The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-28
Josephus Daniels Declares Or
der Prohibiting Liquor Is
Being Obeyed By Sailors
Currency Measure
Prevents War anic
Predicts Another Democratic
Victory---Believes That More
SUBMARINES and Light War
Vessels Should Be Built

New York. Sept 27.--Josephus
Daniels. of North Carolina, who for
the last two days has been exhibit A,
OF the Atlantic Deeper Waterways as
ISOLATION in Albany and Troy. talked
reminiscently OF abs navy, while re-
turning from the convention on the
steamer Berkshire which locked In
New York this morning.
He favored the opening OF South
American trade with ships owned and
operated by the United States gov
ernment IL private capital did not
soon go ahead with this project. He
said the probable building Of a larger
percentage OF submarines and light
war vessels in the future did not
mean the passing of the dreadnaught.
He declared that the Democrats had
prevented war panic in this country
by the currency measure and predict
ed another Democratic victory.
THE dry me1s is working fine." he
said. II have refused to discuss this
before. l preferred to wait until the
flrEt wave of criticism was over and
l wanted to see II worked out before
talking about it
Quotes Athletics Leader.
You know Connie Mack says We
must hive clean living to have quick
thinking IL liz all a matter of ef-
ficiency and when the men are on the
job they ought not to touch liquor.
no more than the engineer OF rail-
road train ought to touch IT,
Secretary Daniels said that no one
had been brought up on charges of
Vi iation of this order. There had
been special criticism ne admitted be-
cause the order excluded liquor from
the homes Of officers who live at the
navy yards. But, Mr.. Daniels. ciassed
thought liquor had no place there.
There Is little drinking and little
drunkenness in the navy" ne said.
He laughed when he was reminded
OF an another naval order for which
he was ridicuied. 1t has been said
that he decided one night that port"
and "sfarboaFd" were useless words
and that he cut them out OF the list
of naval terms on the following morn
ing ignoring tradiction and what not.
They said was iandluhber," he
said. They said I did not know
wha; I was doing and that ] was try
ing to make a Joke out OF the navy.
Well. let them nave their fun. l en-
was just another little step toward a
better and more efYicient navy.
'That order. too, ia growing in
favSr with naval men, Every one
knows right from left without think
ing. but starboard and pert must be
translated into right and left.
II have enjoyed the humor of the
order, but as a matter OF fact am
not wholly to blame fer It. II was
suggested to me by Admiral Dewey
and every member of the general
board. but one approved it."
Watching Aviation In War.
The conversation turned to aviation
and the European war. Lieutenant
Colonel Musfen and Lieutenant Tow
ers, OF the navy aviation corps are
now in Europe picking up whatever
Information they can regarding the
machines and their work in the war.
Secretary Daniels said. What the
future plan OF the United States would
he will depend largely on their report.
he said. Asked II NE thought aviation
as a department OF the army and navy
had proved itaelf worthy in the pre-
sent war. he said:
Yes II was The armies with
f,,ers can see the movements q the
other armies Aviation has proved
its worth in that particular II In no
other. Our navy Is going enead in
aviation"
Secretary Daniels believes the lives
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