The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-04-23
SECRETARYDAN|ELS
ANDSlY DAN CUPID
Honolulu Romance In Navy Turns
To Ridlcule For American
Lord Of Seas

Newspaper writer's and caftoonists Of
the mainland have been npokinQ fun
~ Secretary of the Navy Josephus Dan.
iels respecting his recent comments per.
tanning to the marriage Of Ensign John
g. Austin and Miss Wayne Whdman,
daughter Of Rev John w. Wad6ian,
D. D., Of Honolulu, which caused the
young officer, then a nidshipmah In the
navy, to be dismissed from the service.
only 70 be restored 70 duty recently
with the rank of ensign. Following are
some extracts which are interesting:
Syracuse Post Standard; "K I we're
"a young MILDLY In love with a eirl, I
would marry her IL II broke up the
whole navy '--Josephus
Without being o young MILDLY in love,
Josephus has nevertheless come pretty
near doing Il. :.
Philadelphia Press: 'tIf I was in
love with q girl, !" blithely remarked
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels apropos
Of his reinstatement Of young naval
officer who had been dismissed from
the service for marrying without per
mission, and IL knew that nv mar.
riage TO her would result in the entire
breakdown Of the navy, If not of the
yoyeFpment itself, I'd marry her, any,
1Ow, - W.
II Daniels were merely an Annapolis
;adet or an obscure young ensign and
he secretaryship of our navy were in
he hands of a competent official with
proper conception Of his duty to his
ountry, this amazing utterance, II not
promptly disayowed. would have been
he seanse Of Daniels immediate and
lishonotable discharge from the service.
Aen who would rather see the country
20 TO smash than forego the privilege Of
marriage have never been wanted in
our navy. II was not on such stuff that
mr glorious traditions were built. Our
,eroes were men TO whom the nation s
Welfare was ever the first and all-im.
sortant consideration. .Ea
Probably Mr., Daniels will say that
he did not, intend his remarks on the
conflicting claims Of love and duty to
Re taken seriously. Mr.. Daniels Is him,
elf a good deal Of a joke--a misft see
'etary--whose habits Of thought and
peeeh are an absurd contrast to the
pave Responsibilities of his high Office.
New York Sun: To the Editor of
the Sun Sir: The Hon. Iosephus Dan.
iels states in reinstating the ensign who
ost his commission on account of break.
ny the law against marriage,"f were
in love with a girl and knew that my
marriage to her would result in the
entire breakdown OF the government,
I'd marry her, anyhow There Is no
such law in my code, and Aphrodite
and Hymen say that Is new to them
One of our ,naxims of tralsccadent
IMPORTANCE is, ~ could not love thee
half so much loved | not honor more.l' I
True, there is a saying glove knows
mo- law that Is TO say, love often slops
over and is forgiven. A. a. +"
But the ensign who does not wait for
the very reasonable time when he is
allowed to marry should not be com
mended. f,1.E.".a ~. va
If man took .Iosephus advice he
would rather break down his country
than wait until he is fitted to marry.
Such man is worthy Of the oblivion
which Is about to descend on. Joe and
his fellow sciolistic philosophers. Love
without honor does neither the man nor
the girl any good. Fl y 49,.
Joe knows nothing of my profession.
! hear he knows nothing about the
navy. For the love of Mike, where
does he get off, . ..'.. y
DAN CUPID. b.