Evening star., 1934-04-08
REGULARS PRAISE
\ CITIZEN SAILORS
Work of Naval Reserve
Receives Commendation
in Addresses.

III HQQTeSSeSs
The work of the Naval and Marine
Corps Reserves was highly praised in
addresses by officers Of those two
branches OF the regular establishment
in broadcast in the interest Of the
citizen sailors and marines. The
speeches were delivered by Capt. John
Downes, U. S. Navy, director Of the
Naval Reserve Division of the Navy
Department, who is now under orders
to 90 to sea; Rear Admiral w. T. Cluv-
erius, U. S. Navy, commandant Of the
9th Naval District, and Maj. E. c.
Long, U. s. Marine Corps, director Of
the Marine Corps Reserve activities.
There are throughout the United
States men who have served the nag
at sea, and who still serve as members
Of the Reserve force Of the Navy"
said Admiral Cluverius. They form
composite units Of officers and enlisted
men, organized and ready, as Federal
troops, for instant mobilization at the
call Of the President, trained and ready
to take their places on board the ships
Of the United States Fleet.
"As members, also the Naval Militia
in the various States, they answer the
calls for help in time of distress and
disorder, in flood and in pestilence.
They answer well and they render un-
questioned aid. As good citizens Of
their communities, they are always in
the forefront Of every civic enterprise.
Their naval training is available for
every forward looking, practical and
patriotic object.
In the Naval District under my
command, comprising 13 great States
OF the Central West. is the major por-
ton of this force. see these men at
work; I know the personal sacrifices
they make in order to keep themselves
trained; I inspect them at their drills,
carried on so much of the time within
the four walls Of an armory-not very
inspiring TO man who knows the
wide-fung spaces Of the open sea.
have sailed with them in the Training
Squadron on the Lakes. They acquit
themselves well in maneuvers and in
tactics and have seen no greater de-
votion to duty in the feet anywhere. !
am constantly enheartened by their
enthusiasm and their desire to serve
we'll SO as to prove themselves worthy
of our common trust.
The Nays history is also the treas
ured history Of the Reserve, for the Re-
serve has been an essential factor OF
every victory in every war. The re-
muneration that is theirs is almost
negligible. Often it is nothing. They
have stood up splendidly under the
hard blows that fortune has dealt to us
all. There has been no complaining.
for they are good servants of the Ma
tional Government.
Together with these Fleet Reserves
are other and equally enthusiastic
classes of volunteers. The Communi-
cation Reserve forms valuable net
work all over the country. The con-
tributions Of this branch to the ad-
vancements made in radio methods
and materials are most important.
Their activities are recognized in this
broad field Of engineering and they
serve without pay.
The Aviation Reserve train in the
ships Of the fleet and use the same
doctrine as does the air force at sea
Many members of this reserve are
transport and airmail flyers and are
thus trained for both military and
commercial aviation.
The Intelligence Reserve consists
OF outstanding citizens in the different
communities who keep themselves in
formed in matters of naval science
and those reports of national happen
ings, far and wide, are most helpful
to the Navy Department.
THE reserves of the Medical Corps
the Construction Corps and the Sup
ply Corps are professional men OF
established ability who keep them.
selves abreast Of the Nays needs In
their professions. They are volunteers
The Marine Corps Reserve has q
dependable place in the ranks Of that
splendid body which is first to fight.
All honor to those men whose place il
beside us Of the Navy in the defense
OF that which is ours as a nation"
i cannot too highly praise the fine
spirit that permeates the reserves OF
the Navy, the sense of duty, the 10y
atty and self-sacrifice that they dis
play in attending drills and irstruc.
ton with little or no compensation In
order that they may be fully prepared
to do their share in maintaining the
national defense" Capt. Downes said
L have been intimately associated
with the Naval Reserve for almost
three years. They have inspired me
to put forth my best efforts to aid and
develop them and it has been a priv.
lege so to serve them. I feel greatly
benefited through this association"
Maj. Long pointed out that the
Marine Corps, which includes the Ma
rine Corps Reserve as a part of the
naval establishment, is expected tt
stand prepared for their duties with
the fleet In the event of war. He said
that to accomplish this 1t is necessary
to have the Marine Reserves trained
In such basic phases of the military
profession as are practicable and eco.
nomical in time of peace.
THE Fleet Marine Corps Reserve
he continued, "is composed of Infan.
try. Artillery and aviation. The In.
fantry, of course, has its usual com.
plement of machine guns, trench
mortars and 37-mm. guns. Now a.
have said the Navy expects thi.
Marine Corps Reserve to stand ready
for combat, and when I say stane
ready do not mean tomorrow, or thu
| day after. aor the next month, or the
next year. I mean today. To do thi,
the Reserve trains at least once pe,
week and during the Summer under.
goes field training for two weeks
This is not enough. but it is some.
thing. This reminds me that perhap.
many who have stopped at variou.
times near cur service flying field,
and watched with breathless interes
intricate and difficult maneuvers, de
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