The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-10-15
More Artillery Needed.

ISneral Wood suggests adding some
artillery TO the present garrison and send
lnS 10 the philippines one squadron of
4ach OF the cavalry regiments in the
United States
The policy has been adopted of con-
eehtratlng white troops in the immediate
EIclnlty of the large Moro centers and
noldlng small outposts with scouts rem
lerlng II possible to move comparatively
large commands into hostile country with
out uncoVerlng number of posts and at
the same time providing the white troops
with good barracks and quarters The
apartment of the Visayas has been
snsnooned IN the Island of Samar
through most of which have operated a
targe number of ignorant fanatics of low
Typo, known as Pulajanes, whose prin-
opal object seemed to have been to de-
Stfoy the coast towns and the people in
the most ruthless and brutal manner
General Wood says the movement orig
mated in the unfair treatment of the peo-
pie OF the interior by traders and people
niIion Of lawlessness and resistance to
the government exists in this island Sew
enteen companies of scouts and number
Oh companies OF infantry are now carry
ms on the campaign and the PuIajanes
are operating in small bodies. seldom
making any serious attempt to resist
troops, so it is believed their operations
VIII soon be brought to an end.
Better Order Maintained.
Public order has greatly improved in
rs said to exceed any previous year and
the people have gone to work. AS there
is a large Mohammedan element there
ard unexpected disturbances may occur
as the result of action of religious fanat-
les returning from Mecca, the report saws
the garrisons should be concentrated.
General Wood says there is a large
number of officers in the service who en-
tered during the war with Spain and af-
forward and are not of a type desired In
tine OF peace. Also there are many field
old frxr~A laa4,@ -.
past fifty years of age in a subordinate
position, he says. will not fill very eff
GENTLY an important position involving
responsibilities in his remaining wears of
service. Deserving colonies having less
than five years to serve should be pro-
NOTED and retired, for the policy of max
ing general officers Of men with only
year or two of active service ahead of
them. would take the initiative and the
energy out of the best army ever created,
says General Wood, and he also urges
have system of elimination but at least
percentage, say two in five, of all pro-
motions should be by selection. General
Wood recommends that hereafter English
khaki be purchased in the east and made
up into clothing for troops in the Philli-
pines instead OF using the khaki clothing
made in the United States. thereby effect
ing large saving. He says the English
khaki is of lighter weight, more perma-
mont color. more durable and better suit
ed for tropical wear.
INDUCES in Criticism.
General Wood. while commencing the
present administration of the quarteTrnas-
ters department. severely criticizes the
past administration. saying that great
embarrassment and much delay in con-
structiOn resulted from the confusion
Which existed as to barracks and quarters
fCnd accounts. for which there was no
excuse whatever. He favors the handling
or army supplies by private steamship
lines except always cold storage supplies.
stating that if both the military and civil
authorities could arrange to give their
business 10 commercial lines the ships
would have enough traffic to enable them
ID make much more liberal rates to the
government and to private individuals a
condition most essential TO the develop
ment of the islands.
great battle is being waged against
malaria byp the army surgeons, with sat-
isfactOry results.
General Wood recommends repeating
Shotguns and ammunition. four for each
company: advocates buckshot as used by
the constabulary against bolo rushes and
service in the brush; supplying troops
with bOlos when engaged i'm the jungle
country 10 hack their way through the
heavy pines and bush. Hand grenades
are also much needed i'm service against
tne Moros and General Wood is irving
Ia get samples of those used i'm the Rus
so Japanese war for patterns. The bat