The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-01-16
DANIELS PROMISES
Big NAVY IN 16 YEARS
Blamcs Republicans for Lack
Of Strength and Lauds
Wilson in Speech Here.
SEES PARTY'S SUCCESSES

Secretary OF the Navy Daniels. speak
,r yesterday afternoon at the National
nsmocratic club. CIT Fifth avenue.
,o,rd some harsh words to say bout
Republican statesmen and politicians
ohio are attacking the Wilson Admins
,-a,ion for it's alleged lack of initiative
IN naval preparedness.
lilo mentioned one Representative IN
Congress. not specifying his am how
syer. who a few days ago criticised
,,s NAVY Department Of the
,res.nt United states navy, Forgetting.
/, would appear said Mr.. Daniels.
s.ha, the present naval strength Of this
sonn,rv Is the result Of Republican Ad-
",inIs;ratious and not of anything any
democrats have II
"Nnd vet" continued. Mr.. Daniels,
.,bis Rcpresentative a been in ON
y,ess for a round twenty years, but In
iii ,htt time had never found II neccs-
saw to open his mouth to urge an ad-
dItlou OF any sort TO the navy"
The S~ccretary's address marked the
Inauguration of a new programme at
,hc National Democratic Club. a pro-
canine Of preparedness. Special BIZ
ryop,hly meetings are to he held. with
,roui, ent Democrats as speakers. who
vii tell OF the glories of the Democratic
ADMINISTRATION aud thus lay the way
sor the coming Presidential campaign.
defends ITS Naval Policy.
Tho burden Of NJ. Daniels's address
N,s a justification of the naval policy
a. far pursued by the present Admin
,str,,ton and the policy OF preparedness
for the future a. IT has been outlined
by the President. Mr.. Daniels sought
60 show Ivy comparison that the present
naval volicy Is one OF far greater vigor
,san was The one Immediately preceding.
and that I'm the two and a half years
curirr his Sccreta=yship more has been
accomplished than was done during the
entire TAFT regime.
Mr. Daniels made 1t plain that he Is
- preparedness
no, u,l.cye n minimizing what We have.
br' 80 making the most Of what we have
toward q beginning. You have heard a
good deal lately about inehiciency in the
navy. Ne hear too much OF such things
TIE only true theory is to see how we
,.a improve what VIC have. and then TO
determine on 4. constructive policy TO be
carried out through a number OF years
And To- place that policy on such a Sc
cur, plane that nothing can interfere
with H.
Compares Taft Administration.
During tho four years OF the Taft
Administration two dreadnoughts were
provided for. Already during the two
and "a half years of the Wilson Admins.
,ration five ~dreadnoughts have been pro-
,ded for. In like proportion We are
doubling the power Of the navy every
where"
MIR. Daniels aid that h %appropria.
lions for the Naval Academy have been
doubled and that "a plan Is now before
congress for "A substantial Increase IT
the student enrolment at Annapolis. lie
asserted thai during his Secretaryshir
'te number of enlisted men In the navy
has been increased by 5000 and that
Congress has been asked to provide Tor
q further increase Of 1850 enlisted
neV.
n like manner Mr.. Daniels outlined
o'n,r achievements OF the Wilson Adj
n~tristra'ion as RESPECTS the navy. and
PREDICTING that the Democratic party
vii remain in power for sixteen years
said that at the end OF that time
III United States would have "A navy oil
winch no American need feel ashamed