New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-02
NAVY YARD SHIP
BUILDING URGED
Daniels Proposes Construction of
Small Craft to Keep
Men at Work.
From The Tribune Bureau

Washington, December !.
BUILD SMALLER SHIPS AT NAVY
YARD. SAYS DANIELS.-The Secretar,
Of the Navy is preparing TO go before the
House Naval Committee with some I'M
portant observations on the increase OF
work and the maintenance Of continuous
employment of labor at navy yards. To
this end ne will recommend that Congress
authorize a system OF shipbuilding at
several OF the more important plants. He
proposes government construction OF coal
/ oil and water barges. tugs, and such other
small vessels as may be within the
capacity OF the several yards.
There is an increasing call for gun
boats to replace vessels now In active
service in Central American and Asiatc
waters. There is also urgent need Of
suitable class and type Of vessel to be
used in connection with the naval militia
OF equal importance is an increase in the
number OF seagoing tugs. III this work
is undertaken at the navy yards II VIII
be subordinated to the repair and docA-
ing and overhaulng Of the ships OF the
fleet Nor is II proposed TO increase the
force OF laborers on account OF this new
work.
Necessarily. the routine work Of tbs
navy must have precedence, but u Is
when such work falls below the normal
and when discharges and furloushs OF
civilian labor would be otherwise neces-
sary that the new construction would be
carried on. This would, Of course, entail
delay I'm the completion OF the work.
but il Is believed that IL would be Dene-
fetal to maintain the yards and their re-
spectlve forces of skilled laborers at the
maximum degree OF efficiency.
Secretary Daniels also favors the en-
actment OF legislation permitting the con-
struction at navy yards not only OF small
vessels. but OF revenue cutters and light
ships and tenders for the lighthouse ser
vice.
A proposition OF this kind will, OF
course be resisted by contractors. who
will see in this proposition prospect u
being deprived OF valuable orders from
the government.
ORDERS ISSUED.-The following army
and navy orders have been Issued:
ARMY.
Colonel JAMES A. IRONS. from assignment
10th Infantry.
Colonel CHARLES r.. MOVES. infantry. as
Maier WILLIAM p PENCE. coast artillery
from instructor coast artillery sch0ol, F'''
Monroe. December -. 70 Fort Hamilton
Captain CLAUDE BRIGHAM. coast artlllefH'
from 15Gth Company 10 unassigned list ~
expiration leave OF absence. thence 10 Fo''
Monroe as instructor coast artillery schooI'
First Lieutenant HARRY y. MAYO, medlt al
reserve corps. to Fort Douglas
NAVY.
Lieutenant 0unior grade) II. VI. LAMMERr.
detached the Arkansas: TO naval proving
ground Indian Head.
the Utah. to Bureau Of Steam EnsineeritS
Paymaster Clerk ]. F. FLYNN. appointed
to navy yard. Portsmouth. -.
Lieutenant W r. LIGHTLE, detached the
Saratoga; 20 home. await orders. .
Lieutenant ALBERT NORRIS, detached tie
Galveston. 20 the Saratoga. ~ ,
Passed Assistant surgeon j. y. Hay NES, CO
tsched the Saratoga: 10 home, await orders
Passed Assistant surgeon II. Il. HERMESCi'
detached naval hospital. Csnacao; TO the
Passed Assistant Surgeon F. f. PORTER, to
the Rainbow.
MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.-The fol
lowing movements of vessels have been
reported TO the Navy Department.:
ARRIVED.
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Nov 2s-The Potomac and the severn a.
Guantanamo
Nov, 2p-The Preston at New York yard. the
Jason at Marseilles. the Iris AT Mare lsana
the Whpple. the Paul Jones and the Ferry
AT San Pedro the New Jersey az Tu1pAm'
the Louisiana at Vera cruz.
Nov. 30-The birmingham at Buenos Ayres'
the Solace At Gibraltar.
SAILED.
Nov 2s-The Nashville. from santo Domingo
City for Santiago de Cuba; the Orion, from
Genoa for Horta, Azores.
Nov 2e-The Alert, the Nhtpple, the fefy'
the Paul Jones, the Stewart and the TruAsH3s
from san Pedro for Mare Island. the LOUISE
ana from Tuxpam for Vera Cruz; the Ia
coma from Vera cruz for Tampico.
Nov So-The California, from Mazstlan FOR
Manzanllo via san Bias: the Dolphin. from
New York for Washington; the Birmingham
from Monteyideo for Buenos Ayres; the
wyoming and the Utah. from Nilefranche
for New York: the Delaware, from VILE
franche for Norfolk: the Arkansas and the
Florida, from Naples for New York; the
Connecticut and the Kansas. from Genoa FOR
Guantanamo: the Celtic, from Marseiles for
Gibraltar; the Jason. from Marsellles Tor
Hampton Roads; the Cyclops, from Genoa Tor
Norfolk.
Dec THE Ohio. from Marseilles for Guana-
namo: the Vermont, from Marseilles for Nor
folk.