The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-04

even more notable feat, and every Of
hcer and every enlisted man in the
torpedo boat notilla has the right 10
feel that he has rendered distinguish
60 service TO the United States navy
and therefore TO the people OF the
United States: and ] wish I could
thank each OF them personally. Win
you have this letter read by the COM
manding Officer OF each torpedo boat
10 his officers and crew?
Sincerely yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
Lieutenant Commander Hutch. 4.
Cone. L.. s. n, Commanding Second
Torpedo Flotilla,
Cal"
There were various amusing Tea
lures connected with the trip. Most
of the wealthy people and leaders or
opinion" in the Eastern cities were
panic struck at the proposal to take
the fleet away from Atlantic waters.
The great New York dailies issued
frantic appeals TO Congress TO stop
the neet from going. The head or
the Senate Committee on Naval Az
fairs u that the feet should
not and could not 20. because Con-
gress would refuse TO appropriate the
money-he being from an Eastern
seaboard State. However. an
nounced In response that / had enough
money to take the feet around TO the
Pacific anyhow. that the fleet would
certainly 20. and that IL Cnorgess did
choose 10 appropriate enough
money 20 get the feet back, why, II
would stay In the Pacific. There was
no further difficulty about the money.
vas not originally my intention
tn"t the neet should visit Australia. but
the Australian Government sent a most
cordial invitation. which 4 gladly ac-
cepied, for have. as every American
and fellow-feeling with. Australia. and
] believe that America should he ready
to stand back OF Australia IN any ser
ipus emergency. The reception Accord
ed the fleet In Australia was ~wonderfuL
and ~ showed the Fundamental COM
muniiy % feeling between ourselves aud
the great commonwealth Of the south
seas The cuuSiderate. generous. and
upen-hearted hospitality with which the
sntlre Australian people treated our Of
hcers and men could not have been sur
passed had they been our own country
mn. The fleet FIRST visited sydney.
Dor The day after the arrival one 81
our captains noticed a member Of his
rev trying to 70 TO sleep on a bench
head a large paper with some lines evi-
uently designed 20 forestall any ouez-
tons from friendly would-be hosts Il
am delighted with the Austrslisn neopi.-
J think your harbur the nnest In the
MoIld- am very tired and would liks
~ 80 ~ EAfEAH
The most noteworthy Incident 81 the
ctultc was the reception given 10 our
neet ln japan. In courtesy and good
breedins the Japanese can certainly
teach much 20 the nations OF the West
en- world had been very suis ti.at
the people OF Japan would unde-afand
afight what the cruise mean. and would
accept the visit ~ our fleet a. fbe sis.
nal honor which Do was meant 10 be
proof ~ the hirh rcgart and frieudehip
feu. snd which ! vas certain the AMI
p lean people felt. Tor fhe sfeaf Island
Empire The event even auruas.eI ~
expectations. I cannot too strour -
press my appreciation 81 the generous
ncsrs and crews IN our 1e.f a..
add that every man ~ them rar4vr 80
friend and admirsr ~ the Japaurse
N9nlial Sperfy wrote me a letter or
much interest dealing no. only vitn
the reception On Tokyo but Win az
work ~ The men ~ sea Z her.vtfb 80
Il almost in foil.
Dear Mr. Roosevelt
Ny official report 81 the ,tsif Cd,
iauln roeF forward in this mail. hut
ihere are certain aspects of 49,. aff.Fr
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f"u are perhaps aware that Ne Den
l-pn ~ thc Iarsuese FOREIGN Ofrr..
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for whom . have o. tfg hi.h rerrrr
hesiriuE 90 avoid every uoaafhfffv -
trouble ur NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Va r.r-
20 him last June explaining fYuv 30.
character o. our men whirE 49,
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ample landing rlaren. auIfe~ 80
.euse- $40 places Tor chsnEing money
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on fho excursions IN wNlfh tN~N Hrfr4rt
Ven rev ~ them o. into = drfrfIn.
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