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Show -oo PREVENTS NAVY'S PROPER CONTROL Washington. April 1 1 Congress stands in the way of efficient control of the navy according to Colonel Kobci't M Thompson, chairman of the executive committee of the nsv) leagua of the United states. Younger admirals, he declared, also are necessary to make an American Amer-ican fleet effective In time of war" "For some reason," said Colonel! Thompson, "congress has alwass had, 0 strong prejudice against giving high rank to oflicers In tho nav. V lien the Spanish war broke out our euiire system of promotion was Ignored. Ig-nored. Officers to command the fleet were selected een from ihe captain, list, the senior officers being Ignored, end congress has perslstentl) refused to provide for the situation which confronts it "Under the present law our admirals admir-als are too old when tbej reach the flag rank and tbej have had too lit-j tie experience In command to be properly qualified for handling the fleet In time of war." |