The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1903-08-20
NEW ARMY REGULATIONS.
General Young Quits Command and
Assumes Duties Of Chief OF Staff.
Secretary Root Issues Orders

promulgated an order defining the du'
ties of the general staff of the army,
which went into effect under the law
on that day. The most important fea'
ture of the order is that in relation 10
the duties OF the chief Of staff. On
this point the secretary says:
Under the act of February IA. 1903.
the command of the army Of the Uni
ted States rests with the constitutlen'
al commander in chief, the president.
The president will place parts OF the
army and separate armies whenever
constituted, under commanders subcr-
dinate to his general command; anu
in case of exigency seeming to him 10
require It, he may place the whole ar
my under a single commander suboI'
dinate to him; but in time OF peace
and under ordinary conditions the ad-
ministration and control Of the army
are effected without any second IN
command.
1.-The presidents command is exer-
cised through the secretary of war anu
the chief of staff. The secretary OF
war Is charged with carrying out the
policies of the president in military d.
fairs. He directly represents and IS
bound always to act in conformity to
the presidents instructions. Under he
law and the decisions of the supreme
court his acts are the presidents acts,
and his directions and orders are the
presidents directions and orders.
"The chief of staff reports to the
secretary of war, acts as his military
adviser, receives from him the direc-
tions and orders given in behalf OF the
president, and gives effect thereto In
the manner hereafter provided.
"The chief of staff is detailed by
the president from officers of the army
at large, not below the grade OF brlsa-
der general. The successful perforw-
ance of the duties of the position re-
oufres what the title denotes-a re-
lation of absolute confidence and per-
sonal accord, and sympathy between
the chief of staff and the president,
and necessarily also between the chief
of staff and the secretary Of war. For
this reason, without any reflection
whatever upon the officer detailed, the
detail will in every case cease, unless
sooner detailed, on the day following
the expiration Of the term OF office VI
the president by whom the detail is
made: and if at any time the chief OF
staff considers that he can no longer
sustain toward the president and the
secretary of war the relations above
described, it will be his duty to apply
to be relieved"
New Officers of General Staff.
Two general orders were also issued
by General Young as chief of staff OF
the army under the new law. The
first stated that in compliance with the
instructions Of the president, he, Cen
eral Young, relinquishes command ~
the army and assumes the duties of
chief of staff.
The second order announced the as
signment of officers of the general
staff as follows:
Assistants to chief of staff, Major
General Henry C. Corbin, adjutaut
general.
Brigadier General William H. Cas-
ter, Brigadier General Wallace F. Ran
dolph, chief Of artillery.
War College Board-Brigadier Gen.
eral Tasker H. Bliss, president; Colo
nef Alexander Maykin, secretary; Col
onel William P. Hall, assistant adju-
tant general, is designated acting adju'
tant general of the army.
Heretofore all army orders have
been issued from the headquarters OF
the army, adjutant generals office, ny
command of the lieutenant general.
Hereafter orders will be issued direct
from the war department, signed by
the chief of staff and inscribed "Ofi-
cial, w. P. Hall, acting adjutant gen.
eral"