The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-05-20
WILSON'S U-BOAT
ORDER REVEALED
Daniels Says President Told
Navy to Sacrifice Halt OF
Fleet 10 Win.
MADE ADDRESS ON FLAGSHIP
President Demanded New Methods BE
Used In Warfare Against German
Submarine-Show British
How to Beat Foe.

Washington, May 10 49, President
Wilson's hitherto unpublished war in
structlons to the officers Of the Attain
tic fleet, given IN person on the quar-
terdeck Of the flagship Pennsylvania
on August II, and bidding them
throw tradition to the winds" strike
the word prudent from their vocabu-
aries" and "do the thing that Is auda-
cious to the utmost point of risk ana
daring were made public here by
Secretary Daniels.
In opening his address to the Off
GERS, Mr.. Wilson said:
admiral Muyo and Gentlemen:
81 have not come here with malice
prepense TO make a speech, but have
come here TO have look at You and
10 say some things that perhaps may
be intimately said and even though
the company II large, said In con
fidence:
"This is m Unprecedented war, and
therefore, II Is q war in one sense FOR
amateurs. Nobody ever before con
Quoted a war like this and therefore
nobody can pretend to be profes-
sional in q war like this. Here are
two great navies, not to speak OF the
others associated with us-our own
and the British. outnumbering by
very great margin the navy TO which
we are opposed and yet casting about
for a way IN which to use our SUI
perlority and our strength.
I'VE are hunting hornets all over
the farm and letting the nest alone.
None Of us know how TO 90 10 tho nest
and crush H. and yet | despair 81
hunting for hOrners all over the sen
when ! know where the nest Is and
know that the nest is breeding hornets
as fast as / can hnd them.
81 am willing for my part and l
know you are willing because ] know
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 II we crush IT the
war is won,
81 have come here to say that | do
not care whether It comes from the
youngest officer or the Oldest but !
want the officers OF the navy to have
the distinction Of saying how this war
is going to be won
~ am willing TO make any sacrifice
for that ! mean any sacrifice Of time
or anything else, am ready to put
myself at the disposal Of any officer
In the navy who thinks he knows how
10 run this war. VIII not undertake
10 tell you whether ne does or not
because | know that ] do not, but |
will undertake to put him in c0mmun-
cation with those who can find out
whether his idea win work or not
I'VE have got to throw tradition 10
the winds. As have said, gentlemen,
take II for granted that nothing
that ! say here will be repeated and
therefore ! am going TO say This:
Every time we have suggested any.
thing 10 the British admiralty the re
ply has come back that virtually
amounted 10 this. that II had never
been done that way. aud ! felt Ike
saying, Well nothing was ever done
so systematically as nothing is being
done now
"Thcrcforc. should Ike 10 gee
something unusual happen something
that was never done before; and In
asmuch IS the things that are being
done 10 yUI we're never done before,
don't you think It Is worth while to
try something thut WAS never done he
fore against those who are doing them
10 your
There Is no other way TO win. and
the whole principle Of this war is the
kind of thing that ought "a hcartrn
and stimulate America America Is
the prize amateur nation Of the world.
Germany is the prize professional ma.
ton Of the world. Now. when II comes
TO doing new things and doing them
wen. ! will back the amateur against
the professional every time he knows
50 little about IL that he is fool enough
20 try the right thing The men that
do not know the danger are the rash
est men,
"PUpaap leave out Of your vocubu.
larry altogether tho word prudent
10 u0t stop 90 mink about what Is
prudent for 70 moment DO the thing
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