The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-07-23
FOR EDUCATION
OF NEW OFFICERS
Lieutenants Appointed During
Spanish War to Study Tactics.
WILL ATTEND WAR COLLEGES
WAR COLLEGE BOARD TO EsTAB-
LIsH SEVERAL SCHOOLS.

III ASHINGTON. July 22.-Secretary
w Root, before leaving Washing
ton today. issued the following:
With the reduction of the Philippine
force and the withdrawal from Cuba,
the army is called upon to resume its
most important work In time of peace
the work OF perfecting itself in military
science and skill, and in promoting the
preparation of the United States
against future wars. | wish TO call
your attention to the conditions which
your part in the performance of this
duty.
Since the declaration of war with
Spain, in April, 1885. there have been
appointed in the line OF the army I,542
heutenants. in addition 10 276 appoint
ed from the military academy. OF
these 616 were appointed from officers
of volunteers, under the act of Feb. 2,
1901: Ala were appointed from the en-
listed men of the regular and volunteer
armies and 512 were appointed from
civil life
The abandonment of the military
schools for commissioned officers,
which followed the employment of the
=
ton, has left these 1.52 new lieuten-
ants substantially without any means
of acquiring a systematic military edu-
cation.
While many of the former officers of
volunteers have acquired the most val
liable experience by active service in
the field. yet it is of great Importance
to them, as we'll as TO the unframed
appointees from civil life and from the
l<C ha ha
tunity for broad and thorough training,
both practical and theoretical, until
competent masters in the art of war
whom our army is able to supply.
Army Schools Reopened.
Congress has now, with wise nber-
atty, made provision for the reopening
of the army schools, has given its sane
ton to the general system of military
education embodied in the general or
der of Nov. % last, including the en-
largement and development of the Fort
LeavenWorth school into a general
service and staff college. the establish
ment OF a war college at Washington,
with a suitable building, and the re-
building of the engineers school, and
has made ample appropriations for
| these purposes.
| Every effort viii be made by the
war college board. which has general
| supervision and charge OF the whole
| system. TO bring its advantages TO the
new officers of the army as speedily as
possible and to organize officers
| schools at all the considerable posts
without delay.
Il ask for hearty cooperation with
| them on the part of every officer of the
army. There are 1.452 graduates of the
military academy now holding commits
sions. They especially have an oppor-
! tunity to demonstrate their loyalty to
! the principles of that institution by
! helping to diffuse throughout the serv-
| ice the benefits which have come TO
] them from their four years of hard
! work
! THE newly appointed officers should
realize that in order TO qualify for an
independent command. for which they
should all hope, they should devote
much of their time to the systematic
study of the reasons of military actions
and the materials and the conditions
and difficulties with which military
| commanders are forced to deal
| Careful attention to the instruction
Of the newly appointed officers is en-
Joined on all regimental troop, bat
terry and company commanders. They
| should be impressed with the import
ance of the faithful performance of
every duty, however unimportant it
may appear tc them, and with their re-
| sponsibility for such conduct and bear
ing in all their relations as shall do
| honor to the service