| Show SECRETARY DANiElS DECLARES COUNTRY I 1 NEEDS lARGER NAVY Points Out to Navy League Necessity for Obtaining I operation Co-operation of People ASHINGTON April J IL 11 When W WASHINGTON the people plead for tor a I greater will have It American nl navy we wo and nd not till then declared Secretary Danl Daniels Danh's Js In an address at the annual banquet banquot of ot tho the Xav Navy l league of the United States tonight I If It we can convince th the people pic of the tho States that the navy Is theirs and that you ou and I are mo here hero as their servants to carry out their wishes and Interests In re regard Td to it said aid the secretary I r will feel that my rill service here hera has not been in ht vain 1 t dont don't want the people to feel teel that the navy T IB Js anchored somewhere rt away from them In the far o of professionalism pro pro- re m but that It Is moored alongside of the American home and antI for Its protection cUon I T want them to know about It It not only In Its Us past pastI I glories but bit In to Its pre present ent efficiency and Its future possibilities Referring to th the victories s of ot the Y avy in tho the Spanish American war he aid t Jd many people thought those victories victories vic vic- tories showed that this country countr wa a abot as rot not In need ned of oC a a. r l larger er navy y but Jut that Wise 1118 men took an opposite view This preparedness he nd added d can lan cano be o had only by b- rounding rounding- out and com com- I the navy Y and making makinI It lar large e enough to be the strong right arm aim of or orthe the republic an and to todo do the tho work for or which the rl right ht arm Is Intended not nol for tor punishment not for tor Injury to oth oth- others others ers put but ut for protection of ot ones one's self seif ands and andone's s ones one's country count Let Lot us have done clone for once and forever fore with the tho silly boastIng boast boast- Ing ings of ot tho the stripling that we are able to lick an any nation on earth Let us cave done with threats but let Jt us have hao done with the underestimating of or our ourI strength tren-p-th tho the minimizing of or our naval I esprit do corps corps of of that spirit which i would deny that our naval na heroes of pf today are arc potentially as famous an as the tho thoI I I men whose names are on e every ery ry I tongue In conclusion Secretary Daniels said that there should ho bo operation co be between between between be- be tween naval experts and the the- people if f the latter are to bo given I en correct Information Information in information In- In formation conc concerning r the development e I of the na navy People must be Invited to make suggestions and to criticise said alfi h he The public officer who d does docs c not like lIk suggestions and criticisms mB ha has no business In the tho public service whether it Jt be the man who puts coal i In 1 the he dreadnought or Ot the man mOn in the hite House COb Development Congress stands in the way of or efficient effi effi- cleat control of tho n navy nY Y according to Col Robert M. M I. I Thompson chairman or of executive committee X 9 the of ot the Navy l league lounger er admirals he declared are arc n necessary to make an American fleet Jeet effective In time of ot war For some reason said Colonel Thompson Congress Congress' has hns always alwa's had hada a I. I strong prejudice prejudice against t giving high rank to officers in the navy When hen the Spanish war broke brok out our entire system ol of promotion was Ignored Officer Of or- to command the fleet were se selected so- so even from the tho captains' captains list U the senior officers being ignored and Congress Congress Con Con- gress has persistently refused to provide pro pro- vide vide- for tor the situation which confronts confronts confronts con con- fronts It Under the present law our admirals are jire too old when they reach the flag flag- na rank and they have had too little experience experience experience ex ex- ex- ex In command to be properly properly- f qualified for handling the fleet In time of ot otar war ar According to Capt W. W T I. I Chambers 1 U U. S S. S N N. who today neither the dirigible or tho the aeroplane c ever er will supplant the mo modern ern battleship as a 0 carl unit If Ie such Much a thing tiling were ere Probable ho declared J G Germany which has made the greatest progress In aeronautics generally would not b Lp be i exerting eer every energy to create a great reat naval strength th Ho Ill added aiMed however howe that the tho aeroplane would be he of or great value to a strong naval naul force forca In an auxiliary capacity Propone Promotion Reform Rear Admiral Almiral Thomas 0 O. O e U U. S. S N. N retired advocated radical re reforms reforms reforms re- re forms In tho the methods of or promotion for I naval officers so 50 that there would be I younger men of ot flag rank In al active tho service ser HP lie proposed a plan to lower I retiring age ngo limits and the selection of or for Cor promotion by Ly active naval na nn- val al officers Ho lie also proposed that the term of or enlistment of tailors sailors be Increased in increased In- In creased d to ten ton years cars of ot which three should he be active dut duty on shipboard Id and andeen seven en in lh the reserves with a months month's active dut duty each y year ar This he sal said would create a strong tronG naval reserve of experienced men Commander J J. S S. S U. U S S. S N. N gave gave cae technical exposition of th the strate strategic strategic stra stra- te lc value to the Panama canal Directors were elected as follows follows- For tho the term ending March 31 1 1914 14 Carter Harrison Fitzhugh h of ot Chicago Go Gov Emmett Emmott ONell ONeil of ot Alabama Clarence Clarence Clarence Clar Clar- ence Ouslay of Fort Worth orth Tex nn and R. R W W. P. P r of New lew York Term ending March 31 1015 I j. j D. D Phelan of or San Francisco George Gcorge V Y LIcer L L. Meyer Icer of ot Massachusetts and ind Perry lid Belmont Bel- Bel mont moat of New York Term ending March 31 21 1 1916 16 A A. A II H. Stayton Staton Charles L L. Poor Louis Osborn i Henf Henry H H. Ward J J. J Morgan nn II Clinton E E. Brains Beekman Winthrop William lUlam A A. A Clark and It U. A A. A Long reelected re- re elected |
