The San Francisco call., 1908-05-09

the bonds between this country and the
South American nations than all his
predecessors"
The secretary OF the navy then paid
tribute to the enlisted men Of the
navy, stating that "a per cent of them
were Americans and that none bu,
| Americans were being taken into the
service. He added:
We have only "a chaplains in the
United States navy. and in the last six
months we had to court martial one
and accept the resignation of anothe1
for the good OF the service
Our ships are, ship for ship. al
good as those Of any navy OF the world
and our men are better than the ships
Secretary Metcalf then paid a tribute
to the city and spoke in praise Of the
( vast work of reconstruction.
GOVERNOR GILLETTS SPEECH
Governor Gillett spoke as follows:
Never before In the history OF Calf
/ fornia has she been able to defy the
whole world. Never before has this
beautiful state of ours been so well
protected as she is at the present time.
We have General Funston with his
troops and Admiral Evans with his
magnificent feet. We are liable to be
attacked by foreign powers at any
time, consequently Ii is imperative that
we have large army and powerful
navy. We need more battleships. The
United States should supply these bat-
tleships, and believe that California 8
congressman will support any move
ment that Is made to secure a larger
navy.
Admiral Evans should be made a
vice admiral For 48 years he has
sought to uplift the standard of the
american navy. For 4S years he has
given the best that was In him to the
service Of his country, during which
time he has fought in many battles.
The United States can we'll AFFORD to
honor son who has done so much to
uphold the honor of the stars and
stripes. Admiral Evans is loved by all
true and loyal Americans, and am
sure that every Californian would do
all IN his power to have this great
honor conferred on SO deserving q
leader
would move that the mayor of San
francisco and the supervisors send the
following telegram to congress-: The
citizens of California, appreciating the
services rendered by man at the d.
rection of whose hands the fleet was
brought from the Atlantic to the. Pa
cific, move that he be made a vice ad-
niral.'
GOVERNOR SHELDON SPEAKS
George L. Sheldon, governor of Me-
braska, reiterated his statements made
during the presentation ceremony on
board the battleship Nebraska during
the afternoon.
There seems to be an idea said
he, that the people of the middle west
are lacking In loyalty to the army and
navy. Why this Is so know not DUR
ing President Roosevelt's recent trip
through that portion of the United
States at no time did he receive greater
applause from his hearers than when
he asked for an lncrease in the army
and navy. Tonight as we gather here
want you all to understand that thore
Is neither east nor west. north nor
south. we are one as American citi-
zens.
The country now faces momentous
duty. 1t has tome upon us within the
last few YEARS and believe the people
have begun to realize 1t. 1t is a duty
Of creating peace. Such is our mission
nothing more and nothing less. Tn
conclusion have to say that the sight
Of the feet In the snarbor has been te
us Nebraskans an Inspiration which
we will carry back with us and which
undoubtedly Will aid In fostering the
sentiment for an increase IN the navy. ,
THANKS SAN FRANCISCO
In his address Admiral Thomas said:
'on behalf OF the admirals," said Ad-
miral Thomas, II want to thank San
Francisco for the most cordial welcome
that has been extended to the officers
and men OF the fleet. We have been