The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-02-28
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sailors musi have rsrsuFsr before ~
rffthing IN the strength which i over
aud above rxisrnais
''riir triumphs Tcccnily won by our
navy ~. largely H. h. Attributed r. the
habiiuai training wiiirii enabled ~ 10
garner iir fruits 81 ili- Fighting n
then We infer III. future from The past
We rrcogniz. that. though war may
cease. No cannot abandon ourselves 10 I
-nsc nnd rest.
o.. 1 soldiers whole life IL one contiu /
uoms aud increasing battle. aud there IL /
40 rrason why his responsibilities |
should vary with the state ~ the |
times In days Of crisis he has 10 dis I
play his strength. Ia days Of peace 10 /
accumulate II. thus pcrpctuaIly aud ,
uniquely discharging his duties 10 the 4
full II men calling themselves sailors /
grasp ~ the pleasures 81 peace they
will learn The lesson that however iine
In appearance their engines Of war
these. like n house built on the sand
will fall NJ the first approach Of the
storm.
when In ancient times we conquered
Korea that country remained over 400
years under our control. only 10 be
lost Immediately So soon ~ our navy
leclincd Again when under the sway
IF the Tokugawa IN modern days our
were neglected. the coming
If few American ships threw us into
distress.
"On the other hand. the British navy,
which won the battles of the Nile and
If Trafalgar. not only made England
Is secure rs great mountain, but
llso by thenccfortb carefully main
aiming its strength and keeping IL on
level with the worlds progress has
'afeguarded that country's interests
md promoted its fortunes for more
han hundred years.
I'VE naval men who have survived
he war must plan future Developments
md seek not TO fall behind the prog
ess Of the time. If, keeping the in
Of our sovereign ever craven
N our hearts, we serve earnestly and
diligently. and putting forth our full
trength await whst the hour may
ring forth we shall then have dis.
harged our great duty of perpetually
our country"