Show THE NATIONS FIGHTERS The Navy League of ot the United States In session at Washington adopted one day last week this resolution resolution tion ton Resolved That the Navy avy League L asue of or orthe the United d States is In favor of ot the the passage of or a law by congress which I will wi enforce respect for the uniform of ot petty pett officers and enlisted men of the army navy and marine corps at every ever time and place and also the passage of ot laws by legislatures of the various states making it a misdemeanor misdemeanor for any keeper of public house theatre restaurant r or other place of entertain entertainment entertainment ment mentor or amusement nt to t o discriminate against citizens wearing such uni uniforms uniforms forms fors it tt strange that the necessity nece sly for forthe forthe forthe the law la contemplated by the resolution I I I should exist And yet yet the fact that it I I does doss exist eist has ha been demonstrated time and nd again There Ther are arc restaurants In Inthis Inthis this country countr in which service Is to enlisted enlist d men of or either the army or orthe orthe orthe the navy nav They may be ever so neat sober wel weIl behaved they may ma deport themselves n v ay a jen g U but but ut they the r will wil not be served with wih any anything anything anything thing to eat cat or drink drinka If a law is necessary to correct rec this evil evi and It I seems scorns to be necessary It should bo be placed plaCe on the statute books woks at once I I Ms Is hard to find expressions ions sufficiently sUf l of resort r restaurant and hotel proprietors who think their places are too to good god to be beuse used use by enlisted men We Vc venture the assertion ass that the average character is higher hl hiher her mong the enlisted men than it itIs ItIs Itis Is among the snobs who bar them from heir places Tie The T e uniform of the army and the navy whether wh h ther worn wor by officer private Jack tar or marine is entitled to respect wherever ver It I is sen s en for properly worn orn it I Is a badge of honor honorS Suppose S the place of one of these too particular proprietors should be at attacked attacked tacked by a mob of drunken foreigners Would the tue place then be e too good god for occupancy by b enlisted men with wih rifles ries in m their hands We Ve think not noL not And Andie We w ie think further further that at ulf th ver very pro ro if to ho would w ld bar them on ordinary nary nar occasions o would be the th first to toU U f help l I if f 91 tha th occasion for protecting g his roe s Ten fen like that are ar Ire not real Americans They The are arc not good citizens They are snobs who ought to be bc made to spend all aU their 4 time licking the boots of their wealthy we customers |