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it it's proper proporticnate strength with
the profession to which yon belong ana
eonsala pus seTyiee OF IS sh the a ane having X
most Intimate relations with our foreign
concerns. I wish to be distinctly un 2
dd eTire tha II th seysn sho anli' be ea any : invasion ~
of the diplomatic field proper by oificers
of the Navy whose duty It is 70 aes
politics. The formulation of psolitics.b be-
longs exclusively with the civil powers.
believe. therefore, that It rs most n t 1se
S SSpi ( States & .ae that not lotee only should we
have an efficient Navy and
s sss best sut D%os i j TT trained additi G5a,
should be- strengthened and made more
lists. the naval officer. will find his task
not only more difficult and his responee
SsiSlitdY 5bgg rf fhea r,lgo out Of nc eirc cum oe aas' into
the decision of nice International ques,
tions impinging upon the delicate GROUND
country are considered. debatable. On the
ather hand am July conyincea nnat
mere diplomacy of itself, while II may
would be piteously and humiliatingly al
the. mercy, Of its opponents, like q court
crees among an unfriendly popnlace; One
of the cases most Frequently. alluded
proper and lasting credit belongs. to Mr..
ia. but the vlgor OF Mr.. Marcy ana ms
determination to assert American rights
dewed archives of the Austrian Empire
tain Ingraham. his strong, robust patri-
otism. his swift decision and resolute
DTPLoMAcy NOT PARAMOUNT.
AT no age of the world was the, ten
dency SO strong to commercial ana 1 poa
great nations With Their powerful alii-
seepect nf for the Fig fights Of the weaker
ambitious designs and desires for terri
torial extension. Were it necessary, IN,
cidents could be addueed of small and
large and powerful ones. WHARF the
| rights of the smaller have been urged
alertness of intellect, without any bene-
fcial results whatever n gaining, an
Acknowledgement of the rights for which
II, win readily be admitted by all
| cells the Chinese in diplomatic finesse
a ahersf aea'ef her losses o cannot be attri-
buted to lack OF diplomatic power, but
to military disorgan.zation. We're the
| entirely by pure reason and uEseltish
| justice, the pen of the diplomat night
indeed, unaided; settle the destanies OF
ever yet yielded up its atta.nments and
| foregone palpable advantages at the mere
o 5ep the n r ! ! The a Cunning ne Of IT the fox
is a most admirable quality, but 1t can
only supplement, not sGpererogate the
yonr profession calls so frequently for
| action having so much. to do with our
international relations that | again take
the liberty of inlpressing upon the. COL
Iege the Importance of international law
as the ready and handy weapons WITH
w when Upon yoo are You - Develop level pres sponsibilities
of command in foreign stations.
DUTY OF THE NAVY.
That the naval and diplomatic func,
tons are closely allied in the great and
World IS Of course known 10 ali # you.
Let US hope that our country will see
a continued development OF naval force
as correlated and int~er-dependent the
one upon the other. For your part, as
is proper. your efforts Will be aifect aa
Gent and reliable in time of war. While
many shrink back from the thought CT
I Waf im and nSf Z few ~ t afec future to oey yet w w
should be most blind to the teachings of
history and the passing of contempora-
such pleasing optimism: strange to say,
| too, in a Republic like ours, the step
from profound peace to actual war is
| under the monarchical establishments of
other countries. 1t is the breath of pub
lie opinion which moves the massive
6DSllCIy Vi 5OECl hihC@4ty LIN, "ii( 49,
aroused, brings about the most unlocked
for results. Once this public opinion
has gathered sufficient strength, once in
w apo i frow q desire SeH t. be- rightedE,
a longing for an end, an intuitiye reach
ton ahdt the theories of statesmen, the
compromises of politicians, the cunning
catch words of -magogu the endless
disputations, of school men-all give
way like a barrier Of straws before, the
torrential action of water rending hills
macy renders. only impatient a popala-
ton unframed to regard it as the high
est Of arts, and with it must be con-
the candor and 9veracity: and although
our government is marked by strong
and lasting constitutions cheeks EEK again ms
not be forgotten how. quick and respons-
live, more especially in matters Of inter-
ministration of any party to the swift
uprising of a great majority of our peo-
pie on.a question affecting keenly and
is therefore the part of wisdom, that
while we pray for peace we shall with
uneeasing, vigilance pursue the study
naval warfare as the best guarantee of
peace and the only road to success In
war.
UNPARALLELED BY POLITICS.
I am glad to see that it is not neces-
able increase of orr Navy. Behind. that
establishment stands out an overwhelm-
ing majority of the American people
without regard to partisan considerations
or political affiliations, and this very
properly because on the great question
involving our nationality, p~artisanshlp
must be stlbordinated to a high and sa-
cred sense of patriotism. In all our grea'
wars whatever differences may have eX-
listed before hostilities as to the cause OF
their origin, in the heat and fury of the
contention all f~actionalism disappeared,
and all personal interests and sectional
prejudices became fused and lost under
the hot impulse of love of country. l
thin if anyone will stud the wars OF
the American Republic, he will agree
with me that where government is so
surely as with us the creature of a pub
lie opinion which fortunately or unfor-
tunately it does not only create but Of
ten fails to direct, that wars are likely
to be more sudden and unlocked for
than even under stronger and more per-
senal government,
To achieve peace is to be ready for
war. The more efficient is our Navy, the
more highly trained the personnel, the
less likely are we to have serious inter-
national diff culties. especially in a great
hemisphere, to which, by the laws OF
nature and the enforced copsent of ma
lions, we do now and should more and
more in the future occupy theFmost IN
timate5commercial and political relations,
and which by the necessity Of ENVIRON
rnent, as well as by sympathy. naturally
Iook to us as pattern and friend, and for
which in. return circumstances, even did
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