The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-05-31

Or course a successful war for unri hteousness
is the most dreadful Of all things. It sets
ever existed OF, ever will exist that was not
s and s TO T the nddaa Tse man Wso
has great courage unaccompanied by the
moral sense. the courage, and ability to do
by the fact of having the ability and courage
to do so much. the greater menace to the
in WI %hsh ne ao1d d nsens
eXs4 to forget that the to ana dare
are qualities to be admired only II put forth
who possesses these qua tiles and does not
shape his course by a fundamental and under.
y1 oosb se oths to sssh S sRd
condones his moral shortcomings because Of
his Individual strength and power.
THE SOBER SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY.
That Seo sd tho eh no sas any
sstSn 81 day s work s hs
man. lAppiause.l That is true Of the ndivld-
n. And Il y .ns Hf the M to she
Il Il is TO hold the position IL the future that
ts Hf bo re ina in spirit Of senerosity and
'9 'S Al people ovs We
More and more as We increase in strength
I hope to see an increase in the sober sense
inj tTi or insulting any other people You
may notice that said insulting as we'll as
pjurlns II there is one quality that Is worse
You'd You do not need to be told that in private
@ snd so an o pbe msn as
writer's, need steadily to keep before their
minds the fact that no good can come from
NAV come, lCheers
suTst way n FOR nation to .ny sns dis
s%sd is e ss opssd s"s we
are opulent and | hope wen remain So !
trust that we shall never be aggressive, unless
the rest Of mankind. And remember. TO be
sa DIV R s sn b nS # Be sos,sm sS Of
NEED OF STRONG NAVY.
Brooklyn not only furnished valiant soldiers
In the civil war. but furnished most excel
If 10 our ' navy Il good enough We have a long
career of peace before us and IT 10 only likely
b bnS i let Sst e sss
navy, first class in point OF size. in efficiency
both in units and in combination OF units, is
Ses: ana ssoRHd fk hst any,
looking at what has happened and what Is
happening abroad and In our own history
cannot road that lesson clearly.
Gen. slocnm gave his great pu Bile service Ice
and and the miider but the harder and the sterner
virtues, and we cannot afford ln this Day OF
material luxury, when civilization tends to
A man has to have strength Of fiber or ne
cannot put into effect even the best OF inten-
tons He cannot afford to let the generation IN
any quality will serve as a substitute for the
old qualities of manlness in the man and
very much. has been done this country BY
education. No one can oyerstate the debt
sou rs ali e
but in taking advantage Of these let us not
forget certain qualities that are not ur neIWi:
true. and the failure to develop which Will
cause a loss which cannot be Offset by any
mental or intellectual gain A sound body Is 81. 2
Class G Ting BE- the thns that
most in the nation as well as the i asdG
and woman good woman.
Following the Presidents speech he was
escorted to another stand half block down
the Parkway. Close beside him sat the
Mayor and as the parade went by the Presi-
dent frequently made comments which
caused the Mayor to laugh. Throughout
the day the President and the Mayor seemed
to have fine time together.
GREETING BY MISS HELEN GOULD.
The route to the Y. NJ. C. A, building
took the President through part Of Brook
lyns slums., Along Flushing avenue the
Italian flags. Inside the building we're
gathered the jackies. There were hun
dreds OF them. Beaming all over with
smiles. close to the, entrance, stood Miss
Helen Could the donor OF the building.
with the members Of the Ladies' Auxiliary.
The President stepped up to her immedi-
ately and shook her warmly by the hand.
Miss Could" he said. glancing over the
interior. this is fine"
Before making speech the President
and John Sloane of the Y. NJ. c. A. 1t
wasn't on the programme TO show the Presi
dent the cellar but Col. McCook happened
to mention that it contained fine shooting
gallery The Presiden, said he wanted to
see that as much as anything.
a little pulpitlike stand covered with flags
and ivy had been erected. The President
got in 1t alone There wasn't any Secret
Service man near him this time; Look
ing down, the President gave what was
more talk than a speech.
TALKS TO THE JAcKIEs,
II don't have to tell you.' he said, that
the United States whereat big marine
yelled out you bet you do"
Il believe in what counts most In the
navy" went on the President. the officers
and enlisted men. the man behind the gun,
the man in the engine ROOM the man in the
COnnulk
The President said that debt Of graft
tude was owed to those who had secured
| the building and that t he country should
see to it that the moral wellbeng of the
men was looked after as we'll as the physi-
cal.
we are past the period, he said, when
it was thought that if man was made
decent he couldn't fight. ! have had a
great deal Of experience In civil life, and l
never found a job in civil life, to which,
other things being equal, would not prefer
to appoint man who had seen service in
the army or the navy, because such man,
| If he is worth his salt, has learned certain
qualities which double and treble his value
in any position in which he may be placed.
Now, men, it depends upon the way
you do your duty N peace whether. should
ever the need arise Of war, our flag shall
receive credit or discredit. You boys know,
every naval man knows. that in battle those
who win are those prepared best before
hand. Isee here men who fought at Manila
won and we won hands down. Cheers and
cries OF You're right; we. did = And we
won because the shots that hit are the
| eboto that co,lnt ICheere Wa u,on no.