The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-24
Visit Of Vessels Brings Work
OF Time Into
Relief
CIVILIANS AND
TARS SEE THEM
$500 Men Of Four Battle
ships Recall Scenes Of
Former Nears-Good Con
duct of Men Ashore BE
speaks Effect Of Discipline
-Pensacola's Progress.

Reminiscent 81 the life and color %
che years before. when e. was ths
REGULAR hing f0r biE ships Of the
United States navy % lay OF pensa-
cola far winter target practice. and
rrpIrta With evidences q the Ereat
change wrought BY feu years Ia ne
Ifs 0f the nayg. the streets and by
ways Of ths city ere today. A. they
were Yesterday and win be tomorrow.
animate With the actioa and toe color
ieui hy $500 men ~ the hnttieships
Minnesota. Michigan, kansas and
South Carolina.
Two things are manifest
The navy has changed and - has
psusacoIu.
The arst h manifested IN many
ways. hy the fact that the majority
~ men who come ashore. exclusive ~
the ofurcrs are mere boys. ranEinE
lE wears from rs % % and enioyinK.
many 81 them. their first cruise on
m8n-o'.uar and their first visit %
"a southern port husky. manly fel-
lows they are. too. American-born %
the number ~ more than ninety per
cent and obviously less given 60 bots
lerogmess Than their predecessors
u has been an orderly invasion 81
che pori--and a welcome one.
The three chisf factors contribut-
iuu 90 TIRE good conduct 81 the men
have been ths youth. American birth
and TIE co-operation ~ The naval
mon with the civil authoritien On
maintaining order.
A. explained 81 a man who has
seen many years service and whose
statements are backed BY those a.
other Older men on the ships and the
visual evidences 81 every turn the
oid practice ~ manning the battle
shlrs with saited veterans has been
practically abolished and the new
rsrims has substituted the near-rAw
youth.
Instead ~ EoinE aboard some ola
huik 90 third class cruiser o. hattia-
ahip Cor service when graduated from
ere training ahips. the youths are az
aiEned fa herths IN the tlr hattieshipa.
put at 1rst under the more rigorous
Discipline which a observed upon
teen and Eiven me chance 90 profit
~ e.
where. e few years ago. hundreds
o. men ~ foreign birth made az q
farmidnhie percentage ~ tha compls-
mrnt - sailors on "a United statrs
hatiieahip here are now hut tens
most 81 them having lefi with the
papers 81 honorable discharge On their
pockets to devote their rcmainiam
years % any ~ ire numerous ccru-
pationH Tor which man ia rittrd
when he leaves Oh navy after long
service especially i ue has Improved
tfe many Ions hours when on the
dren.
The onrsru have shown foresight
Too. in their wise provision 30 reduce
tha chances for argument ar brawI
upon the streets 90 a minimum. Zach
ship ia now continuously represented
en- shore bY q detail ~ sixteen men
iu charge ef an orieor and thev ere
steadily rafro'iinE ere streets with me
city police and exertna restraining
Influence uron any whom would be-
come involved without their presence
EvefvthiuE On the city from ham
and-eFE house % hotel from cafe 90
~ ~ q a and from sofa fount 70
dry Eoods store seems running fii
blast
The men seem % havsy pis a %
money and they are suendIns o. But
.tlN N""a tA"A# NNe EiMHF Stand. the
bowling alley. the football Hsid the
gymnasium ~ the y. N r. A the
music counters and ths book shonn
appear fo be eni1yinz e greater coua-
raratire degroa o. TIE patronage than
before
Except tha seasoned facE-tara who
have been here Oh tire yearu before.
Penaaroia'a vast strides are not ap-
parent
Bot among those who then wore
the blouse and have since aonnnH me
coat uniform o. the non-coul. there
a ubiquitous rFu1rkinE % the new
dress worn hy Penaa
TIE sidewalks theu wers faw and
PAP between ire only street paving
vas a stretch az PaiafeK street that
stood ouf 90 proudly zone OF The oid
. men have f1rEoften If. there waa then
a church where ere san Carlos now
rfarH fH top. there we're plenty ~
7 cafes that STAYED open a. lore az
. fhe sailor had cent. there vas a
aHu drum air az self-Comnia cenry
4 and conservatism everywhere about.
TIE urw church structures. the
Y h1uiFvhrtinE OF several thorouwh-
tarra ere TAGS az What was then an
T unborn 1rsanirntian for frade-expan-
#iHr. miles rF paved. suffered and
s.-.s.l.Ael Streets more miles %