The Elbert County tribune., 1906-12-06
SAILORS PRAISED
PRESIDENTS SPEECH TO CREW
OF THE LOUISIANA.
HE is PROUD OF THE NAVY
Dimes With Petty Officers Mess and
Visits Branch Of the Army and navy
Union-Ineignant That Men In UNI
form have Been Turned Out OF
RIacee Of Ar1ISenent.

union-Ineiqnant That Men in Uni
form have Been Turned Out OF
Places Of Amusement.
hington.-Prcsident Roosevelt
on mis- trip to and from Panama on the
battleship Louisiana. mixed freely with
the officers and men, of whom he
speaks in the highest commentator.
He participated in the chief petty Of
ficers' mess and visited the branch or
the army and navy union. which has
an organization of about fifty members
on the Louisiana, and whose meeting
place was way down in the hold of the
ship.
Sunday, as the vessel was nearing
the Virginia capes, the President deliv-
cred a speech to the men assembled on
board the vessel, in which he told them
of what he had experienced and gave
them some advice. His remarks were
as follows:
Captain, officers and enlisted men
of the louisiana:
II wish to thank you for as pleasant
and interesting trip as any President
has ever had on land or sea. and
profitable trip, too. Not only do not
see how any good President, but l do
not seen how any good American can
fail to believe with all his heart in
the United States navy, can fail to do
all that in him lies for the officers and
men OF that navy, in order that the
navy itself may be brought to con-
stantly increasing state of perfection
as formidable fighting machine. This
is the third of our great ships on
which I have spent some time the
other two being the West Virginia and
the Missouri.
Il am very proud of the ships; l am
even Lrouder of the men aboard the
ships."
President Roosevelt warmly thanked
and congratulated the engineers force
for letting out a link" during the
howemard voyage, during which time
the Louisiana exceeded her contract
speed of eighteen knots by from halt
to three-quarters of knot.
He continued: "One thing more
take this chance to say. l have been
astonished and mortified at the atti
tude of certain people ashore in declin
ing to allow Uncle Sans men when
they have their uniform on to come
into our places of amusement. Outside
of Washington l have no control over
lHe DldCeS VI dIluoeIueHbJ III w eSulu5
ton have.
ANY place of amusement to which
admission is denied to reputable men
who are behaving themselves and who
wear the uniform of the army or the
navy, will lose its license, if it is in
my power to cause the loss, and think
it is.
Now, in closing, one word, which
think is needless. l hope that every
man here, officer and enlisted man
alike, will remember that his profes
sion sets him apart from all other men
in the country not in the army OF
navy, by putting on his shoulders pc
culiar responsibility. You enlisted men
If you stay in the service thirty years
and have taken reasonable advantage
of your opportunities during that time
can, perhaps at the age of fifty or fifty
five, retire on what is practically pen
sion of. in the neighborhood of 5000 a
year. Uncle Sam has your interests al
heart. You have from our people q
measure of hope and belief and affec
tion such as, rightly enough, is yielded
to no other. Now, in return, remember
that each of you is in honor bound sc
to fit yourself in time of peace that in
time of war he and his comrades car
render such an account of themselves
as to turn new page in the long rol
| of honor of United States history"