Show CHiEf Of OPE OPERATIONS P PROPOSED IN Bill m NAVY Would Be Held Responsible Responsible Responsible sible for Naval Fitness for War WASHINGTON Jan The Tho Tho house honse naval al affairs committee today todar continued continued con con- consideration of tho the naval al appropriation appropriation bill which as reported by its subcommittee carries 10 n a reduction reduction re reo re- re of 1 front from that appropriated printed last year and from the estimates estimate of the navy y department Tho The full committee alread already has adopt adopted d a n considerable part of the bill hill including provision for a chief of operations opera to supervise all war strategy r in inthe inthe inthe the navy and for aeronautics tics tics bes Under tho the terms of tho bill tho chief of op operations would bo be an officer not below tho the grade rade of rear admiral would woul be appointed by y tho the president for a term of four years rears and who under the secretary of tho the navy would be responsible re re- re- re Jo for the readiness of the na navy for war There would be assigned to assist the chief of operations in the preparation of detailed plans of or war not less than fifteen officers of and above aboc the rank of lieutenant commander of tho navy or major maior major of the marine corps corp With a view to meeting possible objection in the house to the incorporation tion in tho h bill of the provision pro for tor a chief of operations on account of it being bein be- be in ing new nen legi legislation lation Representative e has bas introduced a separate measure meas measure ure embodying the sane same pro is provision on Representative e c Hobson Robson j said aid today that the tho new office of chief of operations operations opera opera- probably would bo he divided up into sections of history policy strategy tactics tactics tac taco tics lO logistics transportation or organization organization ani and operation co-operation and tie tion Tho The English En said Mr 11 Hobson Hobon call it the na navy wax war staff stafi with thirty thirty- six officers an and thirty civilian assist assist- ants The Tho Germans make tho the office a apart apart apart part of the navy y staff taff with two twenty commissioned officers and thirteen retired retired re reo re- re I tired officers and special exports experts Tho The Japanese put the office ce un under er the fhe gen general gent en oral eral stat staff directly under tinder the emperor |