The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-06-13
New Regulations Unite Authority
of Commanding General and
Adjutant in That Officer.
RADICAL CHANGES IN ARMY.
Draft of Military Government Is
Ready for Submission to the
Secretary of War-De- Z
tail Features

Washington. June IA committee q
twelve OF the General STAFF. Of which Cen
| eral Tasker Bliss is chairman. has nearly
| completed a draft of regulations for the
government of the General Staff.
The regulations to carry the General Stan
Act into effect will make radical changes In
the army
The Chief Of Staff will be an all-powsrfui
person. uniting In himself all the theoretical
authority exercised by the Commanding
General under the present law and the
power heretofore unoficially vested In the
Adjutant General
AS drafted. the new regulations leave 1T
tie or nothing Of the Adjutant Generals
department and less Of the Inspector Gem
erals department. The Adjutant General
will keep the records. as now and the or
ders to the amy will be promulgated and
published by him. but the Chief OF STAFF Will
direct the Issue Of the orders.
He will be the intermediate between the
President and Secretary of War. and the
army and staff bureaus will receive instruc-
tons and orders from the Chief Of Staff in
the name of the Secretary Of War.
The Chief OF Staff Will have the super
vision Of the troops Of the line. will direct
military operations. and in general will be
the most powerful officer that ever held
a position in the army in times of peace.
OF course at all times ne will be subject
to the orders of the President and Secretary
OF War. Not only the purely military mat
tiers supposed to be vested in the Command
ing General are given to the new stan in
the new regulations. but the supplies and
equipments also are under his direction.
The new regulations make the new stan
officers on duty in Washington boards to
consider all matters requiring investigation
and report including inspections
TIL, Geo. ,rtll and nf
for detail and promotion and enlistment
and recitement of soldiers also viii be taken
from the, the Ad1StaGt a, Genesaps department
An important feature not yet wholly de-
termined relates to officers detailed from the
General Staff to the various army depart
ments.
The regulations as prepared provide that
the officers SO detailed either TO depart
field. shall become the Chief OF staff OF the
commanding officer of the department or
division of troops operating in the field.
staff officer in the command:
The committee hopes to submit draft to
Young soday In o or Ws that ne may ny
leaves the city. General Young will make
a tour of the Great Lakes next week, leav-
ing here on Saturday.
NAVAL SECRETARY AT HEAD.
Details Of the General Stan project which
the Naval General Board has submitted to
were made pubic at the Navy Department
to-day.
Its adoption by Congress would mean a
reorganization Of the Navy Department. The
Secretary OF the Navy stands at the head
of the department: in his absence the As
sistant Secretary, under whose control are
placed all the bureaus Of the department
with the exception of the Bureau OF Navt-
CATION, whose duties are to be performed by
the General St9ff.
In charge of the military end of the de-
partment will be the senior ranking naval
officer on duty at the department. who will
be responsible to the Secretary for move
nents and organization Of fleets and per-
sonnet of the service.
The chief Of the division of the personnel
will rank as a Rear Admiral, and the plan
contemplates that he shall be charged with
the organization of fleets and equadrons.
and shall be the adviser Of the Secretary
on all war plans and questions of policy
affecting foreign fleets.
The chief OF the division Of the deet Will
rank as a Rear Admiral or senior Captain
Either a Captain or a Commander will be
chief OF the division Of war plans.