Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-18
But "FuII Speed Ahead" Sec
retary Daniels Tells Grad
uating Ensigns.
FORCE STILL IS ANSWER
Special Dispatch to The Star.

congratulated the young officers upon
coming into the Navy at the time Of
its largest expansion and highest ef-
fcency.
from the day Congress ordered
the three-year building program and
authorized the. increase in enlist
ments the standing order in the Navy
has been and is full speed ahead"
remarkable service being rendered by
scores Of officers whose training had
been Of short duration, and of how
the trained and ambitious enlisted
personnel had demonstrated their fit
ness to hold the commissions they
had earned.
Make Task Possible.
1.-THE Navy could not have performed
the truly gigantic tasks which have
been everywhere recognized In this
and other countries unless the civil
ian officers and men had been quick
to learn and early demonstrated their
capacity. The Navy's need has been
for capable officers. There were not
enough graduates Of the Naval Acad-
emy. but the supply of willing and
earnest men. anxious to learn: has
shown the resourcefulness of the
American youths. Never again let US
doubt that American youths can
learn whatever they need to know.
The stimulating war needs have
quickened the brains OF men In the
Navy. and many young men with
brief apprenticeship have acquired
knowledge which in times Of peace
would require years to obtain"
Secretary Daniels, in contrasting the
ideals and the spirit of the German
mi1itariSm and American passion for
liberty, said, in part:
THE attention of the world in the
past few days has been centered upon
four things: /. The victories of the
allied forces, eliminating In Persh-
ing's advance and capture of prison
Essen. 8. Germany's offer okfa>treaty
Of peace with Belgium. 4. Austria's
suggestions of a conference OF all the
belligerent nations for purpose OF ex-
are not separate, but are closely re-
lated. The last three were inspired by
the first. If the allied forces had not
won military victories, no such re-
markable speech as Wilhelm's, made
to the workers in Krupps: would have
been delivered, the tender to Belgium
would not have been made. and the
Austrian feeler for talk-fest would
not have been put forth. There Is a
lesson for us today In the sequence OF
only argument that German mill
tarists can now understand.
"I left no stone unturned to shorten
the war; said the kaiser in that re-
dominated by the doctrine: Let him
take who has the power. and let him
keep who cam He spoke truly when
he said: I left no stone unturned to
shorten the war For more than a
score Of years he had been whetting
neighbors. When the favorable hour
came to strike he devastated Belgium
and fastened to take Paris and de-
spoil the French. fully expecting
turn swiftly upon Russia and make it
a yassal state He left no stone un-
turned to shorten the war for his
troops on land spared neither woman
nor child. church nor home; and on
unarmed ships with non-combatants
of both sexes of every age to their
sepulchre of the deep.
Responsible for Offers.
1.-THE allied advances are alone re-
sponsible for the offer Of peace to Bel
gium and the proposition Of the Aus
trian emperor for a conference. The
American courage on land and sea wrote
the first notes Of the peace offensive.
Having failed of their detectives by
brutal disregard Of the humane stand
ards of warfare, the German war lords
and their associates start peace drive.
for peace. 1t is the goal Of all its pur-
poses. When the free peoples of the
world almost held their breath after the
successful German drive In March, Lloyd
George in speaking Of the future said:
1T is race between Wilson and Hin
denburg.' alluding to the need of large
bodies Of American troops to give the
reserves needed for the blows recently
struck. In that race Wilson has won!
president Wilson will leave no stone
eousness and justice for which our SOL
diers and sailors are freely making the
supreme sacrifice. Lloyd George, whose
gift Of illuminating expression is not
the least of his talents. recently de-
clared that the Germans could have
peace any day they were ready to ac-
cept the terms stated by President Will
son In his address before Congress Tues
day, January 8, 1913. Those terms are
the terms only Of justice and have in
them nothing for the enrichment Of
America The answer Of President Will
SON to the Austrian note Is direct and
leaves nothing to be desired. That
answer sent CONSERVATION to those who
want peace made in Germany and was
a trumpet call to all who have highly
resolved that the peace which the world
reeds can only come with abandonment
of CONQUEST and acceptance Of the rights
alike Of the weak and the powerful
Ideals Are Opposite.
sruhe+ q. o,,r ideal Of war and how