The Washington times., 1919-01-12
DANIELS URGES
BIG PEACE NAVY
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Daniels, And since a league OF M
tions is coming. the American people
must answer the call by building bat
tleships and still more battleships.
Guarantee Of FFeedOm.
The navy is a popular institution
in this country. A strong navy can
not endanger the liberties OF a free
PEOPLE. And because Of this fact the
increase in strength OF the personnel
or tho American navy from $4,000 to
100000 men during the course OF the
war has met with universal approval.
The first mission Of the American
navy, with the cessation Of hositiiities
has been to bring back our soldiers from
Europe as fast as possible, and to trans
port food to the starving peoples Of Ar
menia, Palestine, and Syria. Both these
tasks are well under way. Our boys
are being brought back as fast, almost.
as they we're sent over. Several navy
ships have been QUILTED as food trans
ports and are taking food to the famine
stricken Of Europe. The American navy
Is answering the call, in as efficient a
during the war"
We Must Lead Rest.
The United States must take great
care as to the steps decided upon in
| reconstruction warned the Secretary
of the Navy. 'SThe peoples Of Europe,
struggling through the first stages
OF democracy, have their whole minds
and souls set on the progress OF
events in this country. We must act
as a leader to these.
eve must set ourselves against the
Vaccinations OF the American junk
ers, who have already begun their evil
ArI 1t
discussing the economic phases OF re-
construction.
These junkers, who have grown
wealthy during the war, now plan to
shift the cost OF the war to the
shoulders OF the men who toll in the
fields or in the factories to earn
living wage. We must be watchful
or they may succeed in thei refforts."
A plea for the conservation OF the
manhood and womanhood OF the ma
ton was also made by the Secretary
OF the Navy.
1--WE hear a great deal about conserva-
ton Of food and fuel and other ma
terial, bat the problems OF conservation
of manhood and womanhoOd have been
almost ignored" he said.
Following Secretary Daniels speech
Edwin Markham, acclaimed Americas
greatest living poet, recited one Of his
unpublished poems. The poem was en-
titled The Greater Democracy Ahead"
and Is written in a prophetic vein.
Mr.. Markham's poem follows
THE GREAT DEMOCRACY.
White cities rise and blossom into
| dust,
While kaiserS and their crowns are
blown to air,
What is the Purpose brooding on the
world,
Through the large leisure OF the cen
turtles,
And what the end-failure orvictoTy?
Lo. man has laid his scepter on the
stars.
And sent his spell upon the con
The heavens confess their secrets, and
the stones.
Silent as God. publish their mystery.
Man calls the lightning from its
secret place
That he may shrink the spaces OF
the world,
And eavesdrop at the Iatched Anti
podes.
The wild. white, smoking heroes OF
the sea
Are startled by his thunders. The
Crowd round to be, the laeksys of
their king.
His hand has torn the veil Of the
Great Law.
The law that was before the worlds
before
That far First Whisper on the an
cient deep,
The law that swings Arcturus on the
! North.
And hurls the soul OF man upon the
But what avail. o builders Of the
world.
Unless ye build a safety for the soul:
But bark, the bugle blowing on the
peaks;
And bark, q murmur as Of many feet
The cry Of captains, the divine alarm
Look! the last son of Time comes hur-
rying on,
The strong young Titan of Democ-
| racy
With swinging step he takes the
open road,
In love with the winds that beat MS
hairy breast
Barring his sunburnt strength to I'll
| the world,
He casts his eyes abroad with Jovian
i glance
Searches the tracks OF old Tradition;
scans
With rebel heart the Book OF Pedi-
gree;
Peers into the face OF Privilege and
cries.
why are you hating in the path 81
man?
Is it your shoulder bears the human
load?
Do you draw down the rains OF the
| sweet heaven,
And keep the green things growing?
Back to hell.'
God is descending from eternity,
And all things, good and evil, build
| the road.
Yea, down in the thick of things, the
men Of greed
Are humping the inhospitable clay.
By wondrous tolls the men without
the Dream,
Led onward by a something unawares'
| Are laying the foundations OF the
Dream.
The Kingdom OF Fraternity foretold.
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