Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-22

hsfrErT - a-rDerr. q urmeu q infantry.
- 4 sir5a-- al rHrs1-r C--grE-fir II
the helG. he exhibited IN camp an mnrch
and iu scores q battles dsurtAesE and hrl-
liant courage. strC1 and EucreEsful ciHu-
pine and The highest qualities q cun-
mHud
Pr Niche rsvered nuthurty said e
him We unE car read TIE Etu-T q BIS
Erl-uEu career Wi1huuI concluding nat n
had q real genius fu- var. t1Es1her Win
Al the lheurercHl and uracucal EnuN ieaFe
whiCh anyone cuuld Bc1utrt in regard 20 r.
he vas the eCuEl n NOT rhH EuperluT ~
Hoche. Ne SHfE OF skuhelul On e. ne
military accomplishment and virtues and
up 70 the time when he vac disabled b
the Disease which caused ms death be vas
pnEhs6 soldier Il gur serve His Ee Va
pure and up-iEhL his heErtnE chtvafric ans
cuuusnairr hfs cunducs mcdeFt enc IN
Vi-bTu- bleriFh Hfsf1rv csnnut furnish q
brighter example q unsslhsh patriotism
and q ambition unsuLhed ~ an l6nonle
thought or an unworthy seed
Lessons Of CIvn War-
A4-a- the close q ths civil war he az
dressed himself 70 The task q Interpreting
the lessons q that va 10 his cuuurrTmen
- - -. - no-i1n ~ devised a new
FrEfe- q tactics which being crane o
/ adoption BY q simple mLilArE urod va
adopted and me lhIuA %
o. the rerounsndatiun q General shsr-
man ne was sent around The EorIo VIZ
ruo associate officers 10 study The HrH1es o.
I Eu-u-e and Asia. nd u2uD MS return ht
mpde Z -sour1 uhich gave results e al
htr experience Hnd QnseH
80 Ea -aromnendef the three bErIhun
formation IN cavalry and ilhIIg rA
msutE. He recommended n~tsrcnAnEsHol
service fl STAT and line as against tne per-
mauant star departments. be recon-
msnded examinations as 3 cunainun ID prS-
motion.
I general star and he rscuumsnaeo he gen
erRl and ETstemanc eElensa9n q
ecucEnun rs camn -. E-iT77s--
hind then al the prestige % ms efL1h
] mTHrH-v career. They had he advocacy
and support q the great soldier who thsr
] commanded The American ATmn
/ Ehs-nEu They embodied the practical les
sons o. the civil way and the reslilA o.
military scienus throughout the Norle-
YET his voice was as The voice Of uos
CRYING n the wilderness The E~uvernrneni
4 asa nut even print his report PIT W.
] those n his associates. II was LED II nan
I ur--fu- Rn6 forgotten among the mLnuns
I uf documents IN the archives q The va
department General JPtun E~unsea1entl
printed the report himself fuT he oeneLl q
he public. through a private publisher. 4
copy nav now and then be found 81 3 sec
0nd-hand book store.
UPrOn's IdeAs Adopted.
More than q uuRrter q 3 century lHter
and long after death had ended the restless
striving q that fRr-seeinE intelligence
/ other men working out the same problems
with which be 3 dealt found the sBnirl
her effect Were Upton HviuE 1oasT, Etl
Tpon the Rcrfvs list q the army. be woult
see al q ne great reforms f15 Vic
the ~three-hHr1RhOn system. the inter
chanEsabiliry Of stan and line. snAmtnA
Hons for promotion and nov. by the Wis
Dom OF the present onEreH The estEb
Hshmenr Of a general STAFF and the coIuple
uun q the system Of military ed1canoi
upon the controlling bo0y Which VII I'M
IT'S permanent home in the building who's
cornerstone we lay TO-DAY
Many another ofhcs- has studied ant
] rr-fvaw and U--TrH~ and EDrFuEIEC II val
FOR Improvement IN The m1htHT servo
ana has passed away, and be and ms vurl
/ have been forgotten. The heipleHsness Q
lhe single individual who seeks 10 tmprgv
wisdom acquired IN each uthcer 3 eEpeT1euc
has been buried with him only an tuEu
tuition perpetual but always changing IN n
individual elements, in which by c0nfsrsnc
and discussion a cuusensus q mHture
opinion can be reached can perPeruHts IN
results q individual en0rL secure con
riuuiry q military policy and 30
It's authorized. conclusive expansions o
military judgment upon mtittRrT question
the respect and effectiveness q which TIA
Judgment is entitled.
I an sure that ] speak truh when
say that presidents and congresses an
secretaries Of var Invariably desire sue
ala II the performance II their dures an
for this ] look with hope ana cunhdenc
10 the general star q the army and Il
great adjunct. the VIZ co1eEs, which "
are nov establishing
Major General s. NJ. 2. Young. presi6en
OF the wBr college. then delivered Al al
dress.
4 Grand Master wATker, assisted ny ID
other ofhrers q the grand lodge OF Ma
sons Of ths District Of Columbia. then lnf
the CONVERSIONS q the new building 4
accordance with the impressive riruE
Of The Masonic fraternity. The cersmuuie
were concluded ny n bsnaHu1iun pronounce
by Bishop SRt1sr]ee.