Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-02-21
The Wax CoHeQe
Cornerstone Laid
Ceremony PERFORMED Presence of .4ssembage of Dsh7.
gu'Shed People, Including President Cabinet Offices,
SHpseme Court Justices and Representatives. Of Foreiqn
NatonS-AddresS by Mr.. Roosevelt

~" NivAlhb we nave seen the first
stride taken IN putting the national
guard the militia VI the county. on a
roofing OF efficiency, the first long stride
taken on the lines marked out ~
washington himself, the first success.
iul ehort made 70 put into effect WASH
IhBtoh plea which for 40 years was
ulStesarded by our people And, again.
tne llrst long stride has been taken To-.
Nuru the modernlzatiOn. toward in
creaslng the efficiency OF the army in
uVcoidhnce with modern methods as de.
Viseli by Gen. sherman over quarter
OF century ago II takes time and
tholght ana care TO work out necessary
ref0uus
They don't come In iualp. Al.
Nlnds OF Instructions of deliberate MIR.
nose, obstructi0ns OF mere merlin ob-
hltuctlons OF careessness have 10 he
met with and overcome. but al last
'hey are overcome II only a sufficient
Intensity Of purpose lies behind thoee
hacking the reform Ana now these
great steps have been taken. Mefhods
nave been provided for securing he
increased efficiency OF the army and Il
itsls win the army Itself 10 profit br
What mas been done. More and nor,
" mas become evident in modern war
llal the efficiency OF the unit, Of the in
oiyldual officer aud Of the Individual
enlisted man Is going to be the prime
Jhctor In deciding the fate OF fought
hrids The exercises Of the barracks
5nd the parade grounds do not make
per cent OF the soldiers real work
ana 40 not count for per cent I'm hlg
leal efficiency They are very spec
tacular serve good purpose and must
oe wen done, but they count for but
the smallest part In the qualities. thu
sum OF which make the army effective
OF lhenective IN actual service or.
hoer ana man alike must be trained
70 the highest point IN the theory and
n the practise OF the profession The
lorces Of mere truism say that il they
are trained IN the theory without the
GROWING OF practise they will amount
I" nothing, but they must have the
framing ana the theory too They
must nave that training or they never
can reach the highest standard Of per.
Iectlon IN their art The army Of the
lhlted states Is, and II Is not desirable
tnat It should be other than small
army relative 70 the population Of ths
country but We nave a right 10 ex-
poet that that small army shall repre-
sent for It's size the very highest pnint
of efficiency OF any army I'm the rIvil.
led world. (ApplauseD And I hav,
the most absolute faith that 10 TIC Is
gree Of efficiency u viii attain. ana
taat Il win attain 70 IN no small part
because Of the wiz use il win make al
the opportunities afforded BY the cree
ton OF this very building" Gong and
continuous applause)
Secy. Root followed the president
after another selection by the band. He
spoke as follows
ROOTS SPEECH.
mot 10 promote war but to preserva
peace by intelligent and adequate prem.
aratlon 10 repel aggression this morn.
ing this institution is founded. II IL
a growth and not a new departure. IL
IL a natural and necessary development
Of the views with which Gen. Grant IS.
tablished the artillery school at
Fortress Monroe. Gen. Sherman egtab.
lished the infantry and cavalry school
at Fort Leayenworth, and Gen. sherl.
dan established the school OF appllca.
ton for cavalry and light artillery AT
Fort Riley. Following the same pol-
school OF submarine defense. and an
army medical school were afterwards
established
body Is the war college board. consist.
ing OF ave officers OF rank especially
detailed and the chief OK engineers, the
chlei OF artillery, the Superintendent OF
the West Point military academy, and
the commandment Of the Leavenwofth
school, all under the presidency OF that
salltht' experienced and able soldier.
Mai. Gen. Samuel y. NJ. Young.
Membership IN the war college viii
mean honor and opportunity. In It's
CONFIDENTIAL archives viii be garnered
the results OF the best thought OF the
army and IN the continuous existence
OF the institution, always changing in
Jus element as men come and 20. but
remaining itself unchanged will be
found continuity Of KNOWLEDGE OF
thought and Of military policy always
available for practical use,
NO better Illustration OF the neces.
sity OF such an institution as this ana
Of general stan 10 make It's work ef-
fectiye can be found than I'm the fate
which bcfell the work Of a soldier To
whose memory ! wish TO pay honor to-
day-Breyet Maj Gen. Emory Upton.
colonel OF the Fourth artillery Gradu-
ated from Wnst Point IN the year 1850
he became while almost o boy one OF
the most distinguished officers OF the
civil war He commanded successfully
a battery OF artillery a regiment % IN
fantry brigade of infantry. a brigade
Of artillery ANA @ division Of cavalry.
Constantly in the field he exhibited In
camp and march and In scores OF bat
ties dauntess and brilliant courage.
strict and successful discipline, and The
highest qualities Of command. Gen.
Upton subsequently printed the report
himself for the benefit uf the public
through a private publisher a copy
may now and then Doe found at second
hand book store More than q quarter
OF q century later ana long after death
had ended The restless striving az that
far-sceing intelligence other men work.
ing out the same Hoblems with which
he dealt, found th0 nity and wisdom u
his conclusions gave them effect.
Were Upton liylr today stil upon the
active list OF The AMY, he would sec Az
Of the great reforms for which he con-
tended substantially secured
"The three battalion system. the in
terchangeabillty OF stan and line ex-
aminations for promotion and now, BY
the wisdom 0f the present Congress,
the establishment of general stan and
the completion OF the system OF mill
tary education upon the controlling
body which win find Is permanent
home In the building whose cornerstone
We lay today"
GEN. YOUNG.
Gen. s. b. NJ. Young president Of the
war college. then delivered an address.
Grand Master Walker assisted by oih-
er officers OF the grand lodge OF Ma
sons OF the District OF Columbia, then
laid the cornerstone Of the new building
A, aceot,lo nra with the irnpressfve ritual