Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-14
But 1t Is Ready to Fight
When Battle Is Needed
for Justice.
PRESENT PARAMOUNT DUTY
is TO BE FULLY PREPARED
President Wilson Tells Military
Academy Graduates of Amer
lean Ideals.
WANTS NO BLUsTERING NATION
Address Runs Through List Of Sub
icets Discussed by Repub.
liCnn Candidate.


liCnn Candidate.
VEST POINT. y. Y. June l3-Ad-
6rsssng the graduating class at the
United States Military Academy here
today President Wilson touched on
alinost all the subjects discussed by
former Justice Hughes in his telegram
accepting tho Republican nomination,
ard alluded 20 Amcricanisn. militar-
ism, preparedness. peace war. and
other topics Of pressing Interest
He told the graduates that they
laced many extraordinary possibili-
ties. "hecause no ore could tell what
The Immediate future IS going to be.
other IN tho history OF this country
~ IN the history OF tho world. It f..
IN" present Imperative duty OF America
~ ne prepared. he said. 10 see that NO
hoi" mars the ctviliza;ion sne has
'..it up, and. h"ing safe !tseN agains.
'H'crtercnc" from the outside. he add
all lis force is voing 20 he behind
5 alo:a! idea. and mankind ~ going
- know ,hat when America speaks
rar means what She says"
tNtTED STATES SHOULD NOT
HE BLUSTERING NATION
tn" President said the United states
should no, be a clustering nation. a
ratl"n with "a chip on It's shoulder"
bot calm nation. which viii withhold
rs niad as long as possible and STRIKE
'...N Cor victory.
shaking his finger cmphs tically. the
{! 'sid"nt told th. graduates of ,he
:un,a.y Academy aud a large audience
'nat nobody vino does not put America
a-s, can be tolerated, II. added.
l"w.ver. that :rue Americans should
So = good example.
The President declared the pr-Sen,
way did not come by accident but that
II had 20 come. The United states
wants nothing from Europe he said.
;.ud there !s nothing she wants what
She mus; get by war. lie sounded a
'rara!ns that no man can toll what
tho mex; day VIII bring forth in the
worlds events
The word 'Americanisn' was used
'c-day by the President ;or the FIRST
me in recent addresses He constant
referred to the West Po'r, grad
r.tss 10 whom lie was speaking. but
referred more 70 national and inter-
ns;ioaal problems. He warmed The
Graduates against m,itarisn The
.!s:iaents speech Was frequcutiv in
.errupted by applause, and he Was
chce.ci as he concluded.
DAYS OF RESPONSIBILITY
ONLY ONES THAT COUNT
The text Of the Presidents speech
follows:
e! look upon this body Of men who
are graduating TO-DAY with "A peculiar
. interest feel like ccngratu!at!ng
tasT! that they are living ~ d day
10, only so interesting because fraught
with change, but also because SO re-
.Ronsible Days OF responsibility are
;ne only days that count In time be-
cause they are the only days that give
test ot quality. They are the only days
when manhood and purpose is tried out
as II by fire.
u need not tell you young gentle
men that you are not like an ordinary
graduating class of one Of our uni
Nc-s!ties. The men in those classes
look forward TO the life which they
are to lead after graduation. with A
great many questions IN their mind.
Mos, Of them do not know exactly
what their lives are going to develop
into Some OF them do not know what
occupations they are going to follow.
al OF them conjecturinS what VIII be
the line of duty and advancement and
the ultimate goal OF success for them.
There is no conjecture for YOU.
You have enlisted in something that
does not stop when you leave the
academy. for you then only begin TO
realize 1t. which then only begins TO
h.. filed with the full richness OF it's
meaning. and YOU can look forward
with absolute certainty to the sort of
thinr that you will be obliged to do.
"rhis has always been true Of
graduating classes AZ West Point. but
the certainty that some Of the Older
classes used to look forward to was
4 very dull certainty
Old DAYS IN THE ARMY
NOT VERY INTERESTING.
Some Of the old days in the army,
' = fancy, were not very interesting
days Sometimes men like the present
chief of staff. for example, could MI
their lives with the interest of really
Knowing and understanding the Indians
o. the Western plains, knowing what
SOS going on inside of their minds and
hein2 able to be the intermediary be-
tween them and those who dealt with
them by speaking their sign language,
coald enrich their lives. but the fordin-
ary life of an ordinary officer at
Western post could not have been very
exciting, and L think with admiration
Of those dull years through which OF
Eccrs who had not n great deal to do
insisted nevertheless. upon being. eff
ficient and worth while, and Keeping
their men fit at any rate for the duty
to which they were assigned.
But in your case there are many
extraordinary possibilities, because,
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