The Monte Vista journal., 1916-04-29
II, EDWARD HEATING
congressman from the rh'rd COLO
rsde District).

most maligned men III pao
l' Nv. t. Joseph Daniels, of North Car
10. 10y. secretary of the Navy, in Pres
ident wilson's cabinet.
u,s enemies seldom venture to
.,o snecific charges. They prefer
NV ~ nse ridicule and innuendo-the
cowardly weapons OF the man VINO
has weak case.
Nv rho fact is that Daniels is one of
.,- really great secretaries of the
rr He has done more in the last
,h-ee wears to increase the fighting
efficiency of our fleets than any one
- hic predecessors. And at that he
s not a lingo, but sane, cultured
Gentleman who has a proper appre-
o;o,ion of the value of dollar and
tbe worth of human life.
Why He Is Slandered
Then why the campaign of slander
which has been so persistently waged
against him? The correct reply may
he stated under three heads:
He has sought to educate the com
mon sailor and give him a chance to
secure a commission. THIS HAS
OFFENDED THE OFFICIAL. CASTE
He has advocated government
manufacture of armor plate and
other munitions and has saved the
nation millions in naval contracts.
THIS HAS OFFENDED THE
GREEDY MUNITIONS GRAFTERS.
He has driven strong liquor out of
the navy THIS HAS OFFENDED
THOSE WHO PROFIT AS WELL AS
THOSE WHO PERISH THROUGH
DRINK.
Making The Navy Sober
Let us consider the last first. In
1899 Secretary Long forbade the use
Of liquor aboard ship by ENLISTED
MEN Secretary Daniels broadened
the order so as to include officers
He took this step on the advice of the
surgeon general of the navy, yet the
order was greeted with a storm of
protest. One old admiral declared
that If deprived of drink the officers
might turn to drugs, but the Secre-
tary refused to believe that our navy
was officered by such weaklings.
We were told that this policy
would make the United States the
laughing stock of the world. In
stead, within year, the world pow
ers' were following the example of
Secretary Daniels. The Kaiser, ad-
dressing the naval cadets, said:
The next war and the next sea
battle demand sound nerves of you.
NERVES WILL DECIDES! They be-
come undermined through alcohol.
Inc nation which consumes the least
alcohol should win!"
Fighting Grating Contractors
from the moment he entered Of
"ce the Secretary has fought for
soVernment manufacture of armor
plate and munitions. On his recon-
Hehuation the Senate recently passed
Dill appropriating $11,OO0,OO0 to
.0"s'ruct an armor-plate plant. I'm
uer MS direction the government is
making smokeless powder for "a
'en's pound. The powder trust
u'eo 10 receive 80 cents a pound for
,iie same quality of powder. On one
0u lor projectiles he slashed the
"'oe sl,o77,210, and on another oc-
s'''oh ne saved million by forcing
eOmpetition between armor-plate
makers.
NO wonder the naval contractors
hate him!
., nu' his chief offending has con-
a. eu Vi his assaults on the wall of
N''e which shuts out the hope of
''oh from the common sailors.
chance For The Sailor
a. o'''ieis has sought to democratize
sa,, navy He wants every young
nous ~ ieel that through study and
iOiiiahce of duty he may become
,.h,,, uun'ral of the fleet. He has es-
lea evo. schools aboard ship, giving
soor.. ''is'eo man an opportunity to
uo.,, e an academic and technical ed
Tup result, S5 PER CENT OF
cu.n MEN HONoRABLY DIS
WI uID ARE RE-ENLISTING