Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-06-29
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Ns correspondent
New Mexico. Flagship
y. ,,,s . fleet. Los Angeles Harbor'
'cll's 80 9e-It was learned in
y gorld gu War that careful edu-
, "0 and up-to-date training
re 'sI two Of the biggest assets IN n
IT. ,s.sinipg the morale Of the
'll'a - The navies OF the allied
ws''' .oraspondent found during
ihs ohoard the New Meziso
~, ne american Navy, has In
:. become hoe great national uni
sslty - insofar as it is q. factor tor
~" onlv training men, but
ching Id them the value Of right
ing. -, c,,ndaw
toe service, attended by the
".r.l hundred OF the New Mex
- y crew, and most of its Of
s.rs !, not on duty, Chaplain E. |
''i coott. the flagship's religious
,,osr made statement to the
respondent in which he em-
,asised the aims of the wei--sfe
.,tion of the navy.
nwe want to send the Iscn OF
10 navy back to their homes
such form that they can be-
ma influential citizens" said
,e Rev. Mr.. Scott. $50 one ef
: most important features. of
10 welfare work aboard OUT
,,na and at our naval se&sioRs
shore It so teach the newcomer /
I, must accept definite resp0nsi-
ilities. 1.
"Morally the men OF the Paci-
,tic fleet measure up to the
,ndard Of any similar body Of
nerican men. They come from
Il sections Of the country from
u conditions of society. But
nee they get into uniform and
# the spirit of things they graz
lsily mould themselves into dif-
rent sorts OF n.cn from what
lev were.
"The navy and the army are
IT reformatories in any sense.
hey do not want men who will
ut obey. But great deal can
done by naval Officers IN heIp-
,g men to overcome bad habits
recognize the need OF discipline
punctualitv and Of honesty in
ieir everyday lives,
Iany Pursue Technical ctnu.hs..
1T is delight to me to be able
. help backward men, to correct
'ults which can be overcome by
little moral persuasita eserr.-
ANY letters are written each
ear by anxious mothers. sisters.
rOthers, fathers, sweethearts and
other relative of men in the navy
the captains of the various
lips and turned over 4 the chap
lins.
Sometimes the complaint will
nneern irregular remittances Of
iOney to the folks at home, or
agligence in answering letters,
little infractions of discipline
hich have come to the notice Of
'meone who has the welfare OF.
'le one mentioned at heart.
When l have to perform snch
little missions aboard the Few
lexico usually find that
Y two suffices. The offenders
IKE their lectures in a good
'atured way, and in Post cases
y not have to be , addressed
gain.
References were made recent
y 10 a Los Angeles Mayoralty
campaign to alleged zee in va
-ious parts of the city. So far
know Los Angeles is one OF
le cleanest big cities in the Far
vest In connection with the
'ame references allegations were
made that the m N of the Pacific
.ieet were frequenters of vice
sns' Of course, NJ check is
nade of what our men do when
aey go ashore. but l am sure
aeh charges are not true Of the
eef 81 D =
have found that most Of
le american naval men are, an
nous to obtain as much educa-
"Aal training as possible. Some
tae New Mexico's crew are
uosnts in correspondence couif-
= and send their papers regu-
any to the headquarters Of these
s'aons schools. 0otheFs ara
'Aeaed by officers when they
'aAe occasional requests for aid
'nelr pusuft OF technical stu
~npehhon for Annapolis Keen.
oene Of the men or the Paci-
ueet attend the right n1gh,
t-0o acre at Los Angeles Far
sr San Pedro. as it is k-- en-.
OIL these men ny to win
-.'s al Annapolis, as there are
hundred opportunities annual
W men Of the navy 20 sv 10
~sa Academy.
an important lesson of the
"ss obtained from the l.
work which. the American
Know was done so well by