Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1902-02-15
ARMY BOARD.
II is a Notable Board Of High Rank
ing Army Officers.
FEW INTERESTING FACTS.

FEW INTERESTING FACTS.
The army hoard lately in session In
WASHINGTON is remarkable in many re.
gp' cts In the matter OF military ranK
II is the most important board ever
constituted IN the history OF the army
OF the United States
Stated In the order of their iineal
rank. the membership OF the hoard ~
as follows:
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles.
commandng The army.
Major General John Il. Brooke com.
manding tho Department OF the east.
Major General hlweii S. Otis, com.
handing the department of the lakes.
Major General S. B NJ. Young com
handing the department of California.
Major General Arthur Macarthur.
commanding the department OF Colo
RADIO
Brigadier General John G. Bates,
commanding the department of the
Missouri.
nrlgadier General George NJ. Ran.
dali. commanding the department OF
Columbia.
Brgadier General William A. Kobbe
unassigned.
Colonel Wallace +. Randolph. chief
of artillery
Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Reber.
aid-ao-Camp To General Miles. who is
also recorder OF the board.
BUSINESS OF THE BOARD.
The business OF the board is com
mensuratc with it's rank. II Involves
two important questions. first the en-
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TEN OF military posts. and. second. the
selection of sites for four large camps
~ different sections 1f the country,
suitable fol- military maueuver on an
extensive scale.
II will be for the board TO say whetb-
or any of the existing posts shall he
abandoned. reduced, or enlarged and
whether the interests of the service re
quire the establishment of new posts
along important lines of travel.
rhe present policy of the depart
meut is to concentrate the troops as
far as possible near points OF strate.
gic value. and to abandon many OF the
smaller posts In the west and south
west tae necessity FOR which ceased
with IT, pacihcatiou OF the Indians
The posts guarding the approaches
on the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and
the Guf OF Mexico will be strength.
cHed from time 10 time and similar
course will naturally be followed with
respect Ia the posts on the Canadian
border ana the Mexican frontier.
OPPOSITION TO LOSING POSTS.
The location OF military post
means considerable TO many OF the
small towns in the interior. and those
now so favored VIII make n Nest Wig
orous protest against a change. II IL
undoubtedly beneficial to small com.
muniues 20 have in their neighhorhood
army posts. large or small for that
means a certain share OF the eXpendt
lures of the soldiers every pay day. II
IS stated as Tact that some villages
are entirely maintained In that way.
II IL. therefore. not surprising that
considerable political pressure Is beinl
exercised 90 Influence the action OF
the hoard with respect 60 the posts
Senators and rcpIesc natives have
been heard ny the board either in op
position TO The removal of a post or IN
favor OF the establishment OF one. and
numerous and voluminous arguments
have been submitted TO the hoard hy
various municipalities whose interests
are affected. inasmuch as the boards
sessions are secret these protests and
appeals are made almost entirely by
spondence.
Extensive military movements are
projected for the instruction camps
modelled after those of the French. Ger
man and British armies; the either
soldiery of the different states viii co
operate with the regular army In al
the field mnneuverR. The plan Is {
big one and most important from {
military standpoint and the nationa
guardsmen all over the country ar
WORKING with the military authorities
for its accomplishment.