The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-06-04
NEWPORT NEWS.
Secretary McAdoo at the
Training Station.
Carey Estate Recommended as a Site
for the New School House.
Report That Adjutant- General Elisha
Dyer is to Retire.
Special 10 the News.


NEWPORT, June 4.-Hon. William Nc
Adoo, Assistant Secretary of the Navy,
arrived from Washington last evening
and was received at the training station
with the salute due his rank. He was ac-
companied by his wife and daughter
and will be the guest OF Commodore
Wallace while here. This morning he
made the opening address at the Naval
War College. The address was made in
the west lecture room of the college,
which was crowed with members OF the
class, army and navy officers, and society
people, who were present on invitation.
In opening Mr.. McAdoo congratulated
the class upon the splendid results of last
years work, and said that he be-
lieved this year would be even more
fruitful than last. He said the institu-
tion had received from the start
the support Of an enlightened
public opinion and has been
fortunate in having, at It's head, men
surprising" he declared, "that
this school has achieved beyond
try model of international
reputation. 1t is important in a country
like ours to always remember that the
public mind questions the essentially
of all institutions and submits them to
the tests OF first principles. | bold that
q diplomacy, however brilliant and well
trained, which has behind 1t no
naval power is as impotent as
the idle mind to repair injury
or enforce the inexorable logic OF its ar
guments. | believe that no more
popular reform could be inauguratee than
that which will give to the United
States thoroughly trained and
experienced body of men TO represent our
vast interests in foreign countries.
While as at present organized, we
have many men sof the fin
est faculties and highest intellect,
typical OF all that is best in our citizen
ship, representing US abroad, still the
weakness of the existing system is such
as to fail TO give its proportionate
strength with the profession TO which you
belong, and which, outside Of the diplo-
matte and consular service, is the one hav-
ing the most intimate relations with our
foreign concerns. wish TO be distinctly
understood, in saying this, that do not
desire that there should be any invasion OF
the diplomatic field proper by officers
of the navy whose duty il is to act minis
terially rather than to formulate policies.
The formulation Of policies belongs TO the
civil powers. i believe, therefore, that 1t
hes, TOis iO,sres,. essential III. 10 rn,tss tes
States that not only shou Id we have an
efficient navy and the best possibls trained
officers, but that, In addition, the diplo-
matte arm OF the Government should be
strengthened and made more efficient"
He said no nation excelled the Chinese
in diplomatic fnesse and acuteness OF in
tellect. There was no need, he declared,
TO plead for an increase OF the navy since
behind that establishment stood the
majority OF the people without
regard to partisan consideration
"To achieve peace is 10 be ready for war.
The more efficient our navy is, the more
highly trained the personnel, the less
likely are we to have serious international
difficulties.
Continuing, the speaker said he did not
judge doctrines by the labeled names
attached, but by the applicability,
ability and wisdom in re-
gard TO the facts which were
presentM n Therefore diplomacy, arbitra-
tion, these are interblended; the nation
lacking in the first, however strong in
the second, is not likely TO get or achieve
much by the third.
He was strongly in favor OF feet and
squadron drills in the navy. This is one OF
the lessons TO be gathered from the recent
war in the East. Experience is necessary
20 maneuver these ships; cxperience Is
prime necessity; there can be no substi-
tute. These drills should be con-
-tinous, and persistent, being very im-
portant to raising the professional stand
ing OF officers and promoting efficiency OF
the men. He said IL single ship cruising
II 10 be the rule OF the navy, some day We
shall be humiliated at the inability OF
those upon whom we depend in making
those maneouvers upon which the whole
art Of war rests. lie acknowledged the
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