The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-08
ADDRESSES THE ARMY.
Retiring Commander Issues His Last Gen.
eraI Order.

era Order.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 7.-Lieut
Gen. Nelson "A. Miles. commanding the
army, will retire from active service at
noon tomorrow, having reached the age
limit of sixty-four years. The official orz<
der will be issued tomorrow. Several othe&
orders have been issued, one assigning
Lieut.. Gen. Young to the command of the
army until Aug. Is, when he will assume
the duties of chief of staff; another as
signing Maj Gen. Cerbin as president of
the soldiers home board, and another
naming Brig Gen. Gillespie as president
of the board of ordnance and fertilization.
Gen. Miles has issued an address in
the form OF general order No. 116, in
In accordance with the provisions of
the act of congress of June 80, 1882, the
undersigned will retire from the active
service Aug. g. 1903 In relinquiShing the
command the army of the United States.
to which he was assigned by the president
Oct. 2, 1895, he hereby acknowledges his
appreciation of the fidelity manifested by
the officers and soldiers during the past
eventfuI years. -a- 49,
ITO those who were his companions and
associates during one of the greatest of
all wars, he takes pleasure in expressing
his qualification that they have lived
through the trials and dangers of long
service to witness the results of their
fortitude. heroism and unselfish devotion
to the welfare of their country. They
have also in a most commemorate man
ner exemplified to the younger generation
of soldiers those principles of discipline
and patriotism which make the army the
protector and defender and never, the
menace of the nation and its liberties.
''Unswerving devotion to our government.
and the principles upon which it was
established and has been maintained is
essential to the efficiency of the national
forces, and especially is this So in a dem
ocratic government, where the Individual,
in order to be a perfect soldier, must
first be a true citizen The boast that ev-
avn cold of 5stpe "a a
nlarShals baton in his sknapsack is in
higher sense mole. than eaualed in sig
nificance by the fact that every American
soldier personif1es sovereign citizenship
and may by his own conduct exemplify i'm
partial justice to. those who have never
experienced it and the results of the
highest liberty to those who have been
strangers to it, thereby aiding to secure
for his country. a.. moral influence not
otherwise attaina Bile.
tin the discharge OF its manifold du-
ties the army has confronted enemies rep
resenting every stage of human develop
ment from the highest civilization yet OBJ
tanned to savaGeIy and bafbariSms, 1t has
ever been its duty to observe in war those
chivaIric and humane principles by which
inevitable horrors are so greatly mitiGated,
while by unyieldiig prosecution of warfare
against armed forces its vaIor has been
| demonstrated ~.s ,-aN
1.-THE events OF recent years have placed
| upon the army a new ,obligat ton and an
| opportunity for "a broader eXemplification
| of its countrys principles. The United
| States army is now brought into daily
| communication with millions Of people to
| whom its individual members OF every
| grade are The expenents OF American civ
| iiizatio A serious duty and a great
honor are nov presented to every officer
and soldier namely. to eXenlplify to those
| with whom he comes in contact our coun-
| try,s principles of equal and exact jus
| tice. immunity from violence. equality be-
| fore the law and the peaceful use and
| possession of his own.
1.-The lieutenant general has faith that
under all circumstances the army will
| maintain lis high character and that its
future will BE- as honorable and glorious
| as has been its history in the past. His
| earnest solicitude and best wishes will
! ever follow the fortunes OF the army