Inter-Mountain Republican | 1909-01-28 | Page 1 | Down with Teh Navy Nabobs Says President Roosevelt

DOWN WITH THE NAVY NABOBS SAYS A YS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT j Washington ashingtOn Jan 27 LOWn 2 Down wIth I Ithe the nabobs of ot the navy y That Is the keynote of ot a notable Inter interesting aUng letten letter let let- ten tel address addressed cd today by President Roosevelt to the commissiOn to reorganize tho the navy appointed by him some days ago Another sweeping and Instructive sentiment from tho the latter is the na navy department must servo the end for tor which It was created namely the development and handling of ot a 0 clas lighting n fleet et When en this commission which Is la ud- ud 1 In by the old guard acquiesced aC of ot the Senate gets gots down to work It is expected that heads of or bureau chiefs will fall tall In the basket let and that the secretary of ot the navy will find himself him him- him himself self gelf surrounded b by a general naval staff which will know how to handle fleet a II first class fighting The commission is composed of ot Justice Jus JUg tics tice Moody Paul Morton A. A D. D G. G Dayton and Rear near Admirals S. S B. B Luce A. A T. T Mahan Iah n. n William M. M 1 Folger Folser R. R D. D I Evans and ond William S. S Cowles I A plan of ot reorganization to which this commission has practically as assented assented as- as I is 18 th the thu Newberry plan of ot organIzation organization organ organ- for tho the present the main tea tea- I turea tures of oC which ar arm ar- arA a reinforced gen gem en eral naval na board with A Admiral Dewey at nt Its head and an abolition of some soma bureaus by consolidation with oth othor bu bureaus