The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1903-02-22
|IaE PRESIDENTS PROJECT
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lgts Corner Stone Of Army War Col.
lege Was Laid
NcHRHaoNIEs WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE
l~u Thorough Preparation " Effl'
cieroy In War Is Desired
CEREMONIES WERE VERY IMPRESSIVE

Warrington February ei.-In the pres
enna OF an aesenbiago Of distinguished peo-
paa. intending tho president Of the United
ff3tates. members Of the cshinsf and con.
! gress, justices Of the supreme court ana
NreDseseBtatives Of foreign powers tho cor.
neY stone Of the army war college was laid
Asre today with impressive military end
Masonic ceremonies.
| Uns coca sion was rendered especially notA-
n,a and interesting by addresses delivered
lHy President Roosevelt, Secretary Root and
Major General S. 81. b. Young. The site
Ia on the reservation OF tho Washington |
lhnrracks NJ the foot OF ~ street To-Day
tcesem oules marked the beginning OF
Iptesst which has been f9s s % ind t sr.
fAefed IN the Advancement ana tAotouBh |
Training OF the army, While tho touhua-
.Hpn. % the new structure which y 20 DC
1Particulariy unique, has been only Just |
begun, the plans contemplated Dy me wa
department aud by congress include the
construction of an entirely new sci OF |
buildings on the arsenal grounds.
Among other Structures there Will DC
hospital, barracks, officers quarters ana an
administrative building, ali TO be hand
GONE and OF the most approved architecture
al design.
lscted the site for the statue ot FRED
erlck the Great, which Emperor William
has proposed TO present to the people OF mo
United States picturesque feature Of the
seeremonles today was the participation Gi
Ing the various branches Of the war service
took PSF In the exercises They were drawn
from the several army posts I'm W Washington
and vicinity aud were in command Of Major
William n, Black Of the corps OF engineers
President Roosevelt, accompanied 10y MS
military aide, Colonel Bingham, left the
White House 10 a carriage at IL o'clock
ds was escorted to the war college grounds
BY troop i OF TIA. Third cavalry In other
carriages members OF the cabinet accom-
panied the president Two noncompissioned
officers rode ON either side OF the prcsi.
dent 6 carriage TO control the horses and
two prirltrs were detailed TO each of the
5ther carriages rs precaudun against acct
dsnt, As the party entered the grounds
The presidents flag was run up aud % see
zion " the Fourth battery light artillery
1red the salute The assembled troops paid
che president the honors prescribed by tine
CeSuatlous
sIict OF Columbia GRIND Lodge Of Masous
and other officers OF the Gr1ui Lodge were
@seorted 60 the grounds by the Second cav
alrr band
me ceremonies Incident 10 the laying OF
fhe corner stone wur Impressive. Tho In.
vocation was pronouuaci BY Right Rev.
Rssn 49, saiefle' o.5-gp OF "3ls sl,.l on.
prayer President Roosevelt was then In
tEoduced by Genera q. L. Gillespie, chief
CT engineers T., s. A.
Ihe president was given q cordial reCep-
t1on Ills address fn flows!
'Nentlemen aud Ladies' II should he Il
uratter Of pride and conEralulatlou to every
American citizen Interested in the welfare
at his country thai today we lay the
foundation stona OF u building, the erection
pe which signaliHes % long stride forward
IN securing the Efficiency Of The United
Atntes army, a step less Important chan
that maintained by the enactment OF the
law 20 create a general stan; but "A step
experimenting the passing OF the act
ronndlne II out and rendering II VI far
wider and far deeper usefulness,
'ope word drst to the milton and ther
another word 10 the army The nntiol
Nrst II has well been said that the Hurcs
WY TO invite national disaster IS for
nation to DO opuent, aggressive and nm
X Is 50 high spirited as 70 be sOMewhn
careless nf giving onense md that Il 70
Ireine from what preparedness which Is al
6Oluiely necessary II efficiency IN war Il
ever to ne shown such q nation IL laying
deep the foundation for humiliation ant
dlfaster As people, whether we VIII ol
not, we have reached the stage when We
must play 2 great part iu the world. II is
not open TO us to decide whether We shall
play It well or ~ The part Is before us
We have "a play It. All that It requires
Tor rs 10 do Is 60 say we will play II wei
(Applnusel This nation has by the mere
trend ~ events been forced into n position
al world power duties the past few years
IT has responsibilities resting on u here
IA che Occident and IN tho orient, ms well
u can not bear those responsibilities arigh
unless ins voice Is potent for peace an'
5ustice, and Its volcc can he potent 70
peace and Justice only on condition of II
being thoroughly understood that We asl
peace not in the spirit Of the weakltng nm
the craven, bur with the assured self-con
hdence OF the Just man, armed loud mp
plausel.
80 rnnch Tor the lesson to he Learned
by out people from the movements In whicl
thc erection Of this building Is part Now
word to the officers and enlisted men %
she army The last two or three year
have witnessed notable awakening In on
people to the well being ~ the army On
people are understanding as never before
The fart that the army, like the navy, vii
do well In war, mainly In proportion as
has been prepnred we'll I'm pe6re: that Rfte
khe war has begun, It Is too late for us I
prepare for the victory, Defeat will com
Inevitably and surely II the preparation
but on until the war begins and victor
will come II Il has been prepared for 4
time of peace and on no other terms. Dur
ing the session Of congress that H. noy
closing we have seen the 6rst stride take
in putting the National Guard. the mllitl
Of the country on a footing ot efficiency
tho FIRST lnnT stride taken on the lines hi
out nv Washington himself, the first su,
ceSeful effort made to put into effei Wnsl
irgtnn's plea which for Ito wears was disr,
gnrdee nv our people. And. again. tho frs
long stride has been ia6en toward IN
mnderngation toward Increasing tho Ell
cheney or tho army. I'm accordance wit
modern methods as devised by Generi
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