Salt Lake Telegram | 1921-09-04 | Page 42 | Original Navy to be Absorbed

ORIGINAL NA l TO Orders Oders Soon to Control of Coast Gu Guard Gud A WASHINGTON Sept Sept r 3 hr 0 ni navy nav tho the United States States' coa coast t nS about to bo be absorbed by our bIg birr kd in Naval officers In a position to t said today tody that tha Pr President p H k wilt will sign sigi an order declaring that wi t that Interests Interest of at economy and cf I t little HUle navy that has hns been buel years ears will wi hereafter bo be f der del the navy department nt At the tho samo same tho the life Ufe saving will be bo taken over by un 2 navy nu nut m o that tn t service will be bo O from tho nav navy to the commerce and form a p part t of the n o house service Ice serice both being on a a. te c ci ba basis s. s ino Tho Th coast COst guard gW was 1790 six years prior to tho the or of tho the regular relar navy Since then It fought In every war except tb the tho h ever war a a w Tripoli as n part of the tho American In tho the World Yo rid war vr tho the coast COlt gua guart guar n It t to toan an nn Important and dangerous part In t convoy pt The coast cont guard gar has hs approximate officers orcet and enlisted m men n who ho o ate ato twenty cruising revenue cutters cuter OP R p new vessels are arc now being built bunt at Oik Oa land Co Gal Cal 1 The Tho The service main maintains maintain bIns at Oa jE miles miles' mies' mies of land wire and an efficient ra communication along tho the Atlantic n a gulf guI coasts coasts It I has hM Its Us own tra school schol at nt New London Conn an and Id is It own navy yard at Arundel Cove navy Arndel v Besides hea headquarters In Washington Washington 1 dk vision commanders are located at Bo dl New cw York Key West Vest SQ Sap a and Seattle