Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-20

proportions as to make eNeryDOdy eN- 1 cept the Hondurans forget that there was anything wrong in the land where Gen. Lee Christmas was an active and warlike figure, the naval forces of the 1 United States and Great Britian worked side by side for the protection of foreign interests. The ships of both nations landed men on HOnduran soil and some times a British officer was in command of both forces and again an American officer directed the international force.
 The landing Of the bluejackets of the two nations afforded a splendid oppor- tunity to the British and American officers to compare the efficiency and general shipshapeness of the enlisted men of the two services. Ensign Charles McKenna Lynch of the United States cruiser Tacoma, who did shore duty in Honduras, has made such a comparison in the current issue of the proceedings of the United States Navai Institute. published by the officers of the navy at Annapolis, Md. Rear Ad- miral Richard Wainwright, the famous Captain Dick" of the Gloucester, is the president of the institute, and the journal of the proceedings of the in stitute is the only publication in this country controlled entirely by the line and retired officers of the service. In the article by Ensign Lynch which is entitled "A Comparison Be tween American and British Landing Forces While Performing the Same Duty" he states that the impressions be sets forth are entirely his own. The t s. h. during the HonduTan revolution. tthe ! last one reported). and the British and American forces sent ashore to pro tect foreign property and people were bluejackets from the British cruiser 1 Brilliant, commanded by Capt Wood combe, R. N. the United States cruiser ! Tacoma, Commander A. Fl. Davis, and the United States gunboat Marietta. ! Commander G. F. Cooper. The places 1 where the men of the two services operated side by side were Ceiba and ! Puerto Cortez. At Ceiba they occupied { different barracks. but at Puerto Cor tez they lived together and operated as a unit. What Ensign Lynch has to say refers, therefore, mostly to what ! took place at Puerto Cortez.
 Close Relations.
 Lieut. af lf 5 F ? G,iis!i.ie p V .ashnse ability is praised by Ensign Lynch, ! commanded the landing forces from the Brilliant on duty at Puerto COrtez while the Americans were under com mand of Lynch himself While the bluejackets of the two nations Occu- pied the same quarters, the British and American officers stood watch and watch for six days" says Ensign Lynch, the officer who was on duty {; sometimes being an American and at | other times an Englishman.
 The petty officers Ensign Lynch writes, lon watch also had joint com mand-that is, at one post there were three American and three British blue 1 jackets in charge of a British petty officer, and at another post the same number of men Of each force in charge Of an American petty officer.
 As the impressions given are en- tirely my own, Ensign Lynch goes on to say, T shall first state my opinions and then attempt to show upan what they are based. To better understand the comparison it is necessary to state that all of Lieut. Colville's men had been in the service for over three : years, and that only two of our meu had been in the service over three years; in fact, 25 per cent of them had been in the service less than year and had never been on any other ships.
 ~The British biuejackets are older bigger, stronger, more healthy, more obedient to petty officers, more exper- ] fenced. and take better care of their . equipment than American bluejaekets.
 The American biHejackets are clean CT, better equipped, better fed, of more ! intelligence, and far more ingenious than the British bluejackets."
 British Are Larger.
 As to the first statement that the British blueJackets are older, bigger. stronger, and more healthy, no incl dent can be stated 10 prove it, but it was a very evident fact. Every officer who has had the same men under him for two years can recall how greatly the men have improved physically. So it is easy to understand why their men are better physically than ours-they have a fourteen year enlistment
 Quite often we hear the charge that there is better discipline in the British navy than in ours. II this is true, then the men from the Tacoma are bettei disciplined than our average. or the Brilliant's men are not no well dis ciplined as their average which ] do not believe.
 When a British officer calls a man or sends one on a message the man moves on the run. So does a man from the crew of the Tacoma. Perhaps this is not the case on all ships in our navy, while it is so in the British navy. In our navy it more or less de peuds on the commanding officer; in the British navy it is a universal GUS tom It Is true, though, that a British bluejacket is never SO excited or so much in a hurry as to forget to salute or stand at attention.
 Not a man in either force showed the slightest sign of suIkness. disre- speet, or questioned for sn instant an order from either officer. There was only one case of misconduct, and ii was not by our men.
 Petty Officers Lack Force. British petty officers command 'ohe- dience nearly as well as commissioned officers, and it was very noticeable They commanded better obedience |. fror.. ,,,r r,,ofs fha, our o0rf, Doffv off.