The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-06-18
GOOD JOB W AlTlNG
| EVERY YOUNG Man
Secretary Of Navy Daniels Plans At
traction in Navy For Men Be
tween II and a5. I.
GAIN A WORKING KNOWLEDGE
His Plane is Virtually the Creation
of a Volunteer Citizen Reserve
MAN Of Peace. :
DEPARTMENT NOW IS SHORT
Mediterranean Cruise Is Believed Will
Cause Heavy Enlistment-Itin-
erary Made Soon.
GAIN A ''WORKING KNOWLEDGE
DEPARTMENT NOW IS SHORT

: Washington, June 18.-H you are
a. man, and are between the ages of
II to IS years and are: from five feet
two inches to six feet one inch, and
weigh in proportion, with chest
measurement of from 33 to SO *
inches, dependent upon your age,
height and weight, Secretary Of the
Navy. Daniels has q job for you.
Moreover he has declared that If you
pass all these qualifications and want
the job, he will give you as fine an
opportunity to see the world as you
could get anywhere.son board a float
ing home that was built for from $5,-
600, 900 OF $4,000, 0O0.> rs. S...5
Secretary Daniels has some ad-
vanced views regarding the way the
navy of the United States ought to
be run, and he is especially strong"
for reforms that will attract and hold
the best class of men and boys the
country can provide for the navy.
He believes the navy should be made
attractive to the young man, the
college graduate, the school boy and
to every man and boy who comes up
to the physical qualifications men
toned. Perhaps the most radical
of the reforms Secretary Daniels
would like to see effected: is his pet
plan to change the rifles OF enlist
ment SO that it would be possible for
college men to accept the hospitality
of the navy and cruise as man-o'-
wars-man during the vacations. He
would have it so that college men
who have a leaning for travel during
their vacations, could take such
cruises and acquaint themselves with
the duties of a sailor. z--~.-..-....... /:
Secretary Daniels, explaining his
project today, declared he believes
every young man should have a
working knowledge Of; the navy.
If this were the case, he said, the
rank and file of the navy would be
raised even higher than it is now.
The secretary's plan is virtually the
creation Of q volunteer citizen re-
serve. He would have conditions
such that in case Of necessity there
would be thousands Of young men Is
useful as they were willing to go be-
hind the big guns and uphold the
prestige Of the United States navy.
Although Secretary Daniels is an
avowed '.man Of peace, he believes in
maintaining high degree Of prepar-
edness, and it is his aim to- educate
the young men so that the navy can
be placed on war footing at very
short notice. 2
At the present time, figures at the
navy department show today. the
navy Is approximately $500 men
short of the authorized enlistment
number. Under the Daniels regime
every effort will be made to fill these
VStCduC1cS Will OuAA0tON u1OAS do WC11
as to qualify as many more as pos
sible who are now in civilian life, for
possible emergency work. '.ss
This is one Of the reasons for the
attractive cruise which has been
mapped out for the Atlantic fleet this
year. The coming cruise will be in
the Mediterranean where every port
of moment will be touched and the
sailors given ample opportunity to
spend many hours on shore. Similar
cruises are today being mapped out
fer each succeeding year while Sec
rotary Daniels is at the head of the
navy department there will be no
fear he declares, of Jack Tar having
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