New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1917-07-06
Navy, With Its High Ideals and
Splendid Record, Justifies
Nations Pride.
MEN NEEDED FOR SERVICE
Uncle lam Pays All Expenses and
Monthly Wage 10 All Velvet
There 10 Always Room at the
Top" True Of Navy.
By EDWARD 3. CLARK.

~ D. CIAnNs
WashingtOn.-Sailors Of the Ameri
ca navy. many Of them young mer
VAC only q year ago were on the farm
a the bench, at the counter, or In
shool, today are In Uncle Sans de
aroyers sailing the waters of the
prthern seas. where they are engaged
q the heroic duty Of unfolding the
rorld principle of freedom for all PEG.
Aes.
The American people always have
hown a kindly disposition toward the
man-of-war and the man-o'-warsmnn.
There has been an appeal about the
sea which has drawn and held the In.
terest OF landsmen who never smelt
salt water. Americans always have
a pride In their navy.
Today Uncle Sam needs men for his
navy and he wishes to get them from
the ranks Of those who are charged
with the volunteer spirit of service.
Our great fleet Is modified "some-
where on the coast" for possible deadly
service with the great fleet of the
enemy. Today. for the navy has al
lowed the fact to become known, many
OF our smaller craft, the bulldog de-
stroyers Of the navy, are hunting the
submarine sharks In the waters of
Daunts Rock. close to the coast of Ire
land and farther north, where even In
summer the elements at times are al
most as fierce as "man, the enemy"
Pay 10 Doubled.
Recently the congress Of the United
States increased the pay of the sailor
men so materially that the r%ecruits's
pay Is double what 1t was.
In the navy the young men of the
country, both in times of peace and in
times Of war, secure liberal educatlons.
Their opportunities for travel and for
sightseeing are greater than those of
men employed In almost any other call
Ing In life. Moreover, the boys Just
entering manhood who enlist In the
navy are given opportunities for in
%struction which. II they have the ambi-
tion and the mental qualifications, will
enable them to enter the naval acad-
envy at Annapolis on the same terms as
midshipmen who are nominated by
members Of congress, and at that in
stitutiOn to secure an education which
fits them for the commissioned rank
which the government Of the United
States will confer upon them.
There are traditions in the American
navy which keep high the spirit of en-
deavOr In every man who walks the
deck under the colors, from the ad-
miral to the apprentice m The
boy learns all about John Paul Jones,
and his deeds on the sea for his coun-
try; all about Decatur, cambridge,
Hull, Porter, Farragut and Dewey. AS
the secretary Of the navy has said, in
what Is really an appeal to the youth
Of the country to enlist under the
navy's colors, the standard is high.
Service Of High Ideals.
1.-THE navy has been throughout Its
entire existence a service of high
ideals; and its unbroken record of
great and worthy achievement, Of duty
well done. has been due to the high
standard set for officers and men in the
beginning and which has been main
tained aver since. This standard was
never higher than 1t Is today and any
young American who thinks of going
into the navy may feel sure that, on
enlisting, he will enter a service in
which he may, and should, always feel
a justiiable pride and of which the
uniform Is a badge of honor"
Young men between the ages of sew.
and twenty-five, who are not
In any naval trade, are enlisted
as apprentice Gamer. Immediately
upon being sworn In at the recruiting
they are sent at government
to a naval training station.
The apprentice seaman, because he Is
q green man and simply undergoing
has been paid In the past
e17.6O a month. From this time on,
however, under the recent act Of con-
yress his pay throughout the war and
until six months after its ending Is to
De $500 a month.
Now 1t must be remembered that the
sailor, whether he be a recruit or a
seasoned man-O'-warsman, Is under no !
expense at all for his livelihood after
lie once Joins the navy. He is given !
clothing, food, shelter and medical ct
enhance. Out Of his pay all that he I
1 spend is such money as he desires I
o pay out for such luxuries and enter I
ailments as he seems inclined to IN I
lulge in. .
Increase Soon Comes. !.
It must not be supposed that an ap- @
seaman continues long to draw +
imply the amount of his first pay. His q
Irst raise comes In the seaman branch, a
nd II he Is in the flreroom he gets an g
additional sum. I
The navy needs men who are trained c
r partly trained In the various trades. T
fen who are proficient along certain
mes and who come within certain n
of ages are enlisted for specific s
in the navy. They are given a
ay In accordance with standards set O
or the different lines Of endeavor
.hich they must follow. Full informa- a
lon concerning enlistments Of this a
Ind can be had at any recruiting Of e
ce. The navy today Is a world in ID