Show IS WRONG AI WINSLOW RADICAL CHANGE NE TO SECURE EFFI EFFICIENT rIENT FIGHT ING FORCE IN U S admiral criticism criticise Critic aises method methods of naval ac demy urging many charses charge in addess add ess before house naval committee washington the united states navys whole system of government and operation from education of 1 cers to questions of ship and gun construction was sharply criticized before the house naval committee on friday by admiral cameron cicil winslow commander ln in chief ot of the pacific fleet without radical changa a the admiral declared a fuw ully f efficient fighting force torce comparable to the british navy could not be produced in fifty years on thursday admiral winslow told the committee the establishment of a general staff composed of active line officers was a vital necessity on na day he amplified this view declaring the system of education on at annapolis naval academy was wrong he ile urged restoration of the tho old grade of midshipman in the fleet boys should enter the service at from 14 to 16 eara ears old ho bo said spend two years in preliminary sc schooling hoolin g ashore the then n go to sea to acquire the sea habit from actual contact with things of the sea before completing their education ashore the polytechnic education now given midshipmen at the aiza academy demy Is utterly unsuited the admiral declared to the training of men to handle ships and combinations of ships at sea could see no value to bo be gained from making all navy officers experts in higher mathematics and thought constructors tors engineers and ordnance expert experts should be trained as specialists and never be called upon to command ships |