The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-23
NAMING THE BATTLESHIPs

When Secretary Moody. then of tbe
Navy Department, was in this city In
| 1903 with President Roosevelt. he gave
strong intimation I'm his speech In
the Tabernacle, that one of the new
| oattleshlps would be named the
Utah" The law provides that the
battleships shall be named after the
States, but exceptions are possible. as
In the naming Of the new "Kearsarge,"
this, however, 10 perpetuate a name
thar was ilustrious In the navy; and
the same exception ought to be made
for the Constitution" she should be
made the biggest ship of all.
There is no battleship named for
New York State. but there Is an ar
mored cruiser named for the city OF
New York; so that to give n battleship
the same name would lead TO con-
fusion, Pennsylvania. which thought
herself lucky In bygone days to have
one of the biggest of the armored
cruisers named after her. now finds
that she was out of luck in that busl-
ness, for as long as the cruiser retains
the name, Pennsylvania is not likely to
be the name of a battleship. 1t is
now the practice TO name the cruisers
after the leading cities
There is a manifest incongruity In
having the largest battleships named
after the comparatively small States
There are but few States which have
not either a batueship or an armored
cruiser named after them. According
ly. the choice OF names for the new
battleships is getting narrowed down
SO that Utah's turn must come soon
and Secretary Moody's promise be
redeemed, unless there is a new deal
which VIII release State names from
10 be given TO battleships. California, |
Colorado, Maryland, Montana, New !
York, North Carolina. Pennsylvania, |
South Dakota, Tennessee. Washington, |
and West Virginia have armored |
cruisers named after them, and Ar |
kansas Florida. Nevada and Wyoming |
have their names on double turret |
monitors. The list is as follows;
Alabama-Battleship.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS monitor.
Callforn4a-Armored cruiser.
Colorado-Armored cruiser.
Connecttcutt-BattleSh
Florida-DoubIe- -turret monitor
Georgla-Battleship.
ldaho-BattleShip.
Illinois-Rattleship.
Misunderstanding.
Iowa-Battleship,
Kansas-Battleship.
Kentucky-BattleShlp
louisa iana-BnttleShlp
Malno-Battlcship
Maryland-Armorcd cruiser
Massa MISUNDERSTANDING.
Minnesota-BattIeshlp.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
Nissouri-Battleship.
Nontana-Armored cruiser
-Battleshp-
Neyada-Double-turre monitor.
New mpshre-Battleship.
New Jerscy-Rattleship
New York-Armored cruiser.
North Carolina-Armored cruiser.
North Dakota-..sss.,...ss.
Ohio-Battleship.
Oregon-Battleshlp.
nsylyania-Armorcd cruiser.
Rhode Island-Battleship.
South olina-..--....,.......a
South Dakotn-Armored cruiser.
Tennessee-Armored cruiser,
Texas-Battleship.
h. |
Vermont-Batteshp.
Virginia-Battlcships
ashington-Armored cruiser.
West Virginia-Armored cruiser
That leaves Delaware, Michigan,
North Dakota, South Carolina, and
Utah with no recognition In the ,
Navy, 1t will be conceded that 5
Michigan will stand first in order !
II meritorIous claim for recognition as
name for one OF the new battleships; 6
hen will come South Carolina. c
Delaware, North Dakota, and Utah,
in the order named,
inless Delaware by her weak ;
representation (at times no membership
It alb in the Senate on account OF her !
political Quarrels. is crowded out 7
We place Utah last, because she is U
he newest admitted State: and also. be- X
ause of the indignation of the country u
Il the perfidy OF her church rulers In $
TO give up polygamy and $
lot doing so. and her pretense that the
hurch would not meddle with political I
IT civil affairs. whereas it is the abso u
ute dictator OF both. Utah's dreadful n
ecord OF desertions from the navy g
iill also inevitably be urged against {
err almost all OF those who enlisted S