The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-12-04
Announcement.

ing OF cuba except that II shall prosper
morally and materially. ard wishes noth-
be able to preserve order among them
selves and therefore - preserve their
independence, IT the elections become a
farce and " the insuTectionary habit
becomes confirmed IN the island, u is alb
solutely out Of the question that the
island should continue independents and
the United states which has assumed
the sponsorship before the civilized world
Tor Cuba's career as nation, would
again have 20 Intervene and TO see that
the government was managed IN such
orderly fashion as 10 secure the safety
OF ne ana property The path TO be
troddeu 10y those VINO exercise selt-gOy-
arnmeut is always hard, and we should
have every charity and patience with the
Cuhans as they tread this difficult parth
regard for. them. but 7 most earnestly
adiure them sOlemnly 70 weigh their re-
spOnsihliucs and to see that when their
new government is started = shall rum
amo0thiy and with freedom from fla
grant denial of right on the one hand,
ana from insurrectionary disturbances on
Considerable srace Is devoted to the
International conference Of American re-
publirs and the visit Of Secretary Root
20 South America. and points TO the fact
that orr efforts In behalf OF the nations
Of that country are appreciated by them
on the subject Of the Panama canal ne
promises "a special message in the near
future
ne army anu Navy
The message closes with a plea for
the maintenance Of the navy at its pros-
ent standard 20 40 which he SAYS would
mean tile building OF one hattleship each
year. OF the present efficiency Of the
army aud navy he says,
.'The readiness and efficiency OF both the
army and navy IN dealing with tho re-
cent sudden crisis ~ Cuba Illustrates
readiness and efficiency would have been
very much less had it not been for the
existence OF the general STAN In the army
and the general board IN the navy; hoth
are essential TO the proper development
and use OF our military forces atlont ana
ashore Tho troops that wore sent 70
cuba wore handled Hawlessly 1t was
the swifiest mobilization and dispatch OF
troops over sea ever accomplished by
our government The expedition landed
completely equipped aud ready FOR linz
mediate service, several OF IT'S Crganlza-
tiops hardly remaining In Havana over
night before splitting up into detach-
ments and goiug 20 their several posts.
Il was lne demonstration Of the valor
and efficiency Of the general stan Sim
harly, II vas owing in large part to ihe
general board that the navy was ablo
at the outset TO meet the cuban crisis
with such instant efficiency; ship after
ship appearing ON the shortest notice At
any threatened point, while the marine
corps in particular performed ihdispens-
able service. The army and navy war
colleges are OF incalculable value TO tho
two services. and they cooperate with
constantly increasing efficiency and I'M
portance
''The congress has most wisely provided
for "a national board for the promotion
OF rifle Practise Excellent results have
already come from this law but II docs
no. go Tar enough. our regular army
is so small that in any great war we
should have to trust mainly 10 vol
lntcers. and in such event these voiun-
teers should already know how TO shoot;
for if a soldier has the fighting edge,
and ability 70 take care Of himself In
the open. his efficiency on the line OF
battle is almost directly proporuonatc q
establish shooting galleries in all the
large public and military schools. should
ent parts OF the country, and should in
every way encourage the formation OF
rifle clubs thruout an parts OF the land
MS an excellent example IN all matters
connected with building up on efficient
citizen soldiery.