The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-05-01
Seattle Will Soon Have a Con-
plets Battalion.
READY TO SERVE ON ANY SHIP.
Forty Names Already Enrollea Il,
Enlistment. Among Them sense q
the Best KNOWN Men Of the C1tv-
Many Have Marine Traintn9
-AdsantRges of This City N
Narsery for Competent Seamen.

Seattle is more directly interested in tho
passage OF the naval appropriation
bill which was before congress YES
terday than might at first be supposea
In the conference committee of the two
houses the language of the bill vas =
changed as to provide for 1.oo additions,
marines. This creates q. possibility thai
the naval reserve battalion which has
been organizing in this state under the
auspices of the Naval Reserve Assocla.
ton may be called into active service AZ
q very early day.
When the Naval Reserve Associa lion was
started in Seattie the leading spirits con.
nected with 1t were W. III. Gorham. Wm
Ii. Parry, DIR. j. T. White. Fred T., Ga.
der and w. j. Grambs. For long vAd,e
there seemed TO be no urgent NEED Of
haste. and the association did not get a
far as a formal organization until few
weeks ago. During the last few days nae
active work has been done. Enlistment
rolls for signature have been circulated by
w. II. Gorham, DR.. J. r. White, win II
Parry and Fred f. Sander. with the re-
suit that many names have been secured
The lists now have a total OF about forty
names. among them some OF the bent.
known men in the city, prominent amous
them being r. +. Stewart. Thomas b
Hardin. John +. Condor, Amos Brown aM
r. Il. Albertson. There are two skllle1
marine engineers on the roll. New mama
are being added daily. and II eniollmeut
progresses as rapidly in Port Townsana
Tacoma and Olympia as II IL moving d
this city. the battalliom will soon have IL
fun complement.
In saying that the bill providing for lau
additional marines viii create an opening
for the Washington naval reserve, IL Il
not meant TO imply that the members Of
tas reserve will be mustered into servics
IS marines unless they volunteer for that
service. II they wish to be marines they
must volunteer. Just as an iufantryuaau
must volunteer to become member OF the
regular army.
Marines are mentioned as part of tho
armed strength or the various European
nations. but by very natural coincidence
their duties are not the same as they are
In England and America In France they
garrison the five military ports and the
colonies, and take part i'm marine and
other wars. In Germany the battafions
and artillery divisions at Kiel and VIII
he.mshafen are intended for coast defense
only. In Holland. Austria and Italy they
have military organization also. but |
do not form part of the complement. OF
seas going ships 1t Is In Great Britain
and America only that they constitute
sort OF naval police force. under military
organization. doing duty at guard mounts
ing. assisting to man boats for shore ope-
rations, firing the upper guns. fighting on
shore or taking charge OF captured yes.
sci as prize crew.
American Marines.
The American marines, like the Amer
lean soldiers and the American Sailors
have won imperishahe glory for Them
selves on countless occasions. Admiral
Farragut's opinion that "the marine guard /
is one of the great essentials OF nan-
of war" is corroborated by that OF Adj
mirai wfkes, who said that marines con-
stitute the great difference between
man-of- war and a privateer."
Formed In IT'S for the s'publick defen&.
tire marines rank the oldest force IN the
American service: and since that time ihsy
have shared in land and sea operations ~
all parts OF the world. In the famous DAT.
ties between the BonhoHine RICHARD me
the Scraps IN III, and In that oetwsu
the Chesapeake and the shannon tney
displayed the most brilliant saliantry. a.
Derne In 1855 they FIRST planted the san
and stripes on a fortress OF the Old Wonns
for which exploi, the word Trpoli was M
Scrlbed ON their coicrs. They alD poss
their share in the hard fighting OF me WEI l
ic,n var and in all the important coa~
actions of the civil war A proposal 10 M
them with the army artsr "
ciofas az the latter war met WIN of'Fvss
from the officers pest aps@
fea Ia indigo of their value. Their a1nhp.
-. -. ,s,, orzanlzation. equipment and ~
ar. however tee same as In the army y
o. alec their terms and conditions OF en-
I,...,,e,. The COMPLEMENT of marines on
sntr yarIes from thirteen 10 hfty-ope. 4
:. - .,r.t,,s, Ia the rating OF q vessel. TneR 1
ts,,i,e l. a globe. resting on an anohefs
and sllrn1ounted by an eagle H
Naval Militia.
T. 10 rot, however. as marines. but a.
s,aefsckets that members OF the several
divisions and battsiions OF the naval re. /
servo win be mustered into service. ID +
other words. the chief object OF the asso- 1
citation Is 10 form a sort Of naval militia 4
which shall by thorough drill and practices
and proper organization and discipline y U
ready 10 take position as part OF ins ~
navy The importance or sgcn reserve 81
has iong been realized elsewhere. ana
has an active existence N many OF ths 4
older seaboard states and those bordef'us B
,a the Great Likes. Already the navai ~
ssrve OF Michigan. Illinois. New YORK ~
mas been called out Tor
vice.
The national government has aps I
ated the value OF the naval reserve. /
each Succeeding session Of congress
recently witnessed an increased approp
81 on for. rs equipment and nasnfsna