Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-19
 GUESTS OF
 DANIELS

Super Dreadnaught ,Missis- sippi Inspected by Exc cutives Before Adjoining Session.
 Annapolis, Md, Dec. 18.-War gov srnors of the states. before adjourning their annual conference tonight, in- snected the new uper-dreadnausht Int Mississippi, anchord in Chesapea ,1e Raw They made the trip as guests i If Secretary Daniels on the presiden- tal yacht Mayflower. Early in the day. the governors heard addresses by MI Daniels and Secretary Lane, who Draised President Wilson for going to Europe.
 At the suggestion of Governor Milli- ken. of Maine, the executives agreed to discuss with their respective con- ressional delegations the question of endorsement by the Federal govern- ment of colleges and universities which suffered heavy loss by discon- tpuance of Student Army Training | courses.
 ] Commenting on President Wilson's l trip, Secretary Lane said:
 q have seen criticism of the Presi- i dent, and so have you, for going across spirit of this new day. It sthe spirit l which animates him in going is the l spirit of ths new day. It the spirit l Of giving your hand to your neghbor. It is the spirit that would make this l war the end of wars.
 "The man who stands as the repres- entatiye of the foremost democracy of the world goes to Europe, not that he may march down the Champs Elysee, not that he may receive the plaudits of the French multitudea, but he goes b Europe as the champion of Amer Ean ideals, because he wants to see that out of this war comes something worth while. He would have been neg IgeAt, he would have been false to his his own conscience and false to our ideas of him if he had not stood in Paris in person as the champion of That principle which we love and those institutions which we hope. to see spread around the world"
 Secretaries Daniels and Lane were m the program today for addresses kfore the final session of the confer mce of state governors. In addition he governors expect to discuss what Ito be done with the national guard liter the soldiers are demobilized.
 Secretary Daniels invited the gov enors to luncheon on the Mayflower and later to inspect the Battleship Mississippi anchored in Chesapeake Bay.
 The governors decided to ask the var department for a number of cap- ured German cannon for grounds of their respective state capitals.
 Two Years Before Normal.
 At least year, possibly two years VIII be required before the nation un return to normal peace condi- uons and we will be fortunate if con- ahons abroad make demobilization possible at so early'a date" said Sec naary Daniels here today, addressing ne conference of state governors.
 The Navq, said the secretary, must increased and strengthened to en- lele the United States to contribute many units as any other nation to tdded:
 look to see the peace conference ~ an end to competitive big navy hlding."
 secretary Lane. also addressing the llerence, urged governors to do slything in their power to keep sSe branches of the council of na- @aal defense from disintegrating. He
 pnasized Secretary Bakers recent saration that these local councils aould remain in existence to CO srate with federal agencies although N acting as federal institutions.
 sae cabinet members addresses
 owed discussion of future p0li- .s Tor national guard. Wide differ
 M or opinion developed, some gov AaUrs advocating return to the old s.uonal guard system, some advocat- qniversal military training by the Nsslal N.s government and others urging " lne time is not ripe for deter a'ns future internal military poli-
 warming against optimistic hopes S me return of all American soldiers 'sM aa abroad, Secretary Daniels said ,hMn M required year and half witl ny s@.ly to contract with British ships
 aslp carry two million soldiers tt ,suce' n's' Even if there was no need fol .erS 0verseas-and that need lS fss ssslent-it would be a fine organiza
 mat could land them home in z Sta M Naval ships have been turned
 transports to help in this big jol ss,a, men in the naval service are beins
 uly brought home. But some ship n,,e tune men must stay until a per
 sat peace blesses the world"
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