The Raymer enterprise., 1914-01-15

ments notice. 1t means that In "a hours or less
after a call comes they win have all foodstutfs
personal equipment, guns. ammunition tents hos
pital supplies and everything else that may be
needed either In cold warm country. aboard
ship and he ready TO sail for any part Of the world
And of they go singing
Our flags unfured to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun
We have fought in every cline and place
Where could take gun
In the SHOWS of far-of Northern lands
And In sunny tropc scenes.
You viii find us always on the Job.
The United States Marines"
There has been only year since 1900 when
the marines not called on for duty on some
foreign shore. And during that period only &c
of them have been killed. Nineteen Of these one
of them officer fell during the international
relief expedition to protect the foreign legations
at Pekin during the Boxer rebellion in 1900 In
the following year two were killed in the Samar
campaign in the Philippines. Five were killed in
Nicaragua in October. 1912, while fighting against
reyolutionsts. The president Of Nicaragua, mem.
bers Of his cabinet and other prominent citizens
of the Central American republic attended the
funeral services of the four marines killed In the
fight at BarraDcas Hin. near Masaya. In addition.
as soon as General Chamorro. then minister OF
foreign affairs In Nicaragua. now minister from
that country to the United States. learned of the
deaths of the marines. he called American
Minister Weitzel and expressed his sympathy and
that of his government
In 1900 we find marines landing in China to
assist sailors and marines from other countries
in relieving the beseged legations at Pekin. In
IL days this was accomplished. In 1901 they land
ed in samar, one of the Philippines, also
called to Panama and Colon They were in Pana.
ma again in the three following years.
In November, 1908 company of marines had
the novel experience OF riding camels across the
deserts of Africa. as they accompanied repre-
sentative Of the American state department into
the heart OF Abyssinia to its capital for confer
ence with its famous King Menelik, In the same
year another company went to Seoul. Corea to
protect the American legation during an insurrec-
ton.
Santo Domingo and Panama needed marines in
1905. In the following year 1t was In Cuba and
Panama that they served In Panama on account
OF disturbed conditions incident to the holding of
an election. In Cuba as part OF the Army Of
Cuban Pacfcation. which succeeded in pacify-
ing the incipent Cuban revolution Of 1906.
naming in the field and occupying Cuba for about
two years. In this case the marines were first
in the field and the only troops engaged in the
disarmament OF the tnsurgens FORCES
Panama at election time In June. 1908. saw the
marines again as police at the polls. Threatened
destruction of American property in Nicaragua
sent the marines there in December 1909. and In
the following year they service in the same
revolutionary country. On account Of the revolu
tlon which resulted in the founding Of the Chinese
republic, marines sent there in 1911 to en-
large the legation guard. Last year they fought
in Nicaragua and this year they went to Santo
Domingo, although they were not compelled to go
ashore In the latter country. their presence on
gunboat In the harbor being sufficient for the
needs OF the occasion.
In 1907, the one year siaoe 1900 when the ma
rines were not called on for foreign military serv
Ice they aided In the humanitarian work OF help
ing the earthquake sufferers Of the island Of Ja
maica
Opportunity for foreign travel is one Of the
inducements held out TO prospective recruits In
the service From one half to three-fourths OF
marines enstpsnt. 1t is pointed out, may be