. Review of reviews and world's work. i \\j\ 1- theShipa? \igor and success.^ vV lien dis-cussing the new navy, it is wellto remember that it exists as yet only onpaper. The Navy Department has not yeteven begun to build important ships author-ized by Congress in the naval appropriationsof the previous jear. (jovernniciHs buildwarships much more rapidly and efficientlyin Europe than we do in America. It isvery difficult j*jst now to get an\ shipsbuilt, because of abnormal conditions. It ishighly important to have this constructionwork pushed with energy. Is SecretaryDaniels the man to direct i
. Review of reviews and world's work. i \\j\ 1- theShipa? \igor and success.^ vV lien dis-cussing the new navy, it is wellto remember that it exists as yet only onpaper. The Navy Department has not yeteven begun to build important ships author-ized by Congress in the naval appropriationsof the previous jear. (jovernniciHs buildwarships much more rapidly and efficientlyin Europe than we do in America. It isvery difficult j*jst now to get an\ shipsbuilt, because of abnormal conditions. It ishighly important to have this constructionwork pushed with energy. Is SecretaryDaniels the man to direct it, or wouldHughes find a m«)re comjictrnt head of theDepartment? And who can find the sailorsand gutmrrs many thousands of tlcui—that the new sh!|)s will rccpiirr? The great pr«ijrrts of iiankingoSofPoimct •• currency reform, wliith have hern in<»re or less prrfcctl\ adopt-ed and put into practise, arr not the workof either (Ntlitical party, but are in point view or KkvikMrs ( uMrAMV 467 468 THE AMERICAN REVIEW OF REVIEWS. PhotoKrapli liy C. V. Hurk, Washington SECRETARY DANIELS OF THE NAVY DEPARTMENT (ON THE RIGHT). IN CONFER-ENCE WITH MR. HENRY FORD ON SUBMARINES AND NAVAL PROGRESS of fact the direct outcome of the study andwork of our financial and business leaders,who had been pressing for such reforms fora number of years. It has been creditableto the Wilson Administration that it forcedthe Democratic party to assist rather thanto obstruct the consummation of these de-sired objects. It has been in spite of po- system and to doaway with panicsand money the leader-ship of Senator Aid-rich, Congress join-ed in the study ofthis question. Presi-dent Wilson is en-titled to much creditfor obtaining approval fora measure which itthus became f>ossibleto pass through aDemocratic Con-gress that waslargely under influence. Itwas much better forthe country that theDemocrats ratherthan the Republi-cans should havebeen in power, be-cause s
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