Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-04-25
TO MEMORY OF
JOHN PAUL JONES
President Roosevelt Pays Tribute
To Great American Naval
Hero.
RE.ENT0MBE0 AT ANNAPOLIS.
To France America Owes 10 That
lie Was abb 60 Win so
Much.

Annapolis, April 2f.-Wlth President
Roosevelt, French Ambassador Jusse-
rand and many other dignitarles
present, the ceremonies incident to the
re-entombment Of Paul Jones were held
here today.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
On behalf of the American people
wish TO thank our ancient ally. the
great French nat on, that proud and
gallant nation, to whose help we once
owed II that John Paul Jones was able
TO win for the Stars and Stripes the
victory that has given him deathless
fame, and to whose courtesy We now
owe II that the body Of the long dead
hero has been sent hither and that to
commemorate the reception of the Illus
trious dead a squadron Of French war;
ships has come TO our shores.
GREAT FRENCH sEAMEN
The annals OF the French navy are
filed with the names of brave and able
seamen, each of whom courted death
10 mistress when the honor of his
flag was al staKe; ana among the hg-
ures OF these brave men there loom thu
larger shapes OF those who, like Tour
vile, Duquesne, and the Baillie de Suf-
fren, who won renown as fleet admirals
Inferior 10 none Of any navy of their
day in martial prowess.
THANKS GEN. PORTER.
In addition 10 welcoming the diplo-
matte and official representatives OF
France here present. let me. also ex-
press my heartiest acknowledgements TO
cur former ambassador To Paris, Gen.
Horace Porter to whose jealous devo-
ton We particularly owe il that the
body of John Paul Jones has been
brought to our shores.
ANNAPOLIS RIGHT PLACE,
When the body was thus brought
over the representatives of many diff
ferent cities wrote to me, each asking
that II should find its last resting place
In his city. But | feel that the place
OF all others In which the memory of
the dead hero viii most surely be lIv-
ing force Is here In Annapolis. where
year by year we turn out the midsh'p-
men who are to officer In the future 'he
navy. among whose founders the dead
man stands first. Moreover. the future
naval officers. who live within these
walls, VIII find IN the career Of the man
whose life we this day celebrate, not
merely subject for admiration and
respect, but an object lesson to be TAX
en- into their innermost hearts. Every
officer In our navy should know ty
heart the deeds OF John Paul Jones.
Every officer In our navy should feel
IN each fiber OF his being the eager de-
sire to emulate the energy, the profess
slonal capacity. the indomitable deter
mlnation. and dauntlss scorn of death
which marked John Paul Jones above
all his fellows.
BRILLIANT NAVAL MEMORIES.
The history OF our navy, like the his
tory Of our nation. only extends over
period of century and a quarter, yet
we already have many memories OF
pride to thrill us as we read ana hear
OF what has been done by our fighting
men OF the sea, from Perry and Mae
donough to Farragut and Dewey. These
memories include brilliant Victories,
and also, now and then, defeats only
less honorable than the victories them
selves. but the only defeats to which
this praise can be given are those
where, against heavy odds, men have
stood to the death in hopeless battle.
1t is well for every American officer
20 remember that while a surrender
who refuses to surrender need never
make a defense. The one fact must al
ways be explained: the other needs no
explanation. Moreover he who would
win glory and honor for the nation
and for himself. must not too closely
count the odds II he does, he VIII new
er see such day as that when Cush-
Ing sank the Albemarle,
FIGHT WITH THE SCRAPS.
In his fight with the Scraps Jones'
ship was so badly mauled that his OPP
ponent hailed him, saying. Has your
ship struck" To which Jones an
swered. Il have not yet begun to fight"
The spirit which inspired that answer
upbore the man who gave II and the
crew who served under him through
the fury of the battle, which finally
ended In their triumph. 1t was the
same spirit which marked the COM
manders Of the Cumberland and the
Congress, when they met an equally
glorious though less fortunate fate.
The Cumberland sank, her flag flying,
and her guns firing with the decks
awash while. when summoned to sur
render Morris replied. Never I'll
sink alongside," and made his words
good. Immediately after the Cumber-
land was sunk the Congress was at
tackled, and ner commander, Lieut.. Joe
Smith was killed. After fighting until
she was helpless and being unable to
bring her guns to bear, the ship was
surrendered but when Smiths father
old Commodore Joe Smith. who was on
duty at Washington. saw by the dis
patches from Fort Monroe that the
Congress had hoisted the white flag
he said quietly. Then Joe's deadl'
Surely no father could wish to feel "A
prouder certainty OF his boys behay-
Tor than the old commodore showed he
possessed when he thus spoke; aud no
naval officer could hope to win a finer
epitaph.
PREPARATION FOR DUTY.
We have met today 10 do honor to
the mighty dead Remember that our
words OF admiration are hut as sound.