The sun., 1917-09-14
MOSQUITO FLEET
TO BE REORGANlzlD
Plan to Utilize Thousands Of
Reservists Whose Idlcness
Has Become Scandal.
COAST PATROL TOO LAX
Hints Of Incompetency Among
Naval Officers: Places for
Volunteers.

wAeHrNoruS. Sept ia complete
reorganization of the American "'r-ios-
quito neet'' coast patrol I. imninen- a.
\ result OF its recognized inercency
Stepe are TO he taken 10y the NAVY r,e.
partmen; 20 utilize the services of thop.
sands Of young men In the Naval Ec.
serve whose enforced idieness for months
problem
College youths and Others all p ~,
United States focked TO the recruiting
stations and were accepted only to d..
cover a siort time later that here va,
nothing for them TO do and no place 20
many Of them to be uusrt.red This
situation has reached a stage whe-e &,
psrtskes Of the nature of sea u1s'
There are more than 41,ete men IL the
reserve now and enlistments have Deer
stopped
Barracks were not ready for tns,- oa-
cupancy and q great many fet-U'tE
not ably in Newport and BrooElyr We.
told to find quarters IN boarding hogs
unit! there was some duty 70 wfct mo
might ne assigned. THIS unusu.l p-o-
cedure is understood TO have prevented
Of the young recruits and TO have i'e--
rlitte6 laxity OF discipline not conmur
in the naval establishment
Aside from the Naval EsserTt -
cruits who have been assigned t. ouu
in the sadly inadequate coasi patrc, and
those who are n barracks and boA'dn ng
houses of various types With nothing 10
do. there are probably k.eoe mel N
va rious sections OF the country. u---
81 -, re ifs.T mt
even been called. Many of ta.rl hpv'
been kept in a state o. exps ctan@}
since their enlistment anG have unde-.
stood that they might be called Z any
time. They are being told nov. how
ever. that il will be best t0- then n
return to college or 20 the work IL VrI.1
they were formerly engaged unti -1"'
receive further notice from me Nav
Department. In the -neart.r7t tne =
have been undertaken and its person
nel expanded SO as TO MAKE room FOR
large part ci the volunteers
Quit Navy for Army.
certain element joined The NavS
Reserve in the belief that by So do.gr
they would Stand good chance -
getting frst into the real activities ~
war. Now they are finding they a~e
likely 20 be last, and al Immense
amount Of dissatisfaction IS bang
voiced from these quarters To ss--
isfy their desire for action tt.y -.
being permitted 10 withdraw tro" .
Nav Reserve and Join the arr-
Secretary Daniels said to-dsy that -t.t
vas not urged upon O. 'econneudeE FL.
the men, but thAt those WHO de<.-.
20 join the other arm Of the service -,
allowed 10 do 50.
The disappointment in the e~er-:'--
ness OF the coast patrol WAS sad PIE
Gay not 20 be due altogether. d r-sr-
be supposed 20 The gresCgtss o. the -e-
cruits. II was hinfed In official Ci"~lse
To-day that iDconpetency among resi,l-
sible naval officers has had as uu. 2.
co with the unsatisfactory ope-,-t. =, .
the patrol as any other factcr ~
patrol. il was said, had bean orrur....
loosely and TAD beer directed II ~- -r
instances with a singular lack u -.-
An instance is cited In which e.. office
in charge Of the patrol of one $500, .
OF the coast when asked by 81 OF
who appeared Unexpectedly o- %.
OF Inspection why al these Sever -
boats were in tbs harhor ilstes- ~
patrol day replied
why, To-day Is sunday si-