East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-14
(Intimate War Experiences and Oo-
servations of Lowell Mellett, United
Press staff Correspondent }


servations of Lowell Mellett, United
Press staff Correspondent }
LONDON. Jan. 15.--"If thine eye
be single thy whole body shah be fun
4 OF light "
Spencer Wilkinson, professor of
war at oxford. says the greatest at
| tribute a war leader can have is the
single eye. 1 met such man today,
! Vice Admiral Sir Rosslyn Wemyss.
Sir John Jellicoe's successor as First
/ Sea Lord.
.By his singleness of vision. I d.
not refer to the monocle that figures
so prominently in all his youthful
Hooking portraits, but to the quality
that Prof. Wilkinson had in mind. II
Ecame out as Sir Rosslyn explained the
| justification for the general belief
that he proposes to recognize youth
in the British navy to a greater e&-
tent perhaps than ever before has
sbeen the case
1t is intended, ne said in effect, to
recognizes youth--no matter how old
| in years the possessor of youth may
/ be-
Give youth a chance, he said is
apt to become a parrot cry and now
is no time to pay attention to parrots,
not even to patriotic parrots. But
young men are needed, young men of
thirty. forty. fifty or sixty
In peace time the rule of seniority
in the new First Sea Lords opinion,
is a good one. it has given the British
navy splendid leaders and helped to
build up wonderful organization.
Time OF war changes conditions. Men
wear out. He gave me some idea of
the terrific strain imposed upon men
in the service. Whether "A man lasts
out the strain and continues capable
of his own best efforts is apt to de-
pend on hidden qualities unsusRected
in peace time even by the man him
self. Physical, moral and mental at
tributes all are put to the test by war.
Those who prove equal to the strain /
that is to say, those who remain |
young. are the men who mnst handle /
the work.
Beyond this il is the First Sea I
Lords purpose TO make certain that .
every man in the service finds the
right billet as far as wars acid test
indicates the way No effort will be
spared to prevent the hiding of real
talent. The rule of seniority will not
be a barrier.
Meeting the new First Sea Lord was
rather an interesting experience.
Greatest interest here Weymss per- p
Mail character sketch anec-
dotes, etc, said a cablegTam from
New York. Ransacking newspaper
libraries revealed that all the real
that had been printed
Weymss could he told in
/ couple of paragraphs.
An effort was made through the
channels to obtain an in
erview with the subject himself. 1t
vas a complete failure. / bethought
ne of Col. --. Sure he knew
lin, he said; knew him in Scotland
Yhen boy, went to school with him,
cen lot of him SINCE
Lets see,' the colonel went on
why hang it all, there aren't any
tories about Rosie!"
Pried my way into the presence of
ir Rosslyn's private secretary. He
around in his memory
while and gave up the job. said he
new man who certainly
'ould know all there was to know
bout the man of mystery, however. /
introduced to Admiral --. a
yes, ! know him. known him a :
ing time" said the admiral. 1--WE |
sed to boat-race together. He - he
- well really, there isn't anything" a
Tfe asked me TO wait n minute. went !
ut. returned and led me down the
all. Stopping outside a door. he o
lid. 'Now you can stop inside here 2
lst five miHtes-no more. The 4
ian I'll Introduce to You knows Sir 3