Word: josephus
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Though the Army reforms are accepted by the officer caste, Hore-Belisha's infringements on their sacred privileges are probably deeply resented nevertheless. Before the World War, Josephus Daniels, our Secretary of the Navy then, "vigorously democratized" the naval service. Because of this he was never popular with the Annapolis crowd, who considered him a small-time busy demagogue-and political crank. A man promoted from the ranks was stigmatized as a "mustang." Whenever naval officers gathered in a French cafe during the War, a popular song...