The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1906-03-02
Rr,rleort cs~tco Admiral Togo IN Ad-
Army and Navy.
hvE FIGHTING EDGE
E5oSlveE Commends Address Made
F. Japanese Admiral Upon Con-
clusicn of War-Masserfur Appeal
for Perpetuation Of Japan's Tri'
umphs.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-President
Roosevelt has addressed to the Sec
rotary of war, who has promulgated
the same in general order, letter
reciting the achievements of the Jap
anese admiral, Togo, during the late
war between Japan and Russia, and
repeating, for the benefit or American
soldiers and sailors, the address is
sued by that admiral upon the con-
clusion of the war.
The point of the presidents letter
is the necessity of keeping the person.
mel of the army and navy at the high
est pitch in time of peace, in order,
to be prepared for war.
The text of the presidents letter is
as follows:
''The White House,
Washington, Feb. FL, 1906.
"The Secretary Of War:
In the recent war in the east, Ad-
miral Togo took his place among the
great sea fighters OF all time. His
message to the united squadron which
he commanded, on the occasion of its
dispersal at the close of the war, is
so noteworthy that / deem IT proper
to have it inserted in a general order
of the department.
1.-THE qualities which make formid
able fighting man, on sea or land, and
which, therefore, make a formidable
army or navy, are the same for all
nations The individual men must
have the fighting edge; there must be
in them courage, determination, indi-
vidual initiative, combined with will
ingness to learn and subordination OF
self, together with physical address in
order that they may form the stuff out
Of which, in the aggregate, good
armies and navies are made; but in
addition to this, there must be prepar-
edness-there must be thorough train
ing in advance.
1--WE must have an adequate navy
and an adequate army in point of size:
they must be provided with the most
effective mechanism in the form Of
weapons and other material; above
ALL they must be given every chance
ia time of peace, to train themselves
so that they may be adopts in hand
ling the mechanism, and be fitted in
body and in mind unflinchIngIy 10 en-
dure the tremendous strain and bear
the tremendous responsibility or war.
Quotes Admiral Togo.
The president here quotes the adj
dress of Admiral Togo, uniting, ne
says, certain illusions having no bear.
ing on our conditions, and concludes
as follows:
81 commend the above address to
every man who is or may be q part
of the fighting force or the United
States, and to every man who believes
that IL ever, unhappily, war should
come it should be so conducted as to
reflect credit upon the American ma
ton. THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
A portion of the address OF Admiral
Togo, quoted by the president, Is as
follows:
"The war Of many months dura-
ton is thing Of the past, and our
united squadron, having completed its
functions, is to be dispersed. But our
duties as naval men are not at all
lightened for that reason. To pre-
serve in perpetuity the fruits of this
war, to promote to an even greater
hight of prosperity the fortunes of
the country, the navy, which, Irres-
pective Of peace or war, has to stand
between the empire and shocks from
abroad, must always maintain its
strength at sea and must be prepared
| to meet an emergency.
"This strength does not consist sole.
| ly in ships and ornaments, but 1t con
sists also in inmaterial ability to uti-
lie such agents.
TrIumphs Due to Training.
1.-THE triumphs recently won by our
navy are largely to be attributed to
the habitual training which enabled
us to garner thief ruits Of the fighting.
| If then we infer the future from the
past, we recognize that though war
may cease we cannot abandon our
| selves to ease and rest.
'If men calling themselves sailors,
grasp at the pleasures OF peace, they
| will learn the lesson that, however,
fine in appearance their engines of
war. these, like house built on the
sand, will fall at the first approach
/ of the storm"
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