Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-10-27
\ NAVAL REVIEW IADE IMPRESSION
 honstrated to Senators d Congressmen the
 Value of Large Navy. |c m 5TH pOSTTT0N
j, TO 9TH POSITION
,e of Appropriations Has Been Serious Set Back-The Re-
 cent Naval Parade.
fBY SYDNEY ESPEY)

a profound impression upon *,tkns. according to officers of |navy department here. The of ! $ declare that it has also demon- |ed to Congress and Senators 1 the people believe there is need bake provision for keeping the l in the highest state of efficiency to provide liberally for it's main hce each year.
 Is is expected to counteract dis Fen on the part of Congress. es- lily manifested during. the. last land half, to cut down appro- Non for both the army and the In respect to the Navy this Ig of apprcpriations has been a us set back. Secretary Meyer srged the cooperation of Con- in providing liberally for. tEis ch of the service, but has been |e to convince the legislators that and progressive Navy is necess- Is has been a great handicap. It s that the navy has been slew shed behind other powers. From hut bad second, in two years the United States will occupy post tion in respect naval ar ents of the other world powers. the number of first class battle the United States at y, will go E int into position. True it will have on ays within two years one of the Bt4 battleships afloat but Con- has failed to make provision for nxiliaries of the Navy necessary ep the various fleets up to the he notch of efficiency.
 time of war, the colliers, the Fs the torpedo boats and sub es are held by naval officers to st as essential as the battle and the armored cruisers. A e to provide for the one class 1t nted out would mean that the eth and efficiency of tae navy be lessened.
 he recent review there were 123 in New York harbor of which gre. battleships. The tonnage ese vessels exceeded 535,00O The fleet was the largest mab- on of American vessels ever Of all these ships. there were wo which took any part in our nth Spain. This means that the Department estimates their life 'ntlng ships at only ten years, IS necessary for Congress to lze a continuing policy of ap- atlng large sums of money an-
 II the United States Navy is Kept abreast of European and ic powers.
 new designs of the fighting
 skeleton frame of iron, now oattleships has became a thing past The idea is only about years old, yet tests made not, 'nah three weeks working upon, theories along similar lines.
 as the theory of the designers se masts that because of their ynlzed structure they would not
 'on the enemies fire, but
 proved n a test in Hampton
 ehat they went to pieces as
 as would the old wooden mat are today seen on Europ- sauhg vessels. All foreign na- 4sse refused to follow the de-
 sae American. Yet on the spst additions to the United
 s3sy' the Florida and sthe
 as' the erection of these super nes has been continued.
 oliicers are we'll aware that
 ng masts are failures and ' VIII not withstand the effect
 Aol'aalng' Owing to their re- q, 'o talk for publication, it is 'S'e to get a respons ble state
 'oui officials, but it is known sscn criticism of the present
 Aasts have been contained in sperts to the Secretary.
 a' am of the department to-
 s'er' is to keep the navy american people and to ssse It in every wov En,;.t
 the time that the navy