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disasterSi is for nation to be sopulenT,
aggressive and unarmed. Applause. d
The nation that is rich, that is SO high
spirited as to be somewhat careless Of
giving offense and that yet refrai ln y
from that preparedness which is absot-s
slptely necessary if Efficiency in war IS
ever to be shown such a ma ton is lay
ing deep the found ion for humll "a
7 ton and disaster AS a people, Nheth-s
er we will or not, we have reache the
stage when we must play a great part.
in the world. TT is not open to us TO
decide whether or not we shall play II
All we have to decideis whether We
shall play it wei or i'll .8 The part ls.
before us. We have to play it. y that rat
1T rests for us to do is. to say that W.
will play it we'll. Applause.
Worldwide Responsibility.
.sThis nationals by the mere trend Of
events been forced into a position OF
world power during the past few years.
1T has responsibilities resting upon it
here in the occident and in the orient
as well. 1t cannot bear these respon--
sibilities Alright unless its voice is
potent for peace and justice, and its
voice can be potent for peace and JUS
/ tice only on condition of its being thor
oulphly understood that we ask peace.
not in the spirit of the Wea king and and
I the craven, but with the assured self elf
COMIC ence Of the just man armed ed
loud applause.)
ESQ much for the lesson to be learned
by our people from the movement IN IN
which the erection Of this building is
part.
Al Word to the Omcers.
ss EN- ow; a word to the Ulcers and en-
listed men Of the arm The last two .Vgos
or three wears have witnessed a notable
ava kening in our people to the we'll ell
being Of the army. Our people are 1ln 1.
Outstanding as never before the fact.
that the army, like the navy, will do.
weIl5ir war Inainl y in prop portion as It
has been prepared well in pc ace; that
after the war has begun it,s is too late
for us to prepare for he Wet orsy.5 De- De-.
feat will come ineYitab ly and surely 1T
the preparation is put off until tIeWar
begins. and victory will come if it has
been prepared form time of peace and
on no otherterms. ss
Must BE Trained.
5 sOf1icer and man alike must be
i sttraine d to the high est pointsin the he.
.ory and in the prac ticez of the profes-
sion. The forces Of mere truism say
that if they are ined in the theory
with out the GROWING Of practice they
will amount to not hing J. but they n, lsts
have the. training and the theory too.
They must have tina II aiming or they
never can reach the highest standard
sof perfection in their art The army
of the United States is, and it islnot de-.
sirable. that should be- other
than. a small army relatively to
the popula ton Of the country, but
We have. right to expect that
that small army shall represent for
its size the very hi CHEST point of e fl
cheney Of any arm in the iyilized
world (appIause) and / have the most
absolute faith that to that degree of
efficiency it will attain, and hat IT will.
attain it in no small part because Of
the wise and Jealous use it will make
Of the portunities afforded by the
erection of this very building Loud
and cont inuons app anse. a.as
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