Show TO TIlE THE U UNIFORM IFOn Probably most of our readers ar arnol arnot are not nol aware are fare that an unjust discrimination exists against the enlisted man manin in the United States ol navy and naval mIlRa when he I Is In uniform An enlisted ted man In ill civilians civilian's clothes can e ii e any seat in a 0 theatre or an any ac accommodation J at a hotel restaurant ant j 01 place of public entertainment that ho he In Is willing to pa pay for If Jr hl however vc he Iw presents himself In that uniform which is lt the evidence ho he belongs to a 11 service f of or which which the theS S na nation ton Is ju Justly proud he I Is ell discriminated d against The rhe ticket seller at at tJ box ho office window tells him that the seats feat arc are sold and there 1 I is onh only duly room In the upper gallery The fhe cl clerk r at nt the hotel counter Informs him th thru lt there are arc no rooms to be he had n and ll advises him to go down n to th wa water ter r front or 01 on the Bowery The l restaurant ta keeper t tells him that th the tales tables are arc all engaged or that it Is a a. standing rule rille of his his- establishment t not notto Ill to serve guests who du do rot w wear ar coats or nr collars It Is not on only I Impo Impossible ible to defend l h this c discrimination but hut It Is 1 to tn discuss cuRS It temperately It mo may be ih this discrimination has been handed down to the publicans and andt I t l managers from their pr predo- predo ce In lil th the bygone time when th the t nu navy waH wa composed to a certain extent extent ex ex- tent of or men who were Impre Impressed ed ot or lr drafted ite and it a large per per- per per-I nta e of unruly spirits who were always al al- always ways 08 unkempt and boisterous on un hor hore TI Those were the good old lays lILyS of or grog anti and the cat when 1 Jack rack ack ashore was a terror tenor to to the town ach Such a n discrimination was then Ilien merel merely a 0 p prudent precaution Today however the enlisted men of or 1 llio Ilie ho United States navy T and of the th naval na militia are arc clean cut respect re able Intelligent American citizens Taking r them as Individuals they are better entitled d to reception In places of or public entertainment tha than the em a a citizen In his cr c every day ay ayl clothes l 1 Tho The patriotic character of eif their culling calling their decent dt deportment and amid of aUla c entitle I them hem Li to tn the tIit best ct consideration The rhe people of or our country are arc to today Luday Lu- Lu U- U day not only fond rond of but the they tI re respect ie- ie the man behind the gun un It ItIs ItIs Itis Is high time that through th the power of their patronage thc they enforced that respect upon uI hot hotel 1 keepers and man nina n agers c It ma may be lp all alleged 1 that the popular term blue Jacket t Is a misnomer misnomer mis mis- nomer because e the enlisted man of th the na navy or naval na militia appears In rE regulation uniform in a n shirt or with a n wide rolling collar and bare throat or In a C pea pen jacket or re reefer fer which corre corresponds pond to tho the civilians civilian's overcoat and Is consequently nth taken off otT Indoors It has hns often been n contended contended con con- tended ndell that the enlisted m men n should be bo provided pro with a n jacket of practical 1 pattern and smart appearance which would perhaps button across the tho throat In front and to th the esthetic Ideas of the critics of the present uniform but such uch a n garment Is IR unnecessary rr from th thin the naval point of view and would amid add materially to the expense nf of the uniform out out- fit It Is with pleasure that we record that through the efforts of the Niche Nicho Icho- Icho las Ins fiddle Diddle section of Philadelphia this discrimination was latel lately abandoned aban aban- by the tIme voluntary action of the manager of one of the principal theatres In that city We e e trust rust that this movement mo will be he taken up generally gen gen- emIly b by each section of the I league i and by each individual member so far rat faras faras as It Is within his power OI to the end that nil all theatres hotels and places of public c entertainment throughout the theland theland theland land may a accord to citizens who are ore serving PT In the country's countr df defense t not only emily their thell fair faIL and just rights rIght but that re respect ct which I Is due clue under all nil circumstances to th the uniform when worn b by those who are a credit to It Len Journal Navy Xa Navy League u |