Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-05
NAVY BUILDING PROGRAM
UNDER DEWEY's CONTROL
There Will he Change Following Ap.
pointment OF New Onlclal Pro-
vided by Congress.
NO REASON FOR ANY CLASH
Daniels Thinks That Their Work
Should lie Concurrent, and No,
Obstructive, One to Otller-TaIk ar
Successor to Fiske,
Especial to Tho Times.Dispntch. !

Especial to Tho Times Dispntchl
WhSHINGTON. April 4.-Full super.
visory control over tho constructlor
program OF the navy will remain VIII,
Admiral Dewey. the head of the r.,.
cral naval board.
This statement was made to-uit.i.
In view Of the agitation as to who
will succeed Rcar-Admiral Bradley
Fiske. ana Of the discussion of tho
dutieS of the new official provided b.
Congress to I'LL his post
1t is pointed out here By navy mo,
that Congress always hrs recognized
the general naval board as to am.
thority. not only In matters 90
strategy. but as to tho number or
ships to be appropriated for each yea
The full number suggested by Admire
Dewey is not always adopted by Con
gress. but invariably his recommends
tons are asked for. There is always
strong liberal party in Congress. b,,,
OF late years il has been ovcrriddou
by The party generally known as tho
small navy men,
the question as TO the permannrc.
OF the powers and duties Of Admiral
Dewey and his board was brought
tofciblE TO the attention OF the Secr.-
tary or the Navy some time ago. IT
was limited at that time that thor.
might be clash between Admirrl
Dewey and the proposed new naval
aide. AS the powers OF the latter w.r,
To he exercised so close TO the sccrc
tary. II was suggested that tho naval
aides work might minimize the uo,,,
and prestige OF Admiral Dewey.
board.
DANIELS CAN SEE no
REASON FOR CLASH
Secretary Daniels said he could NOT
see that there would be any CLASH
He said that there was only one adj
mirnl III the navy. Admiral Dewey, and
shat he WAS on the active list for lIr.
Mr.. Daniels Indicated tina; the work
OF the new official and the naval
board could be concurrent. ana no,
necessarily obstructive one to Tho
other
Rear Admiral Bradley \. Fiske. who
has rendered his resignation as aide
for operations. is one OF the most i'm
portan; members OF the board OF
which Admiral Dewey is president. l.
IL understood that he Will r,,nniD ms
"a member OF that board Admiral
flskc has always stood for the pro.
gram o! TOUR ships annually, as recon-
mendcd by Admiral Dewey. and has
not Changed his opinion as to tina,
program. The board has held that
there must be four ships every wear
for several years, In order that III"
United States might regain Second
place in naval strength. the position
IL held before Admiral Dcwcy's recon
mendations began 10 be slashed every
year.
The report that Rcar-Admiral Wins
low VIII become chief OF navigation Is
now connected with the rcpor; cur
rent III New York at the time Adnira!
Winslow lief; there. about three weeks
ago, to the effect that he had beer!
slated for IL very important foreign
mission.
Both Admiral Winslow and Captain
Winterhalter, who also Is spoken Of
have numbers OF friends in tn. navy
Admiral Winslow was at one time as
sis,ant chief OF the Bureau OF Naviga
ton. He il AN all-nround athlete and
his fellow officers speak OF him as the
best dressed man In the navy"
Captain Winterhaltcr has been
called upon very often by Secretary
Daniels 70 solve naval problems. lie
was at one time chief OF the Bureau OF
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