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Show mm mi IB TRADITION BMNIELS Wavy Secretary Gives Address to Graduating Class of Annapolis An-napolis Academy AKN'APOLIS. Md., June 3. Upon the spirit and will of its officers to cast, off "slavery to tradition" and vonture Into the realm of tilings now and untried depends tho future strength and efficiency of the American Ameri-can navy. Secretary Daniels told the graduating class "of midshipmen at the naval academy here today In presenting present-ing diplomas to Its 289 members. "To some men tradition is a taskmaster, task-master, a hard rule, a beaten path." the secretary declared. "To others it Is a star In the firmamont, a light to I the pathway, wings on which to mount 1 for clearer vision and wiser action, to win tho goal, not by precedent or rule, but by an illumination that is spirit and not deed. Change In Tactics "No two wars were ever won by the same tactics and a few by tho samo weapons. The mll'tary leader of the future must navigate his ships by 1 radio and the day may oven come when all his fight Taft may be airy ! navies battling In tho central blue. I Boldness and Audacity j "The. American tradition of boldness land audacity," the speaker continued, I "enforced by world war achievement, 1 will save you frfom the danger of slavish adherence to tradition or precedent pre-cedent in method while heartening you with the girding realization that the tradition of daring and audacity I s bounded by no limits or possibilities I or miracles." I The secretary told tno young offcers) -they were to be congratulated upon! joining into the navy "in a day when) t holds and holds deservedly higher place In the confidence of the Amerl-jcaii Amerl-jcaii people than In any period of Its 1 history." I nn |