The sun., 1903-08-16
YOUNG CHIEF or STAFF.
Relations or General STAR 70 President
and Secretary Of War.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l5.--The historic Office
of General Commanding the Army Is now
thing of the past. The army to-day
passed under the control of large body of
officers of high rank known as the General
stan Corps. with Lieut. Gen. S. B. NJ. Young
at the head as Chief of staff, and Major
Gen. Henry c. Corbin AZ Adjutant-G General
and Assistant Chief of STAFF
Gen. Young issued an order early this
morning relinquishing the Office of General
Commanding the Army, which he held
for one week after the retirement Of Gen
Miles, and at the same time announced
that he had assumed the duties of Chief of
staff
An order making certain details of officers
was issued This provides. in addition 10
naming che Assistant Chief of Staff, that
the Army War College shall be governed
by board of directors selected from the
General STAFF.
Under the regulations issued by Secre-
tary Root for the control Of the General
STAFF Corps. the Chief of Staff becomes an
intermediary between the special staff
corps and departments and the Secretary
OF War lnder these regulations he may act
as Secretary of War, and TO him is assigned
the duty OF supervising the troops of the
line and all special staff corps and depart
ments.. The line and the staff corps will
go to The Chief of STAFF, instead of the Secre-
tary of War, and in that way the corps will
exercise certain executive duties.
An important section of the order issued
defining the scope Of the General staff is
the following
Under the act of Feb u. 1908 the com
mand of the ARMY ot the United states rests
WIN IN" constitutional commanders in Chic, ,
the President. The President will place
parts OF the army and separate armies when
ever constituted under commanders s,ibordi-
nate To his general command: and in case
Of eXigency seeming 10 him TO require il
he may place the whole army under q single
commander subordinate to him But in
timr OF peace, and under ordinary condi-
tions. the administration and control of the
army are effected without any second in
The Presidents command is exercised
through the Secretary OF War and the Chief
OF Stan. III" Secretary of War is charged
dent in military afsirs' lie directly repre-
sents the President and is bound always 10
act in conformity to the Presidents instruc-
nSns, nder the Law and the decisions
! dents acts, and his directions and orders
are the Presidents directions and orders
The Chief of Stan reports to the Secretary
OF War acts as his military adviser, receives
| from him the directions and orders given
in behalf Of the President. and gives effect
! thereto In the manner hereinafter provided
! administration may, however. be made at
| any time by special direction Of the presi-
dent, if he sees 1T 10 call upon the Chief Of
stan to give lnIormation or advice or receive
I Wherever. in these regulations. action
I by the President il referred to- the action
! Of the President through the Secretary of
| War is included. and wherever the action
| of the Secretary Of War s reS"rrad to, the
| Secretary OF War is deemed to act rs the
! representative OF the President and under
| his directions.
The Chief OF Stan is detailed by the Presi-
! dent from the officers OF the army at large.
| not below the. grade Of Brigadier { General
! The successful performance of the duties
notes-a relation of absolute confidence
| and personal accord and sympathy between
! the Chief OF Staff and the President, and
necessarily also between the Chief of s'aN
| without any reflection whatever upon the
officer detailed, the detail will in every case.
| cense, unless sooner terminated. on the day
! following the expiration of the term of Office
| Of The President by whom the detail is made.
| and il nj any time the Chief of STAN consider
| that he can no longer sustain toward the
| President and the Secretary of War the rea-
tions above described II will be- his duty TO
| apply 10 be relieved.
! The order provides that in the absence of
| the Chief Of STAFF the senior officer of the
! staff corps shall serve. Adjt Gen Corbin
! IL next in rank 10 Gen. Young, and il there
| fore the Assistant Chief Of Staff. This will
| rot interfere with the performance of his
| Duties AZ Adjutant General, and although
| ol, Hall is named AS acting Adjutan Gem
eral he will continue to present all papers
Gen. Young such matters ~ require his at =
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