New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-11-12
GENERAL MILES REPORIS.
,prpA1. APPROPRIATIONS FOR COAST
DEFENcEs URGED.
r,,rsr NATIONAL SAFEGUARDS PROTECT THE
,,.rs .yp PROPERTY OF ALL CLASSES OF
CITIZENS. HE sAYs-INcREAsE W i"N
ARMY ALSO RECOMMENDED.


CITIZENS HE sAYS-iNCREASh VI
ARMY ALSO RECOMMENDED.
r...,,,,,o, Nov lin TRANSMITTING W Wv
soc,.,arv of war the annual reports Oh Wv -
-, a.rs In connection with MS own N
ineh' o,.ra,,ons OF the last year. Gen
''', -, Miles commanding the Army says
,'.,.a,o,, during the year the Army mas o.',
,aued on only to limited extent 10 =, mon
.,,s, hostile Indians or against "o' S.
- uere engaged In violating the nm, -.
~, International treaty obligations ino "oops
h"s VI .,.r v.,uhlic as well az our own nave
" ~ C, IN undressing such acts Oh '""
NV" -. 4, a small degree .nterfered WIN INC
- ., tho communities on both s'ueS vi w ~,
40, and arrangements nave pee" "''' -a,,o, ~
covornmen. OF Mexico to secure " -. 80 ,b,s
"o'''n ~. ., ,hat Republic and our own 10 th''
end" -.... y, coast de-
'',,,sos tho greater part Of General Niles
- "a e. the subject OF his most ihPo' '",'
ros,,o,s He renews the recomnehua'V
t., his report for last year. ana a"'s' ,,,,ra
.nr,a,tons should be made Tor the
=, h,gh.power guns and mortars. the eoN consul o.
,ac.uents platforms and for'ihc"''o'' 'o
OF ~, construction of barracks ana
NV o., ,,e accommodation OF the aru"e''
-,.s ,ha, are TO command them. ana use
H., a sufficient appropriation DE ''"'o .
,or the work OF ordnance. engineer anu -
,nss,ers departments during the year. az =" IT.
AT Portland. Me. N.l@4s"' for'sihou.",
.,oa oos. Roston 81 .O7s. 80: Narragansett i'' ~ 80
81, s2;. Long Island Sound. eastern en''a".. 49,
- vi eastern entrance ssl3.1p' Ne"-io'h'
-, entrance SIZE COO; Philadelphia so.o"-o
baltimore S7l. 40: Washington, A. 80 ~
u.un,on Roads Va. s6l9.S2; Wilmington
.,o, ,e,. Charleston S. C., S6o,sZ' savanna" 80
s,ss s25; Key West. Fla. S2.Fp' - eco .oo
,'.o .o. Mobile Ala. s5O+o; New-Oreans. stS.fv'
,os,or TOY ,l57 e25: San Diego. CAL ~"''o' o"h
,,,c,sco seo2 so: mouth Of the Coiunio'a HNe''
oregon. xss. s25: Puget Sound. Hea.N"'
..rs, ahove sums" General Miles says. ARE I'M
,eratively required for the present 'e'
apounts for the construction OF BARRACKS anu quo"
. ,,c,,,ded in them are all that VIII De re-
-, ,or ,hese localities for many years, ana WI"
a,,,, oomne,. the work needed for that depart
ment. - .,,,o, tho General
"An unwise argument. CONTINUES ."' ,
..bos been made against the consTuc'o" VI '
ern bieh-power guns. mortars ana the iho"e'n ny
n,,onces Of war. that It is danger ana nen"'e
49, ,hor,ng classes and In some Instances
rLad nrotests have been made against sucn
w,,on., no,,cv The arguments seem scarcely
worthy OF consideration yet y Is thssn National
TO call attention to the rae. nnnace 70 any class
% cinens not even to the humbes Individual
but on the s.nsr ana han1 Welfare Of from
the highest to the lowest ,hsir accumulation Of
1mf buildings and private dwellings the rH corn
p,p rno TIC STEWARDS the factory, the iounuIy :,
n hon Rit also the savings bank ana tne
cottage fact the destruction 1es OF would be
,innai d,sa ster far more serious and appaiIhs
10 the great masses OF the laboring people Una" !"
would be TO any other class OF our people. -, ,,a
lie oommends the discipline and personnel Oh me
Army During the last year the country mas, io q,
ola, heen free from serious outbreak Oh
Iudians The different tribes have shown tnsms
selves we'll disposed and are making some progress
Regarding the distribution OF the ATmy AZ s ,m
POI I'd ~ certain points along the 1909 miles or
W,,onai boundary which IL necessary to give Sc
Ynd,sns General Miles says: While " IL impor-
,nnt that these positions be judicousy , selected,
snecialIy for strategic purposes. there VIII neces-
Ally he influences used TO have the troops sta-
Toned where they are not required Dut are LOT
t haro6 Of local communities or for some pur-
n ,ns other than National requirements there
Tore most earnestly recommend that no considera,
n far the location Of military posts be entertained
e went when they called for by the military