Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 133, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 June 1916 — Pr esident Wilson Addresses Annapolis Naval Graduates. [ARTICLE]

Pr esident Wilson Addresses Annapolis Naval Graduates.

Annapolis, Md., June 2.—President Wilson unexpectedly made an address to the naval academy graduates at the commencement exercises here, today, declaring that great responsibilities rest on naval officers of the United States. He had not planned to speak, but said he felt a particular interest in this year's class because it saw him ‘‘get into trouble" at his inauguration three years ago. The president declared that he gained a liberal education in the white house. He said that discipline in the academy must be strict “because you are more than college boys; you are officers of the United [States,” and any laxity of duty can not be overlooked. Theer might ome a time, he added, when a laxity in duty might change the world’s history.