Show IS WHONG WINSLOW RADICAL CHANGE NECESSARY TO SECURE EFFICIENT FIGHTING FORCE IN U S admiral criticises criticizes methods of naval Ac admy urging many changes in address before B afo re house naval committie committee washington the united states stales navys whole system of government anti and operation from education of officers to questions of 0 ship and gun construction was sharply criticized before the house naval committee on friday by admiral cameron Cai Meron men mell Winal mv commander in calef of 0 tile tho pacific fleet flea ft without radical changes the admiral declared a fully full efficient fighting force comparable to th tha L british navy could not bo be produced hi fil fifty years on thursday admiral winslow told the committee the establishment of a 0 general staff composed of active line officers office rEi was ja a vital necessity on friday lie he amplified this view declaring the system of education at annapolis naval academy was wrong lie ile urged restoration atlon of the old grade of midshipman in lite fleet boys should enter the service at from 14 to ag ac years old lie said spend two years in preliminary schooling ashore then go to sea to acquire the sea habit from actual contact with things of the sea before completing their education ashore tho the polytechnic education now given midshipmen at the academy is utterly unsuited insulted the admiral declared to the tha training 0 of men to handle ships and combinations of ships at sea ile ho could see no value to iho be gained from making all navy off officers leers experts in higher mathematics and thought constructors tors engineers and ordnance experts should be trained as specialists and never be called upon to command ships |