Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-06-02

The moral sanctions must be EXTENDED
10 national policies. Universal human
welfare and national human welfare
viii result from cooperative nationa
lisn and not from the competition Of
selfish Interest or hate Nations have
have heir rights. but also their RE-
sponsibiiitlcs and duties We bless
Cod today til:at aur nation Is IN the
lead Iii the mex international con
scious ness which Viii compel The
strong nations ID protect the weak.
and Is deal fairly with rivals. The
mutual rccognitinns of national rights
aila the submission OF international
disputes 10 arbitration Hence the
cagar u Nations No one pretends
t II is perfect or even free FROM lsacan
.A:istencies. but It il the result Of the
i,esg thought Of the world aud nothing
u full III promise for human well
laeirg and happiness has ever before
! lcef, undertaken. and il Is for each
ione Of us 10 stand with our command
er-in-chief. our President. each in his
own way and At least 10 do him the
courtesy of hearing mis- explanations
before cOndeniming the best working
hysothesis Tor international comfy
aud Justice which the world has yet
seen. and for which his cutieS have no
shetser substitute. or none Let ns not
\ lightly cast aside what millions "
men including 4 hundred thousand of
our Americans. oheying the call ofl
+ their duty died to gain long before the
I cythc 81 time had any claim upon.
them
Proxy patriots are no more of q
national asset IN peace than they are
III war. II took more Than the sing
4 ing III the Star spangled Banner 10
Twin the war Works not words are.
what we need today. When a ship goes
into action every man has his post aud
/ his duty There are no oilers on
1 board However subordinate, each has
!; his place and none can be spared. So
in peace, every loyal American would
be ashamed and insnlted If told that
lhis contribution 10 the common good is
unnecessary because SO insignificant,
and yet II is quite possible for him not
| To make it and none can be spared In
1.-THE work Oh d great campaign Each
| his best in his daily duty whoever he
I IN and wherever he nlay be as his
share Iii the mighty task which Is
I before his country and the nation
I the reconstruction of The world
Afy brothers Of the class Of 1920:
As our national anthem Is the flag In
music. so your uniforms Is the flag
4 III clothes IL makes you as man
especially dedicated You have chosen
4 as your life work d profession whose
ideals are lofty indeed, our country
INhe whole world expects an officer Of
1.-THE American Navy to be man of
courage, honor. courtesy initiative and
service On Friday next, you will be-
Rome alumni of this Academy Your
training is completed and this Acad-
envy then will witness TO the nation
THAT you have been tested and found
worthy From the day you entered
her walls she has impressed upon You
TINT what YOU are Is vastly more i'm
portant than what you have. Char
acter first thing. first consecrated
character as shown iii your daily duty
AS We are here today before the
altar Of God for our last congregate
service before sou leave for your
posts of duty what stirring thought
and yet what SOLDERING thought it
( lis which grips our hearts. that you
have been found worthy to be enrolled
though only as beginners with the
noble souls who have made the naval
ideal OF loyalty. duty and self-sacri-
flee matter Of course in the annals
1 nc our land. A glorious trust you have
been called TO share, and your alma
mater has full confidence that you
Will measure up to your responsible
ties.
This institution Is known the
world over as mother OF rien In
war and In peace on the sea, under
/ the sea, on the land and In the air
IFrom the beginning down to yesterday
her sons. some of whom many Of
1us rejoice to call our personal friends,
have proved her title.
/ The Navy ii man i profession. give
II a mans attention each day What.
ever the future holds for you de.
ponds largely on yourself Gods will
for You is the path Of your daily duty.
He will not call you to d pest Of dan
ger and then abandon YOU Opportun.
/ ity does not make a man, 1t only re-
veals him Ten thousand opportuni-
tiles will avail YOU nothing IL you are
unable to seize them when they come
There is no influence greater than that
81 good example Like priest, like
people Like officer like men. Few
officers today limit their interest in
their mento drills, muster and witness
ing pay checks Your men will fol
low your lead Yen are responsible
in the sight of God for your influence
over them. When Pericles. the great
Athenian Was On his death bed.
friend TO comfort him recited many Of