The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1902-11-06
Gray Old General Says There
Has Been No Battles in
the Past Year.
NEED OF SHELTER FOR
ARTILLERY Is TOUCHED
Men Are Exposed, Especially Along tho
Pacific Coast, Where Millions Have
Been Spent for Ordnance, Etc, and
Little or Nothing for Ga~sons--ln-
dams Are Quiet--Thinks, on the
Whole, We Are in Good Shape.
my ASSOCIATED rpiss. ]

my ASSOCIATED rRtss.l
Washington, Nov. 6.--1hc annual re-
port of Lieutenant General Miles, COM
manding the army, is bricf review Of he
reports that have been submitted to him
by other officers
lie indorses the recommendation Of
General Brooke for a readjustmeut of 'ic
geographical limits of the different de-
partmcnts with a view OF equai2ing con-
ditions. General Miles calls attention
to the necessity Of quarters for troops.
saying that while hundreds OF thousands
OF dollars are being spent Tor quarters Tor
cavalry, very little Is being usrl to al
ford shelter for artillery, which is exposed
to severe climates along The coasts,
These troops" said General Miles,
are required to be located adjacent to tho
Notifications Notwithstanding the exposed
position OF many OF them, aud ! see no
reason why buildings should not bc prop
crly constructed in time to be- occupied
when it is known for years exsclly where
aud when they will be required. also
call attention to the incomplete condition
of the Notifications especially Oh the Pa
cihc coast where millions have been ex-
pended in engineering aud ordnance work
and yet the commands have not heen
properly supplied with ammunition, clcc-
trical plants and other appliances essen
tial to the effective use of thcs. ioriica-
tions in actual warfare
No Serious Engagements.
General Miles says "Durin, .he past
| year there have been 10 serious engage
mcns. except that OF the troops under
General Frank y. Baldwin in Mindanao.
=. l., with the Moros. For the number Of
men engaged this was a very spirited
and desperate engagement. Our forces
were commanded by one OF the mos, ex-
perienced and efficient Of the army. whose
record has always been OF the highest or
der and his achievement. together with
that Of the troops III this engagement
made another chapter OF fortitu1" tcnac-
lily and heroic sacrifice in the history Of
American arms.
"1hc condition Of The Indians is quite
satisfactory and there has been no dis
turbance Of importance among them dur
ing the last = months This is accounted
for principally by three reasons; First.
just and humane treatment Of the In
dians aud the judicions management Of
their affairs second. their gradual trans
itiOn from q condition OF harbari,iI TO
that OF a semi civilized people, and hind,
the close proximity Of the military earri-
sons, which are always available ia case
Of threatened disturbance.
Results Of The Civil War.
"lhe experience during the great civil
war and years Of campaigning along our
western frontier, afforded the hrs' schools
OF practice for our army III former years.
The auenlion given to calisthc1ics and
gymnastics and military exercises made
oilr small army corps OF alhletej while
the elementary schools established f,r
enlisted men, the post libraries, the post
lyccums and officers schools the various
schools OF instruction and practice for
officers as well as the military academy,
produced an army of such excellence that
] was able in my annual report Tor 1906,
10 state 'Thc personnel of the army
was never in better condition.
This was proven to be true by the for
titude, skill and heroism displayed in
every serious campaign OF every field of
mortal combat wherever the army has
been engaged in any part Of the world
during the last four years.
During that time many changes have
occurred and the army has been very
largely increased. The long and varied
service Of the senior officers. their expert
encc in organizing, diseipining instructing
and leading their commands AS well as
the excellent discipline. instruction and
exemplary conduct Of the soldiers Of the
army Of 1893 have been the lcavcn oi the
army OF the present time, Evils may creep
into any system OF great organization.
Such as have affected our army have been
or will be eradcaed,'