THE AMERICAN FLEET'S CRUISE
NEW YORK, April 19. Lord Kitchener was the guest of the Pilgrims at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel. He said that in Australia he had heard a good deal about the American fleet. What struck the Commonwealth was not only 'the courtesy and good will of the admiral and officers, but the good behaviour, smartness, and preparedness for war of the men and the ships. The visit had created an excellent impassion, and had demonstrated to the world the power of the American navy, while it had brought home to the people of Australia and New Zealand the, kindly feelings which the Americans entertained towards them. Continuing, Lord Kitchener said: " My opinion of the West Point Military Academy may be summed up in the word 'thorough.' It makes men of raw lads, forms their character, and instructs their minds." He added: "I recommend the Australian and New Zealand Governments to make West Point their model; but they will have to work by degrees, for it has taken a century to create West Point."
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Otago Witness, Issue 2928, 27 April 1910, Page 25
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