Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-06
TRIBUTE Of DANIELS
TO WISE PRESIDENT
Credits Wilson With Avoid
ance of War With Mexico
and Japan.
LAUDS SECRETARY BRYAN
FOR EFFORTS FOR PEACE
Contrast With European Conditions
Made in Compliment to Executive.
Incident of California Dispute.

WATERV1LLE, Me. September B.
Contrasting the peace of the United
States with the war in Europe. Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels, in an address here
tonight praised the policy of President
Wilson and the administration In averting
international conflicts with Japan and
Mexico.
Secretary Daniels declared that the
peace which America enjoys while Europe
is plunged in war was not by accident
or peculiar favor of Providence" but
due to wise craftsmanship In handling
difficult diplomatic problems.
Recruiting the complications growing
out of California legislation at the be-
ginning of the Wilson administration.
which threatened to disturb our ira
ditional friendship with Japan" the Sec
wise President and wise Secretary OF
State, lovers of peace and justice, pur-
sued a consistent course of friendship and
frankness'' with representatives of Japan
that officials of Japan likewise held to
a course of consultation and friendship
refusing to be hurried by the thought
less or to lose their heads because Of
the clamor of jingoism
"No Last Word Between Friends"
IAN Illustration" said Mr.. Daniels. "of
the spirit of the American administration
in these days Of delicate diplomacy.
harried as it was by clamorous jingoists
who preached war, may be best illustrat-
ed In an incident which l think / may
tell you without violating any conf
dence. You will recall that several mes
sages passed between the Japanese and
American governments. and there were
frequent consultations between the Sec
rotary of State and the ambassador from
Japan.
Upon one occasion. when our secre-
tary of State had given a formal reply
to the Japanese ambassador just before
he left the room. the Japanese ambas-
sador inquired from the Secretary Of
State is this the last word?' Secre-
tary Bryan. with that love of concord
piled: Baron, there can never be a last
word between friends
From the day Madero was murdered.
Secretary Daniels asserted. relations
had menaced continued peace of the
republics. Reviewing. the history of,
the administration In! the Mexican sit:
uation and the course of the President
the period of "watchful
waiting" Secretary Daniels called at
tention to the protests against his
policy, its "ridicule as amateur d.
plomacy" by many. and predictions
that 1t would fail.
People With President.
Happily. the polteyF,,of the admin:
istration found favor with the bulk OF
the sound citizens of the republic Of
every political parry; Mr., Daniels
continued, land the hands of the
President were upheld by ;,the great
majority of the members Of sEongreTs.
by a large portion sofi che. press saad
by the people. ThsrStrident tones for
war did not represent the spirit of
America and today we owe to our adj
strong for peace and
Europeans are at each others threats
in deaths struggle, Mexico Is coming
into Its own and taking the first steps
toward establishing constitutiol1aa
their own hearths and firesides are
free from the perils sof war, happy in
the thought that they haxe helped a
sister republic to xekk sssAEsitp ovH
The world STOOD aghast'' Mr.. Daniels
declared, at the conflict In Europe
'1n every home there ascend PRAYERS
for peace" he asserted.
Before the final appeal to arms, while
sitting at the bedside of his dying wife,
President Wilson sent cable message
to the heads Of the powers. rendering the
good offices Of the American government,
in the hope that the differences might be
settled with honor without resort to arms
Our wise President did not limit the good
offices of the American, gov efnmettitu the
period before the outbGeak of the war;
but volunteered them at any, time they
would be acceptable.
This tender voiced the American spirit
and the American impulse. If all the
warning nations could have accepted this
method Of arbitration Of their differences
what a blessing 1t would have carried
into the homes now full of tears