Evening star., 1918-05-22
Mr.. DANIELS TELLS
RUTGERS0F SHIPS
Secretary Says He Is Called
on to Name New One
Most Every Day.

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., May Z2.--
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels in an
address at the Rutgens College COM
mencement yesterday said:
I'VE are building ships, but we
cannot build them in a day. but be-
fore another summer we shall have
enough ships not only to carry
million troops to France. but millions
to France and enough destroyers to
see them there in safety.
Almost every day. in my official
capacity. I am called upon to give a
name to a ship" said Mr.. Daniels.
"and we are going to get them out
faster. We are going to get out the
destroyers on which men do not sleep
for days and do not eat except stand
ing up.
Conveyed TT Ships Safely.
II have knowledge Of one destroyer
which conveyed 1T ships safely and
traversed 100000 miles in six months.
Admiral Sims when he came upon this
particular destroyer in a harbor, ex-
pected to find the boys tired OF their
duty. but he found them fresh and
asking no question except Admiral.
whore do we go next""
Turning then to the draft Mr.. DAN
iels said:
The President Of the United States.
the foremost statesman Of the world
and the spokesman for humanity. and
the Congress of the United States
have called men to the colors from
twenty-one to thirty-one years Of
age.
To Raise Draft Limit If Necessary.
"The day may come when. II neces-
sary. Congress may change the age
limit because men from twenty-one
to thirty-one cannot win the war.
Then we will call on the men from
eighteen to sixty to win the war.
The great drive OF the Prussfans q
month ago was made because the
German emperor well knows that
when America gets enough ships to
carry over her forces the end has
come.
100000 Soon in Navy.
There are 8o0. 900 men in the Navy
now and there will be 100000 soon.
They are enlisting so fast we have
to ask them to stay at home for a
few days until we can build new
ships for them. We have no common
seamen any more-they are all COM
mon heroes.
1--WE have seen a vision Of units in
America. AS in former days. churches
and politics do not divide us. We
stand shoulder to shoulder, with
Catholics and Jews and every branch
of Professionalism protecting the boys
of America.
war we appreciated liberty. Now this
liberty is in the balance and our
young men have gone forth as the
boys Of 76 to save the world.
When They Come Back.
"one of these days. not this year.
perhaps, or the next or the year after,
but one Of these days these millions
are coming home-and the most of
not come back will lie in graves in
the sacred soil of France and we will
love that country with a love un-
equaled except by that Of Lafayette
for America.
And when those boys come back 1t
will be to a world free from conquest.
world where men can think their
own thoughts and live their own
lives. and where no small nation will
be under the control of the more pow
they will own America and we will
give it to them gladly and proudly
I'VE shall have many anxious mo-
ments before victory comes. but
never for moment should we be in
doubt. We have no business to listen
to pessimism. What cowardice is to
the soldier. pessimism is to the civil.
ian. We must know that right will
prevail. We have no more right to
doubt the result than that God rules
the heavens"