The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-03
VJNSLOW SLATED
As NEW NAVY CHIEF
ADMIRAL Is Expected to Be
Head Of Bureau Of
Operations.
nANIELS WORKS on PLANS


,.,, few days an announcement Is ex-
..c,.d to be made by Secretary Daniels
80, will mark the first step In the
.,,.c,ion Of reorganization OF the
vsyy Department on more modern lines.
Nv authority OF an act OF Congress
~. secretary OF the Navy will estab-
Mn what is described by the law as a
s,,.au OF operations. The chief OF this
s,,s,u will he entrusted with the duty
a mai Ding out war plans and coordi-
,,,Ing the nghtlrg units OF the navy.
~ this administration OF the Navy
n,o.r.ment the chief Of operations will
4, s,Nordinated to some extent. but In
s,.ur. administrations the bureau. over
,blch the chief presides. may develop
,-,o an organization comparable with
~. british ard German Admiralty sys-
tens.
secretary Daniels is working on the
,.su,a,ions that will govern the bureau
N operstions and it's chief. The duties
Al his new branch OF the service are
,,.,,y clearly defined by the law Mr..
p,niels is chiefly concerned about the
election OF At man to I'LL the office
Why Pick WinsIOw.
IN, arrival here of Rear Admiral
Cameron
IA the Naval College at Newport. has
sy,n rise TO report that he will get
n. office Of chief of operations. 1t
nav be said on high authority that
,smirsl Winslow is under consideration
a. this important post and In all prob
,hlty IL will be offered to him.
| There il good reason to believe that
r,n, Albert q. Winterhalter. aid for
| material, also is considered particularly
,,r equipped for this position, bu. there
i practical difficulty In the way OF
,s selection of Capt. Winterhalter.
| In the present administration OF the
Nav. Department naval officers are held
| 10 A strict accountability TO the regula-
Tors governing sea duties. Capt VIM
| wrhalter is just about due for assign
men, for service at sea. II Secretary
| psnIels's rule as to sea duty Is waived
N the case of Capt. Winterhalter II is
t,h that great dissatisfaction would be
aroused in the Navy Department.
Il is understood that Secretary Dan
| lsls is disposed to appoint Admiral
| waslow 10 the Office of chief of OPP
,rs,ions az the claims OF that officer
10 command the Alatntic fleet were
overlooked when Rear Admiral +. +.
| fletcher got the assignment
Admiral Wlnslow was In line for this
detail and for a time II looked as II II
would be given 10 him. The Secretary
Of the Navy was anxious. however. 10
reward Admiral Fletcher for his SER
vices In the Mexican waters last spring
md accordingly the Admiral received
The command OF the Atlantic Meet
In the conferences that Secretary Dan
sls has held relative TO the organiza-
ton o. the bureau Of operations he has
sough, the counsel and advice OF td-
m.ral Winslow.
The First Proposal.
When the idea OF creating the Office
Of Chief OF Operations was first con
e,ed incident to the preparation Of the
lar Saval budget in Congress 1t was
proposed that this official should be APP
pointed by the President and that hs
should have a tenure Of four years.
ne first amendment creating the Of
.cs was 10 framed AS TO make the Chief
q Opera ions virtually Independent OF
ne Secretary Of the Navy. The pro
vision was toned down in the Senate anc
% nnaliy adopted had the approval o.
Secretary Daniels.
Under the law the Chief Of Operation,
will be appointed by the Secretary ant
vii b" >ubordina' In every respect e
~ head OF the Department. 1t has bee
assumed that with the establishment o
he new bureau on July | the aid sys
en- now IN vogue will he abandoned ant
'ha' the new bureau will absorb all tn
,ryites now performed in the office
Of the I'VE aids u the Secretary OF TIT
Navy.
There is the best of authority for tn
,'s'ement that for the present at leas
N. aid system will be continued. al
hough eventually this method Of admin
S'ra'on is certain to give way with tn
dtyslopment Of he bureau OF operations
Wary officers Of the navy favor tn
a1o.ishmeut Of both the aid system an,
ne Navy General Board. favoring IN
absorption Of all these activities by tn
'hef Of Operations. This idea is no
ountenanced BY Secretary Daniels. VIII
y believes that /, smacks OF militia rism an
would result in the creation by evolutio
HCaff organizations such as direct tn
;avil operations OF Germany ard O
Great Britain.
In Secretary Danielss administrator
ne Chief Of Operations will act as
had OF council. the council to be mad
W Of The chief and the various aid
70 ne Score AIRY. Upon this council tn
secretary will depend for military ad
wee
IL the nature of things. naval officer
argue, the bureau Of operations even a
administered by Secretary Daniels wi
approximate the staff system of FL
'opean naval Powers. They say that
my M, be called staff. but that
wi. IN large measure perform the dutis
,Slgned 10 the admiralities OF Ores
britain, Germany ard other first elias
{ Powers
The regulations governing the burea
operations are nearing completion an
secretary Daniels hopes TO be able I
announce soon the name of thu Office