The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-16
Fletcher Outlines Need of
High Speed Cruisers and
Submarines.
900 DINNER GUESTS
l. SPEAKERS
Gen. Wood Says Army Will
DO the Best 1t Can With
What 1t Has.

New York gave at the waidorf-Astoria
last night In honor of the officers or the
Atlantic fleet. They drank "a toast to
President Wilson and cheered Secretary
Of the Navy Daniels. Admiral Fletcher
and Major-Gen. Wood. but Admiral
Fletcher most of all.
They heard Secretary Daniels defend
the United states navy from libelleis
and pessimists with all the vehemence
al his command they heard MIR. Dan.
ieis read a letter from Admiral Dewey
in which the Admiral said that the ef.
nciency Of the Atlantic fleet was never.
higher than II Is to-day they heard
Admiral Fletcher more Ian hint at the
need OF scout cruisers In the navy, and
Major-Gen. Wood say that the army did
the best 1t could with its material.
Daniels for Improved Navy.
"our navy is good said the secre-
tary OF the Navy. ut is not good
enough, but with your help, as long AS
am Secretary OF the Navy. we will
all try to make IL better. The navy
Is strong. but 1t III not strong enough.
With the help of the whole American
people. with the help of a Congress and
an Administration thoroughly committed
to the policy OF taking leave TO be
strong upo the seas VIC will make IL
stronger.
You have scotland lately you have
nes.in y mueh-oi .he pe,rined
pessn"'s' VINO Nlsits one OIL our levia-
% power win n sour and
,s1ap ,rsase, 'ooNIhs lor some
a. w" IN, NC 'an hans a laie
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many new iorks as All the nations
49, e',noI"eu u IN Wortheiess
I ,nen ahea what should
" uone WIN 'nese pess'hhis's' u he
e,.u "Ns question os saying give
e" 'ae' ne po'h'ea OUT "a lesson
~ ~ review OF the neet-ihat there
A.. ioI reIoiclns IN VIVA mas been
made possible by the sixt,-,hIrd CON
sress lhen he had the Navy League
v" "u I" y saIu'
nose VINO scream IN their hysteria
an nnn'eulate nNe hundred million
,s."" y .o"s'r"e'ion ihs'ahter anu
those VINO oppose u single dollar for
~ 'uuil'ohs 10 our nsh'lhs iorce-
&c WIN nave no weight IN
.e ,o"s.ruc,,oH programme demanded
~ '"e H"'er,can people. u secre-
rry auned 'hat ne preferred the OPP
oH'is'' VINO TeJoiccs IN present naval
power'
III ZOO up the criticism winch has
oeen nurieo al MN ara the navy, and
ssm
AS Tor such CRITICISMS as concerned
myself ] have kept silent. Time must
Justify or time condemn. But when
these attacks began to assail the fleet
ana the ofncers OF the fleet. when In the
eHort 10 make partisan capital IL WAS
represented that discipline had gone
overheard and that our splendid ships
were deteriorating into Junk, then ]
spoke, for officers of the navy Address
ing theml, IL was your efficiency they
we're attacking, and YOU had "A right
to look to me as the spokesman I'm your
defence. To that Critics the feet
outside makes Its own answer.
'ss's'em menu Corrected.
"A few DAYS ago n new organization.
bearing the name OF the National Sc
curity League. issued omen letter
Announcing the result OF Investigations
and publIshed In tho world hi STATE
ment;
"Inyestivation disclosas IL 10 ~.
serted thai Tho nayv 4. ,.i,har IL
ouate nor nrena rad far VA, Tho, #, Il.
inadeouate,v m,nn.d 10 shor, nr ON.
munl,ion ana IN. M or,ani,od rsssrvo
Of trained rnnn. ,bo, ,ha .rb,na,ino
no,,,Ia .x,.ts ch,ne,, a. oanor. ~, ,as,
scout cruissrs hs,,ia "rm 80
planes mins Lars s,nntv sh anJ
transno,ts ar. iacting nna ,hat rgnt
rrac,ice has hear na.,sc,od or a,,oaathor
omitted,
~, the rer,,eno, who s,,rad TIM
aho, me se".,e"hen "no slsheu tue
real truth their signatures would never
mne oten appended, II tnev mad nor
b ., nnashed anu !nlsiniorfneu tney wou'd
milt.en instead
Nses..sa'Ioh u'sc'osee 'n't .he
~, en,cten' anu ptepareu Ior war
w. ~ sn,ps are wen ihanneu .hat
'upIhs VI munitions IN Yas,iy larger
Ma, oeioIe NV ~ o"p'e''; o. our
,ha. mas peen practicaily uouoieu
n.u u last congress authorizea u
r% .eset'e; WHEN ~ III process OF or
swhnn".,on' tnat we nave seNehtS-uou
.hioh authoriAed' pun, or ou,iulng.
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