The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-07-13
THE NAVAL PAGEANT
LESSONS DRAWN FROM THE INTER-
NATIONAL DISPLAY.
Secretary Herbert Of the Navy Quotes. IN
Time Of Peace Prepare For wsr"-Be-
ing Able to Fight Is Often . Protection.
M. Herbert's Fart.

ing Able to Fight Is Often . Protection.
Mr.. Herbert's Part. !
The pages mich Secretary Herbert de- !
votes in the North American Review to
. comlnent on the great show of ships at
Norfolk and New York deal with 1t first
- an illustration of the friendly feeling
that now prevails between the United
States and other nations.
He recalls that this peaceful rendez-
vous took place in the very roadstead
where the Monitor and NJ rrimac fought
and near where the Leop,rl attacked
the Chesapeake, while clos by at Nor
folk lay the old Constellation successor
TO Truxton's frigate that overcame the
lnsuryente in 1899. OF the nine natiors
whose 30 v,arshi = were there gathered
three were republics. bit all the vessels
put on the colors of Italy in honor of the
twenty-fifth anniversary of King hum
bert's marriage. iust as the British
Blake affervtard IT New YORK. whore
once the prison ships of the Revolution
Law. flashed ont the image Of Washing
ton in her firexc-k display. and just AS
other forei-r sli'- TO: part Ill our
Decoration day &c, monies.
Secretary Herb It well says that the
voyage from Hampton Roads. when the
vessels of nine nations. IL two parallel
columns. s.e,. II a. :; pr scrlrea rdte.
all under the colninaI by courtesy. of
An American officer. formed IA scene
that has no parallel in history" Yet
even this scene was surpassed III suggest
iveness by the land parade in New
Ii. ,a-1.1. - ,,-,, tha v,,nst
significant act of good will To the A:.i>"-
lean people and American Institutions
was also the GROWING lesson of the re-
view"
And what was that all important les
son: The secretary thus expresses II:
Every thoughtful observer was inn
pressed with the idea that if our men
should ever come to blows with their
friends who We're behind them i'll line
they could never hope to win except with
q fair supply of ships and guns. The
stalwart Russians, with their sturdy
tramp; the business looking Britons,
keeping step to God Save the Queen:'
the quick stepping Frenchmen: the Ger
mans, with their natty uniforms: the
Italians, and indeed all the detachments.
were drilled and disciplined into fight
ing machines. Never was such a sight
witnessed before as the sailors Of nine
different nations marching together, and
never was anything better calculated to
impress upon those who saw them the
lesson that the American sailor can keep
his place pom the seas only when his
government is behind him.
This. after all, should be an abiding
moral of the pageant for Il country
men. 1t taught not only the beauty OF
peace. but the duty i'll peace to prepare
for war. 1t was suggestive. no doubt,
that while 20 years before Russia. Prus.
STA and Austria had entered into a futile
combination to reduce h Spanish
American colonies because they had SET
themselves up as independent republics,
here were Russia and Germany joining
their ships with those of republican
France and the South American repub
lies.
Ii was still more suggestive to tnd the
armed forces of Russia and England
marching one after another III the san
streets and i'll the same column and thu
armed forces of France and Germany II
like comradeship; while as to the inter
mingled forces of England and America
the sight of them prompted Secretar,
Herbert to say that Great Britain neveI
formally renowned the right of search
on account of which the warof lsl2 wa
fought. until 1858. but the two countrie
have made peace at last, mutual goo'
will and respect have been testified II
many ways and never more significant
Nv than at this naval review.
Yet i. ia not the peace note with who
the secretary closes. He insists, as hi
conclusion, that in spite of Geneva arb
trstions and Paris arbitrations, we hav
not vet found a safeguard against wal
The Genev. arbitration was achieve
only after the terrific battles OF our CIV
war had demonstrated TO the world tn
fighting capacity Of our citizen soldier
If America would keep her W peac
with all the nations Of the earth an
maintain her place in the vanguard {
civilization, she must be at all times pr
u.red for war. This is the lesson {
history emphasized by the rendezvot
and the review We may add that sue
lessons were wholly additional 70 II
original purpose of the ceremony, whic
Was 20 furnish some distinctly nav
pAyeant as the fttest possible form
public festival in honor Of the create
of voyages.
Indeed il may fairly he said that Il
4uD benefits Of this memorable pageal
were no. universally recognized when
was planned. Even Mr.. Herbert hii
,elf, although a member Of the hou
naval committee. voted against the Jol
rssolution Of which directed
20 be held, but ar it's possibilities grad
.lly bscaue apparent he headed the 81
.sssful eff rt al q subsequent session
increase the appropriation for II 10
amount nszded The advantage derry
FROM bringing a own rev sup
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