Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-08-26
OwNavy Must
BePerteCted
President Makes IL Theme of AddfeSS-HS Efficiency in
War Depends Mainly Upon It's Preparedness
At the Outset of That War

tirely by ships built long in advance
and by officers and crews VINO
had been trained during years
Of esa service FOR the supreme
day when their qualities were put to
the final test. Il was this prepared
nes which was the true secret Of the
enormous difference IN efficiency be-
tween our navy and that Of the Span
ish nation. There was no lack Of
courage and devotion among the Span
iards but on our side, In addition TO
the courage and devotion there was
also that training which comes only
as the result OF years Of thorough and
painstalfing practice. Annapolis 49,
with the sole exception Of It's sister
academy at West Point, The most typl-
cally democratic and American school
Of learning and preparation that there
IL IN he entire country,
There each man enters on mis- merits,
stands on his merits and graduates in
to service where only his merits VIII
enable him to be Of value.
The. enlisted men are Of fine type as
they needs must be TO do their work
well, and out OF the fine material thus
provided the finished man Of wars man
Is evolved By years Of sea service. II
lis impossible after the outbreak OF war
10 improyise either the ships or the men
OF navy. The snip builders ana gun
makers must keep ever on the alert so
that no rivals pass them by, and the
officers and enlisted men on board the
ships must In their turn by the eNer-
else Of unnagging and intelligent zeal,
keep themselves NJ to get the best use
out OF the weapons Of war entrusted
to their care. The instrument Is al
wayslimportant but the man who uses
II Is more important still.
We must constantly endeavor to per-
feet our navy In all It's duties In time
Of peace and above all In maneuVerlng
sea way and Workmanship with
lie great guns In battle the only
hots that count are those that hit and
Workmanship is a matter OF long prac-
tice, and Of intelligent reasoning A
navys efficiency In a war depends NAM
ly upon It's preparedness az the outset
OF that war. We are not to be excused
as a nation Il there Is not such prepar-
edness Of our navy. No nation has
right TO undertake a big task unless II
Is prepared 10 do II IN effective ana
masterful style Ii would be an intoi-
cradle humiliation for US TO embark on
such a c0urae OF action as followed
from .lt declaration OF war with spain
and MOI nia..e sood OF WEEDS ny dee Is
not be ready to prove our truth by
our endeay0r whenever the need calls.
| The good work Of building up the navy
| must go on without ceasing. The mod
| ern war ship cannot with advantage be
! allowed to rust in disuse, IL must be
! used In active service even In time OF
! peace This means that there must be
| a constant replacement Of the inelfect-
| i've by the effective The work OF build
| ing up and Keeping W our navy is,
| therefore one which needs our constant
! and unfiagglng vigilance. Our navy Is
| now efficient; but we must be content
| with no ordinary degree OF efficiency.
| Every effort must be made to
/ bring II nearer 10 perfection, In max
ing such EFFORT the prime factor is to
I have at the head Of the navy such an
! Official as YOUR fellow townsman Mr..
/ Moody, aud the next is TO bring home
! 10 our people MS a whole the need Of
! thorough ard ample preparation In ad p
vance, this preparation To take the
| form not only of continually building
| shlps but Of keeping those ships In
! commission under conditions which will
/ develop the highest degree Of efficiency
from the officers and enlisted men
| aboard them.
At The close Of his speech the presi-
| dent passed to his carriage.
At the rear Of the platform he found
/ the local camp of Spanish war veterans
drawn up AT present" The president
| smiled and standing up in his carriage
/ spoke h few words to them, concluding
| I'm mighty glad to see you He was
: then driven back to the station and In
ten minutes the train started out.