New-York tribune., 1906-04-25
PAUL JONES AT REST.
RcDY IN BANCROFT HALL.
France and -1E'cTSoa Honor Hero,s
memory-Presideat's Tribute.
rrGv Teiegrsph 20 The Trsnu-c ,

President Roosevelt reached Annapolis at l2.45
.gook. He went at once to the home OF AZ
-,-ol Sands the commandant OF the academy
-As-e luncheon was served before the exercises
..ssn in the ar7noTy. a line Of automobiles fol-
,.V-ea the car containing the President, Mrs
phesevelt and Miss Carow. and in these were
.bs Naval Secretary's party. which included Sec
-s.srv and Mrs. Root Admiral Dewey and a
,,,re number Of officers, and the party OF dis
,ue7lished Freuchmen. headed by Ambassador
Jssserand and Admiral Canpion-
The exercises at the armory began al 2:so
,,rloek. Directly in front Of the Presidents
s..na ir the centre Of the hail rested the coffin
containing the body Of the naval hero. The tri-
color Of France and the Stars and Stripes Were
srapea over the coffin. and upon it rested the
sword which Louis XVI presented to John Paul
Jones after his defeat Of the Scraps. The only
oiher decoration was a wreath Of laurel and
snrav of palm which the cadets at the academy
had been allowed 10 place there as token OF
homage The flags Of America and France were
hing at intervals about the hall and were
tr-ned behind the Presidents stand.
N-hen The President entered the armory IL was
70 face ten thousand standing cheering men and
women There would have been many more TO
greet him thus. but ii had been announced that
admission would be by ticket only. and the rule
was risidly enforced
The applause broke out afresh shen the
orstorio Society Of Baltimore, placed On a ter
rscca platform Al the end Of the armory. sang
The Star Spangled Banner" When this was
finished Secretary Bonaparte, stepping 10 the
front OF the speakers stand, said:
Fellow Countrymen: We have met TO honor
the memory of that man who gave our navy its
earliest traditions Of herosm and victory. The
commander in chief of the navy is Of right the
first 10 speak Of such a man at such time.
You viii hear the President
President Roosevelt. rising. was again greeted
by a burst Of applause He said in part:
On behalf Of the American people. 1 wish TO
thank our ancient ally, the great French nation,
that proud and gallant nation 10 whose help we
once owed n that John Paul Jones was able 10
win Tor the stars and Stripes the victory that
has given him deathless fame, and to whose
courtesy we now owe il that the body Of the
long dead hero has been sent hither. and that
q commemorate the reception Of the illustriOus
dead squadron Of French warships has come
10 our shores
The annals u the French navy are filed with
the names of brave and able seamen, each Of
whom Courted death : a mistress when the
honor Of mis- flag was At stake, and among the
figures of these brave men there loom the larger
shapes Cf those who, ike Tourville, Duquesne
and the Bailh de Suffren, won high renOwn al
feet admirals inferior 10 none Of any navy Of
their day in martial pT0wess.
IN addition 10 welcoming the diplomatic and
official representatives Of France here present let
ne also express my heartlest acknowledgements
N our former Ambassador 70 Paris General
Horace Porter. 10 whose Jealous devotion we
particularly owe il that the body Of John Paul
Jones has been brought 10 our shores
When the BODY was thus brought over. the
representatives. Of many different cities wrote
10 me. each asking that Il should find its last
resting place in his city. But I feel that the
place of all others in which the memory Of the
dead hero Viii most surely be 2 living force is
here in Annapolis, where year by year we turn
out The mldshpmen who are 10 officer in the
future The navy among whose founders the dead
man stands first Moreover. the future naval
officers, who live within these walls viii find in
the career ~ the man whose life We this day
celebrate not merely a subject for admiration
ana respect but an object lesson 10 be taken into
Their lTueTmuSt hearts. Every officer in our
navy should know by heart the deeds Of John
PAU Jones. Every oflCer In our navy should
fee in each fibre % his being the eager desire
- emulate the energy. the professional capacity
the indomitable determination and dauntless
scoTn Of death which marked John Paul Jones
above al his fellows
The history Of our navy like the history Of our
nation only extends over a period of a century
ana quarter, Yet ne already have many memo
'ieS Cf pride 10 thrill US as We read and hear OF
what has been done by our fighting men Of the
sea from Perry and MacDOnough TO Farragut
sud Dewey These memories include brilliant
victories. and also ROW and then. defeats only
less memorable than the victories themselves:
hut the only defeats 70 which this praise can he
gwen are those where, against heavy odds.
men have stood 10 the death in hopeless battle
i ls Well for every American officer 10 remem-
hr That while "a surrender may or may not be
aeicnsi bic. The man who refuses 70 surrender
need never make a defence. The one fact
must always Doe explained the other needs no
explanation Moreover. he who would win glory
6ho nan0r Tor the nation and for himself must
nor TOO closely count the odds; If he does he
VII never see suca day as that when Gushing
sank tie Aihemare.
ln his fght aith the Scraps Jones's shin was
81 badly mHUled that his opponent hailed him
SAYING. has your ship struck 10 which Jones
answered I have not yet begun 10 fight" The
HpIi winch inspired that answer upb0re the
man who gave IL sud the crew who served under
nm through She fury # The hattie. which fnally
shaed ln their triumph. i was the same gplrit
which marked The commanders of me Cumber
iehQ ana fhe Congress when they met an equally
glorious though less fortunate fate The cum
herlanc sank, ber flag flying and her guns fr-
ts WIZ ihe decks aWesh. while. when sum
ln3neo ia surrender. Morris replied. Never!
SlnH aloneside!' anc made his words good
lll'le1ie'eT after the Cumberland was sunk
3le congress was attacked and her commander
44ealei-ait Joe smith, was killed. After fighting
nnp She was helpless and being unable 10
IIlne Ger guns t0 bear. the ship was surren-
g1eItl, bti "hen Smith's father old Commodore
zoe smith who was en duty at Washington
e seN ny The dispatches from Fort Monroe that
~ congress had h1lstea the white flag he said
quietly. Then JOe's dead Surely no father
toaio wish 10 feel prouGer certainty Of his
pS,g hehaAlor ihan thc Old commodore showed
- possessed when he thus spoke: and no naval
N..N could HCEe f0 win q finer epstaph.
We nave met today 10 do honor 10 the mighty
--- i.t'.iei-Def iL@t our words o. admiration
y ~. oe sounding brass and tinknng cymbals
~ 90 MOI by steady preparation and by the
-,.-iNtlnn ~ SOUL aGd mind and body lit our
serves So that in time Of need We shall he pre-
taieo 'o emulate their deeds. Lei every mid
..lNll tn ~" passes through this institution re-
.t.D'f sH le looks upon the tomb Of John
- zones f5ai while 10 courage can atone Tor
a. ncA of tlet efficiency which comes only
-. lsh careful preparation in advance, through
.l'l training of the men and careful httins
~ - oi in' engines of war yet thai none Of
llirEs can avail unless IN the moment II
-sf lle hearf rises level with the crisis. The
Al whose captains VIII not surrender rs sure
- ,A' lo..g run to whip Tho n2sy whose captains
- surrender unless the inequality 81 SIKH or
.s.f ls lrodi gi0us. The courage which never
- h.