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forces operating in European
waters"
The Navy changes followed
closely the Army's reorganiza-
ton of its general staff into .
smaller, younger group, but II
remained to be seen whether the
two moves would quiet congress
sional agitation for q greater un-
ification in the direction of the
nations war effort.
The Army reorganization,
which became effective yester-
day, reduced the general staff
to a fifth of its former size and
gave greater recognition to air
force men. Excepting the chief
of staff, General George c. Mar
shall who is 81, the streamlined
staff has an average age of 48.
COOPERATION ANGLE
However, Congress was urged
by Senator LaFollette prog
Wis., to order an investigation
to determine whether legisla-
ton was needed to produce clos
er coordination of Army, Navy
and Air Corps.
Senator Austin (R-Vt) felt
that greater coordination was
needed, and Senator Hill 3D.
Ala, while crediting the Army
with much progress, said he
hoped for the ultimate creation
of an overall staff" to unity
the armed services into lone
great machine"
The Navy changes were con-
sidered necessary preliminary
to any such strategy board, for
it ended the division Of authority
that existed between King and
Stark and put King in absolute
charge under President Roose.
welt and Secretary Knox.
Stark's new post, 1t was said,
will be comparable to that held
by Admiral William S. Sims,
World War commander of u. S.
Naval forces overseas. For the
present, however. vice Admiral
Royal E. Ingersoll will continue
as commander of the Atlantic
fleet, Kings old command.
SUCCEED GHORMLEY
In London Stark will succeed
vice Admiral Robert l.. Ghorm-
ley, who has been on duty in
England as a special Naval OBJ
server since August. 1910.
A special staff was set up in
the Navy department to admin
lister the duties which King took
over from Stark, and this staff,
like General Marshall's stream
lined counterpart, will share re-
sponsibility in mapping the Of
fensive operations which both
army and navy chiefs have fore
cast.
Only a week ago General
Marshall told Congress that "the
time has now come when we
must proceed with the business
of carrying the war to the enemy
and not permitting, the greater
portion of our armed forces and
valuable material to be immob-
ilized within continental United
States"
King at the same time report
ed that the Navy was then busy
strengthening communications
with a view to developing an
offensive, which slowly but sure
ly, will gain scope and power as
we gain strength"
A stern disciplinarian, who is
not given to much talk, King
has a service reputation for get
ting things done. During the
time he commanded the Atlantic
fleet in the pre-war patrol
against Axis sea raiders, it was
said that he always kept his
ships lone speech ahead of the
President"
It was understood that his new
special staff for operations,
headed by Rear Admiral F. j.
Horne. may pave the way for
further reorganization that will
give greater power and promin-
ence to the Nays air arm in the
high councils. King Is one of
the few high ranking officers
who has qualified Asna Naval
aviator. and all his commands
from 1929 until 1910 were con-
nected with the development of
NAVY air strength and air bases.