Salt Lake Tribune | 1915-12-21 | Page 5 | Army and Navy Need Men for Guard Duty

nMlDWIEO U IUMD DUTY Millions of Dollars' Worth of Government Property Without Protection "WASHINGTON Dec 20 Navy depart ment officials. It was learned tonight are seriously concerned over the Inadequacy of the forces a a lable to guard na y yards arsena s and other p aces where na y equipment is manufactured or stored With a large part of the marine corps on expeditionary duty In Ha ti and on the Mexican coast, guards at the navys p ants are said to be hardly a quarter as strong as off clals think they shou d be for adequate protection No more marines or bluejackets can be spared from the fleet for already he resen. e ncludes ships which navy off Ic a s woud prefe to see in ful comm ss on Secretary Dan iels has asked congress to prov de for a00 add tional bluejackets 2f00 appren tice seaman and 1500 marines o met th s cond tion b t these men will not be ava ab e fo a long t n e A bomewhat similar condition prevai s in the war department, wi h e bu k of the mobi e army stationed along the Ilex lean border Guards at a my posts and arsenals excep such posts as are hous ng regular garrisons are few n number and iave much government property n their charge A major t of he coast de fpnse ba terlps a e n arge of care dicers The an ua epor of t e ch e of coast art erv shows ha guns wo $41 000 000 are w hout ra ned fo ces o man them e ther regula s or mi tla and n ma y of the pos s n h s st on y a nom nal guard can be ma nta ned Various sugges ons ha e been pu for ward as to wher1 to find rust wo h trained men as guards and he p ob em Is being given ser ojs cons de at on ho the navy has been opo"3ed ha a thousand appren ce seamen f om the raining schoo s be put n service ah .a of the regular me for graduat on e eving that numbe of tra ned b uelacke s for guard dut ashore Kear of rapa ing th efficiency of the ships howe er operates aga nst this plan I also has V een sugges ed that the po cp author ies of la gc c ties near whl h forts na a ds or o her government works axe o cateJ be asked to furnish trusted men o j gua d duty