The daily Alaskan., 1908-04-15
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L. s. KELLER, PUBLISHER

had say they are glad Of lt. Probably for after all there is DO place like hOme-iors Htae while anyhow, and after you have been away for bit, We need nOt worry lest they sill not be ready to sail away again when the orders come. These boys are having the time of their lives, and the lives Of their children, for that matter, for they win entertain them and their grand children with ESs story Of9E.
 Speaking of their experience and what Is h store for them the Juneau Dispatch makes interesting note as follows; ,z4a
 The American sailor it says will be gu st of the world. Among the nations of the earth entertainment for Jack Tar will be the order of the day. Con- mandlng diguitaries oi all degree will come ia for their share, but the fellow who will be welcomed from the Anti pOdes 10 the-Azores, as the average representative oF the American people, a, the essence of the American spirit militant, will be the sailor.
 From the first call of the fleet at a foreign port in ,he Atlantic up to it's departure from calIaO this apprecia- ,ion of the American sailor was abuu- dan,ly iu evidence. Everywhere was there strenuous endeavor to give the sailor the time of his life, The way 1t was done at R,o de Janeiro is fair illustration of the way it will be done around the world.
 A large waiting room at one Of the principal piers was given over to the use Of a committee Us headquarters for the men Of the fleet where au inform auou bureau was established; station cry ana every facility for letter-Wrltlng was afforded. An exchange was in- augurated where, under the super vision of the local government and  without cost to the sailors, American mouey was changed for Brazilian money, and vice versa when men had finished tbe day ashore and were ready to return to the ships. There were reduced excursion rates to all points li interest aud abundance Of information regarding thess-, with transportation facilities provided suitable to the de- mands of the occasion.
 By the time the fleet had dropped an chOr the committee in charge of all these arrangements was on board the ships, and by perm; ;ssion of the oficersr had posted in ,he men's quarters. POO large placards, outlining the facilities offered illustrated with pest card views ofthe city, Ia addition to this, sn edi. tion os 2I, ,OOO pocket folders, with map Oftbe city and useful information about value of mOoey, how to see the sights of the city, postage rates and all Osber matters that would contribute to the rational pleasure of the men. One of these folders was handed to each man as he came ashore. The public regard for the welfare of the American sailor even went so far as to provide for him list of cath. uses which had agreed with ,6e committee as to reasonable charges l6 yhich had placed in the hands oitl committee, books of meal tickets that were good at any one of the eating places.
 All this shows the standing which the American jackie will have abroad, in whatever port the great fleet drops an- chor. AL all ports the arrangements may no, be identical with those at Rio de Janeiro, but In every ease there Is assurance that the same spirits
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