New Britain herald., 1914-07-13
URGES NAVAL OFFICERS
 TO STUDY D|pLoMAq
Sec. Daniels Addresses Assembly
 Opening of Naval War College.
LAUDS POLICY PURSUED BY BRYI
Recalls How Commanders of Inc Sam's Warships in Foreign For Had Opened New Chapters American History.

Had Opened New Chapters
 American History.
 Newport, R. l., July 13.-How tl
 nations foreign policy often ham
 upon the action and discretion of
 naval officer commanding a warsh in far-away port, was discussed t Secretary Daniels here today at tr opening of the Naval War colIes session. He pictured the duties { the naval officer in the role of dipId mat, recalled incidents in which conI manders of American warships foreign ports had opened new chad ters in American history and urge officers at the college and marine od fcers to train themselves in interna tional law and the languages in preu aration for such emergencies.
 Lauds Secretary Bryan.
 There had been no secretary state, MT. Daniels said, who ha( availed himself more of the servic of the naval officer as a diploma& "who has shown greater confidency in his ability, his judgment and hiI absolute trustworthiness than ha/ Secretary Bryan"
 He recalled the demand made for salute of the Stars and Stripes by Admiral Mayo at Tampico as an exI ample of how the action of a naval officer in a foreign country precipiI tated Ian issue not contemplated in diplomatic channels, and irrevocabIJ committed his government to a polics| of action in support of his demand. 'I Perry's achievement in the opening ol Japan to commerce, Dewey's brillian( victory and his administration lrI Philippine waters. and finally Read Admiral Fletcher's occupation ol Vera Cruz were pointed to by the sec \ retary as conspicuotls instances o1 th6ss d~gaAt8 Ao1yit& requfred nj &h ysms sS1xHns ntssai cheer asrOsS
 Are Modern Diplomats.
 Ambassador Jusserand of Framed and James Bryce. former British ambassador to the United States wert1 lauded by the speaker as "modern| who, he said, had "re- placed indirectness and evasion with| directness and sincerity"
 Perry Was True Prophet.
 There is very recent proof that| Perry was a true prophet when hs| foresaw friendship between the| United States and Japan. Tn the pres ant Mexican trouble the Japanese| nave been scrupulous to prevent thel shipment of arms by Japanese manu-| lecturers"
 If all American diplomacy in th.l Spanish American war had been| modelled after that of Perry's, the secretary declared the United States night not have yielded to the temp ation of imperialism. If our gov .rnment had followed closely the di- ,lomatic pact set by another great of the United States navy vho himself followed the diplomacy # Perry and squared his every ac- ion with the basic doctrines of our epubIic, we would not have strayed Q far afield. We would at least have ,een consistent in our diplomacy. ve would not have laid down one rule or Cuba and another for the Philip ines.''
 Refers to Bonham.
 Recalling various incidents in mich American officers had had art in the writing of international istory, Secretary Daniels spoke of ummary action taken by Rear Ad- liral Bonham ten years ago during lrrfin ct n4r. aniero when landing of cargocs 'om the United States was long de- yed. He demanded that the car~ oes be unloaded. and punctuated the emand with a six-pound shell. The 1miral gained his point. M Secretary Daniels said he would ke to draw a picture of the naval f1cer "as the man before the gun, ,t the captain on the bridge, givins gnals to fire, but the captain, who sfore the anchor has touched the arbor's bottom has stepped into his unch and gone ashore tc vert by his sound gooo nse, by his tact, by his judg- ent, by his courtesy and diplomatic amer, by his thorough knowledge
 international law and custom, the .cessity for using guns at all. and whom the country is eternally in- ,bted for the peaceful ending of the isis which rendered his presence ,cessary in the first place.
 Commands Much Respect. When you stop to think of it. i'd the secretary, mo representative
 our government, official or unohi- al. can command such respect or n impress another country so deep with the power of his government the captain of warship lying in e harbor with it's decks cleared, rhaps, for action, and its ominous inch guns trained on the town. Be- we me, gentlemen, that man is go- g to be seriously listened to by ev-