Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-05-25

day and age by being able to defend
itself against the encroachments and
Interior designs of other forms of
states. If we believe that the re-
publican form OF government which
we have enjoyed with great prosper
ity in America is right we have SOL
emn duty in protecting this state in
! the name and for the glory Of God
against any who might overthrow its
principles and stop our development
| We give to Caesar by the divine COM
mand of our Lord when we protect
and defend an organized form of
state. That eighteen hundred years
of Christianity has not made its ten
cts the last rule of conduct is most
awful and solemn fact that must con-
| front the Christian church, and until
she can bring about this condition
| those who are part of the church
must stand by and help to defend the
divine institution known as the state
IN this way while | am an ardent
believer in peace, | am, and | take
it consistently, an ardent believer in
adequate preparedness for the main
tenance of the second divine institu
ton, the state.
Millennium Not Here.
when that millennium day shall APP
proach when majority of men in the
world shall be bound in conscience by
the teachings of the Prince of Peace,
then am | ready to beat my sword
into pruning hook and watch the
lamb and lion pray together. Until
then | must help to maintain the
three divine institutions to conditions
surrounding them, the church, the
state, and the family.
Cadets of the class Of 1915, you
graduate tonight from military
school During your years of train
ing doubtless the question has arisen
in your mind, what is my relation
specifically to the defense of my coun-
try?' Let it be plainly set forth that
none of you as yet have made any
signatures yourselves, neither your
parents or your guardians binding
you to the soldier-l life of our nation.
, You have worn the uniform, you have
carried the gun, you have been hon
cred with a sword you have heard
the lannon's report, you have drilled
in the fields and yet with all this you
are under no more specific obligation
to become one of the regular army
iuen of this country than any gradu-
ating class from any high school In
the state Of New Mexico.
you have been primarily prepared
for the serious battle OF life. Proyid-
ing for yourselves and your families
Is the plain duty resting upon each
one of you, and to do so in such
manner as to eat your daily bread in
honor--this is the primary ideal Of
your school life in the New Mexico
Military Institute. You have received
this, we think, not only in an equal
way but in d superior way to those
who have attended other secondary
schools, but over and above this pre-
paredness you have received a train
ing that marks you as being a dual
purposed citizen of our common
wealth, qualified, if your patriotism
leads you to do so, to the leading of
other men to the defense of your
home and your flag. In the event
that our country should suffer an in
vasion of any foreign foe you, along
with any young men who this spring
have graduated from our schools,
would feel the patriotic impulse to
come to the defense of your country.
Position of Cadets.
when you align yourself in the
long enlistment columns your position
is vastly different and of much great
er benefit to your country than that
of your comrade who has been with
out this training. You are qualified
to direct, to train, to lead, you are
able to save life, to protect health, and
to uphold honor in a far greater de-
gree than other young men of your
same age. Adequate preparedness by
the American people viii only come
when its young men are well-tralned
in the modern arts of warfare, and
added to this training a true God-fear-
ing patriotism. Our army recruited
by men who are ignorant of all mill
tary tactics and who are not in full
sympathy with our country, but who
volunteer because they are anxious to
see something, or for the drills that
they hope may come, for simply mer-
cenary purposes will never make a
solid soldiery.
Il hail as the beginning of the So
luton the military training in secon-
Diary schools, in colleges, and above
all in our state universities That the
men may combine good intelligence,
strong character, and military eff
cheney 1t is our earnest hope that
every member of this class may con-
tinue their studies in higher institu-
lions of learning, prepare themselves
for the greatest possible efficiency,
become leaders in their respective
communities, rear good families, and
die In full age and full of honor
But in these days Of wars and rumors
of wars and with the smoke of bat
tie all but encircling the earth | feel
that the patriotism and training which
you young men hold tonight may be
called upon for the defense of our
land. If this should occur and any
member of this class should take the
oath Of the soldier and lead his COM
rades in the line of invasion or in the
defense of our land as four of our
class are now doing. remember, gen.
tlemen of this class, that because you
carry a sword OF because you are in
.sn officers place you may not do
any act or anything whatsoever that
Christian gentleman would not do in
his home and in his home circles may