Show R Nautical Novelties October 27 was observed ed through throughout out t the he United states States as as as' NA NAVY yr DA DAY Y in commemoration of tho birth cf of former Pro President Theodore Roosevelt et aJl and 1 tho the birth irth o of our our modern Navy Na Proclamations ns w wale issued by hj the thc President Go cp Governors dra drai rs i ind lill Mayors 1 Since the lid dawn wn or recorded his his- adventurous mEn have hu sailed the he C IM i reaching caching out as time timo pursed and navigation anti and ships de do dovel vel CIp J mon of the thc t cu transformed transform transform- ed the unknown into the known Tho cf cr exploration colonization P commerce fl m o in e and tn c t t z u ton are over overwhelmingly whelming a history of rf those who go down to the thc sea in ships hips and andi i occupy their business in th the great miters caters In the thc record of or achievement achievement achieve achieve- ment the Navies of the thc world have o had a large Lugo share In our history the thc United sta States Stales Navy J a Ins has had had 3 y a. rea real part in its development whether er cr in war ar or peace It is an acknowledged fact that the Navys Navy's errands of or mercy have saved saYEd more lives Ii than its guns have destroyed This lus hs been heen accompli accomplished I shed by hy the rushing of medical atI at- at I 1 provisions and supplies to toI I stricken areas arras of floods famine trey fires fires and earthquakes earthquake In national dis- dis it has always been the Navy which has first offer offered d assistance assisto-ace to o the thc population of stricken ares areas The function C cf the Navy Nay is to peace that that mission ion js is as fundamental with the Navy as it is with the tho policeman on the thc beat To that mission we mn must t t havethe havethe have havu the strength that commands respect I I I I I I I I I t the Hie strength that will make the theil evildoer evildoer evil evil- il doer pa pause uso before ho he challenges It the strength that provides tho the 01 lr ry sanction to law and Is capable of ensuring the triumph of or justice whenever or it is challenged In Iu the unhappy event o that war should us us it is the Navys s task to control the seas as to the end CiHi that no enemy may over laud on Our shores so that our people may mayI pursue thell their peaceful lives 3 at ho hems nJ and in their d dealings with other friendly nations In order to con control control con con- the tho seas we must baY have a Navy that can destro destroy the aggressor or 1 r rI drive him him from the hi high h lS seas sas as and thereby render reader him impotent In case of war between other nations nations nations na na- na- na it is our Navys Navy's task to toen enforce enforce enforce en en- en- en force our neutral rIght on 01 the sea and thereby guard against our country coun coutt- try fry being drawn forcibly into the tho I conflict It Is a thousand times clear from the records of history and particularly particularly par par- from records cf the World War Tar that are violated violat violat- ed edith with ith impunity unless protected by an armed force foice A nation with witha a a weak weale 11 Navy y will vill invite attack or hu hu- It i is h for forced cd to cast its let lt with ono one of the bellIg belligerents or or orbe be bc and oppressed by both botu |