The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-04


.or...iern,ion. and for such action as ii
may Deem advisable.
renew the recommendation made IT,
, sneciai message OF Feb Do. 1889. as
Ill the necessity for cable communication
ftweeu the United States and Hawaii.
vIl extension TO Manila. Since chen civ
instances have strikinelA emphasized
his need. Surveys have shown the entire
feasibility OF chain OF cables which 40
WIZ stopping place shall touch on Amer
80 territory so that the system snail be
..Irr our own complete control. Mania
.. within telegraphic reach. connection
Kiln th,s. systems Of the Aslastic coast
..Ili open increased and profitable oppor-
entities for a more direct cable route from
shores 20 the orient than is now ar
il hy the truns-Atlantic Continental
.,i trlus-Asia lines. / urge attention TO
important matter.
strength of the Army.
rr present personal strength OF the
army IS 10000 men. 65.ooo regulars and
-..u volunteers Under the act OF March
1870 Oh the s0th OF June next the pres
volunteer force viii be discharged and
t regular army Will be- reduced 10 2.4i7
H..r- ana 29W5 enlisted mon.
U ISIS, % board 81 officers convened by
r...itnt Cleveland. adopted . compre-
-tc scheme of coast defense fortiu-
..0u-. which involved the outlay 81 some
.re over one hundred million dollars.
plan received the approval 81 the
,.t.r.as ana since then regular appro-
..us have been made and the work
.r.u.Aton has steadily progressed.
H.u. fnau $50 011 have been invested
.ra rI,lt number OF forts and guns with
.o complicated and scientific maehin-
aul electrical appliances necessary for
u-c. The proper care Of this deieu-
machinery requires men trained iu is
Hs. The number OF men necessary TO
,lm thi- duty atone is ascertaiued
l, 10 War Department al minimum oi-
l...r.c 10 De ls.l21.
I..r. are nfty-eleht or more military
tu... ben tine United States other than the
coast defense fort.hcauons.
number OF these posts Is being con
sa.tr increased by Congress. More than
o0 have been expended in building
... Equipment. aud they can only be cared
l.. .t Oh, regular army. The posts now
3D.. .N.fence and Others TO he built provide
t. ammodations for. and II fully gar
I..r.d require H.ooO troops Many or
IaD POSTS are along our frontier or at
important strategic points. the occupation
o.. which De- necessary.
49,. have iu Cuba between $500 and s 90
uu..s For the present our troops IN
t.aaiy diminished ana certainly not un-
t =. .ou,lusion Of the ahors Of the cou-
st'4uonal convention now ia SEES ion
r.l government provided hv the new
constitution. shall have been establish
ari its stability assured
no Porto Rico we have reduced the gar
t.ous 90 1896. which include saa native
uoofs There is 40 room for further r.
cuaton hero We viii be- required 20 kcei
cone siderable force Ia the Philippine Isle
arl- Tor some time 10 come From che
te' Information ohtainable we shall need
there Tor the immediate future from 5000
20 5000 men ] am sure the number may
bs reduced as the insurgents shall come
to acknowledge the authority OF the Unit
ed states. of which there are assuring iu-
dic4uous.
Army should lie Increased.
Do must d. apparent that we VIII require
ON army OF about toODu and that during
present. conditions in Cuba ana the phil
inpnes the President should have author
lty 90 Increase the force o. the present
Jumuer q 10000. Included in this number
authority should be- given GO raise native
troops iu the Philippines up 10 1900
which the Taft Commits believe VIII
De- elective In detecting and supuressing
fI,ruUas. assasslns ana LldrQues than
our own soldiers.
h|AAA MAHf NHHANHA AA tttsF Nhhdfa w
800 Secretary OF War Ia his annual re-
po.' Is called 70 your earnest attention.
renew the recommendation made 90
Or. last annual message that the Congress
I.utlde a special medal Of honor for tha
volunteers. regulars. sailors and marine
O. luty in the Philippine. who voluntar-
remained 90 tine service after their
ms of enlistment had expired.
favor the recommendation Of the Sec
ratsg 90 War for lHe detai OF officers
from the line of~H4my when vacancies
ctur lu thc AdlutIgt Generate Depar'
utut Inspector Eeuerals department
C.artermaster generals department
tl1sisteuce department, pay dc
I4rfment ordua nee department and size
I'D corps. Tine army cannot be too highy
..um,uded Tor its faithful and effective
srv.cs ln active military operations n
Oh. field aud the dihcult work o. civil
administration.
The Postal system.
Tire continued and rapid growth OF the
POSTAL system Is "a sure index Of the great
sfi Increasing business activity OF the
country It's most striking new develop
weut o. the extension Of rural free de-
livery This has come almost wholly
0ihin the last year. A. she beginning
81 me fiscal year ls99-i9n the number Of
routes n operation was only asl and
.Nrlyc months on the 18th of November,
l'o the number had increased 90 26il.
r.ieh.ug into foriy-four states and terri
tories. and serving population Of T.
So Tho number Of applications now
r.rlluE and awaiting action nearly equals
aH those granted up 20 the present time.
and by the close 81 the current fiscal
year about 400 routes viii have been
e.tabushed providing for the daily de-
livery % mails az the scattered homes OF
Stout shree and a half millions Of rural
population
This service ameliorates che insulation 81
form NE. conduces to COOL roads and
chickens and extends the dissemination
c' general Information. Experience thus
iar has tended 90 allay the apprehension
tHft o. would boz 81 expensive as % for
td us general adopsion or make 70
serious burden. It's actual application has
shown th. DO increases postal receipts.
l1 can q .-ompanled by reductions in
o.h.r bran Of the service. so that the
ttrmcut, venues and the accom-
s1ed together materially re-
cl.a "a. rost The evidence which
.ufs 20 conclusions IS presented
a detail be annual report 81 the
lartmaa. neral. which. with its rec-
0murrll 81 recommended 20 the
.1sid.rur.u 40 the Congress. The full