The Washington herald., 1906-11-28

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to constantly increasing state Of pc.
lection as a formidable fighting machine
ms is the third Of our great ships on
which ] have spent some time, the other
TWO being the West Virginia and the Mis-
souri, / am very proud of the ships; I
am even prouder Of the men aboard the
ships.
Remembers Captain.
Captain, 1 want to thank you for your
hospitality; ] want to thank the ward
room; l want to thank the chief petty
officers mess. and the Army and Navy
Union. I want especially to thank the
engineer force for what they did this
morning. l wanted 10 see myself what
the ship could do, and ! wanted them to
let a link out Of her; and it is more tha>
gratifying that at the end OF a three
weeks trip we should be able to do from
a half 20 three-quarters of a knot better
than her contract speed: for we went over
eighteen and a half knots. That speaks
well for the engines, and it speaks even
better for the engineers force. 1t is a
good thing.
There was another thing which I have
seen which particularly interested me.
morning IN loading the seven-inch guns
did not suppose 1t would be possible to
load these great shells with such extraor-
dinary speed anu precision. understand
that / am not 10 say anything as 10 TIE
methods until you have bad chance 20
take the tuck out Of the other ships; so
shall only say that II behooves the other
ships with seven-inch guns to look TO
their laurels.
ShRmes ScOners at Uniform.
"One thing more I take this chance 90
say. I have been astounded and morti-
fed at the attitude OF certain OF our
people ashore in declining 10 allow Uncle
Sans men when they have their uni
forms on to come into places Of amuse-
ment. Outside Of Washington 1 have
no control over those place Of amuse-
ment Outside Of Washington, I have
no control over those places Of amuse-
ment; IN Washington I have, and any
place OF amusement 10 which admission
having themselves. who wear The uni
form Of the army or the navy. will lose
its HceGse II It is in my power 10 cause
the loss and 1 think il is
i want 20 thank you for another thing
the entertainment the other night II
w8s first class and as I have been with
soldiers myself. and as I have boys at
boarding school and college, It pleased
me 10 see that there is so much human
nature everywhere. and that there is al
ways complaint about something in the
c0mmissary department. As regards that
particular complaint TO judge from the
dinner ! had with the enlisted men on
the Missouri and the dinner I had al the
chief petty officer mess here. I am
afraid / cannot extend you much sym
patay.
Profession an Honorable One.
NOW in closing. one word. which I /
think is needless. ] hope that every man
here, officer and enlisted man alike. Will
remember that his profession sets him 1
apart from all other men IN the country 4
not IN the army or navy, by putting upon /
his shoulders a peculiar responsibility. /
You enlisted men. II you stay in the serv- /
lee thirty years. and have taken reason /
able advantage Of your opportunities I
during that time can then, perhaps at 1
the age Of fifty or ffcy-fve. retire on I
what is practically a pension of in the
Of $500 a year
Uncle Sam has your interests at heart. /
You have from our people measure Of /
hope and belief and affection such as.
rightly enough, is yielded 10 no others.
Now IN return, remember that each of I
you is in honor bound so 20 nj himself in /
time Of peace that In time Of war he and
bis comrades can render such an account
1f themselves as to turn a new page IN 4
the long honor rOll Of United States his
tory.
1T viii depend on how you have done
your duty IN time Of peace whether or
not, should war come. the nation will I
1ave cause 70 feel pride or % feel shame.
our effectiveness ~ war cannot be ac-
Iuired after war has begun. Your efet-
tyencss VIII then depend upon the wav
In which your officers have learned to
handle the ships. singly and in fleet
.OrmatiOn, day IN and day out, month in
ana month out, by actual practice on the
nigh seas: IL viii depend upon the way
n which YOU enlisted men, under the off
'ers, under your warrant and petty Off
'ers, have learned to handle yourselves
z the gun turret and engine room.
Proud of Marksmanship.
THE navy has made astounding ad-
-ances in craftsmanship during the past
i've years. and it has made it not only by
developing the high quality of the indi-
'idual man, but by developing the team
play without which that individual mans
9rowess counts fer nothing.
1t Is revelation to any man to see
the work done by the gun crews. with the
twelve, eight, seven. six-inch guns: IL is
a revelation 20 any man to see how our
people afiOat are learning to work to-
Sether, so as 10 have in addition TO the
work Of the gunpOinters, a perfect sys-
tenn Of FIRE control, just as the ships are
learning 10 maneUver together at a speed
and a distance which ten years ago would
have given the captains heart failure if
they had tried It.
Always work for Better Things.
Il congratulate you on your progress.
Remember that the instant you become
;ontented with it, and think you have
gone far enough, and remain still, that
very instant you will begin to go back:
and I believe implicitly that you will go
forward.
In conclusion, let me say how glad I
'm TO be with you. how proud, as the
chief Executive Of the American people.
am of you, and how heartily I believe
n the character and quality of the Off
,ers and enlisted men Of the American
ieet 1 greet you and thank you again"
The battle ship Louisiana and armored
cruiser Tennessee are coaling at Newport
News, and the cruiser Washington is
nChOTed off the jamestown Exposition
grounds coaling.
THINK JACKIE WAS MAROONED
friends of Boy Drowned from Oneida