Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-02-16
tier state of PREPARATION for war.


pGt'er state Oh preParHt'on lor war
Tr'haps .he most SIshi,c'"t u'ta'"HcA
in the whole document so Tar as concerns
'h' ulc'lllne ana c'"' ""cg VI INC "riilE
coileS HeN''
"AI-TItORITY AID RESpONSI-
HIILTY.
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oer9 OF tne coiiihi' hd'!S Hene'"l "i nc
a. "H III 'Ii"t WIZ" l''l'"'i'n ~ - "'7' ~
me ana n'lhtalE control ne nsCal al
l"ilS 'l th' arm! are CoIiuu'''u ny ulI
'att'rN Oh var through '"e SeNoi"'
StaIl u'Par'n"htS.
Al ORDERS ana instructions from inc
iisSiueht OF secretary Oh W ar i"dtllS 10
i'll'l"'E operations OF allc'tHS tHe H!Ii-
torE control ana discipline OF the army
VIII %" promulgated throGGh 'hc COM
hliI'uIPS seh'ial'
Lieut. General Schoield. who has prob
any had rs nuch cXpcrlehcc ana given
tie question as lhu' II thought ana STUDY
as any one IN our country says IN SUD-
stance
recent experience mas served TO con-
urn an the results OF my lifelong STUDY
ana arge experience that the proper posi-
Ioh Tor IN" senior oiicer OF the army on
'"'N al Washington IS not mat OF COM
tically impossible. but that Of grn"ral-in-
chleI "hicn means in fact, ci'ef of STAFF 10
the PRESIDENT The title of general in
chlel was Il permanent on" curing the On
tirc history OF the country up to the time
Whth zen. Grant became heutcnant gem
craL
When | became the commanding gem
eral ! addressed to the President n letter
IN when | pointed out to him what had
been tho result of my study and eXper-
renee ana saying that the only way was 30
ahaldoH entirely, Nhlch l dld during my
seven Years of service, all prCtensc of be-
tent myself with acting as the chief of
star of the army under the secretary of
/ war ANA the President The result was
that perfect harmony prevailed during my
time ANA did exercise Legitimate in
nucnce IN command of the army, tbs hc-
cause did not claim 20 exercise anything
which the law did not give me.
'Ihc president must have the same
power Of selection Of his general in chief
as he has of his secretary of war; without
g ., or h h,t' pf 5 No I..,S ' Ne VII VII
,iaco in tha oe,,,.,.,i T., ni,ioe t,,',t w.
dcnce Which is necessary to perfect Ear
monY Neither the President nor the sec
retaly of war should have in the command
of the army an officer who is not working
in harmony with him."
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Ni-'"N VIM ', 10 AM fA LIZ
The report takCs up the war departmr MT
ana its various chiefs Of suh-diVi,iu be-
ginning with the secretary of war.
"lhe records of the war department
which have ben laid before us show that
tie secretary Of war extended TO all chi, Is;
OF bureaus cordial ana fuii suppor, and
promptly responded /, every urop.r de-
mand made upon him BY commanding Off
cCrs.
NO testimony has been presented show
ing Intentional neglect of duty nor any at
tcmpt to serve personal interests. The
charge made that the secretary Of war
WAS pccuniarily Interested in contracts.
purchases and other transaction of the
war department have been thorCughlv cx-
amincd and found lasolcsa
In the Judgment Of the commission
there was lacking in the general admins
trutiiOn Of the war DEPARTMENT dutinr tho
continuance Of the war with spain that
complete grasp Of the situation which
WIS essential 10 the highest efficiency and
discipline of the army.
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ADJ iNN N'it,\ ini'NL pf'fAlti
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''This department which was orraniz ed
ard trained TO take care of a small re eu-
lar army was required to rapidly provide
for crganiziu@ ond mastering in 2jO.lO0 sol
'ders ana within sis months, 10 muster