Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-03-21
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asicas. unsil Peace
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Id NEED FOB TRIEM YET

Dssplts the fMet that thsy are anx-
soas d Ieaye and havs rendered theiF
msss0s. approximately one-third
d me ts orary regular OaAcera whO
sussraa ths. navy from civil lifs are
thing hala ID service, most d them on
geesiyine ships
Macy og these oficsrs trained at
mnpOlis. and number are still %
absy as TIE naval academy.
Ths cOntention has besn made that
ogs II these '.temparariss.s who are.
s ID he confused with Navai Reserve
osss, age being denied release be-
oAnse they are accessory % sustain
temporary appointments 10 grades
higher than their permanent rank
hAld 81 resalaF oGncers Regular on
a. % long - they serve il higher
esSes. get correspondlngIy higher
~, and II thsy can retain these
pSa Ions enough legislation may -
ec s. congaass making provision
hi anrs osGacsrs. ard they Will escape
SesaSnsng 10 their regular rank and
soweR pay.
ken the matter was brought 10 the
aassntson Of FRANKLIN %. Roosevelt.
aealng seesesary of the navy, be con
mnatsd d prominent offce ROT the bu-
gsan IS navsgatson. NlsO stated tkaa It
was eras that tho retention oe tenn
oFariaa" from civil life was having
Us EFFECT of retaining permanent
Cfacege ia higher grades, but that this
Wa rot fhe purpose" 0e the decision
u hold the civilian stsrnpoTarisss III.
The aagvina Cor she present
ha civilian temporary oficers we're
Aaila& held, &c was explained, IS d res
@TYOig FROM which 70 obtain officers
10r uas IA the demonstrating of the re-
serves md cor such other duty as
snlght bs found for Them. This dscls-
-. u was asserted. IVES reached after
Gha bureau o9 navigation awoke To the
aaat that the navy would lose its re-
serve ufFScers when President wilson
ISSUED his peace proclamation.
There were about "a, 900 Off.
Gers Known SIS reserve OiEicers, it was
msated, Who under the terms of the.
~ Whlch authorized their appoint
AG could not be used after the ONO
al announcement Of peacs. When Il
aa realsssd that The navy might lose
Aaa sarvaeea az these reserve officers
Il WIS decided 10 hold as many Is
possible OF the temporary civil OfEicers.
hen the fleet starEed south for ita
spFsng manOeuvres ID Cuban waters
several mouths ago The bureau Of
nasi9aeion began strtpplng the fleet Of
reserve and temporary olElcers, and
these were assembled On receiving
aAips at the Brooklyn navy yard and
other points II hrs been commended
ahak there are now 500 temporary
nayal etlacefs at the recetvlmg ship ii
sha Third Naval district and large
ngmhers ID other districts Who have
nesA asuied release from the service.
A gaYge number of these arc anxious
90 geenrn I'd civil life.
The bureau og navigation ofiacial
aaid there were only few more than
See og these temporary ofiIcers. taken
from civil life, Involved ID the cases
iii which the bureau had refused 30
far 70 grant releases and II was an
serted that the number ON the re-
esaving ships in ths Third siIssrict was
not aa AaEge aa 500. The number o.
ell receiving ahips and elsewhere aal
shls atatUs wes just 8 fraction over
go. The number 81 temporary ON
eara appointed from civil life totaIled
about $50. All but 500 81 these had
Mabsnltted rssignations, About $50
Sasignata0ns had bean accepted, ieav-
amg approximately so nnaccepted
Rssagnatlona were accepted Tn most
urgent cases only, On account oe
aansEly aiseress or other we'll certified
xigaacies. This policy would be con
klnueA, & vas declared. for few
AnnsAs % come
xlae exact number 81 oflcers lii the
nAyal service vas not obtAinable but
e wae learned that GA November 81
1918. tvro days before the &rlniatics
Waa signed. Il totaaled sS.6y4 onlcers
md 287 $50 men. la tie regular navy
khaFa we're 1. sEs officers designated u.s.
permanent and Asa Ofaeers des-
ignAlsd as Temporary The mum
her 0a permanent regular ogacars is
row about S.gQo 90 the basis be war
ssren6th. On i pesce basis. under ~
stng laws. Il would W ab0as $50
Ntelaosat couRting 'steEnpprartes' and
asrve of8cara when the emliskAd
psFsahnea waz enIaggd ID war bAnts
nsN osacara gor TIE regalAF service
we're neeaad and the law parmstsed
EanpDTasy appointments oe snch on
Gers. Over s.00e az these .tanpO
garaesg ware pFomoted IRON the re-
mEaR asgvacs
* waa admitted taes u Temporary
civil otscevs we're permitted % resign
BOW thara would Sc no lnterEsranca
with the akaaaa 0f regular officers
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