The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-14
THE GREAT NEED or THE NAVY.
Declared 10 He "JnoppOscd GanJway" to
Prom 0tion for Service Men.

Declared 10 He "lnOppOscd GanJway" to
PROMOTE for Service Men.
To THE EpIrcn OF THE 5rS-Sn: Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt IL working INCREASINGLY TO
imprcss on the country that tho future snlety
Of tho United States requires many ana Tor.
midable naval vessels. to be constructed
without delay. TO those who arc unao-
quainted with MIR. Roosevelt It will be DIM
cult to convey m idea Of the zeal and energy
which arc implied In the term: "The Presi-
dent In working" That Ia. with oil the infiu-
ence at his command. the power In his once
and three full years time In which ~ accom-
plish the result. the writer may venture
forecast that the Presidents wish for new.
big and formidable feet OF warships will
become a reality.
A problem Of far greater Import than that
OF the wise expenditure OF public money In
hull and armament construction will be the
manning OF this feet Young mon through
out tho county must ere long learn that. In
spite of the Establishments Of the Depart.
mont a. manifested by the circus poster method
In recruiting for tho navy. enlistment does not
commend itself to ambitious fellows willing
to begin low. but who demand the right OF
freedom to mount to any heights In tho SER
vice 10 which they have the natural and ac-
ouired ability to attain. As the American
farmers boy stands above his foreign brother
in disccrnment, 80 will he give the proper
value TO the ststeinent Of "the great chance
for enlisted men to see the Torld6;i Yes YES,
remark when reading the notice OF this come
In the Sdsn dsys op sbps Mas By
people have facetiously hinted that now we
hays Iron ships manned Sy Soo 1sI.d me. Of
.h 10 n: sss' t nUt y
such a need exist for the newly constructed
today lay to toe care rel FOR them The limited ap-
pointing power Of congressman must De sup
al silfb By way The fs
the wardroom through the enlistment toll:
Ths wSh those sss By hays
namely, allowing the service man TO reach
ne arss Of enssn az an acme Of l I'm yssTis
date to swing his hammock in the wardroom
eansway. The system must be reAdiusted
To meet the wants Of the common American
D'1HSsDsls sef e srsssa' asy and thin.
most fsIrmInded wearers Of the gold lace o;- as
well. will ALLOW that to run railroad REQUIRES 8
graduating railroad presidents. Such heights It
SCHOOL, In sy Of Tie : .Ie 81 tSe ,s
navy a man Is better fitted to be master OF q
battleship engine room Il he has come up rom
GOALS from slate, having Landed the power
q snd cursed the stsTty q The ss stsa as
room room hs, seen the two samples Of mineral S
held up In MS f fss report Il be
appeared in class with shoes unpublished
The father. Of a Lieutenant who served af vsr
Inland .a Pe ess, was mot osh Tell me that
himself had selected his sons career and ar
ranged the lads appointment 70 Anhhs pa ths
lf 81 his va" dstrct lad in
other city. lured by the picture poster; WE ne
Tnss bis 1 u In z him.
ful father chose Els vocation in life. -,
offcer and the man willing. to work. serve
the result must be for good in the entire naval
holders OF commissions healthy stimulation;
to young men through the country the
opening up Of ssst which taught in
the academy sailing lofts does not excel that
learned Ct seq knew one ofllSer deereed
to care for a vessel who. during the late days
Of canvas. regularly placed bis ship In irons
when attempting TO put about No doubt
alton had aided his KNOWLEDGE not q little
and prevented worse catastrophes than q
ffs Of tnn n Sn sk AZ sr al
twenty-ssyen miles in error when ,sepproaeh,-
nary. uncouth. downeast skipper Of a coast
ally 70 find his vessel within few hundreds
Of yards. is there not hope for some OF the
worth their. ambition to learn navigationl
K net ths 1sh way 70! nsss h!toH
81 nstiSIai sr9Vth counts . for anythipps' ~.
s to sv yos pt troube Should be- hit
e bny y. q DO al ht then s0fiO!s vGa
ns Rsr ar d n1' sG ehe ns
e a Tbn At
whether It be training a gun, or moving hay.
who best succeeds at the task who has pride
in he calling. hope and ambition In It, :, .,.-
his worth. See. to It that the braeRart, the
time server and the small man are not left
untrapmeled In control, else when that
hopes never viii come, when the Tinted states
shall have need for her navy, to protect the
homes OF her citizens from a FOREIGN invader,
down in n01 bsternssa Of f Rnow"ds. Sst the
best strength Of the American people has not
D,s sSS s.Y !. s sss n ssf .. a.
Thls man gained his knowiedae OF how to
fight shin by serving time tween decks. COM
bined with whatever native genius he pos
sti Er BY the etferts Of his trSoI gar
dener parent. Make Paul Jones the father
Of the new navy and afford to our service
are 70 eeSSDnue 70 sroW
the Government must not discourage the
youth OF our country.
Member from the United States Of IKE Four
teenth International Peace Congress.
PARIS. Aug. I.