Transportation by rail is conducted through settled localities. where many residents would quickly discover and immediately report any irregularities or disregard of safety requirements. while by water it is conducted beyond the criticism of any except the actual passengers on the ship. making it all the more necessary for definite regulations. Lanes of travel must be more carefully defined. strength of bow more positive and watertight subdivision to limit submergence. lifesaving equipment better and numerous enough for all. discipline and practice a rudimentary exaction. eye more keen and ear alert to catch the warning cry. as on British battleships as well as on our own. powerful lights should be provided for merchant vessels to search out the partially submerged derelict. buoys should be carried by every ship to mark temporarily the place of the ships burial in case of accident. and men of strength and spirit there must be. won back to a calling already demoralized and decadent. But 10 per cent of the men before the mast in our merchant marine are natives or naturalized Americans. even England. that 20 years ago had barely 7.000 Orientals on her merchant ships. now carries over 70.000 of that alien race. Americans must reenlist in this service. they must become the soldiers of the sea. and. whether on lookout. on deck. or at the wheel. whether able or common seamen. they should be better paid for their labor and more highly honored in their calling. their rights must be respected. and their work carefully performed. harsh and severe restraining statutes must be repealed. and a new dignity given this important field of labor. "In our imaugination we can see again the proud ship Instinct with life and energy. with active figures again swarming upon its decks. musicians. teachers. artists. and authors. soldiers and sailors and men of large affairs. brave men and noble women of every land. We can see the unpretentious and the lowly. progenitors of the great and strong. turning their back upon the Old World. where endurance is to them no longer a virtue. and looking hopefully to the new.
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