South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1913-09-25
Says Press by Supporting For
eign Policies of Government
Plays an important Part in
Keeping Peace.
UEWISE EDITORS Dig
THE GRAVES OF WAR
Associated Press Banquet at
indianapolis is Well Attend
ed-SeveraI Talks Are Made
by NotabIeS.

INDIANAPOLIS. Sept. 25.-With
Secretary of the Navy Daniels the
principal speaker and guest of honor,
the annual banquet OF the Indiana
members of the Associated Press was
held at the ClaypoOl hotel here We'd
nesday night The banquet hall was
decorated with American flags and
back of the speakers table was draped
the flag of the secretry of the navy.
Mr.. Daniels stay in Indianapolis was
brief. His train was three hours and
half late, not arriving until 1880,
and he was to start on his return to
Washington at 10:45 Wednesday
night. He left for his train shortly
after concluding his speech which
was given long applause.
The other speakers of the evening
were:
Gov. Ralston. Pres. VIM. Low Bryan
of Indiana university. and NJ. +. Stone
of New York, general manager of the
Associated Press.
Besides the four on the toast list
and Mr.. Fairbanks. the POSTMASTER,
the following were seated at the
speakers table:
James Whitcomb Riley. Meredith
Nicholson Addison c. Harris. L. s.
District Judge A. b. Anderson and
Joan G. Schaffer.
Floral Battleship.
IN front of the Secretary OF the Ma
w Daniels was a large beautiful floral
battleship. typifying the honor guests
position in Pres. Wilson's cabinet.
The banqueters were seated six at a
table and in the center of each table
was a handsome bOquet of autumn
flowers.
Preceding the banquet. Secy. Dan
iels held a reception in the ladies' tea
room Of the hetel and all the guests
were presented to the navy head by
Lieut. Armstrong, L. 5. y.
Mr.. Fairbanks in introducing Secy.
Daniels, proposed a standing toast to
Pres. Wilson, which was drunk by all
amid applause. The POSTMASTER COM
pared the color of American battle
| ships with those of other great nations
and said the white of the United
| States was vessels stood for peace TO
all men and he concluded May the
white coats of the United States war
| dogs never be stained by the blood of
/ any people.
An appeal for loyalty and patriot
/ ism in the American press. with
| phases of the existing Mexican situa-
+ ton presented as an example of the
result of unwise or misleading news
paper publications, marked an ad-
/ dress by Mr. Daniels.
Himself an editor. Mr.. Daniels
/ talked freely with his fellows about
! the privileges and duties of the news
/ paper man, dealing particularly with
| the part to be played when the inter-
I ests OF the nation are at stake in an
/ international controversy.
! Provisional Pres. Huerta. in his
recent message To the Mexican con-
\ gress" said the secretary. made a
I statement which arrested the atten-
! tion of every American. when he
said besides the fraticidal strife
| which exhausts us. the tenseness Of
our diplomatic relations with the
! government Of the United States, al
! though luckily not with that people,
has put Us in a state OF apprehension
and retarded the complete pacifica-
! tion of the republic
Attracted Attention.
This official utteranCe of the act
| ing head of the government in Mexico
! City not only attracted national at
tention. but challenged national de-
nial that any sentiment existed in the
! United States 10 warrant the declara-
| ton. But what was the basis which
! led Huerta into his error? What
plausible ground did he have for as
serting that public opinion was not
! behind the president of the United
States i'm the latter's efforts 10 arrive
| at an amicable understanding with
| Mexico?
"Of courst the wish was father to
! the thought with Gen. Huerta. but ii
must be admitted that the attitude of
I some of the newspapers of the United
/ states. and occasional expressions by
we'll known Americans might have
| given the impression that the people
We're divided in their opinion on this
subject OF the recognition of the
/ Huerta regime.
1T is far from my purpose 10 call
| in question that the editors of these
newspa pers and others who we're
/ conscientious in their convictions. -
Mr.. Daniels continued.
| They are most all excellent gem
| tlemen and patriotic at heart but
they were misguided by misunder-
| judging the sentiment OF the people
of this country. as has been demon
/ strated by the practically unanimous
| sentiment OF both houses of congress.
Jump at Conclusions.
The representatives of the Repub-
| lie OF Mexico were quick 10 jump at
the conclusion that these agencies
| represented a large part of public
! opinion in this country. and Of course
the views OF this segment Of the
/ American press were telegraphed 10
, Mexico. copied in the Huerta press
and were eagerly seized by that gov
/ eminent 10 maintain its position
To be sure free speech and a free
l press are two OF our most precious
4 possessions. IL must be remembered
| however. that liberty in this respect is
| at all times restricted by the manifest
/ rights OF others; liberty or speech and