The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-06-05
NAVAL NEEDS.
Assistant Secretary MCAdoo
Opens the Naval War
College at New
port.
FLEET EyoLUTIoNs NECESSARY
Ioxer of Organized Force--Value
tof an Efficient Navy for
the Republic.

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The United States War College at
$500 aoason ~ worl.
afternoon Tor announcer season o. WIZ
There We're present at the ceremony pc
.@ = 4ua,n ,nd tornaao stations
~ 'ne ~ az 800 ond
and Fort Adams, aiso many iaai es.a anu
man Melville RIM and Colonel Re ginald
n1un -. So,,ar-
nor Lippitt, who found it impossible
~ no nrssan+ riautanant Commander
~ W 1eesLA~a Narro1 d.,
gade was present, as were the Rhode
Is,a nd Raserva officers Cantain Taylor.
ssas,sont - az yvar Co,leye introduced
Assistant Secretary McAdoo al the of
ncial pa.roh % .ne eoie,
aresseu tne seuuen.s as
take great pleasure in congratulating
van mon the progress and splendid re-
suits achieved by the College at its last
session. and I have no doubt that the
exercises which are to be in%augurated
last wear IN the dement's to the members
of The class and to the naval service in
general.
ThfS lnStltutlOn mas received IEOIH lie
start the strong support of an enlight-
ened public opinion, and has been singu-
larry fortunate in having at its head
Gers devoted to their profession in it's
highest and broadcast aims. 1t is not
surprising, therefore, that beyond the
has achieved a most enviabie reputation.
i still lock forward with hope 10 the
time when the annual programme shall
involve not only theory, but practical
fleet eyoIutions. carried on with some
what of a relation to the problems here
discussed. / venture to say that some
intimate relation should be established
between this college and one of the
most important offices connected with
the Navy Department. hat of naval in
S,e6 : nrogra NINA might he laid ont
as would be of Infinite value to the
Navy and the country, and which could
terest and prove Instructive to all our
neonla.
NECESSITY OF FIRST PRINCIPLES.
to make to You last year at the opening
of the school. / e~ndeavored briefly to
address myself to the primary reasons
ton such as this IN time of profound
peace. and IN a republic singularly free
from many Of the difficulties which beset
now for a moment to aceentuate the
idea which / then ~endeavored to convey,
and vet vvhsch is the basic principle for
aba enr ~hfened niIblic opinion which
s ane II fhe NAVY and a proper military
defence of the Republic. And, moreover,
always remember that the public mind
n1,esfions the ssentsal utility of all in
st.tutions and submits them to the test
iiIpstrst Re this than the differing char
acter Of the debates upon the naval
budgets IN our House of Representa-
former the debate on nearly all occa-
sions takes a wide range. involving the
rights Of man and the necessity of
0shen, 1he are pela admyitt aeiI by ~represent afiaes
Of ali parties in England, and the debate
the navy and the details as to the char
acter OF the ships and their equipment.
FORCE is THE 2 ;Esi PIL IA ,nt, :,
some - @ nil esi s period 3 'n yirtu def justie Of and md
t]eiligence pniyeTsa,lly prevail among all
peopies ~ u ~, igdiviiSna ~ Il forca ms
ano pra,n ~ ~ vtbbss most nnwerfnl pilIarr
supportinG the who Iedaad reiiy;on and
IRE eiVt, fsIionnce and conscience The
p ip : in nf neaee itself. could not safe
ly. exist or endeavor 70 carry ont tneir
mission were It not Tor the we pr re'noxeS
arm OF I9rce. 20 iar are VS. IernIxeu
from ideal eonditions. ludl ens Ioles-
man preserves the sanctlty ana oecorI
UNI OF the parish enureh, ana tne vess e
I'll ga ~ AANSNN
the missionary of religion in distant
lands.
How often have ] heard 1T repeated IN
forums. that 1T would be best to c1s6and
all military organizations and benG our
ears to listen to the symphonies OF the
.iparliament of man., the federation OF
the world?" How often have We been
told that so high was the average INTEL
ligence that reason was supreme, and
fhat force-particularly organized force
was a relic of savagery and barharism.
and yet the very best forums in which
these discussions took place would
The nofentiaf Observation-Disclosures and
force
POWER OF ORGANIZED FOECE..
am bannv to believe that the pro-
eress of Mankind if slow and painful,
e also sure and certain, and that our
ssvage and brutal instincts will finally
in some far distant day be placed in COM
riete subjection to the high n holy
reign of u%nclouded reason: but I am
quite as sure that during the long inter
yening period, reason itself would be
driven from peaceable discussion and
wise contemplation by the chaotic disor-
Of the organized powers which now re-
gulate communities, preserve i%nterna-
tionaf balances. and conserve great forces
to wise ends. Strange to say, too, that IN
no period in the history or the worlo IS
organized force SO powerful AGAINST us
organized members as at present
The tremendous ADVANCE In the de-
structive qualities or military
and the utilization OF nlgn explosives. mas
given a great preponderance TO dlsclpllne
and orderly podles as agaihsr lne nlsIe