New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1914, Page 1

" OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY . NATIONALIST QUARTER - AYOIDED . 4o his likeness. 4 ¢ » Other leaders. W ito barracks, as is usually the case < 9% tween the organized forces of aaE w3 mationalist volunteers » % hattle of the Boyne with a cannon- “‘nde, Ld “ »+.xALD BEST OF ALL LOCAL NEWSPAPERS PRICE THREE CENTS. NEW BRITAIN HERALD HERALD “ADS” ME ~=11ER BUSINES NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT. MONDAY, JULY 13, 1914—TWELVE PAGES. OF BATTLE OF BOYNE Sir Edward Carson Leads Parade of Orangemen at Bolfast. Unionist Leader Is Hero of the Day— Great Open Air Meeting Held at Drumbeg—Many Tourists, Includ- ing Americans, Present. Belfast, Ireland, July 13.—The in- sistent demand of the Protestant por- tion of the province of Ulster for ex- clusion from ‘the operations of the Irish home rule bill lent added inter- est to today's celebration of the an- « miversary of the battle of the Boyne, ‘which was carried out here with the greatest enthusiasm. . ¥ Sir Edward Carson, the Ulster unionist leader, rode at the head of some 5,000 Orangemen, accompanied * by the usual fife and drum bands and including a sprinkling of brethren “ifrom the United States and the Brit- ish colonies as they marched through ““the city of Belfast to Drumbeg, * ‘where a great open air meeting was addressed by Sir Edward Carson and Nationalist Quarter Avoided. The nationalist quarter of Belfast was carefully avoided by the demon- strators and on no occasion during the procession did the rival factions come into contact. So little did the authorities expect trouble that they depended entirely on the locgl police force to keep or- ‘der; but all the military were confined # 'when political demonstrations take place. SR Many Tourists Present. A great crowd ‘of tourists, includ- ing many Americans, came to see the procession and to hear the speeches, which were a prelude to resolutions calling on the Ulster leaders to take what steps they considered necessary to prevent Ulster coming under the authority of the Dublin parliament. Sir Edward Carson was the hero © of the day. Buttong bearing his por- trait were worn by practically every man in the procession, while great canvases spread -across the streets in « the unionist.section of the city bore % . Onmly Condition of Peace, It is regarded as significant that in recent interviews he has given Sir Edward Carson is quoted as saying | that the only condition of peace is the exclusion of Ulster “‘for the pres- ent,” while the more remote action of the unionists must, in his opinion, depend on the way the Dublin parlia- ment treats Protestants in the other provinces of Ireland. Throughout the province of Ulster, and notably in Londonderry, extensive precautions were taken by the au- thorities against possible clashes be- the Protestants and Catholics. " Cannonade Opens Festivities. Londonderry, Ireland, July 13—The Orangemen here began the celebra- tion today of the anniversary of the during which they projected ..their explosives so that they burs. over the residences in the Catholic gection of the city. The nationalists, believing the can- nonade to be the prelude to aggres- give action on the part of the Orange- men, - organized for defense, but up till noon no collision between the two parties here had taken place. ‘While the Orangemen were attend- ing church on Sun#iy and the police were busy guarding thejr persons the succeeded In bringing into the city two automo- ‘bile loads of rifles. “'The rifies had been landed at the entrance to Lough Swilly in the mnorth of Ireland by a passing steamer from America under the noses of the crews of a flotilla of destroyers lying In the Lough. CLAIMS DAMAGES. " WOMAN .Says City of New Britain Is Respon- sible for Auto Accldent. City Clerk A. L. Thompson has re- cefved notice from Mrs. M, B. ‘Waterman of Hartford, through her attorney, John F. Forward, that she will hold the city of New Britain re- sponsible for an accident in which her automobile figured on the after- noon of July 8 on East street. Mrs. Waterman claims that the street was slippery and that the sur- face was unsafe. Her automobile. idded and crashed into a tree. Mrs. ‘aterman was injured and her au- tomobile was damaged. $200,000 BLAZE AT DETROIT, Fire Caused By Lightning Destroys Five Story Building. ‘ Detroit, Mich., July 13.—Fire early. today destroyed the five story brick building in East Woodbridge street occupied by the Chope-Stevens Paper company and several smaller con- cerns, The loss is estimated at $200,- 000, The blaze was caused by lightning. Several firemen were caught by a Road Directors Held ““Criminally Negligent” Drastic Report of Interstate Commerce Commission Scores Former Manage- ment of New Haven System. Loss to Road Through Waste and Mismanage- ment Estimated at Be- tween $60,000,000 and $90,000,000 ‘Washington, July 13.—'"One of the most glaring instances of mal- administration revealed in all the history of American railroading,” is the interstate commerce commission’s characterization of its findings in the investigation of New Haven Railroad financial affairs, reported today to the senate. In a report of thirty thousand words, probably the most drastic in terms of any ever made by the com- mission, the New Haven’s directors ‘were pronounced “criminally negli- gent.” Evidence pointing to viola- tion of law has been transmitted to district attorneys in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New York and the federal department of justice. Loss Over $60,000,000. “A reasonable estimate of the loss to the New Haven by reason of waste and mismanagement,” say§ the re- port, “ will amount to between $60,- 000,000 and $90,000,000.” Directors should be made individually liable to civil and criminal laws for the man- ner in which they discharge their trust. All the commission's strictures were upon the management of the New Haven system undep Former Prestdent Mellen. In justice to the present management, the commission says, it is but fair to say that Chair- man Howard Elliott and Walter D. Hine, special counsel, ‘“have co- operated with the commission and rendered it substantial assistance throughout this investigation.” “ Commerce Commission’s Report. The report says: “Marked features and significant incidents in the loose, extravagant, improvident . administration of the fi- nances of the New Haven as shown in this investigation are the Boston and Maine despoilment; the inequity of the Westchester acquisition; the double price paid for the Rhode Is- land trolleys; the recklessness in the purchase’ of Connecticut and Massa- chusetts trolleys at prices exorbi- tantly in excess of their market value; the unwarranted expenditure of large amounts in ‘educating public opin- fon; the disposition, without knowl- edge of- the directors, of hundreds of thousands of dollars for influ- encing public sentiment; the habitual payment of unitemized vouchers with- out any clear specification of . de- tails; the confusing inter-relation 'of the principal company and its .sub- sidiaries and consequent complications of accounts; the practice of financial legerdemain in issuing large blocks of New Haven stocks for notes of the New England Navigation company and manipulating these securities back and forth; fictifious sales of New Haven stock to friendly parties with the de- sign of boostipg the stock and un- loading on the public at the higher ‘market price’; the unlawful diver- slon of corporate funds to political organizations; the scattering of re- tainers to attorneys of five states, who rendered no itemized bills for ser- vices and who conducted no, litigation to which the railroad was a party; extensive use of a paid lobby.in the matters as to which the directors ciaim to have no information; the attempt to control utterances of the press by subsidizing reporters; pay- ment of money and the profligate is- sue of free passes to legislators and their friends; the investment of $400,- 000 in securities of a New England newspaper; the regular employment of political bosses in Rhode Island and other states, not for the purpose of having them perform any service ‘but te prevent them, as Mr. Mellen ex- pressed it, from ‘becoming active on the other side’; the retention by John L. Billard of more than $2,700,000 in a transaction in which he repre- sented the New Haven and into which he invested not a dollar; the inability of Oakleigh Thorne to ac- count for $1,032,000 of the funds of the New Haven entrusted to him in carrying out the Westchester prop- osition; the story of Mr. Mellen as to the distribution of $1,200,000 for corrupt purposes in bringing about amendments of the Westchester and Portchester franchises; the domina- tion of all the affairs of this railroad by Mr. Morgan and Mr. Mellen and the absolute subordination of other members of the board of directors to the will of these two; the unwar- Tanted increase of the New Haven ifabilities from $93,000,000 in 1903 to $417,000,000 in 1913; the increase in floating notes from nothing in 1903 to approximately $40,000,000 in 1913; the indefensible standard of business ethics and the absence of financial acumen displayed by eminent finan- ciers in directing the destinies of this railroad in its attempt to establish falling wall, but it is belleved none s seriously hurt. f a monopoly of the transportation of lNew England. A combination of all ! | 1 these has resulted in the present de- plorable situation in which- the af- fairs of this railroad are involved.” Stockholders May Recover Money. From the facts developed in this investigation it would seem that there is little question concerning the recovery of a substantial amount ot the stockholders’ money that has been wasted. Several items of this nature will be briefly summarized: Overpaid Perry and Thorne in com- missions, $303,750. “Illegally spent in obtaining West~ chester franchise changes, $1,5624,- 072.77. Billard Transaction, $2,748,700. “In the Billard transaction, $2,74%,- 700.00. N “The money with which Billard ac- quired the 15,756 additional shares o: common stock and 5,826 shares of preferred stock of the Boston ana Maine Railroad company was fur- nished by the New England Naviga- tion company. This stock was turned back to the Navigation company for $3,370,082. It would seem that a suit by stockholders for the recovery of the profit which is justly due the Navigation company, if any was made by Billard in the transactions involv- ing these additional shares, could be maintained. “If any expenditures were made in violation of the anti-trust laws or the United States, are not such ex- pehditures ultra vires and is it not the legml obligation of the directors to satisfy out of their own fortunes any loss which results to the com- pany? All Pertinent Questions. “These are all pertinent questions in the light of the developments brought about by this investigation. “Only lawful expenditures are au- thorized. “All illegal disbursements are ultra vires. “Directors cannot without accoune- ability deplete a corporate treasury in ventures which are in violation ot the Jaws of the land. “In the investigations the commis- sion is required to make from time to time, it has in accordance with its usual custom, exercised due | caution not to require fhe testimony of wit- nesses where immunity might result except where it is necessary to get at the truth. Mellen’s Testimony Necessary. ‘“With respect to Mr. Mellen, form- er president of the New Haven sys- tfem it was the belief of the commis- slon that his testimony was necessary in the investigation, and the result, in our ‘opinion, fully justifies this posi- tion. A “Evidence of wrong doing such as was disclosed in this hearing is diffi- cult to obtain. Men do not conduct such transactions in the open, butr rather in secret and in the dark. “The commission has proceeded upon the idea that it is better to ex- Pose wrongdoing than, through fear of bestowing immunity on some, leave facts unknown and uncovered and thereby give immunity to all. Monopoly Theory Unsound. “This investigation has demon- strated that the monopoly theory ot those controlling the New Haven was unsound and mischievous in its et- fects. To achieve such monopoly meant the reckless and scandalous expenditure of money; it meant- the attempt to control public opinion, corporation of government, the at- tempt to pervert the political and eco- nomic instincts of the people in inso- lent deflance of law. Agencies of in- formation to the public were prosti- tuted wherever they could be prosti- tuted in order to carry out a scheme of private transportation monopoly imperial in its scope. “It is = inconceivable that these ‘wrongs could have gone on without interference if the members of the board of directors had been true ‘to the faith they owed the stockholders. A number of directors appear in many instances to have voted withouu knowledge and to have approved the expenditure of many millions without information. * * * The directors actively or passively acquiesced in the efforts of the Mellen-Morgan- Rockefeller regime to extend the domination of this corporation over the whole transportation fleld in New England. Lesson Would Be Salutary. “If these directors who were faithless to their stewardship were held responsible in the courts and at the bar. of public opinion for the fali- ure to do those things they should have done, the lesson to directors who do not direct would be very salutary. “Most of the directors of the New Haven accepted their responsibilities lightly. They failed to realize that their names gave confidence to the public. “Directors should be made indi- vidually liable to civil and criminal laws for the manner in which they discharge their trust. Three Large Losses. “In attempting to estimate the losses of the New Haven stockhold- ers, the three large items of loss with (Continued on Eleventh Page.) - John, I} ONLY REGRETS BOMB | FAILED TO EXPLODE Militant Suffragette Admits She In- tended to Blow Up Church at Westminster. London, July 13.—Annie Bell, the militant suffragette who yesterday tried to destroy Archdeacon Wilber- force’s famous old church of St Evangelist, Westminster, was arraigned at the police court today: and on hearing the charge said: “The only thing I regret is that the beastly thing didn't go off.”” ° The prisoner expressed intense pride in' her act. She comgratulated the woman worshipper who had de- tected her setting fire to the fuse, at- tached to the can of gun powder and said her smartneds was worthy of a better cause. She advised her to be- come a militant suffragette. 5% Miss Bell then again lamented the fact that she was distiurbed and saiaq, “I meant the bomb to go off and blow up the church right enough.” The prisoner then stretched herselt at full length on the seat in the prisoner’s enclosure and asked , tW woman warden to give her a pillow and wake her when the case haa concluded. ““Good bye, you paid bully,” was Miss Bell's farewell to the magistrate when he remanded her. TAFT MAY SUCCEED LATE JUSTICE LURTON Former President Mentioned for Supreme Court . Vacancy. Washington, July 13.—Discussion as to whom President Wilson will ap- point to fill the vacancy on the su- preme court bench caused by the death of Associate Justice Lurton con- tinued here today. The names ol those mentioned in connection with the vacancy include former President Taft, members of the cabinet ana others. In official circles no one cared to venture an opinion as to whom the president might appoint. As a result of Justice Lurton’s death, the presi- dent will be called upon to make his first appointment to the supreme bench. In addition to Mr. Taft those men- tioned include Attorney General Mc- Reynolds, Secretaries Lane and Garri- son, Senator Shiflds of Tennessee. a former justice of the supreme court of that state; Frederick W. Lehmann, | former solicitor general and one of | the American delegates to the Mexi- | can peace conference at Niagara Falls and John D. David of West Virginia, the solicitor general. Kormer President Taft is known to | have had an ambition to round out his career as a justice on the highest | court of fhe land. Before the death of Justice Lur- ton the supreme court was made up of six republicans and three demo- crats. By his death, the democratic representation of the bench is re- duced to two—Chief Justice White and Associate Justice Lamar. In the circumstances, it is thought likely that the president will name a demo- crat for the vacancy. BOY GETS LOCK-JAW FROM SORE FINGER Few Days Ago Harold Anderson Was Unable to Open His Mouth —May Recover. One. of the most peculiar cases of tetanus, or lock-jaw, that has ever been brought to ‘the attention of the medical profession in this city is that of thirteen-years-old Harold A. An- derson, of Kensington, who has been taken to the Hartford hospital on the advice of Dr. Waterman Lyon who Wwag called into the case a few days ago. The boy’s condition is criti- cal, but it is hoped that by applying the anti-toxin his case will eventually be cured. It was on July 1 that the young Anderson boy was playing in his yard with some other children of his own age when he fell down and a play- mate accidentally stepped on the end of one of his fingers. The nail was crushed off and then the open sore became infected in some unknown manner. When the boy’s condition became more serious his parents were alarmed and doctors were sum- moned. It was then discovered that the little fellow was suffering from lock-jaw. Dr. Lyon said this morning that the patient is now enabled to open his mouth a trifle, but that a couple of days ago the jaws were set fast. The physician states that this is one of the most peculiar cases that has ever been brought to his attention and adds that today conditions look fa- vorable to the bo; WEATHER. Hartford, July 13.—For land Ogden, Hartford and vicinity. Occa- sional showers tonight and Tuesday. e S P ? DEMAND DIRECTORS CO-OPERATE IN SUIT New Havea Minority Stockholders Suc o Recover $125,000,000. ACTION IS RESULT OF INQURY Documents Will Be Filed This Week Against Estate of J. Wm. Rockefeller, Lewis Cass Led- yard and Others. P. Morgan, 13.—Whipple, Sears attorneys representing minority stockholders of the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road, have demanded that the direc- tors join their clients in the suit to recover about $125,000,000 alleged to have been wasted by the manage- ment. % The suit, which it is said, wHl be filed this week, is to be directed against the estate of J. P. Morgan, ‘Wm. Rockefeller, Lewis Cass Led- yard and others who were members of the New Haven directorate at the time that transactions that have been the subject of inquiry by the inter- state commerce commission ° were made. In a letter to the directors made public today the attorneys re- fer to the testimony concerning New Haven investments which proved un- profitable, brought out by the inter- state commerce commission, and con- tinues: Believe Directors Liable. “It is our judgment, therefore, that directors' are liable for these losses which have so plainly resulted from their neglect of judiciary duty. On this ground the corporation is en- titled to recover from its directors the differences between what was actually paid out for these investments and their actual values—a sum amount- ing to not less than $94,000,000. .. “It now seems practically conceded that all these purchases—trolleys, steamship lines and Boston and Maine shares alike—were also in violation of the federal anti-trust act, and on that ground illegal and ultra vires of the corporations. * * * . Entitled to $155,000,000., “On this ground, in our opinion, the railroad is entitled to recover from its directors $165,000,000—the aggregate amount paid for the Bos- ton and Maine shares and steamship and trolley lines.” In conclusion the letter reads: “We therefore, in behalf of our clients, who are, and during all the period of the transactions hereinto referred to have been, stockholders, respect- fully demand that you institute proper legal proceedings to enforce the lia- bility of directors to the corporation Boston, July { which we have pointed out, and such other Nability as may be disclosed as a result of a careful and thoroug investigation of the company’s af- fairs.” Had Given Notice. Notice of the proposal of the mi- nority stockholders to file such a suit was given several weeks ago. Exact Amount Unknown. The exact amount that will be named in the proposed suit has not been made known, but the letter in- dicates that the claim will be made that the directors are liable for $94,- 000,000 on one ground and $165,000,- 000 under another interpretation, WANTS ROWLAND TO HELP ON SEWER BEDS Mayor After Head of Chemistry De- partment in Stanley Works— His Success Doubtful. Although it is known that Mayor George A. Quigley is desirous of se- curing the services of William H. Rowland, head of the chemistry de- partment at the Stanley Works, for the special committee to investigate sewage systems it is probable that his wish will not be fulfilled as Mr. Row- land would not be able to devote suf- ficient time to the work. The acquisition of Mr. Rowland as a member of the committee would be an exceilent stroke of business, in the opinion of those who are ac- quainted with his abllity as a chem- ist. If the appointment meant giv- ing several hours of an evening to a discussion of the matter he would gladly accept it as the work appeals to him, but at present he is engaged in several special projects for the Stanley Works and would not feel at liberty to neglect them. Mr. Rowland has had charge of the experiments made at Stanley Works for the separation of trade waste from sewage. As it is these wastes which contain iron and other metals that have rendered the sewer beds in Berlin unfit for use it can be seen that his experiments are of the great- est importance. He would be the right man in the right place if he could be persuaded to accept the ap pointment, which is extremely doubt- ful. Mayor Quigley stated today that it is possible he might not be a mem- ber of the committee. Tt has been understood that he would be one of the members. He may delegate someone else in his place. AUTOIST KILLS GIRL; FINED $25 BY COURT Justice Welles of Newington Imposes Light Fine on New Yorker ‘Who Runs Down Girl. (Special to the Herald.) Emi]l Dersbach, chauffeur for Max ‘Wiener, who is a Fifth avenue jeweler in New York, wag fined $25 and costs by Justice Welles in the Newington town court this morning for reckless driving yesterday which resulted in the death of four years old Jenafefa Milewayek. Both Dersbach and Wiener were in court and paid up at once, The accident of yesterday is a par- ticularly sad one because of the ten- der age of the victim. The girl was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Milawayek and was standing by the roadside with her uncle, her father being across the road, when she be- came frightened by a passing auto and rushed across the road, directly in the path of the oncoming machine driven by the New York man, It was shortly after noon that the accident occurred and the little tot wag hurried to the Hartford hospital, where she died an hour later without regaining consclousness, It was found that the child’s skull was fractured. Medical ‘'Examiner H. Gildersleeve Jarvis gave a verdict of accidental death. The child’s parents gre pros- trated with grief over the sudden death of their little daughter. STATE POLICE MAKE CLEAN-UP I MERIDEN Arrest Alleged Operators of Baseball Pools and Liquor Sellers. Meriden, July 13.—Raiding on Sunday picnic parties by eleven state police officers yesterday was followed today by issuance of warrants for other persons who, it is charged, have been violating the law by running baseball “pools,” card games and keeping places in which gambling is said to have existed. These additional warrants which are being served to- day are separate from the raids on the picnics at which liquors were be- ing sold, but as the fourteen arrests vesterday were itional to the work of: theé state o arch much interest. - Several saloon keep- ers are sald to be among the de- | fendants. jand James | ambassador to the United States The state police have been here since May 7, and the warrants issued today are based upon .evidence ac- cumulated since that date. Fourteen persons were arrested in the ralds at Minory's Grove, Lyra Park and Gehrmann's Park yester-| day. Four men taken at the first named place were each flned $75 in | city court. This picnic was given by a sick benefit society connected with the Immanuel Lutheran church, Au- gust Grulick, trustee of the parish, addressed the court saying: “It was a family affair and they did not in- tend to sell to outsiders.” The seven men arrested at Gehr- mann’s Grove were each fined $75. Owen Flynn, bartender for Alder- man Thomas F. Lyons, pleaded guilty to selling liquor from a shack that was in the rear of a saloon on a Sun. day and he was fined $75. The Meriden police were not called into the raids until just before they were made., Many wagon loads of liquors were seized. Judge King ar- ranged to hold court all day, and de- fendants were to be arraigned as fast as they were brought in. Among the fines imposed were these: Martin Fleming, Jr., bartend- er for his father, $200 on three counts; George Siegel, bartender in a hotel kept by a former policeman, $300 on four counts; George Kas- chub, bartender at a cafe, $75 on one count; Joseph Kusnick, bartender for a Polish saloonkeeper, $160 on two counts. In all these cases the charge was that of selling illegally, and pleas of guilty were entered. Of those arrested in the Lyra Park raid, Otto Kussellman was fined $200 on two counts, Jacob Rupenthal $200 on two counts, and Fred Gartner, $75 on one count. Frank Greko, charged with run- ning a gambling place, had his case continued until tomorrow. Warrants were issued for Walter Savage, John J. Quinn and Joseph Quinn, charging them with running a baseball pool, and appearance was to be entered and the cases continued until tomorrow. Up till noon the court had imposed fines, which with costs totalled $1,980. TORNADO STRIKES SHENANDOAH Shenandoah, Ia, July 13.—Follow- ing the hottest day of the year, a tor- nado struck Shemandoah last - night. Trees were uprooted, store fronts blown in, roofs torn off and a black- smith shop upset. The cupola was torn off the Congregational churen and a large stone of the Catholic church crashed to the street. It 1s saild crops were seriously damagea. WILSON DENIES CONFLICT. Washington, July 13.—President Wilson today denied that there was any conflict over the nmominations of Paul M. Warhurg and Thomas D. Jones as members of the federal re- serve board, between him and the ESTABLISHET. 1876. URGES NAVAL OFFICE T0 STUDY DIPLOMAG Stc. Danels Addesss Assemly Opeaing of Naval War College. LAUDS POLICY PURSUED BY BRYi Recalls How Commanders of U Sam's Warships in Foreign Had Opened New Chapters American History. Newport, R. L, July 13.—How nation’s foreign policy often hi upon the action and discretion of naval officer commanding a in a far-away port, was discussed. Becretary Danfels here today at ti opening of tI Naval War session. He pictured the dutles, the naval officer in the role of di) mat, recalled incidents in which manders of American’ warships forelgn ports had opened new ters in American history and officers at the college and marine ficers to train themseives in in tional law and the languages in p! aration for such emergencies. Lauds Secretary Bryan, There had been no secretary state, Mr. Daniels said, who h availed himself more of the servic of the naval officer as a diplom “who has .shown greater confidenc in his ability, his judgment and hi absolute trustworthiness than Secretary Bryan.” He recalled the demand made for salute of the Stars and Stripes Admiral Mayo at Tampico as an ample of how the action of a officer in a foreign country pi tated “an issue not contemplated diplomatic channels, and irrevoea committed his government to a ! of action in support of his de a.’ Perry's achievement in the opening Japan to commerce, Dewey's brilll victory and his administration Philtppine waters, and finally Admiral Fletcher's mnt Vera Cruz were pointed to by Teta g 1 \ [ 204 OO . Ambassador Jusserand of Bryce, former B lauded by the speaker as “moi ! 'diplomats” who, he sald, had placed indirectness and evasion directness and sincerity.” Perry Wag True Prophet. ““There. is very recent proof Perry was a true prophet when foresaw friendship between United States and Japan. In the ent Mexican trouble the Ja have been serupulous to prevent shipment of arms by Japanese facturers.”” 1f all American diplomacy in Spanish-American war had modeled after that of Perry secretary declared “the United might not have yielded to the t tation of imperialism. If our govs ernment had followed closely the @i plomatic pact set by another commodore of the United States who himself followed the diple of Perry and squared his every tion with the basic doctrines of republic, we would not have st so far afield. We would at least been consistent in our Pl we would not have lald down one for Cuba and another for the pines.” Refers to Bonham, Recalling various incidents which American officers had part in the writing of inte history, Secretary Daniels spoke of summary action taken by Rear Ad- miral Bonham ten years ago during revolutionary disturbances at Janiero when landing of caj from the United States was long layed. He demanded that the goes be unloaded, and punctuaf demand with a six-pound shell, admiral gained his point, Secretary Danfels said he wi like to draw a picture of the maval officer “as the man before the gunm, not the captain on the brid siving signals to fire, but the captain, who before the anchor has touched the harbor’s bottom has stepped into his launch and ashore te | avert by sound &000 sense, by his tact, by his Jjudg- ment, by his courtesy and diploma manner, by his thorough knowledge of international law and custom, the necessity for using guns at all, and to whom the country is eternally in~ debted for the peaceful ending of the crisis which rendered his presence necessary in the first place. Commands Much Respect. “When you stop to think of it sald the secretary, “no representative of our government, official or unoffi- cial, can command such respect or can impress another country so deep- ly with the power of his government as the captain of a warship lying in the harbor with its decks clearea, perhaps, for action, and its ominous 12-inch gune trained on the town. Be- lieve me, gentlemen, that man is go- ing to be seriously listened to by ev- 4 3 senate. ery official within range of the ship's rmament.” ”