The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-26
BRYAN PRAISES
DANIELS in TALK
BEFOREY. N. c. A.
AtBanquet ofRailroad Branch
He Says Secretary Is Inter-
ested In Men.
FIVE HUNDRED AT DINNER


Before Josephus Daniels has completed
his term of Office as Secretary of the
Navy, no mother In the United States
will have any prejudice against allowing
her boy to enlist in the navy, and all
will be satisfied that when their sons
retire from the service they will possess
just as high and even a higher standard
Of morals than when they entered. This
statement was made by Secretary of
State Bryan in a speech delivered last
night at the fifth anniversary dinner of
the Terminal Railroad Department of the
Young Mems Christian Association in
the Union Station gymnasium.
More than five hundred guests were
present, including Secretary Daniels,
Senator Henry F. Ashurst Of Arizona,
Representative ]. T. Lloyd OF Missouri,
Senator Wesley L. Jones of Washington.
H. B. F.. Macfarland. former Commits
sioner of the District, and several rail-
road officials. The spacious gymnasium
was beautifully decorated with flags and
palms, and music enlivened the proceed
ings.
Before Secretary Daniels took the
oath of Office there were many who had
doubts as to his ability" said the Sec
rotary of State. Now all doubts con-
corning him have been removed. and
joy is expressed that there is a man
at the head of the Navy Department
who is not only interested in the gun.
but the man behind the gun.
In time Of war We do not depend
upon the gun as much as upon the
men who command, who steer the ships
and aim the guns. Within four years
the standard of men in our country will
be raised higher than they have been
raised in any previous four years.
Mothers will be grateful that their sons
will return from the navy as pure and
wholesome as when they loaned them
to the government"
Secretary Bryan stated that in no
country was the middle class as impor-
tant and influential as in this country.
There are a few wealthy men and there
are few suffering great poverty, but
the middle class is the great class
which makes the wheels the government
revolve.
II the desire expressed by Secretary
Daniels last night natures there will be
a branch of the Y. NJ. {. A. on nearly
every battleship and in every other
branch of the Navy Department before
his term OF office expires.
Mr.. Daniels paid tribute to the railroad
men by stating that in very few cases
did he think accidents were due to the
employees. He asserted that the majority
of accidents were due to the lack of
sufficient safety devices. He thought
the directors of the railroad companies
had.not invested enough money in safety
appliances.
The oft-repeated expression, from
the poem of former Senator Ingalls, OF
Kansas. that opportunity knocks at
the door but once, never to return"
did not concur with the ideas OF Sen
ator Ashurst, who also spoke. He al
luded to the poem of William Malone,
the Irish poet. who stated that "op-
portunity," after once knocking, does
not vanish forever. but turks about
the threshold. waiting to be seized.
B. r. Tolson. chief clerk of the
Washington Terminal Company, pre-
sided. Speeches were also made by
W. E. Andrews, auditor of the Treas
ury Department. and John II. Nolan.
chief dispatcher of the Washington
Terminal Company. Reports were
heard from c. H Spencer. treasurer of
the r. r. Y. NJ. C. A: G. II. Winslow,
secretary. and NJ. E. Foulke, chairman
of the auditing committee. The sing
ing of George II. O'Connor provoked
great applause.
Following is the list of guests:
c. s. Akehurst, T. c. Allen, T. L. AL
Hon. II. F. Ashurst, G. o. Auguste, Z.
L. Austin.
H. H Bacon, r. L. Bailey. T. F. Baker,
o. NJ. Ballauf, Rev. A. E. Barrows, c. c.
Batson, G. L. Beck, F. H. Beller, II. Bel
linger, F. Bingham, /. Binnix, Edward
Birch, A. G. Bishop, II. L. Bisselle, B. F.
Black, E. F. Bland, L =. Booker, E. NJ.
Boone, c. P. Booth, B. NJ. Boswell, W.
Bowie. W. W. Bowie, H. Boxley, P.
Bragg. P. Bredekamp. P. Brown. A. B.
Browne, C. A. Brunger, Hon. w. J
Bryan, A. S. Bundy. w. v. Burley. d.
Burroughs. E. a. Burton. F. G. But
Ter, jr.
w. NJ. Cardwell. James F. Callow,
John F. Callow. ]. w. Callow. ]. H.
Carnell, H. NJ. Carson. R. H. Case. P.
p. Castle. jr., ]. NJ. Cation. c. B. Cay
wood, L. Cirswell. W. A. Clark, W. H.
Clark, E. E. Clement, P. A. Clements.
F. F. Cline. E. H. Coapman. B. N. Coe,
E. S. Coffman, W. T. Colbert, C. H. Coz
burn, J. W. Connolly, J. J. Cooper, T. |
A. Cooper, L. A. Craven, ]. c. Cunning
ham, B. Curry.
J. R. Daley. G. F. cambridge, Hon. |
Josephus Daniels, B. G. Davis, W. c. |
W. H. DeLauter, NJ. ]. Dick |
lnson, D. S. Diehl, G. F. Dietz, c. Divers, |
A. Diver, c. NJ. Dodson, G. c. Dorsey, |
Z. Downing. ]. J. Draper, J. A. Dugan, |
r. L. Button.
c. W. Egan, ]. J. Elkin, NJ. P. Eslin, |
Evening Star, F. o. Everhart
r. FAIRIES. J. NJ. Jewell, 7. E. Finnell |
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