The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1917-09-04
DISCIPLINE: Is FIRST
SAYS GEN. O'RYAN
MEN WILL UNDERGO THOR.
OUCH TRAINING.
Pleased With Progress at Camp
WadSwOrth Where He Will
Be in Command.

Spartanburg, Sept. 2.-Major Gen.
|O'Ryan, commander of the Twenty
seventh division, United States
army, at his first formal meeting
with newspaper men here this after
noon made it clear that the supreme
purpose of the training the troops
are to receive will be discipline.
An automatic response to orders
must be the basis of all training for
the soldiers and after that is estab-
lished throughout the personnel of
any army the technical, the tricks of
| fighting may come along readily, is
the generals idea. He said he did
not fancy the word severe, in this
connection, but he added the train
ing here is going to be rigid with the
utmost emphasis placed by all Off
GERS on the observance OF all orders
! by the men.
Gen. O'Ryan spoke at some length
of the Importance of discipline and
the reasons for it. He said there
had been a 80 per cent Improvement
in the discipline OF the New York
! division on the border, and that the
| training here would add another 80
\ per cent, he believed, within the next
! few months.
| His idea is that the little things
count, and he said men could be
trained as readily in the matter of
discipline and obedience 70 orders in
the mess as on the parade ground.
For instance, he said suppose order
| is issued requiring every man 20
| pocket, every man must do that
| thing, not that there is so much in
volved, but because it is an order.
Less Privileges the Penalties.
Asked concerning the purishments
TO be inflicted for breach of orders,
the general said there would not be
so much punishment as there would
be the withdrawai of privileges for
the infraction of rules. OF course, he
added, where mere is aggressive of
fense punishment will be admins.
tered.
During the morning Gen. Organ
visited Camp Wadsworth, where he
made superficial inspection. He
said he was pleased with the camp,
thought it very good, and that he
was not disappointed as to the pro
gress made by the constructing
quartermaster. He said there is still
much to be done, but it Is estimated
that the camp will be finished by
september 10 He personally re-
garded that estimate as rather opti-
mistic.
1t is possible that the drill
grounds viii be rather limited. ac-
cording to the general. but he said
he thought additional land could be
secured if need be. Headquarters
building at Camp Wadsworth is not
ready for occupancy, but tomorrow
the administration officers will es-
tablish headquarters in the mess
shack now being occupied by Gen. o.
l.. Phillips, who was in command
upon the arrival of Gen. Organ.
Period of Training.
There is an impression here since
the arrival of the New York officers
that the period of training for the
troops here will extend over three
months. OF course. no official state
ment is made concerning the time
the troops will be at Camp Wads-
worth. but IL is estimated that that
period will certainly be necessary.
Col. Cornelius Vanderbilt. with
the last section of his regiment. ar
rived in Spartanburg early this
morning. They are at Camp Wads-
worth and have spent the day es-
tablishing their camp. He and Gen.
Organ met while the general was
at the camp this morning.