Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1915-11-18
HIGH NAVY OFFICER
PRAISES DANIELS
Rear Admiral Edwards Stamps His
Course As One of Distinct
Accomplishments.
COMMENDS LIQUOR BAN.
Former Comms ndant at Honolulu De-
clares That Time Has Justified it.

clares That Time Has Justified it.
Rear Admiral John r. Edwards. U.
S. ~. until recently commandant Of
| the naval station at Honolulu is the
/ FIRST flag officer of the service to pub
I licly acclaim Josephus Daniels as a
great Secretary Of the Navy He char
| acterizes MIR. Daniels's course as one
| OF distinct and important accomplish
/ ments.
Writing on Our Navy and Our Ma
tional Defense" in the November issue
Of The Engineering Magazine, Rear
Admiral Edwards says:
The loyalty and splendid example
manifested by Admiral Dewey in his
desire to sustain and support Secre-
/ tary Daniels stand out in bold relief
This action of the Admiral of the Navy
should be emulated by all his juniors
since it would not be possible to de-
velop an efficient service unless due
homage and respect TO superior officers
were rendered by all He has upheld
The highest traditions of the navy as
regards his official relations with the
Secretary OF the Navy and the Presi-
dent of the United States.
THE varied and important duties
devolving upon the Secretary of the
Navy pre-eminently and Enthusiastically
make for splendid service" continues
the Admiral And yet of all the Cab
met portfolios this office appears to
be the field which invites the most
calumy as well as the most savage
criticism and attack upon the incum-
bent. When there is considered the
varied, numerous and important ac-
,iyities developing upon the Navy De
partment, it ought not to excite sur
prise that exigencies are constantly
arising which cause this departmnet
not only to be storm centre, but a
special field for attack upon the exec
utive head, and even at times upon the
President of the United States"
Admiral Edwards commends. among
other things, the present method OF
awarding contracts for vessels, Mr..
Daniels's solution Of labor problems
in the Government navy yards, dis
continuance of the aid system. and the
ban on the use Of intoxicants on board
SnlpS OF the navy.
1T now appears" he says, referring
to the liquor order, that this order or
regulation simply anticipated the trend
OF military control of intoxicants, for
such control is now in part the law in
Great Britain as well as upon the Con
tinent. The belief is now prevalent
in the navy that the order of Secre-
tary Daniels viii never be annulled by
any future Secretary of the Navy
Surely time has therefore justified Mr.. 4
Daniels in his action upon this matter.
and also proven that he was in advnace
Of the navy upon this question"
Under the sub-caption important
Constructive Work Done by Secretary
Daniels" Admiral Edwards saws the
Secretary has advanced the strength
and the efficiency of the navy along
these lines. The Secretary. he says. has
provided a very material increase in
the tonnage of the navy and has sue
ceded III having passed through Con-
gress an appropriation that provided
for a greater tonnage increase than
any naval bill that was ever enacted
into law by the Congress of the United
States"
The Admiral points out that the Sec
retary has extended the work of the
Naval War College. and increased the
possibility of developing naval officers
possessing e"resourcefulness, ,knowl-
edge, and genius that areassociated
with the names of Drake, Farragut
and Nelson"
He credits Mr. Daniels with having
succeeded in doing what other Secre-
taries could not do, in restoring the
ranks of Admiral and Vice-Admiral.
and the establishment of the Office Of
Chief of Operations. He also refers to
the improved Industrial management
of navy yards, and the organization of
the Naval Advisory Board
1T should be a matter of inefTable
satisfaction" concludes Admiral Ed
wards, TO to the nation that not only
the Secretaries of the War and Navy
Departments. but likewise the Presi-
dent is exceedingly appreciative and
receptive of conscientious and thought
ful information and counsel relating
to matters pertaining to national pre-
paredneSs.
The spirit and confidence OF the
military service go forth to the Pres
ident at this critical hour. There are
periods when the courage of conyic-
tim. founded upon the consciousness
for a high sense of duty and the weight
Of q great responsibility, brings forth
results which may mean more 10
nation than any action which invites
the courage OF the crisis
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