Word: squadron
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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Captain Southerland began his lecture by saying that prior to the Atlantic squadron's departure from Hampton Roads a year ago last December there was no real American fleet. The admiral had to whip the sixteen ships into shape so that they formed an organized fleet...
After starting, the first thing that the admiral did was to form the squadron into a line in Indian file. He insisted that the ships should keep just four hundred yards apart. They straggled for a few days, when the admiral began to send disagreeable messages which touched the officers' pride, until they all decided to do what he wished. As soon as he found that they had learned to keep their distance he began to put them through every imaginable evolution until they were able to perform with perfect accuracy...
...ships visited a number of cities in Australia. They then sailed to Manila and from there to Japan. At Tokio the admiral and captains met the Mikado, receiving an honor that has seldom been conferred upon foreigners. For five days the festivities continued in honor of the squadron. At the end of that time the fleet left Japan for Manila, and after a month's gun practice it started for the United States...
...Cuban coast in command of the U. S. S. Eagle. Captain Southerland has written a number of scientific papers, among which are "Azimuth Tables," "Nautical Monograph No. 4," and "The North Atlantic Cyclone of August, 1883." He has just completed the tour of the world with the Atlantic squadron as commander of the New Jersey...
...years ago our fleet defeated the Spanish squadron, giving the United States control of 8,000,000 alien people. The islands are not part of the United States, yet the Supreme Court holds jurisdiction over them, and although they are under our flag, the natives are not American citizens. In one respect we treat them as foreigners--in our tariff relations. This commercial was greatly hinders the development of the islands. The Philippines are our only dependency with such a handicap...