Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1908-04-17

2 sHrfsh irsis.Bs experience las issH
rsisui rs every une c"Euertc,l with
zee nsct- This training has t-en a~
I8yi,iau rssmmandsr~ as Go auy une
else. and lee ORDER that the divisions 81
me iieet should ooliinue O. henrnt Il
goes without saying that the CON
usauds should pass 10 those who have
had thu training la succession.
The four rear admirals chosen 90
the commands were. OF course. care
fully chosen Oh the score 81 ability
rather than Of availability. OF the
four. three must retire from active
scryice under the age limit before real
IL much could h. realized from their
full fleet training u must not h. Tor
gotten that. in addition 60 the maSSed
il"rt there are four more active diyi-
>iuns In the Pacific to l,e commanded
aud new baiilcship division a.mb>l
ready for assembly here al home. Just
prior TO the sailing of the nept from
Hampton Roads Il will ~. remembered
that the elder captains were relieved
aud replaced by younger men. hut
there We're two exceptions made Cap
tains Wainwright and Schroeder both
belonged TO the category Of older cap
tainS and were near their regular time
for advancement to the grade Of rear
admirals. As Evans and Thomas re-
tire Wainwright and Schroeder come
naturally ahead 10 iii the vacancies I'm
division command, all the better fitted
for the positions from their feet expe-
Renee. Sperry has the great advan-
tage Of eighteen months of active serv-
ice still ahead Of him In addition To
his natural seniority. Thus the s0idar.
ity of the divisional and fleet command
is maintained and the efficiency of the
fleet steadily advances.
1T IS only now that every one is
beginning To wake up To the fact that
the cruise of the fleet has not been
mere experimental procession or
travelling show, but thoroughgoing
tuning up of an already well trained
masS-so well trained that the fleet ar
riyes in more effective condition than
when ii started. Spcrry viii Increase
its efficiency beyond the slightest
doubt He knows the business Of naval
work Of today. All through his life.
come good or come ILL., he has not only
had the faculty. hut. as shown in his
work. he has exercised IL To the full.
of Keeping up with the times and max
ing use of experience in the most eff
fectivc way and under all circum-
stances doing his work with the ease
and steadiness Of the trained athlete.
"Of course there is the other factor
in this extension of the cruise 10 the
uttermOst cuds of the earth that Amcri-
cans take to heart We know that the
ships and the men are all right So
cidlly also when it comes TO showing
the national character we want t.
show an equal advantage At this end
of the line no better representative
could be chosen than Spcrry No one
could talk with him two minutes with
out being impressed with respect for
his courteous dignity, his familiarity
with all the matters that are Of inter
est In world progress. and DE possesses
to the fall that quiet assurance of tha
American who needs no aifectation to
impress his critic \ better example
of quiet. impressive American charac-
ter could not have been chosen Take
it all IN all the coming extension of
the cruise may serve as an Invaluable
lesson to the PARKWAY world Us to
what kind Of people the Americans
really are. not what hidebound for
eign writer's think we are"