The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1913-07-01
All Trains Should Have Latest
and Best
SAYS SECRETARY DANIELS
He and Secretary Bryan fea-
ture Anniversary Banquet
I Of Railroad Y, M, c, A. in
+ Washington.
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Washington. ID e. June 2S.-The
Washington Evening Star had the fol
lowing in its Of the Railroad
Y NJ G.. A. banquet here Wednesday
night
A new nation will rise when the Y.
NJ {. A. is extended to every train
and every ship Secretary Daniels. Of
tt,s Navy department, told those at
the NTH anniversary Dime Of the
Terminal. Railroad Y NJ. 4. A. given
IN the ar the Union sta
ZION tsst evening.
Secretary Bryan. of the State de-
partmeut. praised Secretary Daniels.
and told of the work of the Y. M. G.
A. IN promoting sobriety. Senator
Asharst. of Arizona William z. An
drews and John n Nolan, chief dis
patcher OF the Union terminal. also
spoke George O'Coanor entertained
the guests with dialect songs. Z. r.
Totson. chief clerk OF the terminal,
and president Of the Terminal Y. NJ.
&. A., acted as toastmaster
Referring to the r w w. move
ment by inference. Secretary Daniels
said Nothing should pass through
the streets OF any city in this country
bat Old Glory Here a mighty
1tfctt ~cHt up 6.ru nc pptUS
and whistiing and stamping of feet
lasted several minutes. Railroad
men" continued the Secretary. know
hat the red nag means IL means
danger.
so where any man raises the red
has ne has no right in our streets or
in our country. This ountFy has al
ways furnished asylu,a for the re-
pressed. bat there is no place here for
uvbA An.s0 nat InUa tho 6AO -
Better safety Devices Needed
He spoke OF the need of better safe
ty devices to- guard against accidents.
What the country needs is to stand
by yOu in your efforts for safety de-
vtces. Trains hould not be allowed to
rum IN any part OF America without
the latest and best safety devices
Since he became Secretary of the
Navy, Secretary Daniels said. his one
thought has been how to help the en-
listed men OF the navy. He spoke o.
the ". NJ. C. A. building for the nav
at Newport, Il. L.. n declared hat
after he had seen the smiling faces O.
1000 sailor boys standing outside tn
building. II resolved then to exer
every particle OF influence / have t.
extend the Y. NJ c. A. to every shiI
i'm the American navy"
Discussing the dangers which con
front men working away fro mhome
the Secretary declared That it is
crime for any city not to Drovid
places like the Y. NJ. e. A. for sue
men,
Bryan Shows Preference.
Secretary Bryan declared that luts
ing from the amount of applause re
Ceived by the speakers and the must
and singing. ne believed that the rail
road men liked singing best. Il wis
had been a singer rather than
speaker" he announced amid cheer
ing. Being the last speaker he sal,
he couldn't do much more than to en-
phasiZe what had been said. II
praised the speeches which had PR
coded his. and said he was a litt
Chary about furnishing a comparisol
1T IL bad enough to be defeate
when YOU think you are going to win
he said. 1T is worse when you ent.
~ race in which YOU know you ha
no chance.
IF there was anybody who had ar
doubts that Secretary Daniels won
NIL the position as Secretary of II
Navy with credit ne will have tho
doubts ~dispelled before four years a
up" said Secretary Bryan L a
glad to see that there is a man at Il
head of the navy who is interested n
only in the gun but the men behi'
the guns.
Predicts Greater Navy.
ut IL all right to see how big a 81
you can make. but it is of far mo
importance to see what kind of m
there are behind the guns / yentu
the prediction hat in the next TO
years the navy will improve Urc
than in any four years he~rtifore.
Every mother who loans her 5
t. the navy will have him return
just as pure as when they were loan
10 the government
when l am on n train it is
business whether the man at
switch is drunk or sober. I am int
csted in more than the question
sobriety. am interested in the '
tees Of the men. A man CannOt