The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-07-26
ANTISUDMAR|NE
DIVISION IN NAVY
DEPARTMENT URGED
Such an Organization Is Needed
to Study Out Plans for Fighting
the U.boat Menace; England
Finds the Scheme Works Well.

Special Correspondence 10 Thu Herald
Washington. july 90 Establish
mcut OF an auti--uhunrinc division
IN the Navy Department to bog
charged with the formulation "r
plans and study 81 the use of invent
ions 10 combat the submarine menace
is urged Ia statement issued at tho
headquarters 81 the Natg league u
the United state. here today.
such q division says the -Jat'
! mcut exist IN the British naval r--
adjustment and has since last Fonru-
try when the present unrestricted
submarine campaign began.
THE recommendation .- that tho
/ Anti-Submariu Division Of the United
states Navy department should yu
| operate with the corresponding diEit
ION of the British Admiralty for th"
purpose OF deciding upon effective
methods ~ oifcnsc against the whole
! submarine power 90. well t- Go perfect
the present plIHatlvcs employed BOO
| defense against sunW1rIu, attack
I'm making this proposnl the leasu"
: uul, reflects expert opinion which
now seems agreed that offensive "u.
craiiou4 against tn, whole power col,
Nv ENAfNNNHNl NV. W. INV ~ N''Nf W. 'f'''N
bases. b. feasible provided adequate
! preparations ar. made Tho creation
Of AN tnt--uhmariuc division I- urr
/ I'd as 70 means To- secure concentration
~ uuthorit, aud uf responsibility
with the ,cchniciliy trained pcrs"u-
Incl Of th. nav, department. Goo th,
end that 70 concrete plan uf action iH'
the future can h, decided upon now
H .N ....t.I. U.f....4r.
iu preparation 'ur the execution Of
that plan bc carried through under
centralized direction
Consideration Go plans '.r uftnus-
live operations against -uuutrIuta Ie
being given TODAY ur the general
3 hoprd or tho navy uIII. preparation
for mud the ultimate execution -
such plans would Dol directed hN rn"
CHIEF of naval operations But .n'
| general board Be- uc''.-HrIl. 'up'"f "i
with other problems .- Hr'I and iN'
work Of preparing fur and carrying
ont ans plan would constitute but
p1rt of the work ot tho office of ur'"
opa atious
"tt H altogether probable tht'
Incorporation for such 1000 u%liuu..'.
loporation JOS would H, required A.
strike t|li''iINt|H 100 'N' NN'.' lF".'
Iuf the submarine would involve
Especial problem. .hr Development u'
special type of monitors or pihoI
craft. tho mobilization OF rIr force
ct,. etc which could well loco -,srD
gated .r.H. the i..lu work. uf fh' m..l
establishment and placed m .uo band.
~ carefully selected experts
"Tho proposed Auti--uhmrilnc I'
vision might constitute suh.rnu.
mittco of the r|,nrlnI uonrI 400,
wuoId ru doubt Doe connected wiz
2 the ofno, Of u1tHI operations Nu'
urged that 10 would ntN' tn'
special advantage of concentration Hu
ON this single task lt- cooperation
with IN, BrItsh d..j-iuu could "
closer ana more effective. % I- n'
= UeVcd. than could nr obtained '
auuihrr lr,uc, u' fur Saw Depart
mont II could de. cluu 20 -el'y''
, personnel for the study oi this ou
paramount prohlcm rinal'' % c"ur-
ct actiou having been determined HI
ON. L could devote ne energies 60 Ola