Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-06-14
JOSEPHUS DANIELS
URGES LARGE NAVY

Disarmament, a world aSSocia ton
Of nations, the Republican admins
tration and Rear-Admiral William S.
man Monday by former Secretary of
the Navy Josephus Daniels, Of Ra-
leigh, N. c., who came to Atlanta
to deliver the principal address at
the graduating exercises at Georgia
Tech.
The distinguished visitor, who
now is actively directing the publ
cation of his newspaper. the Raleigh
News and Observer was the guest
Of Major John S. Cohen, editor Of
The Journal, while in Atlanta. I'M
mediately after the closing cere-
monies at Tech, he caught train for
Chapel Hill. n. C.. where his SON
graduates on Tuesday from the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
Mr.: Daniels had very little to say
about Admiral Sims and his famous
was surcharged with significance.
Unless you have supply of as
bestos paper with you, I'm afraid I
can't give you an interview about
Admiral SIMS" he said, smiling
broadly.
Discussing disarmament, the for
mer navy secretary said he did not
favor any steps by the United States
to reduce the size of its navy.
IT is my judgment that we should
world Conference Urged
He staunchly advocated a world
conference to discuss an tnternation-
al disarmament program, and pre-
dicted early steps in this direction
by the present administration.
1--WE can get such conference on
frry0 1ary L IT.
country wants to become a Ger
many" he declared.
of course" he went on, 1.-The
League of Nations is dead-it has
been scrapped, but world stability
will never be secured without a
| world agreement-and I believe we
will have such an agreement before
long.
IF the United States had ratified
the League of Nations as promptly
as France, we would now have a
world market for our goods. BY
| that, I don't mean we would have
Accent cotton, but I do mean that
we would not have had 10 and IL
cent cent cotton s,3, . >,
reached Immediately, will be too late
to fully restore the losses we have
already suffered. Our delay in
evlnclng a willingness to enter a
| o6I CCIIlSll 70 enforce peace
mas mad a demoralizing effect upon
the whole world"
Mr: Daniels asserted the present
administration appears to be in con
slant fear of affiliating this country
win a world pact that would set
There is little danger of this
all that IS wanted is an agreement
| between the nations for the enforce
ment of peace; but this much the
world demands and is certain to
haveP he continued
Little Achievement
Discussing the work of the Hard
ing administration to date, the for
mer secretary Of the navy declared
achievement to it's credit as yet"
They've passed the emergency
TARIFF veritable goldbrick. 1t gives
/ the Dupont trust a license to control
dyes and forces the cotton mills of
higher prices for dyes. '1H It GIVES ny
relief to the farmers.
Then, they've ratified the Column
bian treaty-something they said was
a crime a, little while back. More
representatives on the high commits
| Bions in Europe-something else they
| called high crime when the Demo-
crts Were in power.
That's about the sum and sub
stance of what the administration
Roosevelt knows what is now going
on in his party. I'm sure he is
swearing"
Numbers Of friends of Mr.. Daniels
from all parts of the country-many
of them being in Atlanta for the Ad
Mems convention, called on him dur
ing the day. He also was greeted
by a large number of Atlantlans,
and after his address at Tech COM
mencement, was given an informal
reception by the college men.