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TRAE MarRINE REVIEW Naval Reorganization It is with especial gratification that Tue Marine Review invites attention to the communication printed elsewhere on the subject of naval reorganization; a subject 'which day by day occupies more and more of the attention of press and public. It is all the more appreci- ated because of its spontaneity and the unimpeachable character and high stand- It is regrettable in- deed that, as he says, the time is inop- portune for the disclosure of his iden- tity, although his letter contains noth- ing which any naval officer might not say without reproach. The attitude of Secretary Meyer toward any who do not unreservedly subscribe to his policy, however, is full justification. At the same time THE MARINE RE-' VIEW regrets that it cannot wholly agree with the author's views, which are, quite naturally, more or less affected by long naval association. It is quite true that the furnishing of the numberless items of equipment is an incumbrance upon a purely manufacturing department, but on the other hand, the organization and maintenance of a bureau for the purpose is the store keeping proposition pure- and sim- height of absurdity. lt -iso-a ple and. is on all fours with the gen- cral store of any large ship building which has functions to perform in the delivering concern exactly parallel of a complete ship. The equipment is either made-by the department' or 'purchased in the open market; in the former case the manufacturing depart- "ment takes care of its production and makes delivery as ordered; in che latter the bureau of supplies and ac- counts makes the purchase and de- livers as required, either to the ship, the shops or the store. The purchases have all to pass through the hands of the bureau of supplies and accounts sooner or later in any case. Assuredly a separate bureau merely for requisi- tioning and distribution is totally un- necessary. We have heretofore expressed our opinion regarding Secretary Meyer's staff of aides there is no occasion to repeat it here. and their value, and When the navy yard is conducted as an industrial and not a military es- November, 1910 tablishment and the commandant and all his train of line officers are ban- ished, results may be looked for and not sooner. This does not involve re- moval from central control at Wash- ington nor any diminution of effective- ness in the execution of repairs or construction, rather and emphatically the contrary. Ships will be ordered to navy yards and surveys made and re- pairs decided upon as now, but the execution of all work of whatever nature and the care of all shore prop- erty and equipment should be vested in one manager, whose direct superior is the secretary at Washington. Let the bureaus and the general board wrangle as much as they please over designs, as we have before remarked they are principally guesswork any- way, but keep them out of the shops and yards. Keep the politicians and bosses and heelers away and put the yards on the same basis as to hours and customs as the best in similar work; put into efféct "a industrial establishments workable, sensible cost system which will tell something, not the crooked, unintelligible juggling which is now in vogue; make a manager's tenure of office dependent on his efficiency and ability and pay the price necessary to get the very best as shown by his record and leave his hands untied and the United States will begin to get something for its money. Necessarily he must be.a man of varied attain- ability but the United States has enough to supply the demand. The chief difficulty lies within the department itself. ments and unusual Preserve the Wolverine The proposition of the Navy De- Dartment to dispose of the U. S. S. Wolverine (formerly the: U.S. S. Michigan) by sale to the highest bid- der may lead to some objections on the part of the people on the Great Lakes, who have come to regard that vessel with the veneration attaching to an honorable relic. This may be sentiment, but it will not be the first time that.a popular emotion has inter- fered with an official purpose. It is hardly to be expected that the Wol- verine will bring more than $2,000 if sold in this manner, and this may be urged as a reason why the ship should 'be preserved on account of the inter- est attaching to the vessel by virtue of its history. The Wolverine was the first iron vessel afloat on the Great ise iS Sai ior ae Oa ala ei hia a