Show A THE NAVY LEAGUE By Frederic J J. Haskin Haslin r fiE UE annual con convention of or the Navy a ay ayI THE league of or the United d States State opens T I tomorrow In Los LOR Angeles Cal Tho cO convention l Is likely to 10 attract wide notice first l hv h reason of ot the growing growing grow grow- In ing tren strength th of the Nav Navy l league n II and I second COnd because this Is tho the first convention conven conen ion tion which this organization has held on the Pacific const It Il ha baa been predicted pre pre- dieted that the Pacific Pacific Pa Pa- ocean will III sonin day become tho worlds world's M r- r and thi there rp In In lii Int liim m n t prevailing pre belief heller l I that for or many years t to lo come this r region t Ix to be he tIm the theatre tro 4 of oC the tho worlds world's gr great ut events vents The rise of ot Japan to tn a power of or th tIm the first rank j the th awakening o of I hIM China the cons conw con con- s w fit of ot the Panama canal and the marvelous mar development de Ca- of or thew the the- thew 4 w coasts CORst of the United d States I and Canada have ht served pd tremendously to Increase the Importance of or the tho Pacific Pa Pa- clUe Ordinarily thy th Navy y I league ague holds Its annual conventions In Washington or on In some Fome of th the eastern cities but this year Yar It W was determined to hold a m meeting meet meet- et- et ing Int on the Pacific MAt enact Tho The officials official of or orthe the tho Il league realize that more and arid more must th those e concerned with tb the be American navy y turn their attention to the Pacific and nd that the time lime In is at hand for tho the consideration consideration con con- and solution of or the new problems problems Drob- Drob lems th that t will III arise arlo with the o opening of or orthe the tho Panama canal At the meeting of the league such subjects subjects sub sub- as aR these will vill ha b discussed d World J Leadership on Oil tho tue Pacific Significance of or Adequate Representation of or Naval al Force Forc on the Pacific The Th Coal COR I Supply of or the Pacific A Pacific Coast Na NaN Navy N Naval nl Defense e o on the Pacific The Panama Canals Canal's Strategic Value The Nay Na Navy and Its Us RelatIons Relation to Worlds World's Is III a strong Stron Nat NR Navy Compatible hh Hi Sincere Encouragement to All Peace Movements German Germany Great GrE-at Britain Franco France and other great powers have h their un navy IEA leagues league UI These organizations arc are older titan than tho the Nav Na league of or the United States which Is only six nix years ears old As AN a R matter of or fact tact It Jt Is only onh about two rears since ino lt its Hili d development Into a strong 0 cl 41 l influential body began Today It 1 ls is a powerful organization for the promotion or of f tho the efficiency of or the tho American merlc n navy y ann and lind has a membership of or nearly American citizens scattered In thirty thirty- three different states It hiss has been tho the purpose o In securing members to add arid only those persons who take takA a real and earnest Interest In the th strengthening of or the navy General Horace Porter former Cormer Car dor II or to Fran France Is III the pr president Truman II 11 Newberry formed ormer secretary of or tho navy Is vice president J. J P. P Morgan Jr Is IR treasurer and Henry II if Ward Is IsI I secretary cretan The headquarters of the league easue I are in Washington The exact of oC tho the league ue Is summed slimmed up In Its constitution as fol Col- lows lows- To spread before the citizens of th tho united Slates Sate In Information as to the condition of or the United States naval forces and arid ships and to awaken public Into Interest rest and activity In all nil matters matter tendIng tending tend tend- ing inc to aid improve p and the efficiency effi effi- of ot the na navy Primarily the tho purpose purpose pur our pose of the league IK is educational It was started by a few rew public spirited men who set et out to give Iv publicity to the tho n needs of or orthe the tho naY navy and to show the reasons why an nn adequate one on should be bo maintained It was perceived by its founders Counder that what was everybody's business was ns nobody's nobody's no no- body's business and arid that while a river and harbor bill ll could get gel el plenty plent of support support support sup sup- port in congress contress because of oC tho the local Interests concerned there was a sad lack hack lacko o of championship for or tho the nl navy In pursuance of or Its purposes tho the league has hns Issued and circulated a great groat deal of printed matter Representative men In Inmost Inmost inmost most of tho the states have been heen Induced to become members and women omen also arc are eligible Not only onh has hap educational work been done but the Influence of tho the league ue has hns been powerfully exerted to strengthening strengthening strength strength- th- th ening the nav navy Last year for or Instance when the situation In congress looked dubious for the authorization of two great battleships tim tho league took hold of tho the situation A thousand nd prominent members mem mem- bers hors scattered from rom the tho Atlantic to the Pacific wrote letters to members member o of the house houpe an and senate and their representatives tIes tives had much t to do rio with tho the action of or congress In authorizing construction of ot two great eat One of the achievements of oC the Ic league asue In which Its officers take pride I Is the se securing sc- sc curing of or a n crypt for or tho the resting place of or tho the hones hon of or John Paul Jones at the tue United States naval nn academy at al Annapolis lis ls General Generl Horace Hornce Porter when whon maCor lador to France at a cost of to himself had the tho hones bones o of the tho naval al hero dug from under the foundations of oC buildings build build- dl ings inge in Paris and transferred to this country countr Hero Here tho they were put In an nn Unsuitable un unsuitable un- un suitable repository at Annapolis The rno Navy Xan league Interested Itself Itsel In the movement movement move move- ment meat to have a crypt provided for Cor b by this is constructed congress and when the thc mortal parts parte of the man who ho first to be bo American navy something made the dreaded m beyond the seas will wi have o a n. fitting fit fit- fil filling tt- tt ting ling place Protection of tho the enlisted man of or thenay the and the tho promotion of his Interests Is navy y na of or the things s for which the tho Navy y I one Espe Empe Especially I unremittingly league has worked Eve Eve- concerned In Inthe inthe been has the league chilly effort to prevent f e mistreatment of oC the enlisted the man because e he wears vears ears the nl uni uniform uni- uni form It has his Insisted d that the enlisted In Jn I uniform should not be he barred on fi-on man I theatres and I f places lS l'S of or amus amusement ment simply h because of or his hil uniform and that he ho should ho entitled to the same treatment as ni other oilier citizens so tong long as am 81 ho hut behaves hi himself It was discovered that two Ia Last t year car I wa publications widely distributed to the enlisted en- en listed men of oC the Iho nl navy nav and socialistic In itt II tono were discouraging young men mep front from enlistment cr In tn n tho the naval service The Navy avy tho the league W was as S Instrumental In halting circulation of or these publications ainone the enlisted men Tho rho league In no sense en o oIs Is warring on or on t but Its officers feet feel that no good leader gO Is end I Is served by trying to weaken the thena I c the men o of tho the na navy or to give young tho Idea Jda tint that II it I Is I made up of or county hired murderers mu r. r and mercenary bles A As a n matter mailer mater of o fact the personnel Includes Include some of or the he best brain brainand brainand the tho of oC th the Iho nn and brawn brwn among young youn men United 1 Suites States While the tbt guard urd and ih h OL owran- owran an- an militia of or the thi United States Stales 1 Is fA sublet sub uh- let icet lo to the Iho CI of or the th In Case cane of or war sar r congress con has hal never n vr put the nn naval I militia mita on a definite Onlo d tahl by hy legislation laton The n. navy nivy 1 league J c Is la strongly In favor rl or ot oh tho th naval al being put on the same basis is 11 the national guard lard It I In I felt that thai this would add l largely r I In tn the th capacity of or the l' l d Stoics States navy nav nAn to 0 make mako sudden n preparation for or eventualities P Something like 2000 naval nl na militiamen enlisted i In the tho thona na navy In iii JI the tho Spanish war and gave pavo n Jn good Many of or the eh lending leading rpm members r o 0 othe of the Iho Navy iV league lea u were wr naval tinval nl l militiamen Truman H. H former orr r secretary of or orthe the na navy nav WR was one cm o of or thep these there lie H I. I was WAR Inactive In active r service r uriC and acquired a knowledge that him In good stead when ho he hI be became became be be- came head hend of the th Jo navy na department The lea league uc 0 advocates ts a nl naval A I reserve o not only onh In r respect to In ci men but bitt vessels as SA SAIl aswell well vell Il it I holds o op p vessels IJ should I bo ix built hullt und under tinder r conditions In which the gov ov eminent can n take lAke them over o for use In Inoa Inease oa ease at e of war nr It I C favors CorS orS the fA d fAth the th m merchant marine but hut It Is II not an uJ- uJ of or Indiscriminate subsidies It II 1 holds R a system o of subventions nUon should bo ho arranged And nd allowed on the basis o of the he services service actually rendered In a A n w. w way the I league ue In this country y In is II similar In purpose to nav navy leagues In such countries as Germany Great Britain ard rd France Franca It I I Is however organized or on a distinctive plan len Doubtless Doubtless Doubt Doubt- Duh 1 less l the most mot powerful nAV navy league 1351 In the world la is that of nr th the German Grma empire This hl organization has ham an enormous membership membership member member- ship and nd Is a powerful adjunct to the movement Ino for or the tho th of o a great greal German navy Emperor William I m nas so 20 1 vigorously encouraged the I league age that It Itma ma may almost almot b be sid he ho has commanded his hi subjects to lo Join Tho The children In the Iho schools are encouraged to lo enroll some something thing that thai would stir sharp harp criticism If I at attempted In tho the d States One of or the tho prime movers mover fora or or a nv navy nav league lenc In this country Is II Col oi 01 Robert M M. Thompson of or New York Yok who was wal trained ai at It the naval na al at al J and who takes a k kan km an Interest In the ing of the of-the lh Another who has ham I navy man worked arduously for tor the building u up of tho the organization In this country Is 8 cr I tary tnt Henry Henr H. H Ward aM of or Washington ton P n. C. C Mr MI Vard Ward Is a man of or wide Int Interests Interest and Is one o of two to men sent abroad hv hy title this government o R as ter secret serret t agents In the he Span Span- Ich Ish war for th the purpose of or discovering the whereabouts of the Spanish fleets neets He lie 1 went to lo Europe as al n R Canadian charte chartered d ft a 1 yacht In England did valuable service in m In giving t the e navy department intermit intermit- llon tion lon of or the whereabouts of or tho the Spanish warships and narrowly escaped being In hung hunS by b the Spaniards at San Juan Porto Rico Mr Ward ard I Is a staunch believer bolever In Inthe Inthe inthe the navy navy ani and has neither time nor energy hi In I the he movement mo to build up the nR navy In lague uE hel believing that thai a I strong stron navy Is t. t not the Iho Instrument of Jingoism but ut the best guaranty of ur peace Tomorrow Tomorrow Tomorrow Southern Southern gress grus Commercial Con Con- Co |