The Washington herald., 1915-08-15

the report Is understood to deal with
the subject of academic discipline and
the ethics which have become a stand
ard of conduct Of midshipmen. That.
in reality. is the important problem that
confronts Secretary Daniels to a much
greater extent than the disposition of
the findings involving those midshipmen
who were made defendants" before the
court. Mr.. Daniels has already obtained
the views of the members. of his ad-
visory counsel. the report having been
made the subject of discussion at this
week session with the result that those
who compose that body were found in
entire agreement upon the points at Is
sue. Mr.. Daniels feels that something
of a broad and comprehensive and d.
rect character should be done for the
administration of the Naval Academy.
and he proposes to carefully consider
the situation in all its aspects with a
view to revising the system which has
to do with the discipline of the midship-
men. He is inclined to believe that there
is too much restriction and that the off,
GERS in charge at Annapolis do not al
ways get into sufficiently personal touch
with the young men under training; but
he naturally hesitates to make any radi-
cal change without a thorough under
standing Of the condition and acquaint-
ing himself with the views of naval Of
fcers whose opinions and recommended
lions would be of value in that connec-
ton. The report of the court is under
stood to be more lenient regarding indi-
viduals than the report of the earlier
board which began the investigation.
The program Of employment of the
Alta tic Fleet during the remainder of
August and September contemplates from
August Is to August IS the mobilization
of the battleship squadron and the de-
stroyer fiotilla lactive and reserve) and
the auxiliary squadron Cthe mining and
mine-sweeping division) in Block Island
Sound for fleet maneuvers. first by
squadron, second by fleet, and third tao
tics might and daD. The destroyer mo-
tilla will operate with the fleet in mine
laying and sweeping. This period will be
followed by the departure of the COM
mand for the Southern drill grounds
about August 90 The battleship squad
ron will engage in elementary target
pra ctice and experimental target prac-
tice. The destroyer fiotilla and the ships
of the auxiliary squadron will have their
elementary target practice in the South
ern drill grounds There will be a coal
ing of ships and the overhaul oil ma
chinerv preliminary to the fleet war game
which occurs between September l9 and
80 The vessels of the cruiser squadron
now engaged in police and patrol duty
in the Caribbean. Central American.
Mexican and European waters will hold
their target practice at Guantanamo in
the Gulf of Guacanayabo and the South
ern drill grounds as the opportunity pre-
sents itself.
It is not expected by the naval authori-
ties that the estimates to Congress at
the next session will contain any further
item for the construction of around-the-
world radio communication. There has
been made available for this important
work 81, 200, OO0 in allotments in 1912, 1914.
and 1915 Of $500. 900 each. The limit of
cost imposed by Congress was 8. 600,
SO that there remains to be appropriated.
without the necessity of departmental
tons on the subject, the
amount of 5000 600 This fund is used in
the construction and equipment of ma
val radio stations on the Canal IONS,
where the station is in working order;
at San Diego and Honolulu, where the
work has begun: at Cavite, where the ar
for the construction are I'M
der way, and at Guam, where the prof.
act is in its initial steps. 1t will be nee
pssary, of course, to have an annual
q appropriation for the maintenance OF
these big radio stations, but this will
come in the natural order of events as
a routine transaction under the bureau
Of steam engineering. The original es-
innate was for 81. 0Oo. 900, and at the time
that it was made very little was known
Of the details of the construction and
equipment. 1t was stated at the time
oy the then engineer-in-chief. Rear Ad-
miral II. i. Cone, that the amount re-
quested of Congress was necessarily a
rough estimate with the possibility that
the sum named would not suffice for the
purpose contemplated. 1t is now expect
I'd that the work at the various places
where these radio stations will be To-
Gated will be well within the limit Of
cost of 81, 500 900.