Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-05-08

.Ear Frarrise1 STAR.
-Bzzlrls la ere Liaas' uFl- 60 ere
s.fzs t5 az iateTrstisE article ia che
Literary Digest s1r April &C. N0t that
tts oEce os srcreta-y o. ths navg o. or
fhoafI b. o. Gsa 1f ii1ss. bar aama
basiaess beasts o. prey look upon.
aaf have iouE looked up8n. that once
a. tarir legitimate prey. The attitude
o. tke business beasts % pTsy-c1i-
IsetiveIv Eropu as tar YER trusts
well stated. ana their crooked tran is
ven exposed ir th- speech made by
Hsprrsenativ~ Tavrravr. o. uiinois.
Fsb is. 1915
90 this issgc % Tie sfar is an in-
tsrvsfiHz article by Representative
Tavcna-r. ard a s'a'em~nt By seerr-
tary Daniels. Mr Tavsnuer's article
c11taias some % che material used in
tIs speech .u che house on FEB. %. A.
far az We know. theFe has been no 70
ply. ED 40 attempt 90 O. reply. 90 the
sEaErlasnts and charges made tF MF.
rarTuueF tn bis speech The speech
10 a9rth seatiuF.
tf tte statement % Secretary uan-
fets. ia regard Co che e8ndifi0u % the
raEy is incorrect Representative
Garllfr and former Representative
H1asau rl1 ths lobbyists % the var
trust slaaid b. able 90 expose as ere
rgra
WorkfaE witt-arI apparently for
-tss var trust lH Gee attack ca s~err-
sarF uaEifts are such pareTa az che
New N1~f EEr. che Hearst papers. tle
NFu V6rE Trih1ns. Philadelphia Tei--
Eraps and u1s'61 Transcript. and
sarh fiaE8~s ss GaFdnrr end Hobsau-
FartETf Secretary % ere Navy Never
ssseTts that the Errd~uev o. Jhr pres
rsE atrriuistrasi1a ~Eas t~rn f1 de-
e.feEiV loser end DISCOURAGE those
mliitaFv sst strictly professional ~i~-
arEfs uFor wtieh she efficiency % the
aauv absolutely dru@uts.-
Bee ere Array aud Navy Regis fer. a
service 0rEan rat'.sfrt iu washing
f5a. saws ttst ta az the attacks upon Z
8FeFFssrr Daniels th-rr is "a similar .
ifF teaf sTlseFsfe a common. and uufr- .
rlahiF sP,fFfgt origin and that 80 is
egs l1st tg ur uaai~,s Co bott him T~- .
sa1aslbir. o. even pgrftV responsible. .
far fhr lack OF naval rToraredness for l
var Asf fEr Register a1ass
TT Dc is considered aa sntitied 90
b.saF on chat score. BE- ruust. b. the
sane t1trH. DO accorded fall credit for /
hsg.aF obtained from ths 6zI congress
Eose than aas over derived from any .
prrcetlnE congress by any % his pre-
sserss1rs ia she navy Department ft'
%
NJ Danfris. that h has made = good \
.rzprrss.pa upou ere naval commit
tees sh~thFr or not naval officers are
prepared 90 accept that statement.
rertainiv az much e1gif not have
aeeu said % ,fr Meyer
-ii 90. fnativ. foolish % talk % the
.siaFT whieh Mr.. Daniels has doue OF
e capable % doinE % naval efficiency.
i,gea we're b. dTterruiued 60 damage
ne ssrvfee-and 40 such Intention can
- attributed 90 NJ. Daniels. however
may - his motives 20
sorar % hfs criticize could achieve
l1shinE % serious. much less % a
ornament. natar. aHsctinE che rssdi-
s@ss % the navy for var and the ahli-
o. % its psrsoansi 90 cope wi;h any
ituafi1u that may make a demand up
~ it-
The Nsw York Evening Post SAYS
bat TIRE attacks upon Mr. Daniels are
nanifes,iy unfair. and points out tina,
be secretary has Incurred the wrath
nd subjected himself 20 the effective :
rsss agencies % powerful interests !
y moving against the ammunition and ;
-Taamsn; rings. cutting down the I
49, - ~-rfs@slfam mrN ua~frr "a oan -
% IN the cos; Of ths bar;ieship Arf- :
ozA aioae-- Tia: - confirmed BY Mr.. :
'av~rns-. % the secretary's unpopa- Z
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