Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-21
The Wax CoNeQe
CO1nezSt0neLQi
Ceremony PERFORMED Presence Of cAsSemblage of Dsha
9H'Shed People, Including President Cabinet Offices,
Supreme Court Justices and Representatives. of Foreiqn
SNahcnS-AddreSS BY Mr. Rooseueh

-" NioaluB we nave seen the first
stride taken in putting the national
guard The militia OF the country. on
io9Nhg OF efficiency, the first long stride
taKen on the lines marked out hy
washington himself, the first success
iul eilort made 10 put into effect WASH
lnBloh plea which for 10 years was
uolSregarded by our people And again
lhe nrst long stride has been taken 10.
Waru the modernization toward in
creaslns the efficiency OF the army in
uCcuiuahce with modern methods rs de-
NiSed by Gen sherman over quarter
OF a century ago IL takes time and
Vhought ana care to work out necessary
Ihey don't come in a iuaip. Az
KINDS OF Instructions Of deliberate pur.
rose, instructions OF mere inertia. Oh
Attuctlons Of carelessness have 10 be
net with and overcome but al last
they are overcome IL only a sufficient
inirhslIy OF purpose lies behind those
hheklng the reform And now these
sieat steps have been taken. Methods
nave been provided for securing the
increased efficiency Of the army ana Il
Itsls win the army itself 10 profit bv
What mas beer done. More and more
u mas become evident in modern war
Shat the efficiency Of the unit Of the in
ulviuual officer and Of the Individual
c"lsled man IS going to be the prime
iaGtur m deciding the fate Of fought
heIds' Inc exercises OF the barracks
sho the parade grounds do not make
per cent of the soldiers real WORK.
and do not count for per cent IN biq
real efficiency They are very snec-
tacular, serve a good purpose and must
De- well done, but they count for bur
the smallest part In the qualities tho
som Of which make the army effective
or Ineffective IN actual service. OF.
hcer ana man Allie must be trained
70 the highest point IN the theory and
n the practise Of the profession. The
lcrces VI mere truism say that II they
dle trained In the theory without the
browning of practise they VIII amount
!" nothing, but they must have the
ualning and the theory too They
must nave that training or they never
can reach the highest standard OF per.
lection In their art The army Of the
United states is, and Il ls not desirable
that II should be other than q small
army relative 10 the population OF ths
country. but we have a right "a ex-
poet that that small army shall reur4-
sent for It's size the very highest point
Of efficiency Of any army in the civil.
led world. iApplause9 And | have
the most absolute Faith that 10 tae So
gree OF efficiency h VIII attain. and
tlat Il viii attain 70 IN no small part
because Of the wi use Il viii make OF
the opportunities afforded by the cree
ton OF this very building" (Long and
continuous applause)
Secy. Root followed the president
after another selection by the band. He
spoke as follows
ROOTS SPEECH.
mot to promote war but to preserve
peace by intelligent and adequate prep.
aration TO repel aggression this morn
ing this institution is founded. II IL
growth and not a new departure. IL
Is natural and necessary DEVELOPMENT
OF the views with which Gen. Grant es.
tablished the artillery school AT
Fortress Monroe, Gen. sherman estab.
lished the infantry and cavalry school
az Fort Leayenworth. and Gen. sheri-
dan established the school Of appllca-
ton for cavalry and light artillery at
Fort Riley. Following the same poll
icy an engineers school Of application.
a school Of submarine defense and an
army medical school were afterwards
established
The controlling and directing
body Is the war college board. consist
ing Of five officers OF rank especially
detailed and the chief or engineers. the
chief OF artillery the superintendent Of
the West Point military academy. and
the commandment OF the Ieavenworth
school, all under the presidency OF that
gallant experienced and able solder.
Maj Gen. Samuel H. NJ. Young.
Membership IN the war college will
mean honor and opportunity. In It's
confidential archives win be garnered
the results Of the best thought OF the
army and IN the continuous existence
OF the institution, always changing in
us element as men come and 20. but
remaining Itself unchanged viii be
found continuity Of knowledge. OF
thought and Of military policy always
available for practical use.
NO better Illustration OF the neces-
slty OF such an Institution as this and
OF general SIAN 10 make its work ef-
tectlYe can be found than IN the fate
when betell the work of a soldier TO
whose memory ] wish 10 pay honor to-
colonel OF the Fourth artillery. Gradu-
ated from West Point In the year 1860
he became while almost a boy one 0f
the most distinguished officers Of the
civil war. He commanded successfully
battery Of artillery. q regiment OF in
fantry, a brigade OF infantry. "a brigade
Of artillery and q division OF cavalry.
Constantly IN the field, he exhibited in
camp and march and In scores OF bat
Ties dauntless and brilliant courage.
strict and successful discipline and the
highest qualities Of command. Gen.
Upton subsequently printed the report
himself for the benefit of the public
through O private publisher A COPY
may now and then bo found at q second
hand book stora. More than q quarter
Of century later and long after death
had ended the restless striving OF that
far-seeing intelligence other men work.
ms out the same ohIems with which
he dealt found th nity and wisdom IL
his conclusions l gave them effect
Were Upton Iiy.r today still upon the
active list of DE army he would see al
OF the great reforms for which he con-
tended substantially secured:
"The three battalion system; the IN
terchaneeability OF stat and lire: eg-
aminatlons Tor promotion and now. by
the wisdom of tle present Congress
the establishment of a general stan and
the completion of the system Of MILL
tary education upon the controlling
body which Will dnd rs permanent
home In the building whose cornerstone
We lay today"
GEN. YOUNG.
Gen. S. b. A. Young president Of the
war college, then delivered an address.
Grand Master walker assisted by 9TH
err officers OF the grand lodge OF Ma
sons Of the District 0f Columbia, then
laid the cornerstone OF the new building
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