Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1921-06-16
UNCLE TED'S BED
TIME STORIES
"FuLL SPEED AHEAD.


on train but know they use it on
boat" 1t was Jack talking to his
sister about an expression used on
boats when the Captain wants the
boat to go as fast as possible.
what are you kiddies talking
about this time" asked Uncle Ted as
he had fixed up for the children in the
old barn.
Ruth says that when they want a
train to go fast they say, ltSpeei
Ahead / said / didn't know but /
did know they use it on boats" an
swered Jack.
"You are right about the boats,
Jack, but there is no way to use such
an expression on trains. Orders are
given there by pulling cord that
blows a little whistle in the engine
cab. You will remember that when
we were on that big lake steamer last
summer / took you into the pilot
house. There was a big dial with
| handle and an arrow that turned to
different words as the captain turned
the handle. One Of these place is
marked Full Speed Ahead others
such as Reverse Slow etc. Down
in the engine room of the big ships,
| far below the pilot house, is big dial
with the same expressions on it.
When the captain turns the handle
in the pilot house it turns the arrow
on the dial in the engine room and
the engineer acts accordingly. When
the pilot turns the handle to Full
Speed Ahead the engineer orders all
the steam possible and the big ship
surges ahead in the water at its great
est speed"
q remember that" said Ruth.
"But kiddies," continued Uncle
Ted, there is another pilot who has
his hand on the lever that is direct
ing the affairs of our great country.
His name is Warren G. Harding. He
knows that there is such a thing as
Full Speed Ahead and he is using it,
His engineers have the machinery of
government we'll oiled, and plenty of
steam in the boilers, and so it has
been we'll handled Ship of State ever
since Pilot Harding took over the
ship. have told you before some
thing about the difference in men.
You know one man can get you to do
the thing he wants by getting you all
enthused about it and worked up to
the point so that you just simply go
do it because you think it is not only
right but because you know it is the
best thing to do. Another man may
come along who wants you to do the
same thing but instead of filling you
with enthusiasm to do it, he tells you
that YOU must do it. That type of
man we know as dictator and in
our form of government we have no
use for such a man.
president Harding has shown all
the men with whom he has come IN
| contact that he is not dictator but
a sincere, capable man who is work
ing On the ship to work with him for
the good of the entire bunch. And
let me tell you Pilot Harding knew
that his ship must go Full Speed
Ahead when he was picked for the
Job. He didn't take just anybody for
member of his crew. He took his
time and picked crew that falls
right in line with the idea of doing
things today and not tomorrow. That
is why he is able to get quick action
when he gives the signal, Full Speed
Ahead
"It's just as l have told you before,
Jackayou can't get team work II the
members of the team aren't the kind
of men who realize the bigness of
! their jobs. Neither can you get full
speed. But if they are men who are
on the job every minute and are
I working with their captain, then they
can't help but win. 1t is the same
way with our government today. Pr
lot Harding picked men like himself
who want speed and team work and
he is getting the results. There
couldn't be more of speed king than
the Postmaster General Will Hays
who has been called human dyna-
mo- Secretary DENLY, former Off
Ger of the United States Marine
Corps, naturally knows the value of
team work and speed. He is real
sailor and commander and is MAX
ing things hum in the navy. Secre-
tary Hughes is unlike many lawyers.
He won't stand for delay, and, there
fore, although most of us may not
realize it, our great foreign problems
are being put through with amazing
speed and with the results that should
have been accomplished long ago.
Then there is Secretary of War
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