 While the foregoing represent the principal duties, it is difficult to enumerate all the tasks that fall to the service, for it is essentially an emergency service, and it seems to be generally recognized that all the great departments of the Government...  Annual Report of the United States Coast Guard - Page 44by United States. Coast Guard - 1920Full view - About this book
 | United States. President's Commission on Economy and Efficiency - Civil service - 1912 - 630 pages
...an armed coast patrol smuggling would soon spring into existence along our many miles of seacoast. During all periods of the year and at such times as...of military discipline and training is maintained to fit the personnel for cooperation with the Navy in time of war, as the law recmires. This function... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations - Public buildings - 1912 - 1008 pages
...something is likely to happen. The CHAIRMAN. Is that all the service does? Capt. BERTHOLF. During all the periods of the year and at such times as least to...of military discipline and training is maintained to fit the personnel for cooperation with the Navy in time of war, as the law requires. This function... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1914 - 54 pages
...Government should call upon revenue cutters for any special work of a maritime nature for which no vessels are especially maintained. During all periods...of military discipline and training is maintained to fit the personnel for cooperation with the Navy in time of war, as the law requires. This function... | |
 | Harrison Summers Kerrick - United States - 1916 - 510 pages
...sponge-fishing law. 13. Patrolling ice fields of the North Atlantic to warn vessels from danger of icebergs. During all periods of the year and at such times as least to interfere with emergent duties of a civil nature a rigid system of military discipline and training is maintained... | |
 | HARRISON S. KERRICK - 1918 - 864 pages
...sponge-fishing law. 13. Patrolling ice fields of the North Atlantic to warn vessels from danger of icebergs. During all periods of the year and at such times as least to interfere with emergent duties of a civil nature a rigid system of military discipline and training is maintained... | |
 | George Mygatt Fisk, Paul Skeels Peirce - Commercial policy - 1923 - 344 pages
...performance of these duties and the rendering of emergency service at the call of any department having " special work of a maritime nature for which no other vessels are especially maintained." Other Public Agencies. — While a comprehensive treatment of all the organs of government touching... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1926 - 40 pages
...service, and it seems to be generally recognized that all the great departments of the Government should call upon the Coast Guard for any special work of...for which no other vessels are especially maintained or are available. It is perfectly evident that the duty of rendering assistance to vessels in distress... | |
 | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce - 1926 - 38 pages
...be generally recognized that all the great departments of the Government should call upon the Ooast Guard for any special work of a maritime nature for which no other vessels are especially maintained or are available. It is perfectly evident that the duty of rendering assistance to vessels in distress... | |
 | United States. Coast Guard - 1927 - 46 pages
...service, and it seems to be generally recognized that all the great departments of the Government should call upon the Coast Guard for any special work of...civil nature, a rigid system of military discipline, drill, and training is maintained better to fit the personnel for the duty of operating as a part of... | |
 | United States. U.S. Congress. House. Committee on pensions - 1929 - 32 pages
...service, and it seems to be generally recognized that all the great departments of the Government should call upon the Coast Guard for any special work of...which no other vessels are especially maintained. The figures for the fiscal years 1915-1928, inclusive, give an idea of the services rendered by the... | |
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