The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-06-27
When Found Better is Score
tary Daniels's Advice to the
MaW War College

1FwPoRT. RI. June 96.-In an
address at the opening session OF
the Navy War college here today
Secretary Daniels appealed to, Amen
can naval officers to profit by the les
sons that are being taught oy 1ne
great war in Europe and toteaNessty:
discard all theories which faa1 70
stand the acid test he sreter tIeo
to the navy program for the coming
wear and expressed confidence that
congress would authorize any IN
crease recommended
I'm personnel and material the navy
is larger than ever before ME-
Daniels said, Its men are trained
and fit. It's experts In every depart
ment are active to remedy any detects
OF the past and to take adTanIaee OF
al that has been learned IN the Only.
true school in which this know9edge
may he obtained by observing through o11.g
our experts in Europe all that may
be learned from actual war
Our Theories Crumsle.
.As you look abroad. YOU see the
foundation of Old theories crnnb.sns
every day old tactics. oic straseIteS-
old theories occ naval >SSrHare winch
have stood .7nchallenged as a.host
AROMATIC since the Triremes OF Cart
Rage and Rome grappfed together IN
the MediterraneaI, ara disappearing
ever night II was upol tho land has
reverted to the bayouee and the Eand
grenade, war u7oa the seas has capped
forward at a SINGLE ssr2ce and Gro6sn
almost every shal:lie ots ancscDt coz
SentlJ1.
1--WE have seen the main feet %
the greatest sea naLo1 IN the Worlen
withdrawn from the seas to SOME
seclnded aarbor with out having fred
shot during the frs year OF a
mi shty conflict. We ha., seen pat
ties begun at. ranges Believed to. he
Impossible and ships dis1b:e2 by shots
from guns as yet invisible We nave
been told that modern sea-hghts
would be determined IN the first ten
ucinutes yet we have. seen tnats II
took six hours to decide one OF the
greatest ocean battles OF the present
war We have seen ships OF swallow
draft used. as fortresses to protect
land armies on the. Belgian coast
Miracles Arc Performed.
eve read only yesterday OF sub
marines gliding unchallenged past
the impregnabIe fortress ofstSioral-
tar and the guardian ships that watch
the straits We have seen last cruz
sers raiding the coast and efudlnS
their pursuers by the help OF dIr1s1-
bIes. lowering far above and warming
through the new miracle. wireless
teleeraphy. the ships beneath
with what weapons by what stra-
tegv sail we meet the terror OF the
submarine the still unrerealed pos
sfbilfties OF the airship It Is to you,
gentlemen. that this question must
be put It is to you your secretary
OF the navy looks for an answer MY
earnest word my solemn Plea TO-DAY
Is to urge you fear1eSSly TO d1Searo
worship OF an things that are Old.
and to adopt courageousiy ans cnlng
that IS now the moment that some
development Of the present convnces
you that the old way tslno longer. the
right way or that the new way points
the path to victory. It Is the courage
OF the American people IN facing new
conditions from the time our fore-
fathers dared and mastered the ter
-rors OF the wilderness and Du1N mere
In new nation with new govern
ment that has made us greatSst to-
day. Holding wisely to what Is good
in the mast. to such principles as
stands the acid test OF this great
war. do not fear to cast aside what
have proved to be mere shackleS o.
convention and dartnEly to go Tor
ward 8 Z z
II hereby pledge MYSELF to spare
no effort to assist his on war marc q:
Rest assured that what you Plan Is IN
find sympathetic and attentive ear
81 want. to. feel that when my ann Of
Office closes my successor Will find
IN orderly arrangement the most per-
feet plans and methods human Wis
dom can invent, kepta1vays up to
date. for the conduct o four mary m
time OF war. and It is here that The
studies Necessary for such plans
must be caHted ON $50 $50