New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-12-18
Secretary of Navy Speaks
at the North Carolina
Society Dinner.
SAYS "HYSTERIA"
is ONLY PROGRESS
Martin w. LittletOn Lauds Naval
Policy That Seeks Peace but
Is Ready for War.

Josephus Daniels. Secretary Of the Navy,
was the guest OF the North Carolina So
ciety at its annual dinner held at the
Hotel Plaza last night In the course OF
his speech the Secretary defended the adj
ministration Of President wilson from
the attacks Of "reactionaries" who have
attacked its progressive" measures as
the result of hysteria." He said In part:
THE real trouble IS that this so-called
'hysteria' hurts. 1t keeps party pledges
It does not take from labor the bread II
earns. IL makes protection built wealth
pay income tax II elects Senators direct
from the people They call IT. hysteria
because IL means we can have no more
Senators from the New York Central
Railroad, no moro Senators from the
Southern Express Company, no more
Senators from the New York. New Haven
e. Hartford Railroad, no more Senator'S
from the Standard oil Trust. They call
1t hystcria because II prevents the classes
from exploiting the masses and brings the
government back 10 the people.
After all, the real hystericals are not
the people who stand upon the house
tops and cry for reform, but the people
who are guarding special privilege and
are seeing the castles built by Privilege
tumble down about their heads"
Secretary Daniels was introduced by
Martin W. Littleton, who said Secretary
Daniels was an excellent executive In
times Of peace and who would in times
Of war bring 20 the Navy Department the
finest example Of American patriotism
Rcgarding the attitude Of the Wilson
administration toward the overhauling OF
corporation control. Mr.. Litteton said:
1t was a brave administration. indeed,
which dared TO actually handle these
three great questions and shoulder the
responsibility. II must be very patient
public to await the test OF time for proof
Of the soundness OF these policies.
New York Mt the present moment
seems 10 he the very centre Of pessimlsm
There IS a sense of depression and dis
may here that has not been seen before
in this great city. Wherever this exists
outside OF New York as we'll as In New
York il should not be bllndly ascribed
to the policies Of the government or 10
the enactment into law OF the various
advanced. II not revolutionary, measures
which have been enacted In the nation
and the state.
We arc undergoing the experience OF
having the heavy hand OF the government
laid more firmly on the backs OF men AMI
corporations FOR the purposes OF restraint
Whether In the process of the necessary
restraint Of those who would abuse their
opportunities We are going 20 interfere
too much with the equally necessary lib
erty OF those who would dare TO achieve
We do not know for one sincerely hope
that the reward OF the present admins
tration will be found. after thorough
test, IN the general popular approval
There is one subject about which We
all cannot agree. and that is war. We
agree that there should be no war, but
we cannot agree as 10 whether II is bet
ter 10 prepare for war md pray for peace.
or Just simply pray for peace. But | pre-
fer 10 follow that leadership which. while
IL strives for peace. IS always ready for
war
Among those present were George Cor
don Battle. Rear Admiral Hugo Oster-
haus. Rear Admiral MacRae Winslow.
- = ~ 'dPt"Hl Hl"'i' 'lc"Nc'' '''"-
maudant OF the New York Navy Yard
General n. r. Douglas. commander OF the
Confederate Veteran camp: n. Snowden
Marshall. United States District Attorney
Of the Southern District; Justice Samuel
Seabury OF the Supreme Court Augustus
Van Wyck. Justice NJ w. Platzek H. II.
Sewer. OF the Tennessee Society: Colonel
Robert /. harrison. OF the Nlrgiuians. Al
bert Richie. Of the Maryland Society:
William Hartman Black. OF the Georgia
Society: Walter McCorkle. Of the South
ern Society, and Richard Reid Rogers OF
the Hentuckans.
Rufus L. Patterson. president Of the
North Carolina Society was POSTMASTER.