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Show OUR FUTURE WARS '-ME lIuEinO BE. DECIDED-Oil t SEA Assistant Secretary . Wln-throp Wln-throp Addresses Cadets at Annapolis. ANNAPOLIS. j aid., Juna J. Expressing tha belief that any future war In whtoh tha United Btatee may emgaga will largely large-ly If not entirely be decided by a battle or battles oa the sea. Assistant Secretary of tha Navy Wlnthrop la an addrese today to-day to tha graduates of tha naval academy acade-my said ha waa strongly Impressed with the necessity of maintaining a navy auf-flclent auf-flclent In power to dimmish to a minimum mini-mum any danger of losing control of tha sea. "Graduating at tl you will have about forty years of active service before you. and although w are all moot desirous that war shall 'not check the peaceful progress of the nation, we must recognise that this country elnce Its Inception has never an loved fnrtv aiaa i s of unln terrupted by wsr. "The average period between wars of thla country bas bean only a few menthe over twenty-nine years, so If anything llks this ratio Is preserved In the future you will probably see active service. Understand Un-derstand me that I am most desirous of continued peace and sincerely trust that tha agitation for arbitration treatlea and an International tribunal with adequate power to enforce Its ordained decrees will bear fruit, but he who behaves that International In-ternational peace baa arrived, and that ne more wars will oorur enlors aa optimism opti-mism greater than I can acquire. "The -control, of tha aea will. In sir opinion, be the crucial turning point of any war In which ws may be engaged, and It la therefore evident how Incumbent It wtu be on you so to maintain the material ma-terial and personnel allowed us by congress con-gress that ft way always be at tha highest high-est point sfnesency." |