Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-11


They mean achievement. The, mean
more self respect They mean ION
orabie recognition. they mean. above
all, content and happiness,
Stop moment, young man. II YOU
eyes happen to fall on this II may be
Of vital Importance to you II may re
suit In opportunity for you. In prepara
ton for you, in success for you. and
then achievement. more self RESPECT,
honorable recognition and content aud
happiness.
II Is very simple thing. yet u very
remarkable and interesting thing that
has taken place In the great United
States navy-a thing which spells op
portunfty. preparation. success
A Plan With a Purpose
To begin at the beginning. an achieve
ment Ii usually the result Ut pre-
conceived plan, the fruit of an idea
advanced with persevering effort Sec
Rotary Daniels idea Ut the navy is for
one large enough and powerful enough
to make war with the United States too
unpleasant In its Consequences to De
seriously considered 10y any foreign
power and at the same time navy
that viii receive young boys with un
trained habits and little technical skill
and transform them into young men
trained to discipline, physically DIT and
possessed OF practical knowledge OF
technical mechanics that would enable
them TO bear more than their share OF
the work of making our nation the
greatest In the world He believes
the man Is greater than the INA
chine" 1t Is self evident that moth
Ing, not even the most perfectly de
veloped apparatus, can operate with
out the aid of the human element
Men must be on hand TO start and stop
the machinery at the proper time, to
divert 1t this way or that. to keep It's
bearings well oiled and TO get from II
its maximum efficiency. II follows
reasonably that the more skilled the
men the more the machine can be
made to do and that II the skill and
ambition Of the enlisted personnel are
enhanced the efficiency of the service
will be increased to that extent
Recruiting had been desultory dur
ing the winter and spring Of l9l2-l3.
and at a time when the enlisted force
Of the navy was expected to be and
at that time of the year usually was
at It's greatest strength it was found
to be nearly 5000 short Was the call
Of the navy losing its charm2 Could
II be that the navy did not attract
American youths In numbers sufficient
to man its shipsf Ii SO. that attrac.
ton must be provided Ii was at this
time that Secretary Daniels perfected
his plans for making the navy even
more attractive to young men by
opening doors to promotion and for
co-ordinating and expanding the ex
isting educational facilities OF the
service on the automatic principle that
knowledge IL power.
We know that a bargain. to be fair.
must be mutually beneficial. Both
parties must be profted by 1t. The
navy speaks and says: IL need men
The best men only are desired | know
intelligent and ambitious men will
give me better service than the ind"
lent and ignorant, and In order TO get
the best | am not only going to give
them an opportunity to succeed. but
help them materially while they are
making use Of the opportunity"
Every eattieship a School.
Secretary Daniels planned TO further
educate and train Uncle Sans blue.
jackets. he planned to take the un
skilled recruit and make him skilled
so that he would be more efficient to
the country and to himself.
And the plan has succeeded wonder
fully. splendidly. The navy Is today
SO fully recruited there is a waiting
list of applicants. Only one Of eight
first applicants is accepted. They must
be men of character, good physique
and mental ability. Such men are, how
ever, In demand to replace others as
enlistments expire, and their applica-
lions are welcomed by the navy depart
ment.
An office Is maintained in the post
Office building. indianapolis. Ind. for
the distribution of literature TO pro
spective recruits and others interested
In service in the navy. and information
Is sent promptly to all who request it
When he enters the recruit finds the
navy the biggest university in Ameri.
ca" He is well grounded In educa-
tonai necessities. He has chance to
learn a trade. There Is always room
for trained men, and the most promis'
ing of unskilled recruits are chosen To-
specialize on the work for which they
are best fitted As In all other fields.
the best man has the right Of way. but
each recruit. irrespective Of his rela
tive ability. Is given every facility to
improve and may achieve later in his
enlistment the rating he was at first
denied because ~ his deficiencies.
Young men sufficiently skilled in any
number OF trades, such as electricity.
machinery. carpentry. photography
plumbing, printing. blacksmithing.
boilermaking, hospital and commissary
stewarding. may qualify and from the
start receive instruction designed To
improve their professional efficiency.