Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1925, Page 33

Army ancl Navy News By M. H. Mc[ntyre. NAVY. Doubt is expressed as to whether any Chief Executive has so intimately considered a matter of administration of any of the executive departments as President Cool idge aid in approv- ing an _aviation course for mid- shipmen at the aval Academy, announcement of which was made fudllc last week. “fhat he will go a sten further than this was made known this week, when the Presi- deat indicated that he is desirou¥ of examining care- fully the report of the ‘War Depart- ment general Staff, gecretary Weeks. Wwhich is now en- =aged in a comprehensive study the aviation problem, upon its sub. mission to Secretary of War Weeks. In discussing this subject with the press. che President indicated that in the development of aviation he thought a similar course of instru tion could he prescribed for the Mi tary Academy as that laid down for e Naval Academy, but before mak- | ing public his views on this subject he will carefully digest not only the gen- | owed eral staff study, but the recommenda- tions made by the Secretary of War. | Three principal points are being | considered by the general staff in | its tsudy of the question for the land forces. They are: 1. What should be done at the Military Acad- |} emy. The plan of development to| be followed in the Regular Army; and 3. The best plan for developing an adequate reserve air force. the Navy in its study of the subject was developing aviation for the fleet, | which, in event of war, would be com paratively small as to the require ments for the Army Plans now being considered by the general staff, it is understood, call for the development of non-commissioned | officers as fiyers as well as those of the | commissioned personnel. A number | of memorandums submitted to the general staff on this subject have con- tained this identical suggestion, and it would cause no surprise if it was one of the recommendations contained in the general staff's study of the subject Definite decision has not yet been made as to how far the general staff | will go in its recommendatlons for an aviation course at the Military Acad emy, but it has been decided to add a number of subjects which will come under the head of aeronautics, to the Military Academy curriculum. It is pointed out that in the Navy the only bar to eventually qualifying all junior officers as either pilots or observers after their final qualifying courses at the naval air training stations will be physical disqualifications. War clouds hang low over the hori- zon of the naval staff title controve: opened anew by an opinion of the outgoing judge advocate general of the Navy in which this officer ques. tioned the legality of the present mili- titles of the staff. Part of the opposition to the equalization bill in the Navy Department, it is stated, was in agreement to support this bill, providing acceptance was made by the staff of the same titles which are held by staff officers in the British Navy. It is understood, however, that a com- mittee of staff officers rejected the proposal As this is being written no memo- randum, it is stated, has been sub- mitted to the Secretary of the Navy by the staff officers, as there appear to be differences of opinion among of- ficers of the staff as well as those of the line. There are some staff offi cers who care not for military titles and_who have indicated that they would accept the change proposed by the line in the event an equalization bill was enacted into law by Con- gress. On the other hand, other staff officers regard this suggestion in the opinion as most humiliating and would prefer to have the equalization bill de- feated. Knowing that his approval of the opinfon would have considerable weight with Congress, the Secretary of the Navy is going over the papers in the case with extreme care, and up to this writing it is not known what course of action he will take. In the event that the Secretary gives his ap- proval, it is pointed out that this will force legislative action. The admis- slon was made by Chairman Butler of the House committee on naval affairs who was in Washington a few days Great vessels of thi n . The chief | tonnage of 1,780 building. consideration of the general board of | 33 built, tonnage ago, that if any recommendations were submitted, his committee would be Now you can choose the water heater that fits your needs and ready to consider the question imme- diately. According to the comparative tables of naval data which have been cor- rected up to May 1, the American Navy is below the treaty strength bot in manpower and in ships. A perusal of tnis official estimate pre- pared in the Navy Department shows that nefther the British nor American navies are up to thelir treaty strength, and that Japan is the only power keeping up its prescribed treaty allow- ances in officers and men. In accord- ance with the treaty, Great Britain and the United States should each have 12,300 officers and 109,005 en- listed men. Comparing the actual fleet strength figures with those of | the treaty strength, it is brought out that the American Navy is short of the treaty strength 3,882 officers and 005 enlisted men, while Great Britain has a shortage of 2,683 officers and 10,452 enlisted men. In order to bring the American Navy up to its treaty aircraft carrier trength it will be necessary to con- struct two carriers each with a 56,300- ;apacity. Under the treaty, Great ain Is allowed one more aircraff carrier with a tonnage of 30,510; Italy, ~ho possesses none at present, is al two with 55,000 tons each; Japan one, with a tonnage of 17,600, | and France one, with a tonnage of 36.000. As indicated by the table, the actual ratio of aircraft carriers is as follows: Great Britain, 3.87; United States, 2.91, and Japan, 2.85. rhe only place in which the United | tates leads is in submarines of the first line, of which we have 44 with a tonnage of 38,387 built, and six with a tonnage of 5433. Britain comes next, with 32 type, comprising a ton- nage of 31,035 built, and two with a Japan has 27,622, and five sub. marines with a tonnage of 4,990 build- ing. The table shows that France has 18 subsea boats with a tonnage of 16,148 built, and 11 buflding with a tonnage of 13,323. Italy has 10 sub. marines bullt, comprising a tonnage of 8,023, and five bullding with a tonnage of 4 For the first time the tables show the total aircraft-carrying capacity of the various powers. They are as fol lows: Great Britain, b United States, 248; Japan, France, 112, and Italy, 14. The capitulation also | gives the’ strength figures on other | vessels, but greater interest is being taken in the above-mentioned types than any of the other: suilding Simultaneously with the appoint-\ ment of boards of Marine Corps offi- cers to select colonels for the brigadier general eligible list, and colonels for heads of the staff departments, an ex- amination will be held for officers be- low the grade of colonel to fill pros- THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, which will become effective the early | was still in the third pay period. part of July, one board can perform both functions, or separate boards can be appointed for the selection of the general line officeys or for the heads of the staff departments. In either case the personnel of the boards will consist of five general officers. This new selective system of pro- motlon for the Marine Corps is not a drastic measure, but at the same time the law directs that “sufficient evi- dence’” should be in the possession of the board before certification can be made of an officer that he is qualified professionally for the next higher grade. The act, which contains a pro- vision creating an eligible list of coionels for promotion to brigadier generals, also contains a section pre- viding for retirement for age in grade. The five officers who will compose the board will be selected by the Secre- tary of the Navy from among the fol- lowing officers: Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, Maj. Gen. Ely . Cole, and Brig. Gens. L.-Feland, R. H. Lane, | C. L. McCawley, Dion Willlams, G Richards and Harry Lee. The Rockwood test case, involving the questions as to whether those offi- cers whose pay was affected by the saving clause of the jont service pay act will draw allowances correspond ing to their base pay, which was argued In the Court of Claims this weel, reached a stage before the ren dition of the final declsion of the court In this connection it is interesting to note that on May 13, the day that the case was argued, the law became ef- ective under which cases cannot be aken from the Court of Claims by an | appeal. Only through a writ of cer- tiorari can they be taken from the court. Under section 16 of the above- mentioned act Maj. Alfred L. Rock wood, in whose name the test case is brought, draws pay of the fourth pay period, but under a decision rendered by the controller general of the United States, he is only paid the al lowances of the third period. During the course of the argument the attorney for Maj. Rockwood point- | ed out that the class of officers affected by this suit were commissioned largely in the regular establishment from civil life in 1913 and 1914 and had no other ervice aside from that of the Regular Army. Their services were in great demand during the war and many of them were sent overseas, where they were placed in command of units at the front. When the time came for Congress to frame a pay act the dis- covery was made that there were a large number of officers in the regular establishment who possessed service other than that of the Regular Army, and who would be entitled to draw higher pay than those officers In Maj Rockwood's cl: and who served under the latter class of officers during the w: Quoting sections 5 and 6 of the joint service pay act, which deter- mine the allowances for officers, Maj. Rockwood's attorney argued that the language contained in these two sec tions provided that officers receiving the base pay of any period shall be entitled to receive the rental allow- ances for that period. Attorneys for the Government argued that the suit was not brought pective vacancies. Under the new Marine Corps personnel law enacted during the last session of Congress, 3 years old still looks new/ “‘One afternoon, some years ago, 1 was. admiring my neighbor’s car. I thought it was new until he told me it was more than two ears old; and that he kept t looking new by cleanin, it occasionally wit Common Sense. when 1 bought my car, a little later, I also got a bottle of Common Sense, and used it on the car about once every five or six weeks. My car is now three years old, and the finish is perfect; witha lustre that 1s richer, and if anything, more beautiful than the day I first saw it in the salesroom.”” DMMONCSENSF Auto THE GREASFLESS CLEANSER keeps cars out HOUSANDS miss the convenience of instant hot water, not knowing that dependable gas water heaters are built to fit every need and purse. Crane Co. offers three tested types of storage heaters in a wide range of prices. Each is the best at its price {The automatic Premier is the best and /most economical water heater made. It burns less gas to give you all the hot water you want. Night and day, it keeps an ample supply ready in its insulated tank. [The automatic and insulated Keystone (Premier Junior) costs only $90 at the factory, yet gives prompt and satisfying hot water service just when for pay, but for allowances. It was pointed out that Maj. Rockwood, as far as his base pay was concerned, If your car looks dull, and perhaps a bt commonplace, go over it with Common Sense. It is so easy to use. You will be amazed with the quick, brilliant, lasting results. And remember, it is not a “‘finish’’ nor the false lustre of layer of wax, but your ecar’s own original, permanent finish, sparkling again. Repainting saved and a better job done, at a cost of only $1.00. Your favorite Accessory, desler o Druggist can getit for you readily it you insist. Or direct rom the Labora.. tory, postpaid, $1.00. CONNON SENSE RFG. CO. Saiat Lesie PoLisH of the paint shop came effective. did not have 14 vears of service, the Government argued, he was, despite P 3 &4 )T Under the operation of section 16, the Government contended, Maj. wood was recelving the pay of the third period, plus the difference be- tween the pay of that period and that which he was recefving on June 30, Rock- 1922, on which date the pay act be- As Maj. Rockwood his pay under section 16, in the third period. Great ‘interest is being taken in this case, as there are hundreds of officers who will be affected by the final decision. . According to a new order of pro cedure, which has been approved by the Secretary of the Navy, the phy ical examination of Navy officers will not be conducted from the viewpoint that an officer should be retired, but more for the purpose of determining the method of treatment to make him physically fit, which will warrant his continuation in the service. 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In the future technical regulations will be made more readily distinguish- able from other training regulations by adding 1000 to the general subject numbers under which they are classi- fied in the training regulations series: e. g, T. R., 445270, will appear as T. R., 1445-270. All technical regula- tions will therefore bear a general subject number greater than 1000. Extensive préparations are being made by the commissioned, enlisted and civilian personnel of the Quarter master Corps, Regular Army, for the celebration of its 150th anniversary, which is to be observed June 16 in all places where Quartermaster Corps personnel is located. Preliminary re-. ports received by Maj. Gen. W. H. 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