New Britain herald., 1916-06-02
NAVAL EFFICIENCY
 IS DANIELS PLEA
Courage Glorious But Common
 place; Efficiency Great Need WILSON PRESENTS DIPLOMAS

President Makes Surprise Speech and
 JokingIy Tells Class They Saw Him
 Get Into Trouble Three Years Ago
 and He Desires to Repay Them. Annapolis, Md, June 2.-President Wilson arrived here today to deliver | the diplomas to the members of the graduating class of the Naval Acad- emy. The Naval yacht Mayflower, l with the president and his party on | board, anchored in the Severn river Tt l 9 o'clock and was saluted with twen- 1 ty-one guns by the station ship. The trip from Washington was unevent- ful.
 Secretary Daniels welcomed the emy into actual naval service with an address counselling a steady con- tinuance on their part of the train ing and studies begun at Annapolis in order that the navy, dependent upon their knowledge for efficient ex- pansion and keeping, might remain equipped and prepared always for any emergency. The secretary told the graduates they were coming into the navy at the period of it's largest expan- sion, it's highest efficiency and when lessons from Europe point directly to the need of trained men in war if hu man life is to be spared from the killing of men unprepared and un- skilled in the science of militarism.
 The Lesson From Europe.
 we have learned as never before during the present world war;" the secretary said, that courage on the field of battle is the commonest, as well as the most glorious attribute of our humanity. The man who, in patriotic outbursts, hurries to volrn- teer on land or sea, often fails to ap- preciate the fact that his service lacks the highest value unless he is trained in arms. The pathos of human lives sacrificed in war because of unread mess is the saddest lesson taught " the European war. It is a lesson which has served to awaken America to the need of training men,
 The training that produces skill and efficiency, said the secretary, should be encouraged among naval officers after they are graduated if the navy is to profit by their services
 Industrial Preparedness.
 Another lesson of the war and one needed in America,'' he continued, lis that industrial preparedness must go hand in hand with building battle cruisers and other naval craft, and securing more trained officers and men. Most of the great nations had but d1mly understood that ability to quickly mobilize the resources and convert industrial plants into muni- tion factories was as important as to mobilize men,
 Secretary Daniels paid high tribute to the naval consulting board which, he said already had undertaken the pioneer work of industrial prepared ness in the United States and would seen provide the army and navy with this essential feature
 Ounce of Expert KnovIedge
 counsel you," he continued, tto early marry yourself to special branch of the service for an ouncc of expert knowledge in the days that are before you will be worth a pound of general information The man | who IS to win the highest place ln the navy of the future will be looked up to because he has made him. l sell master of his speciality The l1he Will come when expert knOW1- cage will be the chief demand upon you."
 The graduates also were reminded that the old things are passing away ana new ones must be devised" The responsibility of providing weapons and strategy to meet the, un- revealed possibilities of certain instr' ments of war, he said in conclusion, l would evolve upon them.
 President Makes Surprise speech.
 President Wilson unexpectedly | made an address to the graduates declaring that great responsi bilities rest on naval officers of the United States. He had not planned to speak but said he felt a particular interest in this years class because it saw | him get into trouble'' at his in l auguratOn three years ago.
 The president declared that he 1 gained liberal education in the | White House. He said that discipline | in the academy must be strict because ''you are more than college boys; you are officers of the United States. and any laxity of duty cannot be over | looked. There might come a time he added. when a laxity in duty might change the worlds history
 "1t had not been my purpose when ] came here to say anything today but as I sit here and look at you youngsters I find that my feeling is a very personal feeling indeed 'I have tlOuSht tberp was Q 1 interesting bond that united us. You