Show ARMY AND AD NAVY IN A WRANGLE Controversy Over Establishment Of or a Naval Base In tho the Island of 01 Luzon TAFT AND DEWEY DISAGREE l i While tins the II hot 1111 ei tin tizzy l Mort Ir l Dec 7 A dispatch to tk U the from aln ne t 5 C My say a Tim The position of at the t UnIted Unit Stat States a aa as asIl asa a Il naval power In the Mr far MIl east may b be by II O iii tile sharp eon which ha hu bean In pr T fey toi several Vt week eeli between the army arm and anti the tb navy The Th p areso a as a t tor of ot the I h decision of 0 Ur Ute general 1 board of 0 the Ih navy nav to tn et a It naval baM at AI bay by Island blAnd of Luson Luann The army Insists that the proper place for halt h I Is Manila Secy SI Y Tuft Taft Inspected both Manila fanU and ba bay while In the th Philippine and nd aldeis ld with the tilt army ay Admiral O I Dewey wy the that the Ih hi a ba has ball taken tak views iw t and nd that from el of th U the army a grow go blunder would be If I Manila buy bay be should hould b Th b made th the naval 1 r swum ugo ge miral navy flavy D generally e I Is b behind Ute the ad claiming that the III army I ii ae e e In It t opposition to 9 b buy bay ba i lj by ih 1 ht desire to hear boar the hand band play pia n th Ih In Manila bay M Is I nothing but a villi anil 1111 the Ih he o em era stationed th there tawn re not tin thu no nil m Ol fl 1 for diversion Th i arms mii claim this I Is a libel and Rn 1 l 1 that while hU bay buy may my y be b le t d from tron a naval pro raid by means m of a lt fl ft sad and shore fortifications It Is III open OP to 10 assault from froan th the rear Within tour fur days day Japan for rould hue ha men on shore h In lU Iu son lon and an 1 engaged n In an assault aull upon bay bal with th the capture pIU of that ruin point Ille be American A heat would bo be b de tie of f Its It 11 bas be b said and be bc b handicapped P in ill II operations It Iri the th far east eat Manila Maillia on the th other hand according tn to the th army would b be aa as readily pro from the rear rea ati as from the wa sea Therefore the th array army says eys the proper place pI for tor the location of or the Ibe naval bit bane ba i j is Manila The h general taT stat ta of I he the h army aruty I Ie en ton Ired In preparing a R memorandum Setting forth Its it rOMi a why 11 Manila mould be selected TJi Ph general board of oi the tha navy nay Is I considering the subject Tart Taft I t understood understand to haw have rr re r hi his hili view views to writing The rh The var YaI bus wIll b be laId laUl before Ht UM Use ti |