Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-23
ECONOMY TO SEND.
WHOLE j. s. NAVY
TO PACIFIC COAST
Naval Slashing May Force
Concentration Into
Single Fleet.
SHIPS LEFT CREWLESS
BY CUT IN PERSONNEL
Proposal Of Subcommittee
Provides for Blu, Two
Thirds of Craft.
RETAIN NoRFOLK As BASE
Hut Ono station ON Atlantic Coast
Deemed Essential for Reduced
Establishment.
SHIPS LEFT CREWLESS
BY CUT IN PERSONNEL
RETAIN NORFOLn
liut Ono station ON Atlantic Coast
Deemed Essential for Rcduccd
Establishment.
tBy Associated rress.J

WASHINGTON. March 29.--i:ad!.
cal reductions In the may discussed
oE .iiousc Appropriations Committee
members may result ir naval aban-
comment OF Atlantis waters and con
contration o: the reduced nrct in the
Pacific. some may officers believe. l;f-
hcient training FOR war OF the re.
GCcad establishment, IL was explained
~ on" officer today, would require
such action.
What tho effect Of a transfer of
ne whole navy ailoat 10 tie ia
c!Ac might have on the Atlantic
shore establishment was not clearly
Indicated. II was said, although II
was apparent that i; would be nee.
esSary TO maintain all OF tho six At.
ihnt!c Coast navy yards and other
bases and stations designed only TO
serve the iicct.
Norfolk Only EsscnttaI nusc.
! From strategic poin, OF view.
'nany naval officials regard the Nor
'oii naval bese az the cnl,. one on.
sHntlnl even wi,h tho n>st In tho
faciiic. I; would he retained. I, was
>a!G. no matter what v.as don. VIII,
The navy 2iirat, as IL would i. u.cd .
cd 20 care Tor the ships should any
tmergEncy rcc&l! rhs,n to the A,lnn-
tie
The '";e OF Other !:.rGs - stations
W"'''d Dc iarEeiy' 4 matter :or Con =
tEess 10 decide on economic a,rounls
J: was added. as !; seemed probable
IN" navy clf would lose ;ntercst IN
tAeHI IL !;a activities wcrn conferred
around combined feet in the ro-
c.lc.
iin> Made No planx
fne NaTy Department has mad. no
Ian 40 .ar as known rs to steps 10 be
'aken should Congress order ra
duction of enlisted personnel 10 -
oeo as is understood to be the MIA,
Oh inc House Appropriations subcom
m!ttee. Careful studies have been
made. however OF the number of n,,-
oor craft Il would be possibIo to
Keep in commission even with re-.
Cuced compliments on that ho.;,
These studies are said 10 have
shown that Eot more than twelve
battleships. on thirds o. ,he
haVa! limitation treaty strength os
Tie flet,. could he or.ra,e1 ,nd
''ded "!th the dcstroycrs and other
'''|''"Nh9F 1pT WORK
inE out Of the fleet problems ,,d
keeping the navy nnoat in trim, for
war.
The belief OF some officers th,.
cohSo'id"t'"n Of the noa,ing navy
INTO single n.e, in the rari6,
would result from so radical .,,
IN size, arises from their convi,,i.,
''at II would b" impossible to give
necessary war training otherwise
@houid In" beet remain divided into
t"o SIN -bhtticshin ORGANIZATIONS Il,
was said. is lighting efficiency .oriI
no, nc maintained
Orcrsrn. Intcrc.t / pnc;a,
mere ia every reason 10 cxnc,,
'hese oaifers believe. that If tho nav,
- reduced 10 one feet hasi. nm.
meet wo"ld be stationed in IN. pa
enc, because American oyer..,
l'rea's IL" very largely in thoso
waters II was suflcicnt;v ;naica,od
u was added. by the callinr of III.
recent Washington naval ana r,,
Eastern conferences to make i, oh.
V'ouS that il is the policy OF ,hf
s"Fernmcnt 10 keep % a,lbsta,,io,
i'"HF iorcc in Pacific waters