Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1920-05-12
WILS0N'S u-BOAT
ORDER REVEALED
Daniels Says President Told
Navy to Sacrifice Half Of
Fleet to Win.
MADE ADDRESS ON FLAGSHIP
President Demanded New Methods Be
Used In Warfare Against German
Submarines Throw Tradition to
Wind"-S Show British How
to Beat Foe.


Wilson's hitherto unpublished war In
structions to the officers Of the Allan
tic fleet, given in person on the quar-
terdeck of the flagship Pennsylvania
on Aug. II, and bidding them "throw
tradition to the vino" strike the
word prudent from their yocabularies'
and "do the thing that is audacious
to the utmost point of risk and dar.
ing" were made public here by Sec
rotary Daniels.
The president spoke as commander
in-chief Of the navy and at q 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.
Must Crush U-Boats.
In opening his address to the Off
GERS, Mr.. Wilson said:
K admiral Mayo and gentlemen: a
h II have not come here with malice
prepense to make q speech, but have
come here to have look at you and
to say some things that perhaps may
be intimately said and even though
the company is large, said In con-
fidence.
This Is an unprecedented war, and
therefore It is a war In one sense for
amateurs. Nobody ever before con-
Quoted war like this and therefore
nobody can pretend to be profess
sional In a war like this. Here are
two great navies, not to speak Of the
others associated with us our own
and the British. oumumbering by q
very great margin the navy to which
we are opposed and vet casting about
for q way In which to use our SUI
periority and our strength.
Now somebody has got to think
this the way not only to fight the sub
marine. but to do something different
from what we are doing. 4ss
1--WE are .hunting hornets all over
the farm and letting the nest alone.
None of US know how to go to the nest
and crush 1t, and yet I despair Of
hunting for hornets oil over the sea
when I know whsFeTt the nest is and
lew that the nest il breed rretd
as fast as I can find them. -
Asks for suoosssteee. go.
II am willing for my part and !
know you are WILLING. because Isknow
the stuff you are made Of am will.
ing to sacrifice half the navy Great
Britain and we together have to crush
that nest because Il W crush II the
war Is won.
Il have come here to5say thai d
not care where It comes frd1I do
nd care whether It comes ff6sn the
youngest Officer oss, the Oldest lint ]
want the ofacefs u this navysto have
the distinction Of saying how this war
is going to be won.
IT am willing to make any sacrifice
for that. I mean any sacrifice OF time
or anything else. Lam ready to put
myself at the disposal Of any officer
in the navy who thinks he knows how
to run this war. / will not undertake
to tell you whether he does or not
because / know that do not, but !
will undertake to put him In communi
cation with those who can find Out
whether his idea will work or not
have the authority to do that, anG
will do 1t with the greatest pleasure
81 wish that ! could think and ha6
the brains to think in the terms OF
marine warfare, because would fee
then that 1 was figuring out the flu
ture history Of the political freedom o.
mankind.
II do not see how any man can lool
at the flag of the United States dnG
fail having his mind crowded with re
miniscences of the number of unselfisf
men, seeking no object of their own
the advantage of no dynasty, the ad
vantage Of no group Of privileged
people, but the advantage Of his fel
low men, who have died under the
folds Of that beautiful emblem.
wonder If men who do die under II
realize the distinction they have.
"There is distinction in the privilege
and l for my part am sorry to play
SO peaceful a part in the business as
I myself am obliged to play, and
conceive 1t privilege to come and