Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-02-06
DANIELS LAUDs WILSON
DINNER GIVEN CUMMINGS
BY NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
President Ordered Navy to Shut Sub
marines Into Port nnd Then
Guard Them.
[By Associated Press.I

NEW YORK. Feb. 8. - President
Wilson was given credit here tonight
by Secretary Daniels. speaking at the
Democratic Club dinner to National
Chairman Homer 5. Cummings, for hav-
ing seen the necessity of shutting. Ger
man submarines off the seas as the
them, before naval STATS 'on either
side OF the water" moved to that end
You must shut up the hornets in
their nest" the President was quoted
quarterback speech to officers Of the
battleship Pennsylvania. early in the
var. for you can never end tho sub
marine peril If you let them out and
then have to dcYote yourself to chasing
them all over the ocean.
The barragc finally, built across the
North Sea-" Mr.. Daniels said. was tho
American navy's answer to the Presi-
dents counsel. 1t was proposed by
Admiral Earle tchicf Of ordnance) in
April. 1917. approved by, Admiral Ben
board. by the Secretary OF the Navy
and by the President 1t was the great
est new constructive naval measure Of
effectiveness in the whole war. 1t was
factor both in destroying the morale
OF the German navy and in its deadly
destruction OF submarines"
brought Out C0u"oy Pinn.
President Wilson had also pointed out
before naval STATS had reached that
conclusion, Mr.. Daniels said, that the
only way 10 most surely safeguard
conveys. protected by armed ships"
The secretary attacked the record Of
Congress since 1918 when dishonest
appeal TO hyphcnated politics enabled
the Republicans to elect a majority Of
this Congress-" and declared the people
had already found they got a gold
brick" That record, he characterized
as certain to defeat tho Republican
party next November, ''as IT is certain
that the Democrats will have the wis
dom 70 go forward and nominate n
great leader who Is himself platform
OF constructive legislation"
Fnvors Present Treaty.
Mr.. Daniels said he believed that 4
league. OF nations. such as that pro-
world TO maintain peace without COM
pctitive naval building, hut that with
out such league American duty was
as plain as p!kestar." He quoted
that the navy should be "!ncomparably
the most adequate navy IN tho world. :"
and added that none OF the present
American building program would be
delayed or abandoned
we are TO have 4 league OF nations
with America making as large con-
tribution as any other country In the
mobile force aiioat." he said. ''or wo
arc 10 have navy incomparably the
most Inadequate navy in the world
Which is ], TO be? II must be one or
the other"
Review. Republican Record.
Reviewing the history OF the mer-
chant marine through forty years Of
Rcpuhl!can neglect and Indifference"
the secretary declared Il was not unit!
President Wilson's first inauguration
when shipping bin was Introduced
in 1914 By Representative Alexander.
nov Secretary OF Commerce. that a
constructive measure to give America
merchant marine with administrative
backing had been presented.
This new merchant marine is In
Jeopardy again he said. Unless the
people register their high resolve never
again 10 'c' America be dependent upon
foreign bottor1r this Republican Con-
Eress Viii start tie nerchan, marine
down the tohoggan slide on: or which
Woodrow Wilson pulled Il aEaias, Re
publican opposition and hostility"