Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-09-12

crime. II he fails in this duty. Some
little time sice | had no difficulty IN
sustaining the findings of an examining
board that an officer who had not the
sentiments. habits and manners Of
gentlemen, was professionally us
qualified for promotion. Now what
Is gentleman The question may
be- well asked for the word Is grossly
abused In common usage II means
sometimes much and sometimes llttlc
and often as nothing. As used IN the
laws and regulations goVernihs
our navy, Is essential meaning Is that
you and your brother officers have du-
ties beyond the duties of Others that
YOU have obligations which DO not rest
on all members OF community; OF you
are required a measure of self control,
o readiness FOR self sacrifice, a sensl-
Inverness In honor which Il might be
neither reasonable "a cNnect nor chari-
table to expect Of all your fellow citi-
zens Moreover, since whatever else i
gentleman may or may not be- he IS
and Is thought Of always and every
where as a man entitled To respect; IL
is n part OF your professional duty,
part Of the service due your country
at your hands. part Of the solemn
aud eternal obligation Of your oaths.
that as officers YOU be known for such
simplicity and truth. such modesty Of
demoanor and such purity Of life as
win earn for you the respect or GOOD
men, From others. these things may
be demanded by religion or philoso-
ply, from YOU they are but the full
fillmcni Of your promise; without them
YOU VIII not be gentlemen In that
sense wherein every good officer must
also be a gentleman.
Secondly: Your profession Is the pro-
fession OF arms YOU have chosen a
military life. Your profession Is a
school, a lifelong school OF sol.-sacri-
fee and obedience aud never has the
teachings OF such a school been more
timely 10 our country's happiness and
honor than Il Is today.
Il saw not long ago the prediction
that IN ~ years war would be a lost
art. am not prepared 10 say that war
Will never become a lost art. for / am
not gifted with that confidence in my
own omnicence which has been youch-
safed 10 some among my countrymen.
but ] am quite ready 10 say that this
happy consummation viii not be at
tanned IN 10 years or so or until mon
have become either better or worse
than men.
''rhe old English chronicle. Ga not
ing the death OF an early Norman
king says piously. May God grant
him peace for he loved peace The
king in question loved peace so well
that he fought during well nigh his
whole ife 10 get and Keep h. IS with
this medieval sovereign. 50 ID u with
the great nations of modern times; u
they love peace, as after an. every wise
and good man does they must figh'
when nocdful and be ready tu hgh
whenever needful 10 get and keep a
peace founded ON justice and good
faith, honorable 10 themselves anC
useful TO mankind No man loved
peace such as this more truly thar
| George Washington and nouc warncC
| his couutrymen more earnestly ano
| frequently that only adequate prepare
/ ton for war at any time and AT al
| times could assure them the peace M
loved And In you and your comrades
young gentlemen. greet with conn
/ dence those who viii see that Americ,
enjoys such peace and only such peacl
as Washington would wish here e
| have