The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-02-28
TOGO AS A MODEL
PRESIDENT USES ADMIRAL's Ar1-
 DRESS AS A TEXT.
Says Preparations Should Be Made In Peace for Uph0ldfng Honor of the Nation in Time
 of War.

Washington, Feb. 2T.--President Roosevelt has addressed to the secre- tary of War, who has promulgated the same in a general order a letter recit- ing the achievsments of the Japanese Admiral Togo during the late war be- tween. Japan and Russia and repeating for the benefit of American soldiers and sailors the address isssae6 by that Ad- mlrai upon the eonslusich of ehe war. The point of the Presidents letter Is the necessity of seping the personnel of the army and navy at the highest pitch at time of peace in order to be prepared for war
 The text of the Presidents letter is as follows: The White House. Washington, D. C.,
 Feb. q.
 "The Secretary of war;-In the re- cent war in the east Admiral 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 disposal at the close of the war is SO noteworthy that I deem it proper to have 1t inserted in a gem eral order of the department. .r
 The qualities which make a formid- able fighting man on sea or on shore, and make formidable army or navy, are the same for all nations. The in- dividual initiative, combined with will ingness to learn subordination of self, together with physical address. in or der that they may form the stun out of which in the aggregate good armies and navies are made; but in addition to these there must me preparedness there must be thorough training in ad- vance. Ever at attention. officer and enlisted man, whether serving in the army or navy should keep ever before his eyes the fact that he will not be 1t thoroughly to do his work in the thoroughly done the work of prepara- tion for war.
 If, in peace, the soldier and the sail or abandon themselves to ease and sloth when war comes they will go down be- fore rivals who have been less self in- dulgent. Nor is it only the men of the army and the navy who should con- stantly remember these facts. In a great self governing republic like ours the army and the navy can be only so good as the mass of the people help them to be. The citizens of our coun- try owe 1t to themselves and to their children and their children children that there shall be no chance of having the national honor tarnisned, the nation al flag stained with aught that Is not creditable.
 
 any great crisis. such as even the most peaceful nation may at times have to face, will be those upon whom the especial responsibility will rest of keep ing the nations honor bright and un- sullied. They cannot do this If the na- tion does not exercise rorethought on their behalf. We must have an ade- quate navy and an adequate army in point of size; they must be provided with the most effective mechanism tn the form of weapons and other material above all they must be given every chance in time of peace to train them selves so that they may be adopts in handling the mechanism. and be fitted in body and in mind un1inchingly to endure the tremendous sIraIn and bear the tremendous responsibility of war"
 The President here quotes the ad- dress of Admiral Togo, emitting, he says. certain allusions having no bear says, certain allusions. Hnd concludes as follows:
 q commend the aOoVe address to every man who is or may be a part of the flghting force of the United states, and to every man who believes that, if ever, unhapplly, war should come. 1t should be so conducted as to reflect credit upon the American nation.
 Theodore Roosevelt"