The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1915-06-10
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Ii the Hon. JOsephus IS correct as to what
we may expect III the near future, we will see
powerful dreadnaught battleships in the form
of submarines-this country the mistress Of
the seas because of her fighting monsters that
can fire enough steel into an enemy to- sink
anything afoat, and then suddenly disappear
below the surface of the water
The frail little underwater craft of today
will be a child's toy in a few years, compared
to what our navy will have accomplished in
her forward strides. according to this present
day Jules Verne and, if like strides are made
in other lines, man will be able to pull him
self up by his bootstraps.
AS to the technical construction of this sub
marine monster, the Secretary did not fully
enlighten the future Admirals, leaving them
to work out some of the minor details during
their leisure hours.
1t IS up to Secretary Garrison now to get
busy and give the officers of the army some
inkling as to what will be the army program
in flying machine constructor.
Garrison has every advantage of the Hon.
Josephus when it comes to pfacticability of
programs, but we will bet a punched three
cent piece that the Hon. Josephus puts it all
over Garrison when it comes to gullibility Of
imagination.
The Hon. Joe may have been reared six
miles from branch not even big enough to
afford a "wash- hole in the summer, but that
doesn't make any difference to Hon. Joe-he
knows what whale looks like all right, for
he saw one at circus when he was a boy.
But, seriously, as to Mr.. Daniels crack as
to the submarine dreadnaught, it is about the
most laughable that he has made yet
For months he has shown persistency in
displaying his ignorance of naval affairs that
has brought whitening fire of sarcasm from
the enemies of the Wilson administration, and
a feeling Of wonder as to why the President
doesn't choke him to death, from the Wilson
supporters.
Many times has the Secretary spoken, and
just so many times has he put his foot in it.
When Congress was considering the naval
program, Mr.. Daniels wrote at length that
the submarine was delicate obstreperous
piece of machinery, that would refuse to work
at the very time you wanted it to work, and
that it caused the naval officers to actually
"cuss" when it got contrary, so he opposed the
submarine.
Soon after that, the Hon. Josephus told us
all over the front pages of the Democratic
papers that he had found the navy dilapi-
dated the ships and everything with the
fighting equipment in a sad state Of deteriora-
ton, but that he, JOsephus. by his genius,
had remeded all of these evils within few
months. and that the navy then was every
thing that even the most ardent strong navy
men could wish. Through the almost super
human efforts of the very best Secretary the
navy had ever had, pile of old junk had
been transformed into fleet of vessels that
the powesr of Europe dared not monkey with
there had been a housekeeping and it
reached from cellar to garnet.
Then came the review of the fleet in New
York, after the sinking of the Lusitania, and
when the Secretary saw that the jingoes were
riding at high tide he spoke again, saying