The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1915-07-10
DANIELS PLANS
FOR BETTER NAVY
Appoints New Advisory COun-
ell to Take Place of Aids.
HIGH OFFICERS MEMBERS.

o&CfStdFH Gays PQfCh0 OfftfS fONSh q
First Hand Every unit-Material,
Operation, Personnel-of the Navy,
and He Holds Daily Conferences
About Big Problems.
The first real step to bring about CO.
ordination among the branches of the
navy was taken by Secretary Daniels
when he abolished the council of aids,
substituting for it an advisory council
which will prepare plans 20 increase
the efficiency of the navy. This advisory
council is composed of officers who,
because OF their expert knowledge,
have been made heads of bureaus.
Each member has been selected be-
cause of his particular ftness for the
post.
The new body, which will be known
as the secretary's advisory council. will
be composed Of Assistant Secretary of
the Navy Franklin ID. Roosevelt, Rear
Admiral w. s. Benson, chief of naval
operations; Rear Admiral Victor Blue,
bureau of navigation; Rear Admiral Jo-
seph Strauss, bureau of ordnance; Rear
Admiral w. S. Griffin, bureau of steam
engineering; Rear Admiral ID. w. Tay-
lor. bureau of construction and repairs;
Rear Admiral III. X. Stanford, bureau
OF yards and docks; Rear Admiral Sam
uel MCGOWAN, bureau of supplies and
accounts; Rear Admiral w. G. Brais-
ted, bureau of medicine mad surgery;
Major General George Barnett, com
mandant of the marine corps, and Cap
tain Ridley Mclean, judge advocate
general of the navy.
IL do not believe said Secretary
Daniels, that In all the navy's history,
taken as a whole, the bureau chiefs
were so universally recognized as mas
tiers of the professional work under
their special direction as now"
Believed Better Than Aids.
BY constituting an advisory council
of statutory officers of the navy de-
partment who are responsible to con-
gress the secretary believes he will
secure better results than under the
system of aids. He has given more
thought to the selection of these men
than TO any other one thing. and he Is
confident that their meetings will bring
about the best cooperation In the work
OF the department.
II have learned to rely upon the men
who will compose this council" said
Secretary Daniels. ''The bureau chiefs
touch at first hand every intimate
rial. operation, personnel-of the navy,
and / have had almost daily confer
ences with them about the big prob
lens In their bureaus. or course these
viii continue, but In addition the new
plan will give at least formal weekly
meetings for common counsel and In.
terchange of views"
Mexican Moved Up.
Secretary Daniels also assigned Cap.
tain Joseph Mexican as assistant for
material on the staff OF Rear Admiral
Benson. Captain yolney Chase was a
short time ago designated as assistant
for operations.
Captain George X. Clark, who as aid
for education has rendered important
service in carrying out educational
plans. has been designated a member
of the examining board. TO succeed
Captain John J. Knapp, who has been
made c-ommandant OF the Philadelphia
nfvy yard. The educational work viii
be carried on under the bureau OF
navigation.
A new division of the torpedo flo
tilla of the Atlantic fleet has been or
ganized to take care of newly com
missioned d~estroyers. The Nicholson
Downes and O'Brien have been as
signed to the new division, and other
~destroyers will be added as they come
into commission for the shaking
down" process.