The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-16

Inc ship Ranger, bearing the Stars
and Stripes, commanded by Captain
Paul Jones, arrived at French port
about December 1. l77T, and her fag
received on February IA, l77S the first
salute ever paid TO the American flag
by foreign naval vessels.
The flag remained unchanged until
May l. 1895, when. in consequence OF
the admission Of Vermont and Ken.
lucky into the union, congress pro.
vided that 1t be changed to include
fifteen stripes. alternate red and white
with a union Of fifteen white stars on
blue field.
This was the national banner from
1897 to 1918, during which period
occurred the war OF 1912 with Great
Britain.
BY lSlS five additional states. Ten.
nessee, Ohio. Louisiana, Indiana and
Missippi, had been admitted into the
Union, and therefore a further change
In the flag seemed to be necessary.
Congress. after much discussion. de
cided, on April 4. 1918. that after the
Fourth Of July the next following. the
the flag Of the United States should
consist Of thirteen stripes. alternate
red and white. with a union OF twenty
white stars on a field of blue, and that
upon the admission OF each new state
into the Union an additional star he
added 10 the flag. 20 take effect on the
4th Of July next following.
Thus by wise provision OF legls.
lation the original form OF the flag
emblamatic OF the thirteen states OF
the revolution we're perpemated. and
the addition Of one star as each state
was admitted to the Union gave pro.
per recognition 20 all the states.
makes the fag a significant emblem OF
the growth and power OF the country
without alteration OF It's original de.
sign.
In the war with Mexico the national
flag bore twenty.nine stars IN its
union during the civil war thlrty.ave
and since July 4. 1896. by the admls.
sion Of Utah. the number has beea In.
creased TO forty-five stars.
Stars Put In Promiseuously..
No law has been passed relating to
the arrangement OF the stars In the
union, but In accordance with an
agreement between the war and navy
departments Il has been decided &c
place them In horizontal rows across
the blue field, but not always In yer
tical rows, the latter arrangement be
Ing governed by the number of star
60 be inserted
The national flag holsted al camp
and forts are now made OF bunting O
American manufacture. but Il was no
until after the civil war that the pro
per kind Of bunting could be procure'
In this country. Il Is believed tha
the first American flag manufacture,
from genuine American bunting wal
made at Lowell. Mass. This flag wal
raised over the capitol az Washington
In February. 1896. Previous TO tina
time English bunting had been use,
for that purpose.
Union Jacks are used In the navy
They are OF the same dimensions an,
have the same number OF stars as the
union OF the ensign. Il may be define,
as the national flag, with the stripei
omitted. II Is holstod forward on I
vessel as an additional flag upon occa
slons OF dress or ceremony. II Il
hoisted AFT at some conspicuous poln
other than that occupied by the ma
tional nag when a court martial Is be
ing held aboard ship. Il r. hoisted n
the bow OF a ships boat when a diplo
matte ofiicer above a certain rank u
being conveyed 20 and from a man.of
war. Il Is used by covering the bod
les Of the dead for a certain period uI
To and during the funeral ceremony.
The present usage IN our navy II 4
lstyle this flag the Jack, and not Unior
Jack II is supposed 70 have deriye'
its name from the fact that az the tim'
OF the Invasion OF Scotland BY the I'm
glish A. d 1886. Il was directed tina
every man Of the invading party bea
the sign Of the arms of ST. George
both before and behind. From thil
surcoat or jacket dag bearing such Dc
yises are called Jacks. The union d
the crosses Of ST. George and 81. An
drew. since the union OF England an,
Scotland in 1901, and since 1905 th'
union OF the crosses Of 81. George, So
Andrew and S. Patrick. or the unlor
OF England Scotland ana Ireland, ol
more properly speaking, Great Britain
and ireland. are called BY the British
Union Jacks
Union Jacks and Seal.
Thus. the union takes from our mas
when used separately from Il In
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