Semi-weekly herald., 1913-06-19
MEN WANTED FOR THE NAVY.

WASHINGTON, d. c., June 18.-
III you are u man, and are between
the ages of II and 35 years and are
from tive feet Two inches to SIX feet
one inch, and weigh in proportion,
with chest measurement from 80 to
36 3-4 inches. dependent upon your
age, height and weight, Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels has job for you
Moreover he has declared that II you
pass all these qualifications and want
the job, he will give you rs fine an
opportunity to see the world as you
could ge. anywhere, on board float
ing home that wss built for from
$5,O0O,oOO to 0,000, 900.
Secretary Daniels has some advance
ed views regarding the way the navy
cf the United States ought to b. run,
and he is especially strnnx Tar NJ.
forms that will attract and hold the
best class Of men and boys the coun-
try can provide for the navy. He be-
lieves the navy should be made At
tractive to the young man, the college
graduate, the school boy and to svsry
man and boy who come up to the
physical qualifications mentioned. Per-
haps the most radical Of the reforms
Secretary Daniels would like to see
effected is his pet plan to change the
rules of enlistment 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 vaea-
tions. He would have it 10 that col
lege men who have q leaning for trav-
el during their vacations, could take
such cruises and acquaint themselves
with the duties Of sailor.
Secretary Daniels, explaining his
project today, declared he believes ~
cry young man should have = work
ing knowledge" Of the navy. II this
we're the case, he said, the rank and
file of the navy would be raised sven
higher than it is now.
The secretary's plan il. virtually the
creation of volunteer citizen reserve.
He would have conditions such that in
case of necessity there would bs thou
sands of young men as useful ~ they
were willing to go behind 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 a war footing at very
short notice.
At the present time, figures at the
navy department show today, the navy
is approximately $500 men short Of
the authorized enlistment number. Un-
der the Daniels regime every effort
will be made to fll these vacancies
with enlisted men, as well ~ TO quail
ify as many more as possible who are
now in civilian life, for possible smsr-
gency work.
This is one Of the reasons for the
attractive cruise which has been map
ped out for the Atlantic fleet this
year. Tie coming cruise will BE- in
the Mediterranean where every port
Gf moment will be touched and The
sailors given ample opportunity to
spend many hours on shore. Similar
cruises are today being mapped ont
for each succeeding year. and whils
Secretary Daniels IL 1t the hsad sf
the navy department thsrs viii b no
fear, he declares, Of Jar Tar having
too much work and no play.
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