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THE Marine REVIEW Resignation of Admiral Capps The expected has happened. Rear Admiral Capps has resigned his posi- tion as chief constructor of the navy. When Admiral' Capps straightforward testimony before the house naval committee, exposing the administra- gave his glaring faults of naval tion, it was freely predicted in and out of congress that he would be While many of Capp's friends regretted his punished for his truthfulness. dictatorial qualities and impatience of suggestion, no one ever disputed his ability and his resignation is a dis- tinct loss to the country; but it was inevitable that a man of such fiber should part company with such a man as Meyer, for nothing that has ever occurred in Meyer's life has fitted him for his present position. He med- dles only to muddle. Naval administration and _ naval clique cannot stand the light of truth. Capps could not be openly punished. Congress is jealous of its right to obtain information from witnesses called before the committees. More- over, on account of his ability Capps has powerful friends in congress. So a safe and sure method of punish- ment was devised. Capps was hound- The so-called aides to Secretary Meyer were given un- limited with his work, to balk him in every ef- ed on all sides. authority to interfere fort he made for improvement, and to make it impossible for him to suc- cessfully carry on his important work. This was pleasant work for the line clique, which has been for years en- deavoring to gain supreme control of the bureau of construction and with whom he has been a marked man. administer his Capps could not department ; he could not remain chief self-respect, constructor and _ retain his and there was nothing A twofold purpose was accomplished; Capps was punished for having dared to tell con- gress the truth, and at the same time he was gotten out of the navy to ena- for him to do but resign. ble Mr. Meyer to appoint an inex- perienced man as chief constructor, August, 1910 who will be unable to oppose Meyer and the line officers before the con- gressional committee next December. Tue Marine Review has made a very thorough investigation of the admin- istration of the navy department and the navy yards and has been forced to record a disgraceful state of affairs. We have done this with regret and only in order to bring about a remedy. In making this investigation we have become familiar with the work done by Admiral Capps and under his aqd- ministration, and it is a pleasure ty record this one bright spot in the clouds of naval misadministration. Many of the things for which the de- partment has been most severely crit- icized were done in the face of his strenuous opposition. Admiral Capps is recognized by all who know of his work as a man of great professional ability, great ad- ministrative ability, absolute honesty, and high purpose. He became chief constructor seven years ago, when but 39 years old, and is now in the very prime of life. At his age, and with his experience, he is now at his best to do great work for the navy and the country in reorganizing the navy de- partment, yet on account of these very conditions he is driven out. All reports that reach us from our representatives who have been investi- gating naval affairs are to the same effect, that everywhere they find that the only good results that are being obtained in the navy yards are those obtained by Capps' subordinates in spite of the tremendous obstacles im- posed by the naval administration. These same constructors are to a man loyal to Capps and he has inspired them with his own strong sense of duty and desire for efficiency. The result of Capps' resignation on naval officers is hard to foresee. The immediate result will, of course, be a further decrease in efficiency, more disorganization, more red tape, more control of incompetents. That the naval constructors will lose heart, lose en- thusiasm and will retrograde is only to be expected. They see what has happened to the star of their corps; they know that if they attempt to ad-