Evening Star Newspaper, January 20, 1924, Page 61

FICTION S Part 5—8 Pages Clever A ¥ Personal Initia- tive One of the Prized Assets of Those Who Repre- sent the Navy De- partment Abroad. ]o}m Paul Jones Gave the xslpeciflca— tions for an Officer Who Should Deal With Issues of Peace or War. H. DACY. [ e service bars of | statesmanship are never d! cernible the uniforms of our American naval officers, these experts of the seven seas a ¢ perfortn yeoman achievements ttling seething controversies, and n smoothing out sou: al on s of pot: confiict by the work of their wits and | the clever talented tongues. Scrutinize carefu though the detalled curriculum of ates Naval Academy. ov not fin” hip, p use of their Annapo urses offered in s fine: by prac dogs" are ined in the ethi quence i of ty-cylinder state: tive is one of every graduate mid- is trained to arly in tim ¥ His v such that he and stlek: masters the out home runs ed. T are the educated poli- time: e and pman quick! He poling are n the attr ticfan of When es of modern John Ta Navy, fir oreboard of of to , father Legan an sea com- d diplomacy as anding qualification. In th regard, Jones once wrote to a frien. “Our {deal naval officer should b thoroughly versed . and capable, if cailed maintaining a dignified and judicial correspondence involving the portentous issues of between great pow The naval officers tailor-made editions Jones' specifications, than a century ago. dents of unusual = masters of do not an out, of today of John Paul drawn up more They are stu- the tragitions of when the need f and suffer the consequence do mot dilly-dally over me methods, but get results in a ereditable to the integri of Uncle Sam's great B (QUR uniformed aiplomats the deep blue sea often have the exi- zencies and intricacies of novitiate statesmanship thrust upon them when they are totally unprepared to assume such overloads. Nevertheless, in the customary efiicient Annapolis way. shoulder the burdens and, as may be, analyze and dissect them and reduce them to solvable form. A naval officer out on a tour of routine inspection may suddenly be confronted by a snarl of interna- tonz} .complications that are closely linked _¢5 the policies of a dozen dif- Ferent countries. He has to think and act with almost instantaneous de- cision. Despite the relative inexpe- nlence in matters of state of many of the officers who have to decide such emergency complications the arrors are but few, the mistakes are almost negligible. The efMclency of his emergency response to abnormal service is one of the best compliments hat can be pald to the preparation and training which the naval experts receive at our national sghool for se- lected midshipmen. The management of the mammoth hattleshins which now constitute the | United States Navy “is admirable schooling for the diplomats of the agarter deck. Practical common sense ‘s really the steering wheel of suc- essful statesmanship, . -and it cer- tainly takes an overplus of common sense to maintain’and operate one of our armored ocean grevhounds. The all-round confidence of Amer- fcan diplomacy, fn the efficlency of *he United States naval officer s apt- 1y summed up in a statement by John Hay, made when he was Secretary of State: “I always feel relieved when one of our naval officers arrives on the Beene, for he always keeps well within the situation.” To many Deoples in many different countries of the world the American naval officer stands for Uncle Sam, They never see or meet our official diplomats .or representatives of our corisular service, but regularly they come in contact with officers of the United States Navy. They visualize Uncle. 8am and the' United States through ‘the plans, actions and con- ~ersation of our uniformed naval rep- resentatives, Particularly in ports where Uncle Sam maintains neither consular rep- resentatives nor other government offictals is the importance of the na- val officer’s appearance augmented. The State Department may plan cautiously and carefully the direc- tion of foreign internatioral policles. 1n practice, however, the acts and ac- tions of a naval officer may knock - | VCommodore STEPHEN | Who negotia & i t’(eaiq%vitk'l‘tipofi which ended our ayment of ribute to the pirates, feat | perfection ! in the usages of | ace or war | are | JOUN PAUL JONES . £ these well-laid plans into a cocked hat. In the mojoritv of instances the graduate midshipmen are equal to the emergency. All praise to Commodore Matthew C. Perry, for he was the Warren Hastings and Daniel Webster of the United States Navy—a worker of diplomatic wonders and star states- man of Uncle Sam's sea serv It was Pergy who unraveled the riddle and produced a satisfactory settlement of an important dispute betwesn American and Britsh fishing irterests as to their respective legal rights to fish in Canadian waters. Perry's recommendations, after a thorough invest: pute, wero instrumental in the in- ception of a new treaty between Canada and the United States that ironed out all the points of contro- versy. This achievement was epoch- al, inasmuch as approximately 28,000 American fishermen, who manned more than 2500 vessels, were en- gaged in commercial fishing in those waters. % % % |QHORTLY thereatter Uncle Sam de- cided to bring matters to a head with Japan- and to settle once and for all time America’s rights to com- merce with the-people of the Nippon. The complicated mission <was dele- gated to Perry. Believing in _informational pre- paredness for his foreign excursion. Commodore Perry devoted all of his time to the study of our relations and trade with Japan and the char- acteristics of the Japanese people before. he embarked on his momen- tous voyage. He studied all available books on Japan and personally inter- viewed dozeMs of American whalers who had worked in Japanese waters, Incidentally, he ascertained that more than $17,000,000 -of American capital was invested in the whaling industry off the coasts of China and Japan. This in itself justified his trip. As a pretext for his trip, Commo- dore Perry used the official announce- ment that he hoped to make mutual arrangements with Japan for the care of shipwrecked sailors - who landed on the shores of either Amer- ica or Japan. Perry loaded his ships with the best American agricultural seeds and machinery. He knew that the Jap- anese were Intensive agriculturists and he hoped to incite their trade interests in the United States by the 1 ation of the dis-| ~* MAGAZINE SECTION - = h ¢ Sunday Shar, WASHINGTON, D. C, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2¢, 1924. CoMMODORE PERRY, loaded farm machivery to gain the trade iuterest of Japan,, ather of the U.S. Navy and one of her pioneer diplomats. introduction of plements. our labor-saving im- was accorded practically carte In fact, he instructions, cretary of State, matters and turned this particular task over to the efficlent naval commandes tesman- strategist that he was, Perry used all the resources of camouflage and inno- | cent deception in his negotiations. The huge man-of-war which Perry | anchored in Yeddo harbor greatly im- pressed the orientals. Catering to their love of mystery, the American commo- dore remained aboard his ship most of the time, going ashore only for confer- ences with the emperor. By ‘diplomacy, Perry negotlated a great® commercial treay with Japan—a master stroke of statesmanship which was marveled at throughout the entire world. A well worded description of Perry's feat reads as follows: on this expeditio wrote own Danlel Webster, the out his as E was a victim of the final drive on the front in France Jjust before the armistice was decldred. His trewbling was constant, his lips quivered, and his hands worked j convulsively. It was shell-shook. He had been carried to a field hos- pital, where Dr. Allenby, a young neuro-psychliatric specialist, was bend- ing over him anxiously. “T've felt all over. I don’t seem to be wounded. But tbat shell burst only ten feet gway. It almost buried me!"”. These phraces came out spas- modically. “A narrow escape!” said the doctor. “But it was an escape, after ail You have no wound. You'll be bet- ter presently.” He caught the young soldier's roving eyes in a compelling saze—it was almost hypnotic—and there was a soothing influence in his words. A quick fricndship developed be- tween them, although the doctor's duties led to many cots. He returned only occasionally to. Murdock, who had given his name.almost at first ds the doctor was noting his tag rumber. And tae young man, gain- ing slowly, for his heart had been weakened, looked more avidly for this mew friend than he did for the 'BLINDFOLDED Commodore Matt] with Jap ments w ¥Perry went forth like the fair prince to open the castle of Thorn- ,Tose. It was with a kiss and not with a blow that the sleeping maiden of the eastern seas was won. Perry could strike from the shoulder. His were the guns of Vera Cruz and his Paixhans shells could have reduced Yeddo to ashes in half a day, but he chose rather to out-Chesterfleld these comely nurse who iiad been assigned to him. Farly in their association Murdock seemcd anxious to talk intimately. Encouraged, he revealed a life of sacrifice—in ‘fact, two lives of sacri- fice. He had become infatuated with a dancer in the tieater ard induced her to marry him. They soon dis- covered ihat they were wholly un- suited to each other, yet they lived together for years. S, * k ok % “SHE was'a, good woman,” said Murdock, “but she married me, I believe, to 'escape a stage life. Of course we both wers .very young, and there was the vital urge of youth on both sides. I tried to be kind to her, but her temperament got on my nerves. We were so different. Yet I came to depend upon-her-in a strange way. Young as she was, she mothered me—looked after my comfort.” ‘The maternal instinet,” said Dr. Allenby. - “You had no children?’, “No children, But we couldn’t stand it finally and separated. I enlisted. I have often wished she might fall in love with some good man to mutual happiness. I°should resign her willingly.” After a certain stage Murdock did tegotiated our Commercial ok S Iis ship S o’ ; AREARADMIR.A.L MARK L.BRISTOL, w C.Perr aty nd Ashd T~ T~ Jortentar Chesterflelds in the minute- ness, severity and suavity of his etiquette. With time, with patience, firmness and delicacy equal to that demanded in a first-class flirtation, with sublime . attention to details, with a terrible earnestness that brooked no trifie, Perry succeeded. Thornrose awoke. her warders drew | the bolts and opened the doors.” By not improve. Dr. Allenby, who blanned his removal to a hospital in Paris, did not tell him that the pros- pect was grave, but on the contrary cheered "him. The doctor was reassigned to a new fleld, where there were impro- vised amusements and more civilized surroundings. At the canteens there were many young women. One out of the or- dinary was Miss Lee. Her artistic gifts were unusual. In spare mo- ments she painted things which seemed unique, and they were used to decorate the canteen to which she was attached—fishes that in action and environment had a Japanese touch; masses of flowers, and birds in patches of foliage that soldiers whose- lives had been spent in the open recognized as old friends. And occasionally she danced with.a fas- cinating virtuosity. She was slender, graceful, dark-haired and brown- eyed, and her face in animation shone with the light of genius. ! The soldiers adored her from afar, as 2 woman unapproachable in the ordinary sense. Although she was several years older than Dr. Allenby, he was quickly attracted to her. And lshe was attracted to him. They fell with seed rartments and the g AN merican Naval Officers Are Statesmen of Seven Seas Commodore Perry’s Services in Establishing Trade | Relations With Japan— Admiral Dewey’s Achieve- ments in the Pacific Ocean—Admiral | Bristol's Diplo - matic Duties in the Near East — Mex- ico and West Indies. |Uncle Sam now maintains no officia {ambassador at Constantinople, hut Admiral Bristol acts with all the [powers of such a dignitary. He is |official representative our na- Itional departments of State, War. |Navy and Commerce. He also is the {right-hand man of the United States Shipping Board and chairman of the local chapter of the American Red |cro He protects the rights of {American citizens and promotes trade ibetween Constantinople dealers and |American ports. During the last five ears American commerce has risen of - {from fifteenth to second place on the § . . . (r' sailor- Statesman . who represenis the ate, War, Navy and COm}fwrCc eons{,a.n{:inogic‘ DMIRAL DEWE fanila was but a later copyright of Com- modora Perry—an abridged edition of |United States Navy fineness and | aiplomacy. Dewey acted as a three ply representative of Uncle Sam, as he fell heir to all the duties of the State, War and Navy Departments in Philippine waters. While America re- mained at war with Spain, Dewey struck at the power of Spain wherever possible. Simultaneousl: refrained from co-operating Aguinaldo or his adherents in eny {official manrer. He avoided all en- tangling. alliances of that nature. When Uncle Sam purchased the Philippines for $20,000,000 Dewey at least knew—even though the dele- gates to the peace conference did not with J. A. Waldron/ into association, and were in love be- fore either realized it. Being in love, although nothing had been spoken, it was natural that they should seék each other mordand more. His am- bition interested her, and her fascina- tion to him was fed by her talents. ok % % ¢6\JERE vou ever on the stage?” he asked one day. “You dance so wonderfully.” “Yes,” she replied, “but-not from choice.” “If had no attraction?” “Not the least. “And you paint so charmingl. might make a vocation of that. gifts are wonderful!” “Before I came here they were almost - hateful to me. They once s5t00d between me and starvation, and I suffered. There is no inspiration in that. I am happy to exercise them here because they seem to delight the men who are risking their lives for kumanity.” He studied her face. some great unhappiness.” “Unhadpiness—yes!" Her eyes molstened as she looked in his with something Ifke pleading. His gaze transmitted something deeper than sympathy. “Uihapptriess s more common than You Your 'You have had he | Stipping fibud%.% comprehend the f: yat wo had also purchased a ravaging rebellion. John Paul Jones way the original {example of what thejclever Ameri- can naval officer shfuld be in the {line of initiative apll resource. By diplomatic art andgartifice he forced the hands of both“England and Hol- |land during the. eventful days of 1178 |such a masterful letter of diplomatic expression and protestations to the British ambassador at ‘The Hague |that the Englishman thought the brilliant Benjamin Franklin himself had written the letter over Jones' signature. Modern statesmen of States Navy are Jegion. Their ac- complishments are remarkable. The lattermath ‘of the world war trans- {formed certain American naval of- ficers, for the time being, {credited agents of the State Depart- jment. These men have exercised the full powers of ministers and con- suls in forelgn. waters. Admiral M.' L. Bristol is «. - such. His ship, anchored just off Constan- tinople, is his floating embassy Pt e e S — the United we ‘realizeé,” he said. ““I have seen much of it here—at the front—among men, some of whom seemingly were too young to have seen much of life. One young man’s mental misery, based on prior experience, dominated him cven under stress of serious injury He made a grievous mistake in mar- rying. “Men have no monopoly of marital misery,” she said, and hesitated. “T don't know why I feel like confiding in you, yet—' “Yet you do—you will. I will con- fide in you. May I? You are very dear to me, Miss Lee.” \ She_turned white. “But I have de- ceived you—everybody here. That is my maiden name. I have been mar- ried ‘Married? “Yes. To escape the theater. And found unhappiness. We were impos- sible to each other. I came here to forget it all.” “How like the case of the young man I told you of—Murdoel “Murdock s my, hushand's name!” (Copyright, 1024, At that time Jones addressed ! into ac- | {trading charts of Constantinople. { Rear Admiral McCully is another |graduate of Annapolis who Ilatterl: has been engaged in diplomatic pur- !suits. The State Department gecent- {1y used him on a diplomatic missio southern Russia. ange to tell {Admiral McCully became so interest |ed in seven refuges Russian children {while on this quest that he adopted them and brought them back to A“'fls.hll'l:tm‘k with him. | I the era directly following the Ar mistice, Rear Admiral Philip An- |drews was assigned to Adriatic | service where he was stationed to lassist in the execution of the terms | of the Austrian armistice. His duties | were primarily those of a naval o | ficer but, as a side line, he engage in diplomatic work and was respor sible for preventing the outbreak of warfare in his locality between tl |Ttalians and the .Jugoslav Brig {Gen. J, H. Russell of the United i States Marine Corps, a graduate of Annapolls, now is serving efficientiy as high commigsioner to Haltl. ! About ten years ago, Rear Admi | B. A. Fiske, by exercise of exi- |gency, statesmansnip and strategy. | was able to quell a revolution in Su Domingo and succeasfully seat a ne American minister in that dand of disruption 2nd revolt, Two vears later, Rear Admiral Frank F. Fletch er occupled Vera Cruz and reorg: {ized the entire government of tha | Mexican scaport. The administration of civil government in many « our foreign possessions is annua {an important enterprise of the Unit- led States Navy. In fact, much of | the annual funds appropriated by | Congress for the intenance of the Navy are expended in that way. | From the day that Commodore i Stephen Decatur wrote “finis” on the {payment of tribute to the barbary i pirates by negotiating a treaty with the Bey of Alglers, national naval of- | ficers have played fmportant parts in | the establishment of treaties with many foreign powers. Back In 1826, without official or ders or instructions of any kind fre | Washington, Capt. Catesby Jones of the United States Navy engineered a remarkably fine treat with the | Hawalian government. The federal Senate refused to ratify this treaty land before the congressional squab | ble over it wus finally settled, French and English naval authorities nego- tiated other treaties with Hawail which antedated the Jones treaty. Commodore Kearney, In command of the American far eastern flec during the days of opium warfare between China and England, scored a master stroke of diplomatic tachlevement when at the settlement of these difficulties he obtained from the Chinese peace commissioners | trade concesstons - for Unites States similar to those negotiated with Great Britain. Thus was the commercial door of China opened to the United States. For four centurics, Turkey Wwas successful in preventing all foreign Icounlrk’s from establishing higher | educational institutions in the lati tude of the Bosporus. It was th | indomitable Admiral Farragut of the United States Navy who finally brought matters to a head by carrs- ing the project directly to the grand {vizler. Admiral Farragut requested that an American misslonary col- lege be permitted to ralse its build~ {ings in Constantinople. The Turkisn | authorities relented and allowed Robert Collegs to be established, tho -first educational Institution of any outside country to be inaugurated off the Bosporus. [ERARARA Pinholes in Steel Plate. HE manufacture of an adding ma- chine requires the drilling of ten holes in a eteel plate a thirty-second of an inch thick, each hole to be ac curate to a thousandth of an inch, yet no bigger than a pin in diameter {Such a problem stopped the manu | tacture of the machine on a commer- . cial basis until the Inventor of the [ calculator could invent a means of solving it. This he did through the | medlum of & drill that carries ten spindles, each holding a drfll of num- six Morse gauge, which is about the size of the pin of ordinary use.* Each little sliver of steel that does the work {s driven by a belt operating through a' cam head and therefore works at the same speed as that of its neighbors. The actual drilling requires ten seconds.