The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-03-30
Geo. II. Manning In Rlchnlohu
Journal).

~ the administration or fresioeh'
Wilson and Secretary Daniels is ably
reviewed in a speech made Dy KEEP
resentative John III. Small, OF Norm
Carolina, during the closing hours OF
the Sixty-third Congress, and pupiish-
ed in the Congressional Record.
One Of the greatest achievements Oi
Secretary of the Navy Daniels, says
MIR. Small. has pee the change VI
sentiment he has brought about IN
regard to dcsirability OF eniistihs N
the navy so that the enlisted
has been increased 5,0.O men s,"SC
the Democrats took hold. instead OF
having insufficient men To man all
our ships making 1t Impossible 70
commission all the vessels in the navy
at the time that Secretary
took hold. the navy is now recruteu
TO Its full strength, and for the first
time on record q waiting list OF ap.
plicants has bcen established.
Two Years Record.
1.-The record achieved by the Dem
ocratic party in the last two years
has justified the faith Of the people III
respect to our handling OF our sea
forces" said Mr.. Small. The Dem
ocratic party has consistently oppos-
GU SIcdl SkfihAh
proposition looking to the subStltu-
ton Of militarism. When h Dem
ocratic party returned to power for
the first time after the war, in 1884,
foundation for h new navy winch
has grown to be II national PRIDE
was laid by William G.. Whitney, Sec
rotary of the Navy, and in the second
Cleveland administration the same
jealous care for the navy was shown
under tina illustrious Secretary of the
Navy, Hilary A. Herbert. But the
record of constructive progress made
since the inauguration of WOOdroW
Wilson is greater than that made in
any other two years IT, the history OF
the republic.
1.-The addition of $50 enlisted men
has made it possible to commission
ready for immediate service at sea,
twelve submarines, six light cruisers,
five destroyers, five g%unboats, n
battleship, one armored cruiser and
three monitors, the last named serv-
ing as submarine tenders, increasing
the total number OF commissioned
vessels by ~thirty-three. During the
preceding four years the navy was
never recruited to it's full strength
Under those conditions it would have
been impossible for the navy to NEE
a demand for unusual service. an6
thirty-three of our ships withou'
crews were useless
Increased enlistments we're thu
immediate result of methods adopted
by Secretary Daniels to give greatl,
increased opportunities to the enlist
ed men. An example Of the higl
class of young men who have now en-
listed Is illustrated by the ability o
five young men to qualify for admis
sion to the Naval Academy. of twelv
to pass the gruelling tests required o
an ensign. and thirteen to qualify 70
positions in the pay corps.
Better Class Secured.
"Thc new policy has gained for TIN
navy q finer and more ambition
class Of recruits, increased re-enlist
mentS by IL per cent, and decrease
desortiOns II per cen
THE deep interest taken by Secre
tary Daniels in the enlisted men
shown by the order issued about
year age providing for the instructio
OF enlisted men, petty officers an
warrant officers. with a view to SUI
plying deficiencies in academic edl
cation, and also to provide means Il
them to mt themselves for PROMOTE
in the navy, or which will better I
them for civil trades at the end
their periods of service afloat.
Under n operation Of Secretal
Daniels order, $4,000 men are undt
instruction in academic work, viii
$3.50 more who do not come undt
the compulsory clause are taking II
course voluntarily; 1850 are taking
correspondence course; $50 are Or,
pairing for warrant rank, and eight,
1--WE are studying for entrance to ii
Naval Academy; about so per Ger
OF the enlisted force, or 25,2O0 al
Deing instructed in professional ar
technical subjects.
Increased Efficiency.
Cnc OF the first official acts
secretary Daniels was to emphasi
the necessity of adequate sea duty
every grade Of officers, and this n
resulted in increased efficiency al
n best interest of the service"
Mr.. Small then spoke at length
Praise OF Secretary Daniels order or
hitting drinking of any kind of liuu
on vessels OF the American Navy. a,
predicted that before Ions a simil
course would be followed by 9th
nations. Mr. Daniels orde-. he sa
was the elimination Of a number
oinotal acts performed by differe