re-
port OF the joint board of the Army
and Navy next January. Meanwhile
he sees no reason to change his
views already expressed as to the
propuety Of doslrg a number of
yards or changing their functions.
The secretary also directs attention
to the fact that some provision must
he made Immediately for accumu-
lating on the lsthmus Of Panama
sufficient supply Of coal to meet the
needs Of the vessels using that wa
terway.