Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-16
NATIONAL DEFENSE DAY
At SOUTHERN CONGRESS-
Prominent Speakers Urge Creation
and Maintenance of Adequate
Array and Navy.
SPECTACULAR PARADE HELD
SoGth's Part in Power aud Glory OF
Navy Lau,icu b. Secretary Daniels.
t:orcipn Trade Possibilities viii BE
Considered To-day.

CHARLESTON. :. G., December ID
i'-.ioN WAS "Nntionnl prtcns" bay Al
ia" Southern Corimcrciai Congress
ana prominent speakers. ncluin';
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels Assis-
and Chairman radgctt. ot III" House
Naval Committee. urged The "S"utha
vital interest IN crc,t,nr aud mann
tanning an adequate army and navy.
\ military and naval parade late TO-
',N MAS reviewed 10y Congressman L.
J.. i'ad""tt. secretary l,au"lS. Assistant
Secretary - War Br"c hcuridGc Rear
-N"a,i'Ll t'"itmau ana officers Of war
Shi".' III Charleston linb"r. and "ii-
Gers Of III" congress.
T"-niEni Sccrvtarl pauivla WAS tho
SI' - II homo" at = banquet given by
the city Of Charleston.
Tv-n'"rr"" will ~ taken nv with
discussions Of tu-ri-:u trade POSSIBLE
itr. Nc"rc;ar> ran,"ls. /, was n,-
i"'ii, cd. sill remain here to visi; Tic
n;.r!rston Navy Yard.
The South has :; vital intcrcS, in
r"!"t".iin. :'m :I"uua," navy de-
c'hrcd Secretary pluj"ls. in address
l"s the congress
LOT only has The Suutl, contributed
- -" power Lut c!orv vr tho navy
ia t';e way III h"rois;u aHd romance.
'.!t tcT nitCftsiS are bouiv NJ ~ ga
adequate ANA efficient navy.
Nt;cr pointiu. oIt that the south
has suffered severely Tor lack oi ships
- AIRY her produce across the seas
curing In" present European war Sec
rotary Daniels said:
Bti.r or CItUrs nIsr
ftND MAKI>Er iBltutD
The South cannot raise cotton .md
tobacco ii America - not /" maintaiu
q merchant marinc. f"r 'hr hulk ~
Tx SO crops must ana their market
abroad. tut along with q merchant
NArinc goes an adc9u"t, nayy. II a
"r'ittn in the stars that America i
- lave tho iuriu.r. and Therefore :.
-. M, iirSt line ut defense is ii,dis-
i'"sah!c i'll the shan" OF II wci!-p"O-
p"' u"ncd and ;,'ivuu;.tc navy. The tat
Tor is ensured III tho prcscn; 'iNc-y"ar
r'"::anl II til, SiNtl fourth Congress
Shall iuuurac the project. so earnestly
iNproNed 10y III" President in his recent
address TO Congress.
ia reviewing tho Sou,h's intimate
relation. With the navy IN tho past.
Secretary Daniels recalled tha; many
81 the great gcHiuScs OF both kcNoiu-
,!0uary anna civil Wars were southern
mon. The ;irS; three Secretaries OF tho
Nay" were from the South. 80 that the
South presided over the Navy Dcpa"t
@ont from its organization ia ,19S for
Nv S'ltN N''tlS. nc Ssti'i. lVSil!i con
trihutcd f"ur secretaries, North Caro-
lima iiIc, Maryland three. and Louisiana
ami Alab.ma one each "Tac SOUTH
SAID Secretary Daniels. has altocctucr
presided over the navy for i period q:
forty-iwo "cars out OF the III years
Of existence. NOR than ouc-third OF
is life
The South, with the WORTHY PAY, sHc
mas plt ycd in the history vi the .Amcri-
ran navy. Is not less Interested in the
Navy NOW than III the past. ne de-
clagrl.
Congressman Padgctt, Of Tennessee
wuo preceded Mr.. Daniels made AN
Elaborate defense Of raNal policies ui-
&c" Secretary lbauicls's administration.
Assistant Secretary cf Wa l:rccl>-
cnridre. representing SECRETARY CARR
son. urged support ior the Washing
tor administration plan 70; IAN in
creased army. '''rhc Foundation stone
or this m;liiac% policy" he said, lis
the continental army"