The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-12-03

pines both in warfare and from an admin
istratire standpoint in preparing the way
| Tor ciNil government, ana similar Cre,it
! belongs to the civil authorit les for the way
In which they have planted the seeds Of
self, government ia the ground thus made
ready for them The courage. the un-
hinching endurance. the high soldielly
efficiency, and the general nd-hearted-
ness and humanity Of our troops have been
| strikingly, manifested. There now remain
| only some fifteen thousand troops in the
| islands
All told over one hundred thousand
' have been sent there. OF course.
/ there have been individual instances Of
| wrongdoing among them. They war; "a
under fearful difficulties of climate and sur
rouEdings: and under the strain Of the ter
| rible provocations which they continually re-
| ceived from their foes occasional iustau,. 9
Of cruel retaliation occurred Every q,
Tort has been made TO prevent such cruel
, ties, and finally these efforts have been
| completely successful Every effort a.
also been made To detect and punish tie
wrongdoers
After making all allowance for these
misdeeds. II remains true that few / I.
deed have been the instances in which
war has been waged by civilized power
AGAINST seIni-civili2ed or harbarous forces
where there has been so little wrongdoir Y
by the victor- as IN the Philippine Islands
On tho other hand. I he amount of difficult
important and bencfoent work which ha.
been done l. well-nirh ircalculab'e
Taking he work Of the army and the civil
authorities together, il may I've questioned
whether anywhere else IN modern times he
world ar seen a bet ter example of real con-
suuctiNe Statesman ship than our Ieorle
have given in the Philippine Islands High
praise should also be- given those Fill II os ,
In the aggregate very numerous. who have
accepted the new condiiu ions and loire,
With our representatives To work with
hearty good will for the welfare If the isl
ands.
THE ARMY
The amy has teen reduced to the mini
mum allowed bv law II j. very small for
he size Of the nation ard most certainly
should be kept AZ the highest point Of e.
fciencv The senior officers az. q Won scait
chance under ordinary conditions to exer-
oiSe commands commensurate with their
rank. under circumstances which would
~ them e. do their duty H. time Of actual
war A system OF nlanPIvring our army
IN bodies OF some litte siye has he,o ogun
and should he steadily cont iuued. Without
such manpuvres il j. folly to eynect u AT in
~" event Of hosti'i'ies with any serious
'pe even "A small army corr, could De- han
He'd to advantage Roth our officer. ard
enlisted men are such that we can take
hearty pride in tho-.'. No hatt"r material
"A" re found But thnv mr-t 80 'iorouCrlv
trained. both a. individuals and in the
must receive special attention In the cir
cums'anCes of modern warfare the man
must act far more on his own individual
responsibility than ever before and the
high individual efficiency Of the unit j. Of
the utmost importance Formerly this
unit was the regiment; II j. now not the
regiment, not even the troop or cornpanv:
II IL the individual soldier. Every effort
must be made TO develop every workman
like and soldierlv puali,y in both the officer
and the enlisted man.
! urpentlv call YOUR attent ion 70 the need
of rassing a bill providing for a general
staf and for the reorganization of the sup
ply depart 'nantS on the lines of the bill
proposed by the Secretary OF War last
wear When the Young officers enter the
army from West Point they probably stand
above their compeors in any other mill
tary service. Every effort should be- made,
bv training. bv reward Of merit, nv scru-
tiny into their careers and capacity. to keep
them ~ the same high relative excellence
throughout their careers
The measure providing for The reor ganiga-
ton of the militia system and Tor securing
the highest efficiency in the National Guard.
which has already passed the House, should
receive prompt attention and action. II
Is OF great Importance that the relation Of
the National Guard 10 The militia and volume
teer forces of the United States should be
defined, and that in place of our present
obsolete laws practical and efficient sys-
TEN should be adopted
Provision should be made 10 enable the
Secretary Of War to keep cavalry and ar
tihery horses WORKOUT in long perform
anCe Of duty. Such horses fetch but a
triile when sold and rather than turn them
ont to the misery awaiting them when thus
disposed of. IT would IL, better TO employ
them al light work around the posts, and
when necessary 10 put them painiessly to
death
The NAVAL MANFUyREs.
For the first time in our history naval
inahoruNres on "a laTg" scale are being held
under the immediate command Of the Adj
miral of the navy. Constantly increasing
attention l. being paid ia the gunnerv Of
the navy, but II Is yet far from what II should
bc. ! earnestly urge that the incr, ~,
asked for 10y the Secretary of the Navy in
the appropriation for improving The marks
man>hip DE granted In battle the OILY
shots that count are the shots that hit,
II l. necessary to provide ample funds
for practice With the great guns in time of
peace These funds must provide not only
Tor the purchase of proJectilcs, but for al
loWanCeH Tor prizes to encourage the gun
crews, AID especially the gJln poi ,eIS, al q
Tor reritct!Eg al Intelligent system N der
when alone II In possible To get good prac-
tlCe.
There should be 10 halt IL the work of
building up the ravy, providing every year
du,lllpldl NpllN,g CrAff, We are a very
Ihh country. vast IN extent Of territory
dnd great Ia population. country. more
over which has al army GimiuutiNr it,
deed when compared with that OF any
ol her first -clasS Power We have delhi
"ratviy mace olr own certain. foreign poll
oicN which demand the possession Of first
class lazy.
The isthmian canal will grcsrly il
crease the efficiency of our navy If the navy
Is ot sL1l,ieh size, but II We have an in
adedlat" navy. then the building Of the
Cai al would he merely giving a hostage
70 any power Of superior strength. Thc
Monroe Doctrine should le treated al the
cariii.al feature Of American foreign policy.
hut IL would le woIse than idle to assert
1t unless We intended to back il Up, and i,
car /" backed up only 10y "A Thoroughly
good navy. A good navy IL not a prov1Ca-
i've OF war, i IL the surest guarantee Of
peace.
Each individual unit Of our navy should
De the most efficient If it, kir q az regard.
both material IA d personnel that il ia he
found III the world. Il call your special al.
lehtluh TO the Iced Of providing for the |
manning OF the ships. Serious trouble !
thfcat"i'S III II vs." Cdi.I OF do lettcr than W.
are now don IA regards securing the SER
wees OF suni,eIt number of the highest
type OF sailormen. Of sea mechanic The
veteran seainon OF our warships ara of "a,
high type a. can be found IN any navy
wnich rides the waters of the world they
are unsurpassed in daring, in resolution.
IN f"ddllIeSs, IN thorough know ledge of |
their profession. They deserve every con-
olderation that Car Nc shown them
MORE MEN NEEDED TO MAN SHIPS