The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-12-28

OF Democratic candidates whom he per.
workmen. The whole affair shocked the
sensibilities of officers and blueiackets
who witnessed it. A few days before the
election the secretary sent a remarkable
order TO the Portsmouth yard warning
the officers, whom he had ignored during
! his inspection" that unless they owned
personal property in that community
/ they must not try to vote. Apparently
/ he was willing for the navy yard work
/ men TO vote, but not for the officers and
/ buejaekets. Soon after the election, or
! ders began pouring in from the depart
ment all pointing to the ultimate trans.
| fer of the ships to southern yards.
If Secretary Daniels would take steps
to close every navy yard on the Atlantic
coast, including Portsmouth and Bos
ton and excepting Norfolk and yard TO
be established on Narragansett bay. he
could count upon the transcripts sup
port II he would close the gulf yards
and limit the Pacific coast TO two yards,
one on Puget sound and another at San
Francisco. he would deserve the support
OF every paper published on the Pacific
slope Such a step would be in pursu
ance of wise naval policy II would
make for economy by wiping out every
political navy ward on all our coasts.
But nothing is further from the inten
tion OF Mr.. Daniels. Instead, he has en-
tered upon policy which is political and
sectional. Unless public protests fright
en- him from his course he intends TO
transfer the. bulk of repair work from
northern TO southern yards. and use the
navy yards OF the south Atlantic and
gulf coasts to stimulate industry 10
those sections, regardless OF the inter
ests of the navy. Ships are TO b. sent
there not because the men attached 70
them have homes in that part OF the
country or because these yards are
equipped for repair work. but because
there are men tbereabout whom the sec
rotary a. Democratic national commit
teeman from North Carolina. desires 20
put upon the federal payroll and thus ia
Nor his fellow national committeeman
and the group OF pork barrel senators
aud congressman who hail from the
s0ut hern states.
These are some Of the facts which the
Inquir, provided for by the Gardner
resolution would have brought 20 light
II Is not surprising 20 those who know
them that Secretary Daniels should op-
pose 20 the utmost the passage Of that
resolution II would show him M b.
ore the country A. the active rcpresen
atiye ia the cabinet Of the congrcssion
i pork barrel brigade. Instead Of re-
signing a. Democratic national commit
German and putting politics aside. NJ
Daniels b. to-day devoting ~ much ~
more time 10 that JOB than % his a.
ies AZ secretary of the navy. 40 Nor
ok and other Yards work men have been
estored 10 duty hy order of the seerp
cry Of the navy and il a. least one IL
tsnce even the eommandant q the vari
lee ben informed that the status u
tutege 81 Mr. Daniels = not 70 h. dis.
urhed save 81 order ~ the SECRETARY
lse piIne 81 every navy ward is 90
w. ebh ehriency gone 20 smash TIE
~ 81 repair work gong NJ, al - = r.
ult ~ thf administration 81 thr nav
frartneut 20 -day ~ Mr. Daniels who
eeuns tn reEafd 4 aF ~ nrmeK 81 the
faigHaffers ~ tiie Democratic national
rlnu ttar Csn thr president b irn9f
rf af nlnt BE serrftars b. doinr % and
40 tia nafr. - Is ~ indifferent 20 the
boil f.sgrnaf.iui business Perhaps NJ
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