New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-30
SAILORS PRAISE NEW YORK
Hospitality of Boston and New
London Another Story.
TO SPEND THOUSANDS HERE
Majority. Though Glad to Get
Shore Leave, Have mo Kick
on The Navy"

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:. >-ev London. Conn. and Boston were
M, 60 much alike in their spirit of hosui-
stv 10 sailors ashore who are WILING ~
nur hut hate TO pay with their self-respeoI
Che North Atlantic feet might not to-day
he anchored in New York Harho1-
IN the estimation Of the hattleships
,rs ~ew London. Conn and Boston
rould he good towns to tear down ano
-, - some orher country's interior. if
aunlica.es were demanded. Neither Is
Pun sized town. the sailormen declare, ano
AZ snerinc objections 10 their occupancy
eft ooa.t territory is requested the MARINES
ss6ont forecful language and pursue the
fE,hiect without reference 10 notes
The feet came 10 New York for TWO
! -e.sors II WAS learned yesterday. FIRST,
tsos,se the sailormen were enthusiastic
e. -ne,e mention Of the metropolis, and,
E.a,ons-whfch Is the chief reason-because
tof the demonstrated unsympathetlc att
,ude OF the other ports toward the JACKIE
! IN uniform. An officer said yesterday that
a-ne Ros.onese Of the result would he 10
- 4be sailors were distract when ashore
at either Of the lesser ports. The same
so.5cer said that nothing pains all Of
Sss the failure on The part Of citizens OF
f.nv port 10 treat the sailors fairly
Meu Want Fair Treatment
-Boston has got no use for a man In
inniform" said the company clerk Of the
marine detachment on board the Rhode
a1slarsd yesterday. That's why the feet
E.zmee here instead Of Boston or New Lon
kaon A man En- uniform gets no show IN
A~ither place. II sailor steps out OF q
Ess hoon in Boston and happens TO slip on
k-be psrement-just a natural slip you IN
toerstand. on a banana or a piece OF fce-a
hoop will pinch him in minute for being
hsdr7Irk. Boston cops pinch sailors for
Ssftting on the Common In g perfectly sober
scondit1on. Here we sit on Riverside Drive
Sand In Central Park.
when the Boston cops arrested Theo-
aa6ore Roosevelt 1r for speeding I figured
hst must have been because his father was
.forrner Assistant Secretary OF the United
STATES Navy. That was before young
r~Teddv went into the carpet business. you
! remember. I can't see why Boston wants
Gao act that way. II anything was going to
ttapren 70 the Common because q foreign
iravv was singing the -graws with the
fcutput Of its hattie wagons then we would
fbe tho classy 'kiddos-iust the cUtenest
s1iffle fSlT1es that ever was. and all the nest
peeats in the Common would he left vacant
for the man in the uniform. And they
fwould cheer US I'D with sponge cake and
fpine-thst's seaEoin' talk for bread and
.uater-ard tell us 10 stay on the Common
i1s long as things seemed 10 he coming our
I way
Il fCgered that Boston proposition ell out
ias1 cruise" volunteered sailor who was
sitting near by. II fEEer the Boston mates
probsblv thought Ne were foreigners on
account 81 their not helm able to under
stand our language.
You NAV he reading the signals re
piled The company clerk. but all I want
70 Sa- is that I've been ashore with
Chinese. japanese. Javanese and Athenians.
and the hsaneafers' holier-than-thou way
of treating the blueiackeis is enough to
rake me vearn 10 do bright work just to
J rest my nerves"
Its better than New London insisted
the second speaker. In Boston they won't
cake ycur money. hut in New London they
ssN YOU tickets and then rule YOU off the
floor of the dance hall.
N sand that's all Won need say about New
" I,cndon.' responded the company clark.
= ITS woree'n BOSTON
Wv York COPS are the twelve-inch lads.
fsu night" interieCted a third shipmate
lks'T've known a New York cop to take a
/ man tllat vas more'n half seas over an
( etnE luiabies 10 him in a hallway of 2
fpuhic building until the sailor woke up
{ an knew enough 10 get hack to his ham
s-nak ] know what I m talkn' about be
fcau.e I heard The cop Groom to me in my