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Show EFFICIENCY COMMISSION CONSIDERS NEEDS OF NAVY Washington. Feb. 5. Perfect efficiency effi-ciency In military action te President Roosevelt's idea of what the organization organiza-tion of the navy department should provide, and which. In his opinion. It now lacks. Under his call for that purpose, a commission of eight men ol wide-experience in naval matters met today to cons'der needs of the nay. The commission consists of two former secretaries of the navy department de-partment Paul Morton of New York, and Associate Ji'6tice William H. Moody, of the supremo court of the United States; Judga A. G. Dayton of West Virginia, formerly of tho house naval affairs committee, and five retired re-tired admirals, S. B. Luco, A. T. Ma-han, Ma-han, W M. Folger, R. D. Evans and W. S. Cowles. The President explicitly explic-itly stated that he desired them to consider and report flrst, the fundamental funda-mental principles of a system of organization or-ganization and execution tnat will provide pro-vide and maintain an Immediate preparedness pre-paredness for the battle fleet for any hostility in time of peace, and, second, to specifically recommenu changes necessary ne-cessary In the present organization that will accomplish this result. The commission Is to consider strategic methods of the fleet and number, location lo-cation facilities of navy yards. This commission met at the invitation invita-tion of the President on January 15 and discussed naval administrative reforms and approved secret ary Newberry's New-berry's plans of administration, though not considering that tne present organization or-ganization of the navy department provides that efflclucy which should at all times be maintained. |