Bisbee daily review., 1911-08-20
British Blue Jackets Compared
 With the Americans
BOTH HAVE GREAT POINTS TO ADMIRE

were eANFttthA. Ast4f bAiANfiS VIII HAi :. derstand Immediately the type of sen. for petty officers We had oa learning | that the petty officers in question had . been a ooxswain for six years and was ! promoted for obedience and faithful . ness. His faithfulness, by the way, . brought te our notice the one case of misconduct referred to.
 The British showed their expers ence fn many ways; they never forget to fill their canteens (our men did not. either. after they had stood four hours in a terrific sun with empty can teens they knew how to rig and care for mosquito nets; they changed cloth ing after being in the rain; they had stood a watch in three before and slept when off watch; our men played baseball or the graphaphOne
 Again in the manner of handling a loaded gun their experience was evi- dent The nature of the patrol duty rendered it necessary to carry the magazine loaded, magazines had to be unchanged before entering the bar racks. This csSsed me considerable worry, especially at night ih the rainy weather. and I made 1t a poiLt to be present in order to inspect the pieces to prevent accidental discharge. Lieut. Colville had no anxiety on this point al all, sayina that his men were used to handling loaded guns. When he was informed that most of our men had been in the service less than a year he was simply astounded and really could hardly believe it.
 Americans Are Cleaner.
 Tn regard to cleanliness our meI. are far superior. In fact, the onlS
 complaint our men made was one day when they were not allowed to scub
 clothes and though they were in- formed that allowance would be made
 fer dirty clothes they were uneasy,
 and when hands were sent for they
 inspected each other and sent the cleanest. Another example of this Twas shown at San Pedro. The men ar-
 rived there after dark having been
 on the trains all day. Seyenty-nve per cent of them had a watch that night
 and at o'clock the next morning
 1j feet of line was covered with scrub bed clothes and Teveilie had not gone,
 The British bluejackets were very quick to notice this. At quarters our men were heater and cleaner looking. Our equipment is better looking and more ssrviceable than that Of the Brit ish Our working suits have gray tinge, causing them to appear soiled. Our iessIHss, HzT5i 5is5N, hiiSiI'5Si5i n, and belts are of better material than theirs and have the advantage of be- l ing of material that can be scrubbed. Their canteens are of the same
 tyFe as ours, but are slung badly, dead astern, and therefore when a l British bluejacket wants to drink from ! his canteen he gets some one to un- ] sling i, for him. This is not abso- lutely necessary, but is much easier. l They have no pOnchOs or anything to | take their place.
 British bluejackets take better care of their outfits than cur men do and 1 in general are much less destructive. | For exampie: wo extra men arrived, one American and one Briusher, and no place had been assigned for their gear. The Britisher stood by with his | in hand, the American went outside, | yanlled some nails out of boardwalk, running the walk, drove the nails in | the wall, defacing the wall, hung up |, his gear, and passed the time in feel ng sorry for the Britisher
 American Rations Best
 Our ration is more plentiful and l more varied and our men llve at least
 per cent better than the Britishers. Our men get all they can eat, and have some left over; the Britishers | get enough, and never have any lelt over. Both forces have food Of excel ent quality The British serve cccoa
 sor the night watches in lieu of our i coffee.
 In the beginning it was stated that
 our men were more intelligent and
 mere ingenious. They certainly look more intelligent, but that is not a pos tive criterion Their men are en- listed from the laboring classes, and 'iI is very evident that mighty few have had the advantages of public
 schools or comfortable homes.
 At Ceiba it was necessary to build stOcksde for the protection of the 1 people in the neutral zone. The British CTS built enc and good one, but they
 labored very hard, doing all their own
 work. hauling sand by hand and using
 their own tools. We got an engine and eight cars rounded up about 100 na- ] lives who were to take refuge in the
 neutral zone, and made them work.
 got tools and sand bags from people ashore. and We finished two days be- fore the Britishers. As a rule officers 1 in the British navy do not accept sug- | gestions from their men and as a re- l suit none are offered. We were en- gaged in a work that was new to us all, and many valuable suggestions
 were received from the men.
 Case of ingenuity.
 i 4 rather amusing case Of ingenuity
 Was the following: One of our men ! had been sent On a message to a point
 two and a haIf miles distant and re- ! turned in less than an hour. On being ! asked how he accomplished it so quickly he replied. Well, ! saw a i hcTse adrift, unrigged a clothes line l in some ones yard. lassoed the horse,
 made a bit and bridle. and rode. It's | a fine horse: come out and I'll let you I ride him, Sir The last remark great. ] Iy shocked the Britishers.
 Puerto Cortez was under martial
 law. no one allowed Cn the streets
 armed, and no one allowed to go out
 af all after 9 D. m While on patrOl