The Worthington advance., 1902-05-09
TALKS TO CADETS.
President Presents Diplomas toSrad'
mites mt the Naval Academy

mites mt the Naval Academy
Annapolis. Md, May 3.--president
Roosevelt Yesterday forenoon came
here and delivered the address to the
graduating class at the United States
naval academy. He said among other
things:
In r,cclvirg these diplomas you become
men who above almost any others OF tne
trtirr ur.on are TO carry Etr'@lor'h the
tytr-pr, lent sense OF r r'SpoESihli!'E "hlch
must come with the kroWl'!Se mat On
some trtmert.ous day 1t may dt pend upon
,.rnr courage. your preparedness. your
Lt,n irt+i,iycrcr ard knowledge OF your
prnft sSiOn whether or rot the Eatlon IS
ara.r to write her name on the "orld $ ron
of honor or to know the black Sh'mc o. ue
feat w. all of us earnestly nope tHAt we
occasion for war may never come. OUT IL ~
has to come then this nation must WIN ,.ar anu
the prime factor in securing victory over
onv foreign foe must of necessity be the
United States navy.
Hone Lies in Navy.
IF the navy fails us tnen we are Ioomed 10
defeat 10 matter what may be our ma'erlal
wealth or the high average OF our cltlzen- =
shin. 1t should. therefore. be an ooJ' CT OF
prime Importance for every palrlot!c
American to see that the navy is constantly
huilt I'm and above all that it is kept to the
hirhcst noirt of efficiency both in material
ard IN personnel. 1t cannot he too otten
repeated that in mod, rn war ard especlalls
IN modern naval war, the chlt1 factor III
orh;tyirg triumph is what has been cone
ir the way of thorough preparation ard
training before he beginning oil the war
The Supreme Hour.
Won to whom give these diplomas. now
toin the ranks of the officers of the rlts G
states navy You enter a glorious service,
prorG of It's memories Of reEOWn. You
must keep ever in your minds the though'
of the supre me hour which may come When
what YOU Go will furtve aCd to or cotrac'
from this rerown. Some Of you Will have
to do your part in helping construct the
shis and the guns which YOU use.
Importance of Details.
Won need to bend every energy toward
milking these ships ard guns in all their
details the most perfect of their klno
throughout the world. The best ships ard
guns and the most costly mechaniclsm arc
utterly valuelcss if the men are not tralred
to use them to the utmost possible aGvaE-
tage. From now on througholt soui lis.s
there can be no slackness on your part.
under you, in the actual work of seaman
ship in the actual work of gunnery
In the Day of Battle.
If the day for battle comes you Will neeo
all that YOU possess Of boldness, Skill, de-
termination. ability to bear punishment, and
instant readiness in an emergency. But
though without these Qualitie you can Go
no thing, yet even with them you can &C
but little if you have Not had the fore
thought ard set purpose to train your
selves and the enlisted men under YOU
Alright Officers and men alike must have
the sea habit: officers and men alike mus
realize that in battle the only shots that
count arc the shots that hit and that nor
mally the victory will lie with the side
whose shots hit oftenest. Seamarship and
marks mansh!p !p-these must be the two
prime objects of your training. both for
yourselves and for the men under you
Your duty must be present with you. wax
ing and sleeping. You have got to train
yourselves, and you have got to train those