Show so says president roosevelt in a speech before the naval cabets cadets seems to think the army could not drive out intruders washington maya president roosevelt and party left here at 9 for the naval academy at annapolis where the president will deliver diplomas to the graduating class today the party traveled in a special train over the pennsylvania road with the president are miss roosevelt commander and mrs cottles secretary cortelyou representative senta tive foss of illinois representative burton of ohio commander von of the german navy commander de Fa ramond do Lafa jole alio naval of the french embassy and dr john F urie the President 6 physician annapolis may 2 the train conveying president roosevelt and party to annapolis to attend the graduating ex at the naval academy arrived at this morning As the president alighted from the train he was received by bupt supt wainwright and his aide II 11 J A battalion of marines under command of captain lucae was drawn up at atte station the party proceeded in carriages to the academy grounds the president going directly to the superintendents enta house where there was a short wait to permit the assembling of the cadet battalion at the chapel the day was most propitious and the cabets cadets in their uniforms pre a fine appearance the president walked the campus to where the cabets cadets were lined and passing down the line looked each cadet squarely in the face lie was then presented to the officers of the academy while this wae going on the shore batteries fired alie presidente salute of 21 puns at the sound of a bugle blast the cabets cadets stacked gun and with a precision that bore evidence of the discipline which they have to undergo marched by fours to the rim pel where benediction was pronounced by the chaplain in the meantime the president had been escorted down the ahio by commander wainwright and was shown to hit seat on the platform the battalion of cabets cadets the officers and others receiving the president standing commander wainwright then introduced george T winston member of the board of visitors who delivered a short address in which he spoke of the navy as being the mot important factor in the count rys history lie was loudly applauded when ho referred to dewey as the hero of manila anil sampson the hero of santiago and at the conclusion of hia remarks was congratulated bv the president A great crowd gathered around the grand stand where the cabets cadets were to receive at the hand of the president their diplomas which would make them officers in the navy the graduating class discarded their auni and and advanced close to the platform president roosevelt then addressed them his remarks being frequently interrupted by applause following Is the presidents ad aress in receiving these diplomas you become men who above almost any others of the entire union arc to carry henceforth the eer piment of responsibility which must come with the knowledge that on some tremendous day it may depend upon your courage your preparedness your kean intelligence and knowledge of your profession whether or not tho nation is again to write her name on the worlds roll of honor or to know the black shame of defeat ve all of us earnestly hope eliat the occasion for war may never conic but if it has to come then tim nation must win and alie prime factor in securing victory over any foreign foe of necessity be alie united states navy if the navy fails us then we are doomed to defeat no matter what may be our material wealth or the high average of our citizenship it should therefore bo an object of prime importance for every patriotic american to see that the navy ie constantly built up and above all that it ie kept to the highest point of efficiency both in material and in personnel it cannot be too often repeated that in modern war and ip specially in modern naval war the chief factor in achieving triumph is whit done in the way of thorough and training before the begu lung of alie war it is what has before taft outbreak of that is all important after the outbreak all that can be done is to use to beet advantage the great war engines and alie seamanship and general practical emcie ncy which already have been provided by the forethought of the national legislator and by alie administrative ability through a course of years of the navy department battleship cannot be it takes years to build and the skill of the and chew in handling i aright can likewise never bo improvised but roust spring from uc and actual sei service and from alie most careful zeal om and systematic training you to whom I 1 give these diploma now join alie ranks of the officers of the united states navy you enter a glorious service phoud of it memories of renown you must keep ever in your mind the thought of the supreme hour which may hen what you do wilt forever add to or detract from this re some of you vi ill have to do your port in helping to construct the ships and the guns which you use you need to bend every energy toward making these ships and guns in all their details the most perfect of their kind throughout the world the ship must be seaworthy alie armament fitted for the best protection to guns and men the guns in all their mechanism fit to do the greatest possible execution in the shortest possible time every detail whether of protection to the gug crews of rapidity and surene in handling the ammunition and working tho cleva elevating ting and revolving gear or of quickness and accuracy in sighting must be thought out far in advance and the thought carefully executed in the actual work the best ships and guns and the most costly mechanism are utterly valueless if the men are not trained to use them to the utmost possible advantage from now on throughout your lives there can be no slackness on your part duty must be present with you waking and bleeding bleeping ble you have got to train yourselves and you have pot to train those under you in the actual work of in the actual work of gunnery if the day of battles comes ou will need all that you of boldness skill determination ability to bear punishment and instant readiness in an emergency but though without these qualities you can do nothing yet even with them you can do but little if you have not had the forethought i and aca burpoe pur poe to train yourselves and the enlisted men under you aright Of ficera and men alike must have the sea habit and men alike must realize that in battle the only shots that count arc the shots that hit and that normally norm lly the victory will lia iab the side shots hit oft enest seamanship and marksmanship these must bo the two prime objects of your training yourselves and for the men under you at the conclusion of his address and distribution of diplomas tho president requested to bo taken to the hospital othere cadet emory S land of wyoming a member of the graduating class is tying ill sitting up in bed the sick boy received hia diploma from alie president who made a few appropriate re mitras in which he expressed the hope eliat he would soon be out ahe president was given an opportunity port unity of witnessing the customary prank of the glebes plebes throwing alie grad bating class out of quarters which afforded a great leal of amusement after luncheon alie president and party aboard the torpedo boat for i trip on bay after i they will take the train for washington |