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June, 1914 ment in adventising for recruits that "the navy gives young men a chance to. see the world." 'Every arrange- ment had this object in view. The ships stayed in one port during the entire time that the men might not be required to return aboard to move mem. Each = 'ship's:: €ompany. was divided into three parts, which, in turn, were given seven days' leave, which the men might employ as they liked, either remaining in the immedi- ate vicinity and returning aboard the ship each night, leaving it again in the morning or absenting themselves during the entire time. purpose of seeing Europe was gone into with the thoroughness which characterizes everything that: is done in the fleet. The ships were: full of guide books and moving pictures of places to be visited were shown almost nightly on the trip over. Off- cers were formally detailed to arrange trips for the men, look up accom- modations and secure the best pos- sible Instructions The serious rates. and = sug- gestions were given by those who had been in Europe before. Circulars were printed by the ships giving the relative value of the coinage of the different cotntries, and the men were paid off in. French or Italian gold. Military rates were obtained from the French and~=Italian railroads, so that in the latter: country any sailor could travel for 25:per cent of the regular fare. And the men appreciated and took advantage of the opportunity. Many of them were entirely new, a large draft having just been sent for- ward from the Great Lakes Training station, and for them the chance was an unusually good one. No matter where one went in central or southern Europe he found the American blue jacket. I saw him in the galleries of Paris, the mountains of Switzerland and the ruins of ancient Rome, study- ing, observing, absorbing the best that Europe had to offer to wide- awake America, and wherever he went, I found him courteous, sober and self-respecting. Much has been Written of the good behaviour of our men while ashore, and none of it has been exaggerated. If there was to be any rowdy conduct, one would expect to find it in the ports in which the ships were anchored, because here would be found the men who wished fo spend their money in having a "so-called good time" rather than in travel, and -yet Gen. Carbillet, com- manding the land forces of Southern France, said as he was bidding good- bye to the officers: "I am simply de- lighted at the behavior of your en- listed men. 1 entered one of the largest cafes in Nice two. nights ago THE MARINE REVIEW 209 STEAMING IN LINE OF BEARINGS IN A ROLLING SEA and eighty American seamen were at tablés which they had engaged. The band played the 'Star Spangled Ban- nér, Everyone rose, and at the close they threw their hats in the air, and as one man shouted 'Viva la France,' "and then. re-seated themselves. I was never so touched by anything in my life. Today I heard of -a_ similar incident in a'tram. Seven American blue jackets occupied adjoining seats when three women entered. All rose like men at drill, while the natives remained seated." The men énjoyed the trip. and. it did them good. There "was less grumbling and fault-finding on the way back..than on the way over, for they had come in contact with other countries, other modes of living and other sailors, and they were better citizens for the knowledge they had gained. When one considers that the only cost of the trip was the coal burned, for ships must bekKept up and men must be paid whether at home or abroad, there can be no question but that the cruise paid for itself many times over! This was the first time that any of the dreadnaughts, except the Delaware, had crossed the Atlantic and the first experience at sea in them, for many of the officers who had recently been detached from other duties, and there was a.good deal of speculation as to the probable behavior of these big ships in rough weather, some freely expressing the opinion that ships so large and massive could ride most any sea with little motion. On the way over we had two days of a dead roll, with practically no wind, which gave us about sixteen degrees of motion on either side of the perpendicular. On the way back, two days of head wind demonstrated without question that these great ships can pitch and F THE FIRE CONTROL MAST. STEERING PLATFORM IN THE BASE O aa LIbUT, Eo J. PAY; 0. 8.4.