Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-13

navy 10 recommend Sncn course ale
thoush the general board I'm 1908
urged that definite program be
mapped out which would lead a. the
establishment of a fleet of forty-eight
hattieships Boy 1918. OF the fve-year
program recommended the secretary
saws
nope congress win indorse n hy
SO large vote OF lis members as 20
make certain it's continuance by con-
( crosses 10 come
The FUN total OF the navy budget
for the year is S2lI.65e.114. aH but
Sl32.2Ne.of5 0f which will go for
ships now under construction of % he
I authorized. The remainder contem-
plates the increased personnel and
general running expenses OF the navy
afloat and ashore.
Expenditures Necessary.
I'm comparison With the enormous
expenditures abroad. the secretary
writes, Tho large expenditure Is nee
essary IL our fleet is To be able to enc
force American policies. The lesson
OF The European war warns MS that
I it is better 10 spend money ln times of
peace for preparation than 90 run the
risk, however remote, ot sorely want
ing ships and munitions ii suddenly
needed
M. secretary. comments al length
oo fba nee5 of battIe ,rpisers az mo
proi,0sad tbirt,-fi,e-kpot t,na the
events of the European war are re-
counted 20 show the part these craft
have played and the reasons TO in-
cuding six OF them ia The building
program. AS tu The battle ships OF
The future, the secretary SAYS the sus-
disbursement ma haayirr armanent
than ANYTHING heretofore contemplat-
ed for any navy. The department is
now discussing plans for ships OF &c.,
600 TONS ana armed with t6-mch guns
on perhaps l--inch guns. The secrc-
tary saws the plan has not vet been
approved. but his estimates are based
on ships To- cost StS.O00.O 900 each
would allow for the increased size
secretary Daniels takes another rad
ical stem IN his report In urging that
the present system of promotion of Of
ficers by seniority he abandoned i'm
favor of promotion bv selection. lie
goes al length into the results Of the
seniority system Ia find that it pro-
duces "stasnation i'm the lower grades.
arrival M command rank late in life
ID
maud and flag GRADES. combined with
absolute lack of professional incentive
throughout an grades" Officers now
hold no Grade Of captain for am AL
eraea of two wears no saws and are
roar admirals for only Six months be-
fore retirement for age overtakos
thon About 500 officers. he states
must pass through the grades of CAPE
tain and rear admiral In the next forty
wears under ma present plan.
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IN "fr;,,,.. ,d,,,j+ - ,,.o,,Ia ha tbe heet
&c.,, H. 500 h,, Iisn,iss IL win
TX rt9,o,,,a,, tbat Tor nolitical reo-
,a,,.. \, ,,1.,,ld hero,,c ,,ro,nofion bv
,itttio, ,rei,o,,I,. ~ so,.oritis,n ~
- ,,,i,so,th,, 20 tbis ,,ioy, Iio
n0 ,'"' s',.,t.,,, ~ ,ro,,otion hosod
,,,',,ti,,ti'. 49,, ~ t.ota ~ H. offi-
i'o,s soni9r a. me- erade under CON
,.tiaratin,, u.o,,iI Notwithstanding, &C.
H., 49, ,,,otai,, the net efficient
eet.'i u, ~ I'D .rha ree,,lt y,oi,ld
- +o ,,i,,o .;,areonai sfinuins
MI ,fsi,io,o,,t, 90 rro,,id
VI, in,ttii.,ti,,, ,,r ,.,.a,,. .o,,netant offi-
l,,. ana ~ oi,,a ,fgbor Commando 10
-. ,oo,,iis,,i,, fitt+,1 49, bold iron,
.tt1t,,ai ,.lr,.i., y mo eaorot,,, adds
..,rau,nod Gin, officianry ana not ope
..t,l',,Ii .,,,,oise,,l tI,. inflevibIo r,la If
rntiring III offirers M "a pfyen age n.
~ ',, ',,5 &C. ,hot ~ nreeent lav re-.
.iring offioere ~ 81 years If age be
o,,s1go, 90 as to nrovido that officers
ho rotirod fortr-one vears after their
graduation AZ the naval academy. The
effoot NJ sncb Ieeislation wouId make
the average age of retirement SO
Years In the army the statutory age
of retirement is ga years
81 renew nv recommendation for a
change i'm the law of retirement pay
SO that il shall be graded, the pay to
be based upon the length of service /
II should aTso differentiate between to- /
tal sand martial disability. The re-
tired nav of tho navy last year aggre- !
GATED Sg3SS.S2G.36 II is an abuse Of f!
The republics generosity to give three (
fourtbs retired nav to all. The law /
should be changed and reformed"
TURNING 10 the problem of finding /
ADEQUATE auxiliary ships for the navy
in war time the secretary SAYS he has /
moi Included any vessels in his build /
ing program except those which must I
be- used constantly for the navy, i'm /
peace or war. ON war basis. he adds, I
Inc navy would need 400 additional /
chino orr tonnage of 1172.000 to I