Evening star., 1914-04-26
Secretary Daniels Says Presi-
dent Wilson viii Rank With
Lincoln and Mckinley.
IN0ULGES IN TRIBUTE
TO THE AMERICAN NAVY
Address at Banquet of Naval Engi-
neers-Representatives Fitzger.
aid and Mann Also Speakers.

ehe ADMINISTRATOR S policy of
eloeasorlnS to avoid war in Mexico. Sec
e'afy Danies of the Navy Department
IN an address last night at the annual
nahauet OF the American Society of Naval
Engineers. at the Army and NAVY Club
praised President Wilson'S nat;enc. in
oeailng with the situation, declaring IL To
be an attribute of character which en-
uueo MIN to rank with Lincoln and Nc
kinley
The martyred Presidents and the nr.s-
ent chief executive were referred to as
the trinity OF Presidents which postertty
Will revere because of their patience and
| CAIN Judgment in meeting crises in the
| naeons affairs. Just as Lincoln ano
Mckinley are now loved because of the
patience they displayed in dark hours
OF the republics history, SO will Presi.
| dent wilson be honored for showing the
same great courage and strength Of char
acter, Mr.. Daniels predicted.
Called to his office because of i'm
portant dispatches bearing on the
| mexican situation. the Secretary Of the
| Navy left the banquet early, but re-
turned in time to take his place Oh
| the speakers profram. He was ap-
plauded when he declared that the
| loyalty and patriotism OF the men of
the the navy displayed during the last
L
brethren in the love of their coun-
| try.
Mexican Crisis Features Speeches.
| References to the Mexican crisis fea-
tured all the speeches, and invariably
were followed by outbursts Of applause
Minority Leader Mann and Representa-
tive Fitzgerald. chairman of the appro-
priations committee Of the House, who
were not on the program. were called
upon for speeches They responded in
| humorous vein
| Mr.. Mann spoke Of the revenue cutter
service as the little navy" and said two
revenue cutters would have been suffi-
cient to send to Mexico to bring Huerta
| to terms.
representative Fitzgerald had some fun
at the expense Of the administration's
ary navy policy. He said that IL the
pensed With, he could not see the need
| OF Congress authorizing the proposed an
preparation Of $4,000 for the entertain
men. OF the naval officers of foreign
countries who have been invited to par
ticapate In the ceremonies incident to the
opening OF the Panama canal Tho situ.
alton. he said. reminded him Of the song,
I'm All Dressed Up, but Don't Know
Where to Co."
Other speakers were Homer l. Ferxu-
son OF the Newport News Shipbuilding
Company. c. W. Baker, editor Of the
Engtneering News; Prof. Charles =
sentative Lemuel P. Padgett. chairnan
Of the naval committee Of the House:
Rear Admiral J. r. Edward. U. g n,
president OF the association. and Com
who presided as toastmaster.
Capacity Of Hhipyards.
Mr.. Ferguson declared that the shiD-
building concerns Of this country arc
capable of turning out four battleships,
twelve destroyers and eight submarines
| 4 year. Under conditions Of necessity
they might be made to turn out seven
battleshfps, twenty destroyers and
twelve submarines year. he said. He
paid a tribute to the high standard of
tho personnel Of the navy.
Describing the progress made in the
shipbuilding industry in this country
MI. Baker urged an appropriation by
Congress Of not less than 81. 000. 900 to be
used IN experiments designed to increase
our efficiency in this direction.
Prof. Lucke spoke OF the influence Of
the post graduate school in developing
the navy engineer. and Representative
Padgett. in a brief address, praised the
personnel of the navy. declaring that 1t
has maintained an unsuliied reputation.
George w. Lituehales, Leo Loeb. J. o.
Leech, F. r. Low. Prof c. E. Lucke.
Engineer-in- Chief C. A McAllister. U. g.
R. c. s.: Walter NJ Mcfarland. John 8.
Mckinley, H. A. Magoun. Representative
James r. Mann, A. NJ. p Maschmeyer,
Jerry Mathews, Robert Mayo. Jr., a.
LIE p. Mesney, J. F. Metten, James p.
Mewshaw, Gen. Anson Mills, U. 8. A.:
H. T. Morningstar. ]. H. Null. William
Murray, Byron r. Newton. Capt. H. P.
Norton. u. S. N; ]. C. OLaughlin. Rep.
resentative L. P. Padgett, Civil Engineer
C. w. Parks. U. S. N; Rear Admiral W.
N. Parks. U. S. N: John Platt. United
States Senator Miles Poindexter, J. W.
Powell. Joseph e. Ralph, Prof. Walter
Rautenstrauch. Alfred H. Raynal Lieut.
Commander Louis c. Richardson, Ernest
w. Roberts. R. r. Row. C. Melvin
Sharpe, Hal H. Smith. United States
Senator William A. Smith. W. W. Smith.
E. H. Snifin. H. NJ. Southgate. Naval
Constructor A. w. Stahl. U. 8. N: Rear
Admiral Homer Stanford. Z. S. N; r. Paul
Stout, Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss.
Capt. Emil Thesis. United States Navy:
Senator J. r. Thornton, Repre-
sentative S. ]. Tribble. Gen. George
Uhler, Capt. D. Vassalieff. imperial royal
navy; Leroy Vernon, Ernest Walker, J.
B. Walker. George E. Walton. Charles
Ward. Chief Constructor R M. Watt.
United States Navy; Commander w. w.
White, United States Navy: Capt. H. A.
Wiley, United States Navy; Representa-
tive w. E. Williams. Lieut.. E. E. Wilson.
United States Navy; Lieut.. c. C. Wind
sor, United States Navy; Lieut.. Com
mander H. T. Winston. United States
Navy; W. E. Yelverton.