New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-19
declares Their COntribu-
lions Through Barred Or
,,nization Unacceptable
Notable Men Banned
shi0s Closed to Some of Ma
ions Leading Figures, In
Guiding Roosevelt
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wasBINGTON, Aug. lS.-Seeretary
80 Navy Daniels stated to-day that
a..,rous Of having the patriotic
}. who heretofore have been work
:. through the Navy League for the
s ~ Of ne navy to continue to DO
IA whatever they can, but that
-, must organize some other agency
VOC! 1spartment will accept nothing
-, bv them through the league.
n, Daniels suggested that, until the
have formed some other Or
I,..ior. or selected another channel
~ ,bsir contributions, they send them
~ S.,,.ly to the supply and accounts de-
'.,tnent. which will forward the pres
-. directly to the ships. He com
- .l...rted the work the women asso-
Ii,,,d with the Navy League have DONE
-, smpbasized the fact the Navy
Is,gus can have no relations with the
raw.
Navy League Replies
That Secretary Daniels must accept
,..nonsibiity for any public con
.,.s.r.v with the Navy League is the
s,t,ment made at Navy League head
,y.rtsrs here to-day.
81, /, most regrettable," says the
....,nspt chat the Secretary Of the
y,vy should, in such a time as this ae-
,,,s himself 70 a personal fight with
4, bs,riotic society.
aTbe Navy League sought no con
,,orsrsv and regrets, for the nauonal
,,,.r,st. that Mr.. Daniels has forced
an. uuOn it. It has always been the
,r,,.ise Of the league TO transmit 10
,ls nublie statements given 1t by naNval
oE,srs II has done this because II pc
gsTts that the public should receive
~ ~, ..atements. Mr.. Daniels does not
ssrss with US upon this point. lie has
,Ssolptely refused to allow any naval
,sr4r 10 MAKE any statement or trans
~ a,v information TO the public save
such as he personally dictates OF cen
soS
EXPLAINS Mare Island Matter
IN. Issuing its statement regarding
ne Mare Island explosion. the league
grrly Afforded the public the SUD-
s,s5se Of a Communication 10 II from
M league is perfectly willing 70
rts 4, case with public opinion as
q Eiether naval officers should be
JARED II Mr.. Daniels would with
dss his gag order against naval or
tsv and allow them free speech, me
laFae would Instantly restrict its pub
KS 70 the transmission Of state
ss,s from naval officers carried over
her signatures.
sBut Mr.. Daniels has seen # to at
nrpt 10 destroy the Navy League De
ause OF its lnsistence upon 'pitless
v1licitv.' He would allow his spite
urob the men Of the navy Of the oene-
Ia Of al the work Navy League mem-
bsts do for them Nothing could be
1srs unjust.
Put Blame on Daniels
She league regrets the controversy,
b., the fault lies with Mr. Daniels, not
yfh the league
Sseretarv Of the Navy Daniels awobe
today u md that his order barring
evty Officer. agent or representative
oiihs Navy League from every naval
staten, naval reservation or ship N
he navy" includes about half the dis
tnggshed persons in the United
SAFE, including Colonel Roosevelt
several former smbaS sailors, officials
81 nc Wilson Administrator and men
VIC are row serving as officers IN the
lLied States Naval Reserve.
fCuded among the directors Of the
~ League are former Ambassador
pa 'Jsyae EiN, former Ambassador
kEGt Bacon. former Ambassador
htiy White. George Won /. Meyer,
.sirer Secretary O, The Navy; Henry
shcNnridge. former Assistant SecTe-
~ Of War, and now in the army
stsiting pas sage 10 France on 3 ship
q the navy; John Temple Graves,
Vg-sn Reid, Isaac y. Seligman,
San1sl insult, Of Chicago; Clar-
saee 0usley, cf Texas, special as
n'nnrto enc Secretary Of Agriculture
Nigan J O'Br,cn, Of New YORK; MIs.
Z ]; totcsbuIy and Mr. Alexander
var Rensselaer, Of Philadelphia; Nor
san Adams, Of Los Angeles; Mrs. +. h.