The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1920-05-11

Wilson's hitherto unpublished war in
structions t0 the officers of the At
lantic fleet, given in person on the
quarterback Of the flagship Pennsyl-
vania, on August II, 1917, and bidding
them throw tradition to the wind"
strike the word prudent from their
vocabularies, and do the thing that
is audacious to the utmost point of
risk and daring" were made public
here today by Secretary Daniels.
The president spoke as commander
In chief of the navy and at time
when the German submarine menace
was uncurbed. In laying the text
Of his remarks before the senate naval
investigating committee, Secretary
Daniels said they showed the bold
and vigorous policy the president has
outlined for the navy"
do not stop to think what is pru-
dent for a moment" the president
said. you will win by the audacity
Of method when you cannot win by
circumspection and prudence.
II think that there are willing
ears to hear this in the American
navy and the American army because
that 10 the kind of folks we are.
There will have 10 come a new ira.
dition into service which does not
do new and audacious and successful
things'
The president also expressed his
dissatisfaction with progress then be-
ing made toward curbing the submar.
inc campaign. I'VE are hunting hor.
nets all over the farm and letting
the nest alone" he said II am
willing, for my part, and L know that
you are willing, because l know the
stuff you are made of am willing
to sacrifice half the navy to Great
Britain, and we together have to
crush that nest because if we crush
1t. the war is won."
The British admiralty had met AM.
erican suggestions with what amount
ed TO statements that ut never had
been DONE" the president said, ad-
ding:
And I felt like saying well, moth
ing was ever done so Systematically
as nothing is being done now"
In opening his address to the Off
GERS, Mr.. Wilson said
Admiral Mayo and Gentlemen:
II have not come here with malice
prepense to make q speech but
have como here to have look al
you and 10 say some things that per
haps may be- intimately said and
even though the company is largely
said in confidence.
This Is an unprecedented war, ard
therefore, 1t is I war in one sense
Tor amateurs. Nobody ever before
conducted q war like this and there
fore nobody can pretend to be pro
fessional in war like this. Here
are two great navies, not to speal
Of the others associated with me-
our own and the British, outnumber
ing by a very great margin the navy
70 which we are opposed and ye
casting about for way in which
TO use our superiority and ou
strength.
Now, somebody has got to thinl
think out the way not only to figh
the submarine but to do something
different from what we are doing.
I'VE are hunting hornets all owe
the farm and letting the nest alone
None of us know how to go to tn
nest, ana crush it and yet l despai
of hunting hornets all over the SCI
when l know where the nest is an
know that the nest is breeding hoi
nets as fast as / can find them.
am willing for my part and l kno'
I
stuff you are made of am wilin
to sacrifice half the navy to Grea
Britain and we together have TO crus
that nest, BECAUSE II we crush 1t, tn
war is won. l have come here I
say / do not care where it come
from. l do not care whether it come
from the youngest officer or the odes
but / want the officers of this nav
10 have the distinction of saying hoy
this war is going to be won
II am willing to make any sacr
flee for that. mean any sacrific
of time or anything else. | ar
ready to put myself at the dispose
of any officer in the navy who think
he knows how to run this war.
will not undertake to tell you whethe
he does not know, but ] know ths
do not know. but / will undertak
to put him in communication wit
those who can find out whether h
idea will work or not. l have III
authority to do that and l will do
with the greatest of pleasure.
IT wish l could think and had III
brains to think in the terms Of mi
rine warfare, because l would fe
that ! was figuring out the futui
history of the political freedom I
mankind. do not see how any ma
can look at the flag Of the Unite
States, and fail having his mir
crowded with "reminiscences OF Il
number Of unselfish men, seeking I
object Of their own, the advantage
dynasty, the advantage OF no gror
OF privileged people, but the advantat
of his fellow men. who have died u
der the folds Of that beautiful or