The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1910-12-08

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The Inquiries wtith tbe mrnl~rs ~
ihr tsaH hoard made durine ilie ia =
simmer iuie ihe meiheas pHr-mf t'
nibsr governments with rfercaee ~
The GSiaF n tariffs and lhc determine
ton o. their effect uraa trade show
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I ployees ~ which have made their ne
work the study o. turin matters 81
foreign and home prices and cosi %
I articles Imported aud The effect of %
'arin upon trade. SO that Whenever
I change u thought 10 he necessary a.
The tanfi law this office s. To- sogrea
| n ihe most reliable information a. ~
the propfiety Of the change and ~ -
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! am strongly convinced that We
need ia this government just such an
office aud that II can be secured los
making the tarin board already ap.
pointed permanent tariff commission.
With such duties. powers aud emolu |
menrs as II may seem wise 10 congress |
TO give Il has been proposed TO en-
large the board from three 10 1--WE The
present number Is convenient. but ! |
do not know that an Increase Of two
members would be objectionable
recommend that congress establish |
a commission 10 determine as early as
practicable comprehensive policy for |
The organization, mobilization and I'D
mlnlstrafion Of the regular army. the
organized militia and the volunteer
forces In the event OF war
Need For Additional Officers
one OF the great difficulties In the
prompt organization and mobilization
OF militia and volunteer forces IL the
absence Of competent officers Of the
rank OF captain 10 teach the new army.
by the unlt OF the company, the bust
ness OF being soldiers and Of taking
care or themselves so as 10 render ef
fectiye service. Xhls need of army
officers can only Be supplied by pro
visions OF law authorizing the appoint
ment Of greater number OF army Of
6cers than are needed to supply the
commands Of regular army troops now
enlisted IN the service
In order that the militia Of each
state should be properly drilled and
made more like the regular army, reg
ular army officers should be detailed
10 assist the adiutanI general Of each
state IN the supervision OF the state
militia But this is impossible unless
provision is made by congress for q
very considerable increase In the mum.
Der OF company and aeld officers of
the army.
Portifeations.
have directed that the estimates
for appropriation for the Improvement !
should be reduced TO minimum
while those for the completion OF the
needed Notifications at Corregidor. In :
the Philippine Islands. and al Pearl
Harbor In the Hawaiian Islands,
ohould be expedited as much As posi-
ole
Philippine Islands. r
During the asst summer st my re D
quest the secretary Of war visited he b
Philippine Islands and has described II
bis trip In his report He found the a
Islands IA a state Of tranquility and n
growing prosperity. due largely to the q
change In the tariff laws which has s
opened the markets OF America TO the Il
products OF the Philippines and has q
Opeifed the Philippine markets to 81
American manufactures II
Panama Canal. Al
AT the instance of Colonel Cocktails g
he army engineer officer In charge Of y
he work Oh the Panama canal. have y
ust made visit 10 the lsthmus TO In !,
'pect the work done and 10 consult !,
problems which are likely TO arise IN -
he near future. The progress Of the =
work Is most satisfactory II no un- :,
expected obstacle presents itself the =,
anal VIII be completed well within the -
Inc fixed by Colonel Gocthals-t wit, -
an. |, i9i5--and within the estimate ~
{ cost, s3T5,O00,000. "
Among questions arising for present =.
olutlon Is the decision whether the Vi
anal shall be fortified. | have already u
tated to the congress that | strongly
ayor fertilization, and now relterate
MS opinion and ask your consideration pa
( the subject In the light Of the report th
lready before you made BY a compe err
ent board OF
II In our discretion we believe mod 50
m fortificatlons 10 be necessary TO the th
dequate protection and policing OF the Gu
anal. then II is our duty TO construct W
lcm We have built the canal Ii IL 20
ir property. BY convention we have by
dictated our desire for and indeed I'M al
ertakcn It's universal and equal use ih
is also well known that one OF the 20
lief objects IN the construction OF the su
mai has been to increase the military 10
feeiyeness OF our navy. 'a'
Failure TO fortify the canal would pa
ave the attainment OF both these
ms In the position ~ rights aud oh,
cations which we should be powerless de
euforc,. and which coDd meyer IN off