New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-31

what is going on In the minds and heads
! of those whom we see and meet, and
| suppose that you did not know II you
| were on any OF the ships which IL was
| nv good fortune 10 use in going to Pan
anna or elsewhere that when | met you
on the deck 1 was Just az much emDaI
| raised as you were, and perhaps more So
! because ] did not know what navy disci-
pline required me TO do
! | would have liked TO have talked 10
YOU. but | was afraid that POSSIBLY "
| might be regarded as an INFRINGEMENT OF
! discipline. | could not be exactly court
martaled for IT, but ] did not want 10
! Interfere with the new course OF discipline
/ on the ships. That is the reason why l
/ value so much an opportunity TO talk 10
| YOU here because, from the platform, pc
/ ing politician, | am at home ana can
| talk 10 YOU without hesitation or any tesi
! that ! may break the rules Of the we'll
| disciplined warships
/ The President congratulated the men
on their splendid clubhouse and on the
/ generosity OF those women who had given
| IL TO them. re spoke OF the great useful
.ncss OF such institutions the world over,
| continuing:
Now, the time was, my lsds-I have no
Z doubt that the older men OF the navy can
: recdllcct-when II was thought essential "
| a man was "A good sailor that he should be
| able to get drunk very quickly am
/ glad 10 know that all that spirit mas
uagsed from the navy and that the Jackies
I and the marines OF the American navy
I can be- counted upon az gentlemen when
ever they are put ashore-as men VINO
! respect the flag they serve under and VIII
! do nothing 10 bring a spot upon that
beautiful emblem.
This evoked hearty applause, as did the
| following
do not need 10 tell YOU that the
hearts OF all Americans 90 out to you
You do not 20 down the street anywhere
! that YOU do not get the cheers, and
, cheer ~ something that comes from the
heart OF every patriotic American. be
cause IL means that they know that under
your blouses beat hearts that are loyal
: 10 the flag that you are willing 10 give
/ up your lives 10 defend H.
The incident that occurred the other
day suppose you all read it's Charac-
teristiC Of that spirit. Major Buffers
men were dressed I'm too white clothes
! 10 go up the hill and carry the fortress
! down In Nicaragua. They were given
/ eight or ten minutes, and made their
white suits 80 dirty that they came quite
within the rule Of color and were allowed
/ TO join In the charge. Now that sort OF
/ spirit Is one that we know actuates all
American tars
President TAFT then said goodby, while
| everybody stood and the band played
The Star Spangled Banner" The blue
| Jackets remained to eat and later to at
tend a reception for Miss Helen Gould
] their benefactress. The President sped
to Manhattan.
Ship Two-Thirds Completed.
| when the New York Is completed she
will have a mean trial displacement OF
| 700 tons. a speed OF 81 knots. and
main battery OF ten li-inch .i5-calibre
rifles. four submerged 2l-inch torpedo
tubes and a secondary battery OF 81 5-lnch
rapid fire, .5l-calibre guns, four S-pounder
saluting guns. two 1-pounder semi-auto-
matte guns for boats. two 3-inch field
pieces, and two machine guns OF 90
| calibre.
! She Is now about 81 per cent complete.
! Progress on her has been most salts
/ factory. so that although not due 10 be
| finished until May, 1914, her constructors
| hope to complete her several months
ahead OF time. Since the navy yard
| began building ships the time necessary
/ for their completion has been cut down
J from five years Ia three years and less
, The New York Is the third battleship to
! be built at the Brooklyn yard. There the
{ Connecticut was launched In 1901 and the
! Florida I'm 1910
| The New York. exclusive OF armor and
guns, will cost about $4,000.
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