New Britain herald., 1916-06-13
WILSON DELIVERS
 STIRRING SPEECH
 0N AMERICANISM
His First Public UtteranCeS Since Presidential Campaign Began
 Thrill With Patriotism

TALKS IO GRADUATES AT
 U. s. MILITARY ACADEMY Discusses Preparedness, MiIitarism,
 Causes of War In Europe, Peace,
 Monroe Doctrine, Divided Allegiance
 and Ideals of America-Enthusias
 tically App1auded While Passing
 Cadets.
 West Point, N Y, June 13.-Presi- dent Wilson, making his first address since the presidential campaign began, tooay discussed preparedness, mili- tarlSm, Americanism, the causes of the war in Europe, peace, the Monroe Doctrlne, divided allegiance and the loeals Of America. He declared it is the present imperative duty of the united States to be prepared, adding mankind is going to know that when Amerlca speaks she means what she says.''
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 The president said the United States should not be a clustering nation, a nation with "a chip on it's shoulder"- put calm nation, which will with hold It's hand as long as possible and strike only for victory.
 The presidents address ran through almost the entire list of subjects dis cussed by fomer Justice Hughes in his telegram accepting the Republican nomination, and he declared that the United States is ready to join with other nations to see that the kind of justice it believes in is given.
 America First.
 Shaking his finger emphaticallv the president told the graduates of the Military academy and a large au dience that nobody who does not but America first can be tolerated and he added however, that true Amerf- cans should set a good example
 The president declared the present war did not come by accident but that it had to come. The United States wants nothing from Europe, he said, and there is nothing she wants which she must get by war. He sounded a warning that no man can tell what lIlS HSAI ucty WILL DIl11S lOIlu III the worlds events.
 The word "Americanism'' was used today by the president for the first time since recent addresses.
 He constantly referred to the West Point graduates to whom he was speaking but referred more to nation al and international problems. He warned the graduates against mili- tarism.
 The presidents speech was fre- quently interrupted by applause and he was cheered. as he concluded.
 Text of Speech
 The text of the Presidents speech is as follows: 'I look upon this body of men who are graduating today with a peculiar interest. l feel like con- graduating them that they are living in a day not only so interesting, be- cause fraught with change, but also because so responsible. Days or re- sponsibility are the only days that give test of quality. They are the only days when manhood and purpose is tried out as if by fire.
 "I need not tell you intelligent men that you are not like an ordinary graduating class of one of our uni versities 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. Most of them do not know exactly what their lives are going to deVelOpe into Some of them are conjecturing what will be the line of duty and ad- vancement 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 it, which then only begins to be filled with the full richness of it's meaning, and you can look forward with absolute certainty to the sort of thing you will be obliged to do.
 This has always been true of grad uating classes at West Point, but the certainty that some of the older classes used to look forward to was very dull certainty. Some of the old days in the army, I fancy, are not very in teresting days. The ordinary life of an ordinary officer at a western post could not have been very exciting and I think with admiration of those dull years through which officers, who had not a great deal to do insisted, nevertheless upon being efficient and keeping their men fit for the duty to which they were assigned.
 Possibilities for Class of 1916
 But in your case there are many extraordinary possibilities, because,