Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-04-25

The cad of the armury sang Tile star
Spanglrd Eanu.r."
When this was finished Secretary Of
the Navy Charles J. Bonapartc stepped
a. tn" front Of til" Speakers stand ANA
briefly presented the President. Pres
Ident Roosevelt said in part:
ON behalf OF the American people |
wish to thank our ancient ally, the
great French nation, that proud and
gallant nation. to whose help We once
owed it that John Paul Jones was able
To win for the Stars and Stripes the
victory that has given him dcathiesS
Game. and to whose courtesy we now
owe it that tn" body of the lOng-dcad
hero has been sent hithcr. and that tn
commemorate tn" reception Of the IL
lust rinuS dead 4. squadron Of French
WarShiVs has come to our shores.
The annals of tho French navy are
filled with the names of bray" and ahI"
Scamcn. each of whom counted death
as a mistress when the honor of his
flag WAS at stake; and among the fig
ures oC these brave men there loom tile
larger shapes Of those who. like Tour
willie, Duuu, $uc. and the i;ailli De Suf-
frcu. won high rCuuWn as ilc"t admir-
their day in martial prnWcss.
IL addition to welcoming the dipIn-
mrtic amt official representatives Of
Franc" here present. let III" also en-
press my hcarticst acknowledgements
to our former ambassador To Paris.
General IIorac" Porter. to whose zeal
"uS devotion we particularly owe il
that tie body Of John Paul Jones has
been brought ~ our shores.
WHOM The body was thus brought
nvc" tho representatives. of many dit
fcrcnt cities wrote tn mo. each asking
that IT *huuld find its resting place in
his city. Eut feel that the plar" "f
All others in which tn" m murY Of the
dead h"rn will most surely j" i living
fore" is here in Annapolis. Wh"r" year
by year wc turn ont the midShpmcn
who :trt. To officer in thu future navy,
amcng whose founders the dead man
@tHui% first Moreover, the future uH-
Val officers. WHO i've within thc%"
Wills. viii find IN the career nf the man
y huS" lif' this day celebrate. mot
merely = subject Tor admiration and
respect. hut an "hIc,t l"geou I" h" taken
int" their inn"rmust hearts. Every Of
lircr in uI;r navy SHOULD Know 10y heart
the deeds of John Paul Jones. Every Of
,i,.c, Il, .,,,. ,.,,,. ,I,nuIi ,ccI i. ,,rl IL
t,i.. hoi,,,- ,l,, ,,,,.,,,,
late tHr energy. ia" professional capHr-
ity ,I,, indnu,ftnI,In determination and
,Iauntlcsy scnrn of death which markell
John Paul Jones above all his fellows.
Tho history or our navy. like tha
history VI our nation. only extends over
Il uuriod uf 4 century ana i quarter.
Vet We already have memories Of pride
| To thrill us aS we read and hear of what
has been done by our lighting men of
the sea. from Perry to McDonough to
Farragut and Dewey. These memo
ri"S include brilliant victories. ana also,
now and then. defeats only less honor
able than the victories themselves; but
the only defeats to which this praise can
he given are those where against heavy
| odds. men have stood to the death in
hopeless battle. 1t is we'll for every
American officer to remember that
while q surrender may or may not bn
dorcpsible. the man who refuses to sur
| render need never make a defense.
lhe on" fact must Always be eNpI'ln'd'