The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-14
President Defines Ameri-
eanism in Speech to
West Pointers.
12+ COMPOSE THE
GRADUATING CLASS

Monument this morning and received
from th" hands Of the President Of the
United states their diplomas OF gradual
ton from tho Military Academy.
They had just listened to a speech
from the President In which he touched.
even though lightly. upon the subjects
which were u%pperinost In their minds.
America and Anericanism prepared
ness. its dangers and the need of it
these we're his themes.
at II. the present imperative duty Of
America To he prepared" he said. 80
,ha, mankind will know that when
America speaks she means what she
saws" And again:
A Of its [America'sl force is going
n he behind It's moral idea"
ue referred to the dangers OF the
tines and the responsibility therein ot
the men before him. and with his arm
stretched out toward the marital statue
n, Washington astride a horse he de-
fined. perhaps u the spirit "
America as he feels II.
" are not for anything SELFISH he
said. ...,.
reyine In the principles of America ana
uniting them first AS above anything
ira, might Ivy chance come into conpe-
,i,,cu with " A..
and I for my part believe tna' '"e
American test IL a spiritual TEST
NnitHrism Denounced.
,o denounced the spirit OF militar-
ISM but sa'n rns in This country.
and he urged his hearers Always
G--.- arst nd army 1tlttTS
second.
tn. hyphenates were denounced ana
the Monroe Doctrine explained ou' "a
..n, IN 40 far as the speech reHec'eu
president Wilson'S mind there was
nothing In IL which had a direct apP"''-
t.op 10 the political SITUATION 4.
There was one part OF ms Sp',N" W
,h,rh might he attached a SsnlnCanoe
with which President wilson oio ""'
cloth. il. He said:
Never since ! was a yonhes'eV "'Ne
ever been afraid OF the NOISY "an,
, have ALWAYS been afraid Of the stu
a~ I haya always been afraid ~ the
sui, man"
THO ,ontext here spoiled this from
,finy q direct reference TO two men VINO
v..< ago we're Of vast Importance III
,ha n%nli,ical arena even though "hlN
one If them may hold that position
row
His earnestness was reflected IN 'n.
soboruass with which the graduates anu
CADETS heard him. They sat. st'Hha'keu
a. always. with knitted brows. ana not
wore than half a dozen times inter-
,urted him with applause.
Text Of the Speer"'
., soi1.
,na, ,his body of men who are
',n-S,v vim a peculiar in:
49, tool like concentrating them
n,ra twin, in , day not only
"a" ,"'N .u hon,use fral,,ht with
-, eIs, h.r,usc so responsible.
..nons,h,ii,v are the only days
~, Two because they are the
V" &C.,. ,t,c ,.s, of quality.
- ,i,vs when manhood
,ri.d on, as II by fire.
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,a, uL. an ordinary grad.
y. Wv =, - ono Of our universities
7 ,hoso classes look forward
20 tho life whith they arr wary ouee
.,ns IN their minis. Most of them dc
,o, Lroy oxartlv what Their lives are
rory d, dovclo, into. Some of them Dc
20, L,,w what occupations they are
,o,r "a follow All of them are con
t...",t,r wn,, vil, he the line of dut!
-, .t,0. ,,or,or, and the ultimate goa
=, .,.,,,s ,o, ,b.u There is no con
r. g.. ,ou Won have enlisted II
-, do,s M, sion when yoi
,1 ..,da,,y for Won then onl,