Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-03-27
|lONCLY BACKED
6 of Officers for Mer-
liant Marine Makes Its
Passage Necessary
|STICE TO STATES YOUTH
|1duates Of Saratoga and Ad-
ANS Give Ware Measure
Hearty Approval

ii scarcity Of officers for the American
<Shent marine that is growing more
~ each year makes It imperative that
Legislature pass the bill appropriating
900 for the re-establishment OF a
1c6lehip. according to graduates Of the old
{0togA and the Adams. Senator Ware
croducsd this bill last night.
"a Nearly 100 graduates from all portions
a the state met last night in the Perry
y Uuilding and declared themselves heart and
& 4oul for the project. The speakers pointed
,yNe that the youth of Pennsylvania should
AVE the same opportunity to embrace a
oAfArtng career as the boys Of New York
end Massachusetts, both of which States
U4lntafn successful training ships.
"a The graduates spoke of the tremendous
Urowth OF the American merchant marine.
ynich, they said, Is carrying the American
80 to every port of the world When the
.Var - over, II was pointed out, the ships
NOW building in every shipyard will require
Qmcers. and the great Government fleet to
~ operated by the shipping board will add
20 the American vessels on the seas and
make still more acute the offlcer shortage.
9 It was declared that the opportunity for
. successful career upon the sea was never
- great as II is today. Joseph H. Frigar.
one OF the prime movers in the movement
- put new life into the Pennsylvania Maui
Slcal School Association in his address said
that he had been. deluged with Inquiries
from former graduates. who wanted to
know why steps had not been taken to OBJ
eain legislative appropriation to revive the
association that had conducted the two
eehoolships.
Il am proud to say that am a graduate
cf the old Saratoga" he said. This old
vessel served as a training ship for youths
01 Pennsylvania for eighteen years, and
hundreds of able men were graduated from
the school while she was in commission.
The Navy Department lent the association
- AlA - ~nI
two cruises year. one abroad and one to
the West Indies.
In 1907 she was taken 70 the Philadel-
phia Navy Yard having outlived her use-
fulness, and later was sold for junk Her
place was taken by the Adams. There are
many Adams boys here tonight. Many boys
we're graduated from the Adams. and today
many Of these Saratoga and Adams boys
occupy responsible positions on bridge and
quarter deck. I want to see the same op-
portunfty that was enjoyed by us given
the boys Of today The passage of this bill
~ the Legislature will afford this oppor-
tunity"
J. 8. Kamp. member of the class of 1902.
said: ANY one conversant with maritime
afairs will agree that a schooship is
greatly needed. Pennsylvania and Phila-
lelphia should be ashamed of their penny
wise and pound-foolish policy of the last
few years.
This schooiship matter Is not a partisan
or political qestion. I myself have not
followed the sea, but have two sons and
II they ever want to go abroad a school.
ship. provided one is available I'll be proud
10 see them 60.
''On board a schoolship boys learn to obey
orders promptly and accurately, to stand
~ until their work Is finished 1t makes
men Of them Just one more word. Only
boys of the highest moral character should
= permitted to enjoy the advantages of
education"
r. r.. Brown, who was a cadet on the
Adams when she was withdrawn from serv-
Ice. described tho dfficultiesS encountered
when ten of the cadets attempted 10 oh
eAin berths on the New York schoolsbin
They were unable to do so, for the New
York authorities would not accent them
without payment Of large fee. The school
ship of New York is free for boys of that
State only.
"a committee was appointed to direct the
nght OF the Alumni Association of the Penn
gylvania Nautical School for an appropria
ton to carry on the work. 1t consists of
James Thompson, j. S. Kamp, James w
nooinson and Joseph Fl. Frigar.
shipping interests generally favor the
passage or the BILL according to ]. s. w.
notion president of the Maritime Exchange.
we favor the idea very strongly" he
said today. THE Adams was withdrawn
from service solely because of lack of
money to support 1t. The Maritime Ex-
change at that time expressed its opinion
very strongly upon the subject and holds
xne same view today-a training ship Is
needed. and should be provided for"