Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1915-07-03 | Page 1 | Retirement Requests Refused by President

RETIREMENT REQUESTS REfUSED BY BT PRESIDENT PRESENT Twenty venty Naval Commanders Denied Permission to Leave Active List Washington ton July Jul 2 President Wilson Wil iI son has hus denied the thc application for Cor or voluntary vol 01 ol retirement of oC twenty commanders command ers CIS and lieutenant commanders of the navy who sought ht to leave the tho active list under the law hat a which permits such retirements on June Juno 30 30 when promotions promotions promotions promo promo- from the tho grade of ot Junior lieutenants lieutenants lieu lIeu- tenants have been less than thun Cort forty dUring during during dur dUr- ing the preceding preceding- year I In n announcing the Presidents President's action today HeRr Admiral hanson Denson acting tl secretary r of th the nn navy said ald the depart depart- mont ment had bath recommended th course be because be- be cause CRUH experienced officers wore ur urgently urgent urgent- I ly l' needed In active e service and promotions promotions promo pronto already ad w were Ie being made mUllo In ranks rA below captain at the ages deemed most Co consistent n s I s t e Ut Department officials said so o far tar as the they know none of at the thc twenty cants cantH had received l offers from tram private munitions establishments which have been seeking to employ army and nl navy officers officer It was disclosed however wor that some sonic other officers have sought retirement to accept such portions and tr-at tr their have o been heen promptly refused on ott the ground that to permit naval il officers on ott the retired 11 list Hut to en engage oil oil- Ja gage e In tho the manufacture of ot- ordnance for tor fora tora a foreign belligerent would be a u. breach of neutrality