The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-03-13
FOREIGNERS In THE NAVY.
AS EAGER n FIG BT % UNCLE
SAM As NATIYE-BORN TARS.
Gratitude for Coed Treatment ORe Reason Ter
Their P~strtotic Spirit = Then There's tho
Chanco OF Observation-Disclosures Exhibited
ut the Time or the YenezueInu Excitement.

hSN ~ ~ NaHN" -
Their P~striotic Spirit Thon There's tho
Chance OF Observation-Disclosures Exhibited
mt she Time or the Venezuelan Excitement.
WARRINGTON, March 10, Tho genuine
American jingoes are the men who wear tho
uniform Of Uncle Sam. But thoy spell "jingo''
with q "p" at the beginning and wind IL up with
a It." II Ii equally true that the United States
Army and Navy would just a bit rather fight
than not. Far from being lukewnrm, the men
need rather to be kept under rein when there Ia
a possibility Of their being called into action.
There Is a fine infusion Of Docaturism, OF the
fright or wrong" spirit, among tho officers and
mon who comprise tho land and sea forces Of the
United States. Officers of high rank In both
services on duty here privately admit that for
nearly a month past they have been forced to
curb strongly their mounting inclination to
give public uttcrance to remarks on the situa-
lion that would undenlably oinbarrass the Ad-
ministration and do nobody any particular
good. But the enlisted men in both ~scrvices
arc always as frank and as open as the day In
such matters. On land and sea they prick up
their ears Mt the very first note of warning and
they devour diplomatic correspondence and
watch the trend Of events with an eagcrncss
such as is exhibited by few civilians. They arc
invariably disappointed when an International
incident that carries tho United Statos to the
brink Of war with q foreign power is settled by
the d~iplomatlsts.
The eagernoss of tho enlisted men in tho
United States Navy to fight for the flag which
they officially salute twice a day was well illus
trated at tho time of tho Venezuelan excite.
ment. On Alta tic and Pacific, from Vile
franche to vladivostock and from tho Bchring
Sea to Smiths Straits, the men forward on
American men-of-war fairly danced and Rugged
one another when they read the correspondence
a., chat r,.ttar bat ,aan thn Irnttol Gt,tan o~a
ENGLAND rhe mon on tho At,on+ic s,ot,ors
N"ei"nu. nv" on Al n,'"h,' e.a.iohs
at being attached to fleets that would probably
hovo 70 hoor tho ,r,,ioI hr,nt - tho erh.,nr
The men on the Mediterranean station felici-
tatcd one another upon boing close enough to
get into tho thick of it in short order. The men
serving on ships attached to the Pacific and
China stations blasted their luck because they
nappoieu W 10 uh Il "io"s s'u Vi 'ne vi"
Tor immediate mixing up IN the ray and speou-
their shins IN reach Tho seat ~ distmrhanno
10. nanp. aua 'N ''"'
%e. om.eio ufsu ns
In tho ovent NJ ,vor hc, ,y.on tbis country on1 n
~ n e,enU vi ""t pot"eon .n,s ou.'i onu !"
who wear enlisted mems uniforms in the United
states Nnvv would eght zoaIous,v for rho conn.
try maintaining them. 1t was pretty ~satistac-
torily answered by the conduct of the foreign.
or, o, hoora Ara,t,on ,,o,ofra, ,. ,ho t;,,o
~ vi c"ru !. tno liulo
OF tho Venezuela excitement. The foreigners
up forward on.the ships were just as greedy for
erht ma rho notiyohor, Amorio.rs T., ,y,s
"hA'"' '"o VOC
not simply that these foreign bluejackets want
ed to get "A crack Mt England. for there were
800, 80 r,,Iiahro, l., tha h,oi.,to. ,ni
soo'o' II ~ olu''a'AoV "nr
ly anxious to get within hitting distance Of the
enemy In case OF a war as their American ship
mates. One does not have to seek very, far FOR
IA ransom fOr thiS sRutimpnt .lmDnK the fDrpiKn-
ers in the United states naval service. The
reason Is that they are DESTROYS OF showing
well. About nine;tenths of the men of foreign
Dirth serving III the United states Navy nave
their own country before entering the American
sea service, and when they contrast the severe.
skinny KIN ana n, unnecessarily me rs harsh tr SDr
country With the liberal ana 1ust regiment
they receive in the navy OF the Cnited States
and the foreigners are perpotually drawing
this contrast in conversation among themselves
and WITH WITH their h Az lea t sbh,pm sra,;,hlc are nrs
them with a desire to have their loyalty to the
flag OF the republic put to the test.
glance. men OF foreign birth applying. for admis-
are asked the question whether. in case of war
bet ween tho L nited states and the country or
their birth, they would fight unhcSitatingly and
zealously, for tho United states, They are, as q
matter OF course. required by the recruiting Of
tcers to mako a positive affirmative reply to
this question. After the foreigners have had a
taste or tho kindness and nbcrai.ty.wlth when
they arc treated on American men-ot- war. they
are anxious for an opportunity to arise that
will give them a chance TO exhibit their loyal
~ to the flag they serve under. With reference,
by the way, to This. questioning by the recruit
ing officers OF applicants for naval enlistment on
the point OF their devotion to the American. flag
in case Of war. n recruiting officer, on one OF the
receiving ships misehicvousiy asked q young
lrishTaan, who wanted 10 ship ms q coal passcr.
whether he would fight against the country OF
his birth in case of war.
"Fo!ght agin' Oircland!' exclaimed tho Irish
man. "Nlvcr. 'sor. Sure, thered be. no made
fur it: Oireland nd become nothin but u big
American coalin station This lrishnlan was
shipped.
Another reason why tho foreigners exhibit
every bit as much eagcrncss for the naval fray
as their shlpmatcs or American nativity ~ that
the American bluejackcts often twit them,
generally In a joking way, but not infrequcntiy
with a dash of meaning mixed up in IL. upon
their foreign birth. An American bluclackcU
and n German man forward are standing at the
gangway talking.
We'll, that last batch OF papers makes 1t
look like war says thu. German,
And what " they dor replies the American,
to draw the German out. Where would you cut
in, you bloomin' squarelead, If there would lc
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