New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-23
NEED OF Trained STAFF ofFIcrrs
LIEUTENANT Ro GERss LECTURE AT THE x.v,.
COLLEGE.


WAR COLLEGE.
NEWPORT r. l., Sept. %. Lieutenant c. & po...
lectured to-day at the Naval War College IN q ~,
Stat Duties He said in part "Marl;n ill.,
manship and a saior-ke bearing matters of 49,.
real Importance but they will make IN II, 49,.
nate ignorance OF everything relating to mode
naval warfare. The history OF the past ! 900 vs.,
shows that Europe has been the battle ground q,
which the great powers OF the earth have engaged IN
q ceaseless struggle for ascendancy. In every great
power OF Europe there are peace footngs and war
iootings for both navy and army. but in none ot
them Ia there peace navy or peace army On
the contrary every army and navy in Europe is dur
ing peace. great training school Tor Art Of war
should be studied only after officer has arrived al
full manhood. and therefore most Governments hays
established separate institutions for nearly all arms Of
service, where officers may study strategy grand tao
tics and all the sciences connected with modern war;
These institutions known as war academies, war
schools and stan colleges The highest Of these mill
tary or naval schools are war academies specially
design to qualify officers who have been in either Of
the seryces less than three four years for high
command and the pei Torrance of duty on the staff"
Suggesting then the collcg OF Europe model,
Lieutenant Rogers gave description OF those estab
Ished by the great powers. and showed the prnci-
pies of the school OF in Italy Turin and how tho
means OF providing ecient body of staff officers tor
the immense arms of Russia had led to the establish
ment Of the Nicholas Stat Academy at ST. Petersburg
It's object being TO train officers for the general stah
the war school of Austria intended quality officers
tor high cOmmsnd and for employment IN the staff.
The great powers of Europe" he said, " have each
established branch OF the naval service which cor
responds exactly to the general st of the army and
is known "a General staff intelligence branch
at the Admralt, or Ministry OF Marine And what
il true of the armies OF Europe applies with equal
truth to her navies France has established war
school for officers of marine artillery and infantry. 1t
is true that the academy in its full sense has not
vet become distinct feature the naval institutions
of Europe But the tendency Is decidedly In that
direction and it Is merely question OF a lew ,ears
when it will be established through full recognition
OF its absolute necessity England has the ROYAL
Naval College at Greenwich In Germany the naval
school ana naval academy form two establishments. In
Italy there advanced course Tor tie III sher edu
cation OF officers after graduation as cadet We have
seen that every great nation except ours has estab
lished academy for the education Of It's generals,
and the instruction of the stan omcers VINO are TO
advise and assist them"
Lieutenant Rogers finally gave historical sketch OF
the general staff in our navy, and showed that
although it is in Its infancy at present already great
and useful work has been done and how the otlcers
who do that work should be sDecia ly trained and
.peciay educated in the science of naval warfare and
in all that pertains it Can this be done ne asked.
Our Government ans the question on this ground
and saws: Yes in the war college on Coasters Ii ar
Dor Island