Evening Star Newspaper, December 30, 1923, Page 45

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M.) train with dining car, room and library observsa- e e PLORIDA EAST COAST (Sleepers open Union Seaboard Carolina .Florida Special leaves Washington 8:00 P. M. daily. Dining car, day coaches and sleeping cars, Raleigh, Southern Pines, Pinehurst, Camden, Columbia, Savannah and Jacksonville. Other fast through trains to the South and Seuthwest at 8:50 A. M. and 6:45 P, M, Itineraries pnpnnid—mu_tnmu, literature and full information cheerfully -furnished. GEO. W. VIERBUCHEN, njuu-'m 714 14th 8t. N, W., Washington, D. C. DECEMBER 30, 1923—PART 2. ArmyandNavyNews BY M. H. Under the revision of chapter 7. Naval Regulations, an fmportant ex- tension of authority is given to Ad- miral B. W. Eberle, chlef of naval op- erations. In effect the chief of naval (operations is given the same author- Ity In the Navy as the chief of staft has in the Army, and orders lssued from the former's office is to be con- #idered as coming from the Secretary of the Navy. This is but another step in giving the Navy a general staff sys- tem, which was conclusively vindfcat- ed in the world war. Not only did Germany extend the powers of its general staff during hostilities, but &1l other nations followed the same policy. As revised, the regulations pertaining to this subject read as fol- lows: “The chief of naval operatfons shall, under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy, be charged with the op- eration of the fieet, ahd with _the Preparation and readiness of plans for its use in war, and shall so co-ordl- na &i1 repairs and alterations to vessels and the supply of personnel and material thereto as to insure at all times the maximum readiness of the fleet for war. All orders issued by the chief of naval operations in the eXecution of his assigned duties shall be considered as emanating from the Secretary of the Navy and shall have full force and effect as such.” Attacks on the Woods running-mate bill has brought a number of prompt replies from the supporters of this measure. Members of the committee in the Navy Department who framed the bill welcome constructive criti- cisma and are prepared to dsfend the bill. While admitting that it has some defects, the members of the commit- tee contend that it provides a plan t! lishment in the future will be united on any program for an Increase in the line or staff. This week officlal recognition of the importance of explaining the pro- visions of the bill was made by the bureau of navigation. The authors of the bill are desirous that the Navy become fully acquainted with the ef- fects of this proposed legislation be- fore Congress takes up the bill. The bureau of navigation, in its closing statements, states that the cost of the bill will average approxi- mately $50,000 per year for the next ton years, and thereafter the cost will decrease. This will meet the de- mande for ecenomy in Congress, and 1if the members of the Senate and {House committees on naval affairs can be convinced that it will in- crease the efiiclency of the Navy its pagsage is assured. In commenting on the hearings, Chlef Constructor Watts, who was No. 2 on the st of lieutenant com- manders and chief of the bureau, with the rank of admiral, is quoted as saying: “As the line of the Navy is the largest eorps or body in the service, it is believed that promotion in that body _should regulate promotion throughout the service. Accordingly it is believed that promotion of every officer of the staff throughout his active service should be with the line officer with whom or next after whom he takes precedence. As above stated, I consider the running mate promotion of line and staff as a bet- ter and more permanent solution of the problem incident to equity of promotion. Naval Constructor Taylor, who is {No. 1 on the list of captains, in com- menting on the blll, said ‘The cure for the conditions which make 8o largely for discontent 18 to me very simple. It is to standarize the matter of promotion or advancement and place officers as nearly as may be upon one uniform ba I believe that In_order to_remove permanent'y the e DT RESORTS. BERMUDA. Bermud. e newesty bni ireproof tennis, and all sports. booklet, B—md?orl’lrmmben- muda Line, Desk B, 34 ‘Whitehall St., New York. deumeven rough which the entire naval estab- | MCINTYRE elements of dissatisfaction and inequal- ity 1t would be very desirable to stand- ardize promotion or advancement upon the basis of length of service. The concluding statement of the sup- porters of the bill take up the clatm of the protest against the measure that ‘“the abnormally high rate of casualties due to resignations and re- tirements, are greater than those of the line and other staff corpe.” Accord- ing to figures, which are submitted, the rate of resignations since January 1, 1922, has been: For the line, Dental Corps, 3.8 per cent; Suppl: Corps, 0.5 per _cent; Chaplains Corps, 2.9 per cent; Construction Corps, 0.1 per cent; Clvil Engineer Corps, 2.8 per cent. It s stated that the mext ten Jeafs will show oniy five retirements for age in the Construction Corps. In conclusion the communication _asks “what real chance for promotion has the very young constructor, especially with_the ranks of captain and com- mander-filled to a large part with com- paratively young officers, many of whom ‘have twenty years' service ahead of | them before being retircd for age?” A number of samples of different styles of caps which have been pro- posed as a substitute for the present blue_caps worn by the enlisted men of the Navy have been forwarded to Ad- miral Robert E. Coontz, commander-in- chief of the United States fleet. That the bluejacket is entitled to a chance in the etyle of his headgear is generally admitted throughout _the Navy, and no subject has been given more consideration by naval officers. A large majority of the officers a in favor of a change, but a wide diver- gence of opinion exists as to the type of hat which should be selected. One style which is especially favored is vir- tually an officer's cap without a visor. It is claimed that it is the smartest cap which has been submitied by the manufacturers. On the other hand, {some of the uncompromising objectors insist that it is too radical a change in the uniform of the biuejacket. Secretary of the Navy Wednesday that he had approved the findings in the court-martial of Capt. Edward H. Watson, who was commander of the recent ‘destroyer squadron disaster, and Lieut. Commander Donald F. | Hunter, commander of the Delphl, the i squadron leader and flagship. Capt. | Watson was sentenced to be placed at the foot of the captains’ iist of the present date and there remain {until he shall have lost 150 numbers in his grade. Lieut. Commander Hun- ter was sentenced to lose 100 num- | bers. Secretary Denby in approving the court’s sentence did not make any secret of his sympathy with the bu- reau of navigation's comments, which stated that “it is the opinion of this bureau that the sentence in this case is .nadequate. Admiral E. W. Eberle, chlef of naval operations, im- mediately after the announcement of the sentence, was summoned to the iCapitol by the Navy subcommittee o lthe House appropriations committee, which has been holding hearings dur- ing the holiday recess. Capt. Watson's number in the list [of captains is now 66: His sen- tence in effect means that not only must all the captains junior to him, who are 125 in number, be promoted. but in addition to this twenty-five commanders must go up before he comes due, by seniority, for the admirals’ Jist. He is now fifty years of age ahd under the pro- visions of the existing law, must re- tire upon reaching fifty-six years of age. It has been reported that he will make application for retirement after thirty years of service. Lieut. Commander Hunter is now No. 149 on the list of commanders. More than 100 are beneath him, and under his sentence as approved by the Secretary of the Navy he must be passed by 100 lieuten- ant commanders before he becomes due for promotion by seniority. 1It 1s improbable, of course, with the sentences of the court, that either Capt. Watson or Lieut. Commander Hunter would be selected out for promotion. Though the practice oruise of the midshipmen is more than six months } away, plans are already being discussed jfor it in the Navy Department. It has been recommended by Admiral McCully that the midshipmen should be given service both on the deck and in the | engine room, but authorities In the | Navy Department are not all agreed as to how far the department should go in relleving the regular crew of en- listed men. It is pointed out that if the department should go too far in engine room instruction for the mid- shipmen there would not be suf- ficlent force on the cruise to give them the service which is desired. Conslderable opposition has been voiced as to relleving more than 50 per cent of the crews on the ships that are manned by the future admirals of the Na Theé entire subject is being studled with great care, and an an- nouncement will in all probability be made as to the decision on this sub- ject In the near future. A force of about 1,800 marines under the command of Brig. Gen, Elf K. Cole, U. M. C., will leave Quantico January 2 and 3 for Norfolk. At this port they wili embark on the Chaumont, Hende: son and Sirius and will sail for Panama to participate in the joint Army and Navy maneuvers at the canal. The RESORTS. FLORIDA. THROUGH FLORIDA TRANS CUBA-SOUTHERN RESORTS AUGUSTA—CHARLESTON—SUMMERVILLE—SAVANNAH Havans Hi s X Everglades Timited E8 23! D BB KKK gEgagEes vy RERKE Havans, Goast Line i Fla. Mail, 15 A The Standard Railroad of the South Winter Tourist Tickets, at reduced fares, now on sale, allowing limit June 15, 1924. sto) ), retan Tor Niostrated Booklet “TROPICAL Reser P8, rvations and All Information, Address G. P. A 1418 H S N.W. L, Washington.D.C. Tel. Matn 7800 A 2.4 per ‘cent ; Medical Corps, 5.5 per nent4 concentration of the entire force of marines with the fleet at Culebra will 1 be the largest which has ever partici- pated in peace-time maneuvers. Conslderable interest is being evinced by certain members of Congress as to what will be the pay of Brig. Gen. Smedley Butler, U. 8. M. C., during the time he is on leave and serving as director of public safety at = Philas delphla. Under_the provisions of the old law, Gen, Butler is entitled to & leave of four months with full pay and eight months at half pay, but the new D&Y act does not contain provisions Which specifically cover a case where an officer is given an extended leave. The matter has been submitted to the controller_general, Although the matter of pay is not glving Gen, Butler much concern, it loes show there is an unfriendly ele- ment in Congress who seek every op- portunity to discredit the Army and Navy. This same spirit Is shown in che adoption last year of a resolution for the purpose of depriving Gen. Har- bord of his retired Army pay, when he accepted his position with ihe Radio Corporation of America. That the Army and Navy can develop such men indicates their ‘efficiency, and it is in- plated that it is a credif to' both ser Lieut. Col. T. C. Turner, in charge of Marine Corps aviation and stationed in the Navy Department, w: cently ap- pointed "aide to the Secretary of the Navy. Col. Turner reileves Maj. M, E. Shearer, U. 8. M, C., in that post. The resolution creating a budget commlittee and restoring military and naval committees to something like thelr former status, which was in- troduced by Representative Dempsey of New York, has been referred to the committee on rules. On January 4, 1924, this committee will open hearings and Mr. Dempsey will short- 1y after appear before the committee. In addition to this, there are a number of other proposals which will be considered by the committee cn rules, which, if adopted, will curb the power of 'the superappropriations committee. One of the provisions preseribes that any legislative pro- posal in an appropriation bill would be subject to a point of order. Under this rule, the only way that a legisla- tive provision could be attached in an appropridtion bill would be through a favorable report from the legislative committee. In other words, In the reduction of the Army .000 men, had this rule been in force, It would have been neccssary to have a favorable report from the committee on military affatis. Under the Holman rule, one of the most viclous rules of the House, legislation on an appropriation bill which purports to reduce the ex- penses of the government s not sub- ject to a point of order on the floor of the House. This has made it pos- sibie to propose legislation from the floor of the House, a great deal of which never received consid=ratlon from the military or naval commit- tees, and which was frequently adopt- ed with only a small proportion of the House members present. An_instance of the viciousness ct the Holman rule is the Blan: amendment, which has not only & ously Interfered with the recruiiing of the Army, but has actually in- creased the cost of maintaining the Army and at the same tifne decreased its efficlency. Yet this measure was proposed under the Holman rule as limiting the cost of maintaining the government. Just what will come out of this attempt to restore the legislative committees to their former status cannot be predicted at this time, but Mr. Dempsey is confldent that his resolution will pass if it comes up before the House. A bill amending the pay act of June 10, 1922, was submitted this week to the Speaker of the House, which was accompanied by a letter signed by Secretary of War Weeks, Secretary of the Navy Denby, Secretary of the Treasury Mellon and Secretary of Commerce Hoover. 1t was stated In the letter that “substantial aiffer- ences of opinion between the general accounting office and the authoritics charged with the operation and ad- ministration” have arisen and the recommendations of the above-men- tioned departments are to clarify the Import of certain parts of the act The bill will not be introduced or r ferred to any committee until Co: gress convenes from the holiday re- cess on January 4, 1924, and unless serious objections are raised it will be referred to the committee on mili- tary affairs. Objections to a new trial of the Noce case in the Court of Claims for longevity cadet credit at the Mili- tary Academy has just been filed by a prominent firm of Washington at- torneys. The government's brief, which was prepared by the judge ad- vocate genera] of the Army and the controller general, is carefully ana- iyzed, and there appears to be no ground for a retrial. It is insisted that the case was “thoroughly tried” and that “the de- cision was accomplished by a thor- oughly considered opinion, to which, as far as can be seen, nothing can be added.” The court has been asked to_promptly overrule the motion for a new trial. Maj. Gen. George C. Rickards, chief of the militia bureau, will leave Washington Thursday for a short speaking trip through Pennsylvania and posaibly New York state. Gen. Rickards will address a joint meeting of the National Guard, Reserve Offi- cers' Training Corps and Officers Re- serve Corps representatives on Janu- ary 4 at the Grove City College, Grove City, Pa., and on January 5 the gen- eral’ will talk to the officers of the 112th Infantry end the chamber of commerce at Erie, Pa. His subject in all of his addresses will be on na- tional defense matters. His plans for & short speaking trip in New York state are still in abeyance. The medical department, as of De- cember 26, 1923, has prepared a list hose enlisted men who attained & passing average In the examination which was held from October }- 1928, for promotion to the grade of staff sergeant. Under the head of medical and dental service there are sixty-one names, while the veteri- nary service list contains sixteen names, all of which are arranged ac- cording to rank. Maj. Alfred E. Larabee, office of the chief signal officer, has left Washing- ton for Seattle, Wash., where he has been assigned to duty in connection with cable-laying operations on the Washington-Alaskan cable. Besides his other duties, Maj. Lara- bee will be disbursing officer on the cableship Dellwood on her journeys from London to Seattle and return. The Dellwood is expected to leave Seattle toward the end of January and proceeed to London, where she will take aboard 1,000 mfles of cable. She will then proceed to the cable- laying grounds, where it is expected that she will begin layIng operations about April 1. Completing this duty, the Deliwood will return to London for another cargo of cable and re- turn immediately to. the scene of lay- ing operations. It is expected thut the cableship will then carry on the laying operations until up to the close of ‘the fair weather season in Fifteen selected non-commissioned officers of the Army Afr Service have Dbeen ordered by the War Department to proceed to the Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, N. J,, for the purpose of receiving instruction in the mainte- nance and operation of rigid airships. Ten of these men have been selected trom the Balloon and Airship School, Scott Field, Belleville, 1il, and five from Langiey Field, Hampton, Va. This training will be given on the U. 8. 8. Bhenandoah, under the su- pervision of the Navy Department. A list prepared Iin the War Depart- ment as of December 26, 1923, shows that the present and authorized staft officers strength of the Coast Artil- lery Corps is 373, which is dividea among nine different specialist rat- ings. This includes all troops sta- tioned in the United States, Panama, the Philippines and Hawall. Thi distribution, showing the relati rank of these non-commissioned staff officers, is divided as follows: Mas- 24; staff ser- geants, clerical, 53; electrical, 47; technlcal sergeants, electrical, 81; staff sergeants, elec. 92; master sergeants, ullller{, staff sergeants, artillery, 24; technical sergeants, radiol; staff ser-. geants, radio, 36.