Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

fore. the fact that the army. IKE rhe nHvv.
=. = g ~ ~ 80 We T4 ~ n H5oPnfRo9
HffHr TIE va has beEun o. is too lErs
fuI uE 20 Prepare 1ur The victory. Defeat
prHparztuns are put o. uutl the VA he-
EtuE. and victory viii Cume u 81 has beer
Prepared fur IN line q peace. and on no
During the session q congress that is
nov closing We have seen the frE1 E--1de
tAkEu f. PUTTING the national EuErd tn
militia q Tie country un q footing q eff
CancT. the first long stride taken on the
Ines marked out tT Warrington himself.
the hrEt successful erarI -nR6e 10 pm INTO
eject WasniuTuus pea which. for 1f
TeErs. wHs ~CEreEHrdeo BY uur people. And
again. The last long Etrioe has been taken
toward The mooermzauon. toward i~nCrHRs-
Ing the efficiency q the army. n accord
Enrs with modern methods as devised by
General Sherman over 3 quarter q & cen
thy Ern.
Tin.. TheuEht and Care
Il takes tine and thought and care e
work out necessary reforms. They don
come N a jump Al kinds q ohsrruC1unE
% dsHbsrsts purpose o-bsrruc1uns q mere
10 be mel win and overcome. but 81 las,
they are overcome II only q SUFFICIENT n
tsnHity q purpose hes behind those backing
Ana nov these great steps havs bseu
taken. Methods have been provided for
securing the Increased eEcieDcy q 1hs
army and n reErs with ne B-uy ftsalf u
pratt ~ what haE been done More and
more q has become evident Il modern VA
divf6uEl u1cer and individual enlisted man.
10 going u Re The prime factor in deciding
the fate o. fought fields.
Practical Quality Necessary.
The exercises Of the barracks ana pursds
ground &c not make TIE soldier real wurk
and 30 ngf count for 3 per cent tu mis- rsa-
e1c1sncT- They are very EpeCtH cular. serve
a Eooo pUrpuBs and mnst be vel 6uns. pr
IheE count Tor the smallest part n TIE
QUALITIES, the SUN Of which make the
RruT effective Of ineffective In hCruRl
service
Men Must Re Trained
orirer and man ALIKE must be trained u
the hiEhsst point in The theory and The
practice Of the profession The forces o.
mere ruisn say that Z they are r-Rinsa
II me theary without TIE cruUninE prac-
ice they VIII amount 70 nothing. but thsy
must have the training and the theory, too
They must have that tratulng or lhey
never ear reach the hiEhesf efHndard ot
perfection. II is Desirable thar II eboulf
be q small army, relatively, to the p0pulR-
ZION q The country. but We have q rlEht &
thai that email army shah represen-
Tor its K1se the very hiEhest point o.
efoclsncr Of any army IN the civilized
Ans I have the most absolute faith I,
thEt degree % sfhcisncy IL VIII attain. an
that II WI Attain Il In No small pa
win make q the opportunities Enur6eG b.
The erection q this very building D0og
and continuous HpplaUssD
speech of Secretary Rect
Secretary Root followed n president
after another selsrri1n ny the band Il
spoke a. fellows:
NN 70 promote var, hur te preserv1
peace ny intelligent and adequate prepare
uun 10 regsel aggression this inErituren !
1ounoea II II a G-UwIh AND not q new
It is a natural and necessary devslop
meuf OF the views with which Genera
Grant sEAhiisheo The artillery school 3
FORTRESS Monroe General Sherman eErRb
l4neo the ntHntry and cavalry school q
For ~LeHreuwDrth. and General she-1da,
established the school q application 70
clSt1rZ and nghL a~r1111erg a For RIey.
school q application. n school Of EubmA
r1ne defense and an army medical scho,
INSTITUTIONS were practically Eusrende
curing The war with Spain End IN IN
when the time came fur their -e-estah
hEhEenf II had become evident that No
merely r~enrurar1Ou but an advance and er
iareem@ut q military education we're dc
handed by the enlargement Of or ARM
the advance and greater completely Of mil
ury science, the Increased proportion {
Of1ners who had not the benefit uf 8 Yves
Point education and the Na6er rRnFe {
military problems which the possibilities Z
our NATIONAL growth force up0 or after
ton
Growth 81 Mnttary EehsoIH
The growth Of separate institutions Ia
reached & Poiut where their 1aGenc caul
BE Increased and rhe results ~ Their wur
could bs utilized best by bringing Their mi
> military education under the inspection an
supervision Of a single co-ardtnRrinE an
. controlling body, and by supplemental
. their WORK with a post-Eradus1e cours
which should cArry their best men Ouwar
: along The tines q research and q though
: by which experience and theory cOmhln
% the making q skfnfu commanders {
Such n system The army Is nov putin
II -urrE IA FETmCfT As DDGrfnlG Tra uuT
: trolling and directing bocy Is the war co
: leEe board, co1BEttng q Eve officers (
: engineers, the chief q artillery. the superb
renoer1 q the West ku-nr Military AnEdeu
. and the commEDdHn1 Of 1he LeaVeuwur1
school al under the presidency q that "a
: lant. experienced and able soldier. MRjl
Z General Samuel b N Young
Under their work the army has been =
0rEAnizse and q star college. with n
school Al F01 R9ey As an aooeasory c
o. application The special service schOo
. have been r~e-esrhbhshed A system
schools has been established Al the prll
= cipAl posts and lE bsing extended 10 al =
I Sss1es a sou5SnleorT saT-ss F5nov-s me
: prescribed curriculum. is required from q
5Uui0r ofbeerH-
h Design sf ne School.
!. u IL thu design Of the board, ar-sady pr
v16sd b. general 0raers. thai ne best m,
= from 1hs post schools shAn - Eraded /
. @ The l~asFeuwurrh clIleEs and the spec
service schoOlE that TIE besg men fra
- . ~ AAAA IL III A1A LlE HLEE
service schools shall BE ErEdsd - 10 L
post-Eraaua1e course q rhs war n0Tler
rhEre 10 study and cuufer upon the gre
problems Of Rational defense. 81 militia.
science and q Responsible IA r
courses q al the schools IN Al rhe FrhR
are the niEhesI practically. A. vel as ne
re1cElly. Gnd military apCtrude tested
the exercise q EcfuEl command wiz hr
leasing place IN ne determinEuo1
merit
TO the men TINS strtsd out from ne gre
mass q nnoers by the oen0nErrEuun
superior intelligence and devotion % Z
naturally turn for details 10 tmpurrH
services and promotion 10 higher rEE
Membership IN me WEr college VIII ne
honor and opportunity. In lis cuuhdauL
archives WI be amer rhf results
the beEl rhuuEht q The army q
The c-unrtunuus eEistsnne q me
+, snrurun- always changing IN its e
men1 hs men cume and SO bEr remain
Itself UnchEnged Vii be found enurnU
q know leGE Of thought and OF militia
onc always available for radical Ia
under the supervision a the general sta
a which the VA college board vii "a
II 4 a common ohservauun ana q Il
one thai PRACTICAL qualities II a soldier
fmure important thar d EnuWleoEe q thee
BIZ mis- uurh has often been MADE
excuse q iuduisDue and tn6-1erHnre. VA
eEueur IN rare Enc Eifued individuals
srruy PRACTICAL emciencT.
II 10 also true that. urhar things be
aGuAl, lhs uhcer WnB Keeps his N.
alert ny intellectual exercise and Eho s.
remEdckLy Erud1aE The reasons q Hcu
and rh4 materials and conditions Hnd al
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