The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-29
Secretary Of Navy is Both Com
mended and Roasted
SMASHER OF PRESIDENTS
A Review of His Actions and a
Discussion of The Man and
His Methods in the New York
Republican Daily,
(From The New York Sum-

tFrom The New York Sum
Washington, July 12.-Washington
b fast learning to regard Josephus
Daniels as a man of ideas. The capt. |
tai is likewise discovering that with
Josephus Daniels there is a surprising
hck Of delay between the inception OF
an idea in his mind and the moment
Of putting it into effect. Action with
President Wilson'S Secretary of the
Navy follows so closely upon the heels
of thought that Mr.. DAME IS rapid fire
of innovations in the navy has proved
something OF a shock. All Of that
part Of officialdom which is interested
in the navy Is sitting up. rubbing it's
eyes and asking, What next?"
1t is too early yet to determine what
will be the permanent effect Of Mr..
Daniels ideas uron the naval service.
but it is quite apparent what is the
state OF mind into which he has
thrown the navy. This is best illus
tratcd by an occurrence of a few days
ago.
There had been published in two
New York newspapers cricumstantial
stories of how Secretary Of the Navy
Daniels, in his desire for the "uplift'
Of the enlisted mar in the navy, had
drawn an order for the adjustment
of all the officers messes on board
ava NcSSeIS anu recurring III jill
GERS to eat with the enlisted men. He
was deferred from issuing the order,
1t was represented, only by the re-
minder that there are many negroes
in the navy. and the suggestion that
he. a North CarOlinian, could hardly
order officers of the navy to sit down
u table with negroes.
He Smashcs Preccdents.
The story did not have a word OF
truth in it. Secretary Daniels pro-
bounced it IAN insult to my intelli-
gence." Yet it was the natural out
growth Of his own official acts and his
own words expressing his desire tC
better the position Of the enlisted man
of the navy; what he had already done
and said gaver Use to a semi-humorOus
surmise that the next thing on tn
program would be to make the officer.
eat with the enlisted men. AS tht
suggestion Travelled about Washington
Tor a month 1t grew until finally it as
sumed definite form and found plent.
Of ears to which it seemed a plausible
tale, so thoroughly had Mr.. Daniel
upset all notions regarding the con
duct Of the navy. Hence the on
great question in the nava service to
day: What next?"
h has this North Carolina news
paper publisher and Democratic cam
paign manager done go effectually t
disturb the equilibrium of one Of tn
two great military services of tn
country.
MIR. Daniels had not been thre
weeks in office when ne summaril
removed Philip Andrews, chief of tn
powerful bureau Of navigation, de
prived him of the title Of Rear Ad
miral. which accompanies the pos
and that there were man
complaints against the way the bu
reau a been conducted. The mel
nx hn l~-tA AA,- -A
nOuncement that Commander And
rews. who was due for promotion I
the rank of Captain and had passe
his examinations would not then re
ceive his promotion for the reaso
that he had not what the Secretar
considered sufficient service at sea
qualify him for the duties of a Car
tain. simultaneously Mr.. Daniels ar
nounced identical action in the cas-
of Capt. Templin M. Potts, denyin
him promotion to the grade of Res
Admiral on the same grounds-lac
OF sea service. Capt. Potts was ser,
ing as aid for personnel at the Ma,
Department when Mr.. Daniels a
rived there three weeks previou
From the S~ecretary's order there W,
no appeal, and the two officers WEI
sent to sea without their promotions
Seeks to Democratic Navy.
Even before the Andrews-Pot
SoSeS tHe SecTetoTy Hdu CAlIeO INTO II
office an enlisted a a petty office
who was at the Department on bus
'ess. Learning of his presence Il
secretary seDtf or him.. shook him
he hand, informed him that ne W
welcome and announced to him, al
old him to spread the word to h
elbows. that there was 4 warm pla
n the heart Of the Secretary for eve
niisted man in the navy To Il
ewspaperc correspondents he gave o
statement on the incident, filing
With language warmly glowing Wi
ondness for the man in the ranl
inch a pro,aediuu had uouor fol,