Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-06

PROMISE ef lseaHiiig 20 secure VIC
tory 81 HE ordered 81 Washing
Ton for consultation victory may
waif upon students and strafegists
iii the American Navy This re-
quest Is made of all officers. young
and old alike and all are urged
e. forward without delay the re-
sui II their studies direct to the
Department
sJOsEPIIIis DANIELS.
Sec 81 lie Navy
This Mas. perhaps the first time In
history that Ensigns and Admirals,
and al officers Il Intermediate grade
we're reques ia d make suggcs lions
sof any character that gave promise of
helping Us vim naval victory The
sliile Invitation stands now that peace
has come. for be problems Of the hest
Navy iii peace .sr All important. II not
us pres sing rs III the strenuous and
compelling stress Of war. conjnre
sou the Youngest officers, To accept
this invitation, III give yourselves To
study and research. 10 specialize, and
after you have given consideration and
experiment and become convinced that
you can OFFER succession that will
improve the Navy iseyer 70 hesitate
lsecanse 81 rank IN communicating Il
fo tie Department Sill III iii the main
III tie faith, tic daring and audacious
faith Of youth. we shall look for the
progress TINT will make every ounce
il Navy count one hundred per cent
Ny message tu yoa IL to be leaders IF
men III cons ructive thought as well
IS in action.
he last PRAYER IF Nelson before
lie fell, after achieving his greatest
victory. Ireathesl the broad spirit
which has a lesson for our day He.
prayed for victory. but not for vic
tory that would bless only his own
country He knew thai The man serves
mankind. Then as recently. Europe
was deluged i'll blood because soldier
sought world dominion Napoleon's
hsilure M,ts because 81 French lack oi
Sea Power The same lack comprised
lie Kaiser,s defeat Nelson's prayer
opened with the petition May the
Great Cod whom worship grant to
my country. and for the benefit OF Eu-
rope III general great and glorious
victory HE loved his own country
81 ssionafeiy, but in tile solemn hour
when he had i true prenlonition 81
death he prayea that the victory would
III Il henefit also tD ail war-torn Eti-
rope. 40 other than European nations
we're involved. and 50 his prayer EN-
Traced All the werld touched iy that
iaIghty struggle
The thought Of Nelson as unafraie
nc went into battle, VAS that war was
3sist only 10 procure BENEFITS to reace-
fill nations inlperilcd BY the Inst of
conquest. He fought for IA glorious
yiet0ry as d means ID the balm for
blooding Europe and his dying prayer
VAS for that rea lization little more
than two years ago america was mo
sslized. or rather modified herself tc
make tbs world safe from conquest
and to give to peoples the right to
pursue unrindered their peaceful pur-
suits. This country MAS not endang
Iereei. Ii hid no selfish purpose to-
slbserye. We did not draw the sword
10 defend ourselves or 70 obtain terri
tory or tie spoils of battle. The Tow
and half million American youths
xaio sailed the seas To fight we're moi
aetuated alone By the desire to pro-
ltact the rights of their own country
They were dominated by the thought.
ii Nelson's PRAYER TO bring peace to-
the world, to end nlilitarisrn. 10 confer
henefit mon humanity. Fighting
with brave allies they have won 9
great victory. the fruits Of which must
Sc garnered ID the large conception
which was III Nelson's mind when he
penned that noble prayer. * is not
enough that The German army IS no
longer menace aud that the German
feet Ii ilnpotenf Courage On sea and
land secured these essentials TO the
larger benefits which must come II
we garner what yalor has brought
within our reach What are these
benefits for which we prayed and
fought and made sacriaee2 First and
foremost that. as the President put II