The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-29
BLUE JACKETS
UNDER The BAN
Men in Naval Uniform Barred
from Dancing Pavilion, but
Soldiers Admitted.
METCALF MAKES PROTEST
DISCRIMINATION AT EXPOSITION
AT JAMESTOWN.
METCALF MAKES PROTEST

Washington, May DIFFERENTIATION
against the blue jacket uniform OF the
navy at the dancing pavilion at Pine
Beach Amusement park, a resort ada
cent to the jamestown exposition, has
led Secretary Metcalf to vigorous ac-
tion.
Complaint was made to the nevy de-
partment by Lieutenant ]. V. Babcock,
commanding the United States steamer
Truxton. on May 1G. The substance of
this report and position taken by Sec
rotary Metcalf in the matter is given
by him in letter to Governor Swan
son of Virginia, dated May %. Secre-
tary Metcalf says:
This department is in receipt of an
unofficial report from the commanding
officer of the L. s. S. Truxton. dated
Pine Beach, Va, May 16, 1907, with re-
gard to the case of disrespect to the
service uniform which has occurred
during the sojOuTn of the flotilla off
Pine Beach.
Blue Jackets Barred.
THE commanding officer of the Trux-
ton states that the dancing pavilion of
Pine Beach refuses admittance to men
I'm blue jacket uniforms: at the same
time granting unqualified admittance
to soldiers in uniform. s. E. Lane, gun
nsr's mate of the first class, was on
the 18th instant refused admission to
The dancing pavilion, the manager
stating that under no circumstances
would men In blue Jacket uniform be
admitted; that the men were not OBJ
Jected to, but their uniform was. and
that If they wished TO go in and dance,
other clothes would be furnished them
Request was made to see the other
clothes mentioned, and the petty of
ficer was shown a dressing room where
ii stock of white clothes was kept
very much similar to the regulation
mess attendant uniform On being in
formed that the matter would be re-
ported to the proper authorities the
manager stated that the action would
do no good and would be a waste of
time.
This park is advertised as being
under the management of the Columbia
Amusement company. Incorporated,
w. F. Crawl. president.
Action Requested.
AS the navy is doing everything in
its power to make the exposition a sue
cess, your attention is invited to this
instance of apparent discrimination
against the service uniform and it is
believed that some action should be
taken thereon by Withholding license
or otherwise If such practices be per-
mitted the result will. this department
feels assured, prove highly prejudicial
10 the naval service by causing the uni
form of the navy to be looked upon
with disfaVor"
A copy of the letter was sent to
President Tucker of the Jamestown ex-
position company by Secretary Met
calf
Both Governor Swanson and Presi-
dent Tucker replied to Secretary Met
calf under date of May "a. Governor
Swanson said that he. would at once
do everything he could personally and
under the law to have the discrimina-
ton stopped. President Tucker ex-
planned Pine Beach park was entirely
outside OF the grounds of the EXPOSE
ton and that the exposition company
had no authority or control over its
management. Mr.. Tucker expressed
hearty sympathy with the secretaTy's
pOsiticn