New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1900-11-21
THE ARMY.
Principal Features of Annual Report
of Lieut.. Gen. Miles.

Principal Features of Annual REPORT
of Lieut.. Gen. Miles.
Washington, Nov. 19.-The feature of the.
annual report of Lieut.. Gen. Miles, COM
manding the army, is a chapter dealing
with the need for a general reorganiza ton
of the military service. In regard to this
question, he says 1.-THE events of the
past two years and half have resulted in
a condition that the nation must prepare
to meet. The need for efficient and we'll
organized land force for an indefinite period
in the future is most obvious, and the or
ganization of such a force cannot be wise
ly avoided. There are Weighty rea sons why
such a service as is now demanded Of the
army cannot be performed by a temporary
OrganiZatiOn.''
Size of Permanent Force.
Gen. Miles renews his recommendation
that the permanent force of the army
should be one man for each thousand of
population of the United States. He sub
mits a draft of bill .embodying his views
cation.
Force Greatly Reduced.
The report shows that the urgent de-
mands for troops for remote stations has
reduced the number in the United States
to much smaller force than has been
maintained at any time during the past
80 years. In fact, says Gen. Miles, the
the present time there are not one-fourth
enough troops properly to care for and
man the Notifications which have been
erected on the sea coast at an expenditure
of nearly $55,000,000. In addition to the ar-
tillery deficiency, the present home force
is not sufficient to occupy the interior garri-
sons properly. or TO protect life and prop
Serty on the western frontier and what
is still more serious, the government is left
without troops to relieve those who have
had too much tropical service. The ac-7
tual number of troops remaining in the
United States after the dispatch Of SOL
5diers to Cuba, Porto Rico, Alaska and the
Philippines is said to be 99S officers and 49,
1913 enlisted men
Gen. Miles says that during the past two
years the army has been engaged in two
,hemispheres, under all conditions and
hardships, and has on all occasions exhib
tied courage, stability, excellent marks
manship and devotion to duty.
The Chinese Campaign.
Touching upon the Chinese campaign,
Gen. Miles compares the American con-
tingent in the Picking expedition with
those of other nationalities, and says: SIT
would be difficult to name any occasion
on which troops engaged in action were
better commanded, were more steady under
fire, or where they made the soldier sac.
rihce with more unselfsh patriotism, or
rendered a higher tribute to the honor Of
their country.
Gen. Miles calls attention to the fact
that under the law he volunteers in the
Philippines must be Withdrawn and dis
charged before July next. wherefore. he
says, It will be necessary to begin their re-.
turn home almost lately. 5fs51
Our COast Defenses.
On the extension of the coast defense.
system, Gen. Miles says that in this great
work 5,0O0, 900 have been expended already,
and at least $4,000, 600 will be required to
carry out the present project For the
next fiscal year the sum of $11,S27, 600 is es-s
timated as necessary to3defray|the cost of
Notifications, barracks, and sites on the
coasts. The largest figure is 1924, 4S5 for
New York; next comes California, with
$1,417796; Maine, s1,2S5,925: Oregon and
Washington, 81 ,1o6 6o2. and Virginia, $685., $50.
Porto Rico is assigned 1882, 400, while the
national capital IS set down for $50, 0O0