Show Colle y 7 j t je Laid t N Ceremony Performed lz in Presence of of gl lad People Including lg President Cabinet Court Justices 1 and ald of Foreign Stations Address by bp b Mr JUr Roosevelt 1 Washington lon Feb St In the presence of ot Rn an n of ot distinguished po IM I he 11 Including the tIme president of ot the lie I Status States members of ot tho the cabinet and rn of Justices JU tcO of or thu tim su eli supreme preme court of ot foreign Solvers porters 1118 others othel eminent t In the us life lt of Qt this nation time thu cornerstone of the time var college se WU tos laid laki here Imro today toay with military and nd Masonic The Tho was rendered and Interesting by y addresses nd delivered l lere by hv President J Sec of nf War ar lItot and amid 8 5 I B II 1 M Young YOn liu President ont of or the war college The ll cli lt fc for tor the thc now building Is on oit the mc ot of time tUe tie Washington bar barre re Ir at ut the lit foot tot of ot Four null aim Rul HI et ceremonies the of a n project 1 which line has ha Icon been teetered by the tho lie president Secy See Enot Hot nail others in tho ho mid and thorough training of if lt the tile d States army While the lie rounda tion lon of or the new structure which Is I to tobe tl toe be bo e practically unique lute has been eon only emily jM tt t begun the tho plans 1 contemplated by bf bytho bythe tho the war ar department and by Congre Include the construction of or an entirely now r set sot of ot buildings on the lie al Among other structures there vill tl be bus a n hospital barracks H t DU and amid an nn administration build II all al to be bt handsome and of the tho most macat approved design The he army anny college grounds roun have have been h l i elected tut u the lie site of ot tho the statue of the thu Great Grat which hl h Emperor l William line has hia proponed to lo to th theople eople coplo r of ot the United t 1 States Sta tos A pic picturesque feature of ot the ceremonies to today today day was WI time the th participation of ot the mill mili military tary About 1000 10 troops representing the tl lit various branches of thu th war lr ser sor service BorIce vice tIre Ice took part In iii the exercises They Tho vm evo drawn nn from the te several sov ral army posts in Washington Wn nail ani vicinity and nn wire In command of lIt Naj W M 21 1 Black lack lackor I of or the corps corp of ot engineers engineer LEAVES WHITE WITE President Roosevelt accompanied by h Ids hilm military aide all Col Cot Theodore A left the White House In tt it t cm at 11 He Ito Il was escorted to to the war college grounds by Troop Top TopE B E oC or tho the Third cavalry In lii 11 other car ca members of or the Hie cabinet accompli nl lel l tIme thu tl p Tr Tn noncom noncommissioned loth skilled Ildr I Imir mm rode rd ol on Oi Cr each i Ilce side of ot the the lie pr sl donto mir carriage to t the horses hon In fn Incise cue cise they til were frightened by the tho lIming firing of ot salutes or otherwise and two to private vate ates were vere wen detailed to nh of the other othI a precaution against nc uc carriages ns as I lS As A the president and party entered the grounds grund tho the president pe I n th p was as nm run to the time top tal of ot the lie and anti I a section of ot the Fourth lattery I light artillery fired frell the presidents sa an salute la lute hue The l troops paid pall th by thc tho president N the honors prescribed y tl leU Grand Master George e H 1 I Walker of ot the District of ot Columbia grand lodge of ot Masons and other officers of or the grand lodge in lii carriages were escorted to tho the war college grounds gounds by the Second cay CB airy air Ind CEREMONIES The ceremonies Incident to the lie laying of ot the cornerstone w v rs Impressive r The Time Invocation was O an pronounced by ly the flight Bight Ie Henry floor Y 1 Satterlee bishop II hp of ot Washington the lie assemblage stand gland glandIng stant Ing leg uncovered during the prayer Af At After Atter f fter ter music by Ir the band President lo e volt veil elt was a Introduced by l On Oen Gillespie Gm chief of the time engineers U 13 S 5 A Tin fh president was wal given a n cordial conin ovation oton His ia hIl address follows SPEECH Gentlemen It should be le n it 1 matter of pride and nd congratulation to every evor American citizen interested In th the lie wel welfare ol oltaN fare taN of his country that thai today wo Ye lay laythe In Inthe laythe the foundation stone of ot a n building the erection of ot which signalizes a n long stride forward In securing the of time the th United d States State army a I It step t n 11 lees lesi Important than that marked by br the en eim enactment of ot the law to 10 create a general Rement start staff but a step supplementing th timi pa passage f Kt of ot the act rounding It I out and oti iid rendering It of a tar far tr wider and Ind tar fur deeper usefulness Ona word first to the nation naton anti and ani then another word to this the To 0 the thenton nation wor It has hll well el to been n said that I the surest lures WI alt ta to tl Invite national dIM dl be opulent ter temP In If for far a nation to sive lve and antI unarmed applause The na nation naton naIon Ion tion that Is II rich that In Ia HO so H as ton to be of giving hinK offense a t antI and that yet Jet refrains from that bitt otes Un s f l I Is absolutely nice necessary ne sary It if In tn war Is IB ever ev r to 10 b be shown hown Nr such Burh R a I nation nUon la is II laying 1 deep dep time the foundation for tor humiliation and disaster r rAs whether we e will or not As Aa 1 a people wil o Me We have reached th the stage when whitS we w SWit hl mu moat mut t play a I greet great part In iii the worlds affairs It Is II 1 not o ol open en n to u us to d decide whether aln or I not w we shall play It All 1 we have to decide deride I Is whether rt we w shall shah play piny It wll or Ill II Th The le r petit rt Is before betor us UI We h lies I P to pay PitY IL L All Al that It I r rests U for forus forus us to 10 do di dl Is If to MX say that w we I will wi pity plU it II well TItle Thia nation naton has hu ba by byth b bythe th wel the mere me 1111 trend of or events b e rOI Into lute th M a K lloD of or world orld power Joer doing th the p past t i few year n It I hiss has re ties tto upon ion u It lucre hew her In I n the he I antI amI In 11 the orient a f as well Ill It I cannot aright unis bear r Its II Ihl voice In is I potent for peace and us tWi and n Ita lii It voice can ran be l III for formate or orare tt only oniS un n a condition of ufa r mate are Justice Ita a f being If thit thit w we 1 e uk k p peace not nt in time the th m f r th the Md ad the craven aven cut Ih the theu assured u 8 lf l r th tl time Jut jui 1 mean man armed ur Loud applause a So S much math h fur for forthe the I lesson on to be Lw b learned by our people from th tM the movement in which tIe Hie ti rise rec erection then tion of or this hI building In II hi a part por Now 0 ft a I word to the officer anti and en enlisted listed men wr of ot the tue army The l IA last t mo two moor or Ir III r thre years yeam rl have hav MT ln n R nt bl awakening In our or people to 10 the th well wed 11 of or the army Our people are arc a un Jn fl an 11 n never ner ver before the m Met t that ler the tlE army ar like Ik Ilk the nafy na y Will i do fib dowell df writ well I In war ar mainly in proportion ai as a It I has hl been prepared 1 well w 1 In rN that after fer the war ar baa hai ha begun It I Ii I too to late 11 for far forus farus us UR to pi for tor the victory Defeat will come com Inevitably and ariI url urI If ii frn Uw Ut preparation ton l is put iut oft on until th ar bt be b begin gin and amI victory will wi rim om if It It u tins hn been prepared for tOt In time of ot peace pae and andon andon andon on no other terms tens During the session ulion of ot that I Is now nov nw doting closing we have hare seen se n time the first firs stride taken In putting the th lie time the of the country on u a footing of efficiency the tile first long ions Ion stilt si It l 1 taken takemi on eu the lines line flinched out mit I Jnes murRel ly r olt s Washington himself the lest first frt ful rUI effort made to 10 riot put into effect Wash Wa atm l plea which for to 10 years was wai WB J disregarded by our people And again j Ant tho time yard word first the time long bug stride has ban be oPen n taken to I t 1 modernization toward owned in I creasing the of ot the th army almy In II ir i IJ t 1 accordance with whim de do wih as IY e by bJ lea Gen Sherman over oler a n quarter ce I fl I t of ot o D century ago U IL time and I Ike anI I I thoi and care cae to work out 1 r They dont come In a Jump Ai At I I kinds of ot of 01 deliberate I par pur I ruse ob of mere mero cb ob c i J of or have to bo le ti met mot with wih and an overcome but lut at lat lait they hey ate are overcome It if a ft only intensity of or Hen flea lc behind backlog backing the And now those j cleat steps have hare been taken Method ha been bell provided for tor securing the tim increased of ot time the th army and Ii L I lefts luts I eta with the time army anny lt Jelt Itself f to profit b 1 l lat has beer beep done 1 hal elP More lol amid moi vi viii It has hn become Ind I evident In modern war eu tIme the efficiency of or the unit of the tue In Ic officer and ud of ot the individual enlisted man maim lan Is it II going to be he tho time prIm I factor fUltor In deciding time the rate fate of ot fatt fough fugh Ild Time The exercises 1 ot or the barracks I via end and nt the tho th parade grounds ground do not make J 6 A Per por cent of the thu soldiers real tori fl I Ind do not count for S per cent In worl hb hh hii c aol ital They Tile lh J are very vr ape i servo a good goad und and j purpose must mu t j a be bo well velI wel done domme lane but Iut they the count cou It fur for hut but the lie th smallest t part In imi the qualities the th 1 frum ium Ium of ot which make take the time army effective AnY or Ineffective In lii actual ON Or I o fleer and amid ant man alike alie must roust bi bit le trained rained to 10 time the highest point in tn tile the theory nod and In ia 1 the time practise of o tho the profession TilL Tile he forces farces 8 of mere mer truism say nay 1 that If they the lieS l I ate alt trained In tie the traIne theory thery without the tho crowning of oC practise they the will tIll W amount 1 tn t nothing but they must Imp have th mining tl and the lie theory too to They II I I have that training or they the never I ant uin CUl reach reah the time highest standard of or leIr per I r In their art ort Tho army of ot the j 1 Suites States Is and it I Is la not lint i that tat It I should be lie le other than thal a sinal lma amy nimy arm relative to lo the population of th tl Ii country but we have a n tight right to ex ct e that that thai small anny shall shah rout relIt tnt for r r HH its 1 size Biz the the very rr highest t point of of ot any ao army In iii tho the clIL Jed Iel world orld Anti And I faith that to th i 1 ii I Ir gr e of ot K I l will viii wil attain In iii H ft will attain It in Iii 1 no Ito small part i f the We tire tige tre it will hiko of ol the by the Iho er c ion tion tn of ot this very 11 b Long ant and nd continuous applause e LI Secy SIJ See Hoot toot followed the president P after another selection by the band Ha Ho 10 spoke as a follows HOOTS SPEECH SI CU CUNot Not to promote war wor but to preserve pence by br Intelligent nail nt adequate prep araton to repel aggression this morn log inn In this Institution la is founded U It I Ii Is Iia I In Isa a n a growth and not a n new nev departure It ID la I a a natural and n development I of ot tie the views a Ih lid h Gee Oen Grant s the th I adieu at a Fortress Monroe Gen Oen Sherman tai Iah i ll hed the infantry anti and cavalry nt at Fort Leavenworth and Gen dan established the michael of or ion lon for tur ir cavalry and light artillery at Fort For Following the nley same pol poU i icy nn an engineers school s of hol application o a school of ot submarine defense and an on established army arm medical school were ere afterwards e Tho The controlling and directing body Is the war consist ing leg of ot live officers of ot rank runk especially y detailed and the chief or engineers tha tho chief of or artillery the time artiery superintendent of the time West ost military academy and nd j the commandant of or the th r school all al under the presidency of ot that gallant experienced and able soldier laJ Oel Samuel Saluel H ii I M Id Young Young Membership In tile the he war college will 11 mean meRn honor und sail anc opportunity in its I confidential archIves archive will wi b b be garnered the results of or the best bent h t thought of ot th thany h harmy army any and nd In time the continuous existence of or the Institution always alway changing in iii a Its 11 element an as 8 men come me and arid KO go o but remaining Itself unchanged will bo be found tOi nil continuity of ot knowledge 1 of thought and ant of military mi Ito 1 policy all always available a for tor practical uw No better Illustration of the necessity necessIty sity of at a an Institution aa as a this and amI amIot of ot a general geneal staff to make its work ef of I etive can cn be I found toun than In time the file fate I I which befell the time work ork of or n a I soldier to tu f who wh memory I wish to pity pay honor ho to today day MaJOn Emory p lIpton Upton colonel of the th Fourth artillery from Taint Point In lii the year he be became while almost a boy one o of lh the muse moel of the limo civil War He lie successIvely y yA A battery of M m i of in lii infantry fantry a blip iJ f 1 In a of cit artillery and 1 i a of In n thi h i i 1 Ii ti exhibited in camp ant r arch an 1 In II ITS i r it jf of ha t tIes leu uni 1 i nt ana un ui u i nd nil ha he haJ highest i nf t i ipton vJ J M ii i 1 i u ti i t th himself lf f i thi thu h put 1 i rl riat 11 iu r A cop copi CO COny ny n n mi in I t i ban l Iv k Mor str l i n t of hf H a i c Int I i i deaUl 4 hail haj IP m in m nt of hit vl fats i tog ins p tell i iam t i r TH rr i 11 nt iii th itt am i i Ini in u ith iti Which lit fun d il I I 1 t v und antI ct cf lila l nn on li II mir i t Were ere TI 1 t n ii In ii still upon the list th lie Li a ud Iser Sec ail et of ut the tb gi it nf ref fur r a be r t com n nv ti n in aim Slant v Ut ed The three to I t n ii iter ten he the In Int t l in 11 l 1 lin hin ex cx exi for 1 i ithe i tn n fl row ly by bylie the lie f lit it agrees time the establishmEnt n t n r v i staff gaff ana anai the tI i s 5 i of mill tarT tary uin tiiu uw body which h v i M I dud Its permanent home In th tim i whose we lay today OE YOt I Gin Gen 8 S H II M Toung oung president of th the war college then an address Grand Master Walker assisted by oth othor cr or of the grand lodge of Ita Ma sons eons ot of the District of hen thea laid the lono of the hi new ui In with the Impressive ritual It I of the Mason fraternity The Tho cere cers ceremonies monies were vere tear by a benediction t pronounced by |