The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1925-04-01

| wrong. ACCORDING 10 your
statements. i evidently am.
Tho general public supports it's
navy by paying taxes, as you are
well aware. and in return. receive
a feeling OF safety and protection.
say "ll'a navy" because the pub
lie supports u and therefore owns
Il. The navy was born and reared
by tho public. the former offspring
and latter the parent Since such
relation exists between the two.
why should there not always exist
a love and good feeling Just as tho
Il were IN the case OF mother
and her ohlldg
To permit such articles as yours
70 appear before the people. who
own and support tho navy eontin.
ually, | fear there would soon b.
many men in this world without
country and country without
means Of defense.
Yes my dear II. 7 agree with
you that we had good mon in tho
service during the war and that
they were discharged Immediately
upon ending Of the duration OF war
period SO much for that. They
were men Of good fortune and
why should a millionaire remain in
the service in the time OF peace
Tor tho mchsily ahiary a service
man IA allotted when he can do 10
much better In civil lifcy such
would b. foolish and unreasonable.
| dare say there is not ono million.
aire to DO found In tho complement
OF $4,000 enlisted personnel today.
I but / viii venture 90 say that 90
per cent OF that 5000 are cultured.
well bred men Of good families. And
that IL not erasgerating
You must remember. my dear II.
that the dag OF pirates and tramps
at sea has passed. Such no longer
exists. or. at least, in tho United
States navy.
\ man must be able 20 paks Ger.
tain examinations given by tho re.
cruitlng officer bOfore entering tho
navy and just anyone cannot be
enlisted. II must be remembered. or
course there remains the other 10
per cent who arc below tho aver.
ago man In civn ilfc. They ars
men who have come into the ser.
yico for purpose other than 20
honornbly serve their country. But.
just nH the undertakes ia civil
life ntc cast away 10 prison in the
same way are undoslrables Of the
navy either dishonorabiy dlschRrg.
ed or imprisoned when sufficient
evidence has been obtained 10 con.
Wet them OF their unlawful con.
duct, Since It is Just as impossible
10 rid the navy Of all It's undesir.
ablcg. ~ II Is 10 rid tho United
States ot all its violatora OF tho
18th amendment. We must tolerate
them and weed them out as chance
viii permit That accounts for the
drunken and disorderly sailors on
the streets
But there ars 30 many people
who do not stop 10 realize that
fact. md are every ready 20 jump
10 to conclusion that the whole
navy Is hntcd on tho same moral
standard because OF the same uni
FORM II the people could only real.
ize that fact. II would DO much less
difficult for tho navy department
TO find out tho men OF higher NOR.
Nils and seggregate them accord.
inRly.
Judging from your attitude 10.
sai ds the service men. there is
little doubt in my mind that you
havo ever held conversation with
man in the service II you have.
the man must have been one OF tho
remaining 10 per cent. and from
which your attitude ana opinion
originated. Even at ulnt Sou arc
In tho wrong by choosing to Judge
the entire navy by this one par.
ticular person OF whom / have
spoken. On the other hand. he
might have been one OF tho high.
est morals the navy boasts. That
IL quito possible. II can be that
even the highest morals OF tho