The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-01
BRITISH MAY NOT
Be ABLE TO BOAST
Time Not Far Distant When
Their Ships Will Not
Rule Seas.
NAVY is DROPPING BACK
Almost Impossible to Fine
Crews to Man All
Vessels.
NAVY is DROPPING BACK
ny PHILLIP EVERETT.
Special Cable to Tho Timos- Dispatch.

gins to look as IL the time is rapidly
approaching when England will no
longer be able to boast that Britannia
rules the ocean The German and the
American fleets are increasing at least
as rapidly as the British and England
is finding 1t more and moro difficult
to find crews to man her warships
This was exemplitied at the coronation
review at Spithead. where a large num-
Der OF British war vessels were 80 far
below their full complement that they
would have been next to useless had
the fleet assembled for a less peace
full purpose
To Offset the seriousness of this fact
II has been argued that should Eng
land be involved in g. war with n great
naval power, men would volunteer in
overwhelming numbe rs, but aside from
the fact Dhat the services of volun-
teers who have had no naval training
would be of very little value, there is
another danger. which the authorl-
ties try to hide-Sooiahst propaganda
is playing havoc among the men per-
manen thy in the service of the Admiral
~. The English press is beginning to
open the eyes OF the public to this. and
one of the large London papers. do
voting several columns to the sub
ject, writes:
British navy and how far II extends
is occupying the minds OF many of
those In authority. Ever since the
Portsmouth Naval Barracks affair some
years ago 1t has been recognized that
a certain amount of discomfort exists,
and Is apparently increasing; and 1t Is
customary to attribute this to Social
iStic influences"
The paper goes on to say that the
Na t-a1 Dio1I LET is 1T,
In many respects. totally unlike his
brethren ashore. 1t says
IF the Social Republic were estab-
lished certain class would Brumble
under 1t exactly as they do now. Al
most invariably this class OF men be-
low decks provide good time by let
/ tring others do most OF the hard work
| They are often in trouble and are sick
OF the navy and OF life generally. They
often contrast their hard lot with tine
easy" life of the officers. though were
they put In the ward-room tomorrow
| they would then as likely as not be
jealous OF the bluejackets
This type, the paper says. forms the
real danger to the navy. and it In
creases and multiplies as the Year,
go on
"Englishmen are very often surprised
to find that Socialistic agitators find
little to do in the American navy, bur
those who have come into contact
with American sailors durinS their
visits here have discovered that the
reason Is that In Uncle Sans navy
the men are treated like men, and not
only we'll paid but we'll fed, while the
food on hoard an English man Of war
would not be considered At eating for
an American dog. and the treatment
we'll. the less said about II the better"
The English press Is now asking
the British Admiralty to realize that
the bluejacket OF to-day Is an entire
~ different being from his predeces-
sor of hundred years ago. who MS
like a not, come straight from jail.
Any number of ancient regulations In
the British navy are still In force
regulations which were made for the
jaiIords OF a century aSo-and 1t
would be contrary to human nature
II the professional Socialistio agitator
did not take advantage OF this State
of affair.
These agitators are faced with ono
obstacle. and one only--that is the
fact that no bluejacket cares for
stoker's woes. no stoker for blue
jackets, and neither OF them for the
ships cooks, and so on. ad infnitum
Agitators therefore aim ct the crea-
| ton of some kind of lower deck union,
society. or whatever they pleases to
call tin which all differences OF rat
ings, etc. are pooled for the common
benefit.
Pending the formation OF a generalso
ciety in which ell ratings are merged
there is no danger OF the mutinies OF
hundred odd years ago being re-
peated Given the formation OF any
such society-even were Its avowed
object entirely NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
may be looked for IN the future. unless
genuine grievances be alleviatsd 1t
Is futile 10 shut the eyes to the fact
that they exist.
Madame Alexandrine Corsin. OF Mos
COW. member OF tho Russian nobili-
~. who is devoting her life and for
tune to the education of the peasant
classes OF Russia, has been criticlz-
ing American women in comparison
with the women OF Russia.
American women do not realize what
they ask" she says. The husbands
are working themselves TO death and
giving everything to their wives, and
the more they set the more they think
they ought to have.
"The men are to blame for this So
cial unrest in America. They humor
their wtvss TOO much. They go shop
ping with them and carry their bundles
and some of than, I have found, viii
get IN In the morning and cook their
own meals
The private schools OF France and
Germany would not exist but for the
American children, whose wealthy
mothers can't take time from their
l. clubs and receptions to rear them in
their own homes.
1T Is very hard Tor a young man 10
get started ~ America. How can he
marry and support family when his
wife wants to wear silk stookingsf
I'm Russia the women spend more
money on thelr homes than on their
dresses. In America YOU can see wo-
men on the streets dressed like tha
Queen OF Sheos, and IL you follow thsm