The Washington herald., 1916-12-09
Army and Navy News
Re.t service Column 90 city.

Plans for a coordination of the naval
auxiliary reserves, including aeroplane
units, power boat squadrons, and naval
reserve contingents, were discussed at a
recent conference at the Navy Depart
ment. Henry Woodhouse, Raymond. b.
Price. vice president of the United States
RUBBER Company. and Godfrey Lowen
Cabot. president OF the Aero Club of New
England. represented the board of gov
! ernors of the Aero Club of America
/ I. Trubee DAWSON. son of F. p. Davi-
son. OF ]. p. Morgan & Co., and A. L.
Sates, OF Iowa, took a prominent part In
the discussion. They are members OF
the Yale aeronautical unit. which organ
ized the first New York section of the
National Aerial Coast Patrol now boast
ing twelve flyers. all Of Yale, and four
nying boats. The members have con-
tributed $4,000 to aeronautics
delegation from New York attended
! In behalf of the Power Craft Association.
OF which the moving spirits are Ralph
Pulitzer and John Hays Hammond, Jr.
The delegation from the Naval Train
ing Association of the United States was
composed OF John l.. Saltonstall. of Bos-
ton; William Greenough, and Charles
Longstreet Poor, of New York, and
Thomas Newhall OF Philadelphia
important recommendations for naval
auxiliary work next summer were sug-
gested in regard to power craft and ma
val reserves. They were taken under
advisement. but no announcements as to
oennlte plans can be made until Assist
ant Secretary Roosevelt gives them out.
With Mr.. Roosevelt at the meeting
were Rear Admiral Benson, chief of the
! Bureau of Operations; Rear Admiral
Palmer. chief Of the Bureau Of Naviga-
ton: Capts. Hood. Chase. Marble. and
McGruder, and Lieut. Commanders Gal
braith and Towers
Army officers are interested in Secre-
tary of War Bakers recommendation in
MS annual report. just submitted to Con-
gress, that the Federal government give
announcement to private munition fac
tories at the close OF the European war
as means OF keeping these plants in
operation.
Mr.. Baker declares 1t to be the part OF
wisdom to keep as many OF the munition
factories in operation as possible. He
questions the advisa biIity Of the govern
ment undertaking at this time to set up
governmental monopoly of the manu-
iacture OF munitions needed for the
nllIltary establishments of the United
states, and to that extent he appears to
disagree with Secretary of the Navy
Daniels. whose policy has been to have
the Navy Department undertake more
and more to make its own supply of
guns and ammunitions
Discussing this phase of the military
problem, Secretary Baker says:
Under the former law the Federal
government In time Of war would have
to enter the markets of the country to
OBTAIN ammunition. arms and other SUD-
plies. just as an individual would, but,the
new law authorizes the President in time
OF war to exercise a power analogous ton
that OF eminent domain over the various
in he
which gives government orders prece-
dence over all private orders. Authority
Is also given to the ordnance depart
ment to prepare in time of peace special
tools required in the manufacture of
arms and ammunition. and to give to
specially equipped manufacturers educa-
tional orders. which will insure private
manufacturers having the necessary ex-
peI1ence to enter rapidly upon the manu-
facture OF munitions in the event of
necessity"
Three battleships, each Of at least 1900
/ tons and each carrying a battery OF
twelve sixteen-inch guns. will be author
lied in the naval program of the next
session of Congress. Secretary of the
Navy Daniels, it is reported, supports
this recommendation OF the Naval Gen.
eral Board. Members of the House Com
mittee on Naval Affairs have already
manifested their readiness to accept the
recommendation and to appropriate the
funds necessary for the construction of
the proposed sea giants.
The adoption of 4o,0oO-ton type battle
ships will not curtsil the three-year naval
program authorized at the last session of
Congress, it is said. The battleships were
provided for in that program. Four have
been authorized and contracted for The
other six battleShips, three to be au-
thorized this winter and three In 1918
will be of the 4O.OoO-ton type.