The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-06-17
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ADDRESSES WEST POINTERS ON
MANY SUBJECTS, POINTING
OUT DUTY OF AMERICA,
other Nations Of World Must Rccog-
nize Voice OF United States In Inter-
national QuestiOns-Says That Pre-.
paredness Must Not be Mistaken for
Militarism = Emphasizes Necessity
OF Americanism.

OF Americanism.
West Point, N. Y, June 13.-Pres;.
dent Wilson, making his first address
since the presidential campaign be-
gan. today discussed preparedness
miiitarism, Americanism, the causes
OF the war in Europe, peace, the Mon
roe doctrine. divided allegiance and
the ideals of America. He declared
1t Is the present imperative duty OF
the United States to be prepared. add.
ing, Mankind is going to know thar
when America speaks she means what
she says"
The president said the United States
should not be clustering nation. q
nation with "a chip on it's shoulder. /"
but calm nation which will with
hold its hand as long as possible and
strike only for justice.
The presidents address ran through
the =. most entire list of subjects dis
cussed by Former 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 1t believes in is given.
Shaking his finger emphatically, the
president told the graduates of the
military academy and q large audience
that nobody who does not put America
first can be tolerated. He added, how
ever. that true Americans should set
a good example.
s The. president declared the present
war did not come by accident, but
that 1T had come. The United States
wants nothing from Europe. he said,
ana thsresis nothing she wants that
she must get by war. He sounded a
warming that no man call tell what
the next day will bring forth in the
wsrfdsss events.
The word, s.'Americanism" was used
today. by the president for the first
time in recent addresses. He con-
stantiy referred to the West Point
graduates to whom he was speaking,
but :feferred more to national and in
tsfnattsnai problems. He, warned the
graduates against militarism. The
presidents speech was frequently In
terrupted by applause and he was
cheered as he concluded.
The text OF the presidents speech
follows:
Il II look upon this body of men
who are graduating today with a
peculiar interest. feel like con-
graduating them that they are liv-
ing in day not only SO interesting
because fraught with change. but also
because so responsible. Days of re-
sponsibility are the only days that
count in time, because they are the
only days that give test Of quality.
They are the only days when man
hood and purpose is tried out as II
by fire.
II need not tell you young gentle
men that you are not like an ordi-
nary graduating class of one Of our
universities. The men in those
classes look forward to the life wlich
they are to lead after graduation
with great many questions in their
mind. Most Of them do not know
exactly what their lives are going to
develop into. Some of them do no.
know what occupations they are GO
ing to follow. All Of them are con.
jecturing what will 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 tc
realize 1t. which then only begins te
be filed with the full richness OF
its meaning. and you can look for.
warwd with absolute certainty to thu
sort of thing that you will be obliged
to do.
"This has always been true of grad
uating classes at West Point. but tn,
certainly that some Of the older class
| es used OF look forward to wa
very dull certainty.
| Some of the old days In the army
fancy, were not very interesting
days. Sometimes men like the pres
ent chief of staff. for example, coul,
fill the lives with the interest O
really knowing and Understanding tn
Indians Of the Western plains, know
ing what was going on inside Of thei
minds and being able to be tho inter
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