New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-13
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Hope for Grades of Admiral and
ViCe-AdmiraI.
From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. January

MEYER MAKES CONVINCING Al,
GI-NlENTS. Naval officers are must
hopcful that some legislation VIII ne en-
acted at this session creating the grad'S
of admiral and vice-admiraL 'o"-
..fy,r.re. arguments in favor of maintain
ing these positions nave been advance"
by Secretary Meyer and his associate
Under existing conditions the senior On
acors with the fleet frequently ma
themselves I'm the humiliating posiuoh
If .bciDc subordinate to foreign ohhcerS
and encounter cOrrespOndingly dlhih-
shed courtesy on the part of the repre-
.entatives Of less important nations
hmm the United states. one appeal Tor
the LEGISLATION has come from Paymas-
Ter General G. j. Cowie, L. 5. \" who
says.
As before indicated. lack of proper
rank for fleet commanders Is not only a
question of sentimental PRIDE. our ma :
tCrial interests are also adversely ar
fcCted in grave international AFFAIRS, for,
in addition TO duties of a purely military
nature circumstances often cause the
government TO beStOw the greatest
trusts in its gift upon our naval com
manders in chief, and the wishes OF the
frequently not given proper weight be-
cause Of their inferiOrity in grade stand
ing as compared with the foreign officers
with WHOM they have TO deal.
II Is not possible to emphasize too
strongly that the important fact is not
that our supreme flag officers personally
lack prestige on such occasions owing
10 their relatively low rank, but that
the nation, represented in them, is forced
into a position falsely indicative of its
dignity and power. our government un-
Willingly handiCaps it's representatives
its recommendations and its requests y
parallel case would be the sending of a
diplomat of only ministerial rank to a
government whose standing neCeSSitates
the accrediting of q full ambassador.
such a condition is and has been very
unsatisfactory This is true even in
years of comparative peace. 1t cannot
be remedied too soon, for critical situa.
tons are likely to arise at any time in
which our governments influence can
not, in the very nature Of things as they
are at present, have proper weight.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following or.
ders have been issued:
ARMY
Colonel LEA FEBIGER, 9th Infantry. from
Washington 20 his regiment
Second Lieutenant EDMUND r. ANDREWS
17th Infantry. 10 Fort Leavenworth army
service schools
leaves Of absence: Major WILLIAM J. L.
LISTER medical corps, two months. Colo
mel LEA FEBIGER, 9th Infantry, two
months on relief from Washington.
NAVY.
Surgeon A. r ALFRED, detached navy yard
Norfolk. receiving ship az New York.
Assistant Naval Constructor c. A. HARRING-
TON. to inspector Of hull material for west
ern district Plttsburgh,
Machinist G, NJ. BALDWIN. detached New
Port News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock COM
pany; receiving ship at Philadelphia
paymaster's Clerk W. VI. SMITH, resignation
accepted. take effect January 10.
l'aymaster's Clerk T. x JENSEN, appointed.
receiving ship at Philadelphia.
Commander :. :. ROBINSON, detached the
Commander J. V CHASE. detached the Mon
torey; the Cincinnati.
MARINE CORPS.
Captain GILES BISHOP. Jr,, detached marine
barracks navy ward. Washington advanced
= base school Philadelphia.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS The
following movements Of vessels have been
reported 10 the Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
JAM gaTna Vulcan at Norfolk the Des
Entr,s az Monte Christi
o.. 1n-Tne Yankton. the Wyoming and tie
Utah at Guantanamo: the Potomac al
Charleston. the Nesuvius at navy yaro' New
York. the Colorado and the South Dakota al
r.u Diego. the Mars at Guantanamo; tht
1uNtou for Sausalito.
SAILED.
San a-The Yankton. from Monte Christi FOL
Guantanamo
Jan. Io-The Monaghan, the Ammen. the Bur
ruNS the Patterson the Tr!ppe. the jenkins
rho Jarvis. the Tanning and the Jouett, from
GUANTANAMO for Cristobal; the san Fran
CISCO from Norfolk for Guantanamo; the
Saturn. from Corinto for Sallna Cruz Mexico
tIe Tuxton, from Mare Island for Sausalito
Jan 1.-THE Albany from Annoy for Manila.
The Arkansas assigned first division AT
'autic fleet
The Utah will sct temporary flagship
first division. Atlantic feet.