| Show TRIBUTE TO SERVICE Of SIMS Fighting Power of Navy Na N a vy v y Five Times Greater Under Commanders Methods M Washington Feb 27 2 By y way or of tribute to signal service rendered by Commander Sims the now command commander er or of o time the battleship Minnesota tins President has imas sent a special memorandum on the time subject made public tonight to Secretary Newberry Tho The memorandum says White House Washington Feb 27 2 1909 To tho the Secretary clary of the time Navy The President wishes it to be distinct distinctly ly Iy understood that thal the navy na regula regulations were not changed or amended In la order to enable him hini to appoint Com Corn Commander Commander mander Sims lato late inspector of o target practice to command the battleship Minnesota Tho The President simply do sires before leaving office to malco practical recognition of or Commander Sims really roaH Invaluable services dur duro during ing the time past soven seven years rears In building up Ui a system of gunnery In the United States navy naT which has haR won for our seamen a unique and enviable reputation then tion as marksmen which has lisa possible a rapidity of hitting hilling at al long Ions range hitherto undreamed ol or and ami anI I which In every er essential that obtains for fOl success in time of or war wm has imas enor enol enormously Increased our lighting as aH a sea tea power I am informed by b officers in whose whoRe judgment I have hao confidence including Admiral that IoU our lighting fighting power Is II now nos at least five times great greater er than it was before our training was nas ns improved bj by 11 Commander Slams Sims methods Within time the last veal yeni alono alone our rapidity of o hitting increased ased more than one hundred per umer cent In Ium addition to lo this his specialty ho he has been largely instrumental by I his recommendations in Improving the time designs of or our men of war particular particularly I ly I In bringing about the time definite adoll adoption adoption tion of o our new type lype of all big gun sun I battleships through time the conclusive j I arguments presented by lIr him him In lii I ous oils papers on the subject I regard him as having rendered to the tho United States Stales navy naY se ices of such signal value that thal it il is m my duty to recognize them in iii emphatic fashion Please file filo fib this with Commander Slams Sims record THEODORE ROOSEVELT VELl i |
