New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
DIX ORDER CRITICISED
VerbeCk Appointment Disap.
proved by Military Paper.
ASKS OFFICER TO DECLINE
1.-THE Army and Navy Journal
Says Adjutant General Should
Explain Position to Governor.

The executive order signed by Governor
Dix increasing the power OF Adjutant
General william Verbeck by making him
chief of staff, In addition to his present
tributed to the national guard. The
Tribune to-day prints the full order, to-
gether with the first order issued by Gen
eral Verbeck since 1t was signed.
The issue of THE Army and Navy
Journal" out to-day, critcises the
change and seeks information as to the
military law by which Governor Dix made
the appointment. The order follows:
headquarters New York State Militia.
q. o. So Albany, y. Y, Oct. 8, lslZ;
The following executive order OF the
of all concerned.
State of New York, Executive Depart
ment.
LIN order to conform to the organiza-
ton and government OF the United states
army, there shall be chief or stan Oh
the military forces of the state, whose
duties shall be analogous TO those or the
chief OF staff of the United states army,
which duties shall be discharged by the
edjutant general Of the state.
Albany, oct 8. 1912
u.-In order that the maximum amount
of time may be devoted to the practical
and theoretical instruction OF troops'
brigade, regimental and other command
ers will reduce official correspondence at
their Headquarters to the minimum con-
sistent with efficient administrator. 10
this end commanding officers VIII dispose
of matters of routine as far as pracu-
~, infpryfAw
dividuals concerned at such times and IN
such manner as will least interfere with
the instruction Of their commands.
HIN view Of the fact that consld,
cradle OF the paper Work IN the naslo l.,l
gence and carelessness on the part OF
officers charged with the preparation OF
Iapers, resulting in needless delay In the
transaction of public business, officers VIII
hereafter be held to stricter account
ability for the correctness and accuracy
of the papers they submit, TO- the END
that duplication of work caused by neces-
sary correction of errors may be reduced.
BY command Of the Governor,
WILLIAM YERBECK,
The Adjutant General. Chief of STAN.
The article in 1.-THE Army and Navy
Journal begins by saying:
The order Issued by the Governor OF
New York, creating the dual office OF
adjutant general and chief Of stan may
or may not be in accordance with the law
of the State Of New York, but 1t certainly
finds no Justification in the practice OF
the regular army. 1t is true that the
former adjutant general of the army
sought to make himself In effect chief OF
stan as well as adjutant general, but as
the result he was landed outside the
breastworks The office of the adtutant
general is an Office of record, and Its
duties are not compatible with the duties
of the chief of staff as defined in the law
creating that office In the army of the
United States
The publication says It is not sufficiently
familiar with the law of this state TO be
able to find where the Governor gets au-
thority to create a chief Of staff with
duties analogous to those of General
Wood. especially in view OF the fact
that doing so assumes the existence Of
a staff corps, of which the chief is to be
the head" The article proceeds:
We are informed that the plan to detail
General Verbeck as chief Of staff did
not originate with either Governor DIX
or General Verbeck-" This being the