The Detroit times., 1910-12-06
Need Tor Additional oa,c+r..

one OF the srcat difficulties In the
prompt organization and mobilization
OF militia and volunteer forces IN tue
absence of competent Officers or the
rank OF captain to teach the new army
by the unit OF the company, the busl-
ness OF beins soldiers and OF taxing
care OF themselves 30 a. TO render Ell
fectiVC service. This need or army
officers can only be supplied by pro-
visions of Jaw authorizing the appoint
ment OF ~ greater number OF army OF
ncsrs than are needed TO supply the
commands OF regular army troops now
enlisted In the service. There are
enough regular army Officers to COM
mand the troops now enlisted, but con
gress has authorized. and the depart
m0nt has followed the example OF con
gress and exercised the authority con-
ferred by detailing these army officers
20 duty other Than that OF the com
mand OF troops For Instance. there
are a large number OF army Officers
assigned TO duty with military colleges
or In colleges I'm which military train
ing Is given. Then a large number OF
officers are assigned to general stan
duty, and there are various other
places to which ,rmy officers can be
and are legally assigned. which take
them away from their regiments and
companies. In order that tho militia
OF each state should be properly drilled
and made more like the regular army
regular army Officers should bo de-
tailed 10 assist The adiutant- general or
each state In the supervision OF the
tate militia; but this is impos-
congress for very considerable
increase In the number OF com
pany and field Officers OF the army
A bill was pending In the last session
earnestly hope that In the interest az
the proper development OF republican
army. an army. small In the time or
peace hut possible OF prompt and ade-
10. la = NJ In nI
become possible under the laws or the
United states.
A DILL. ths strong argument for which
can he based on the ground quito
similar 10 that OF the Increased officers
bin. il the bill for the Increase OF sixty
In the army engineers. The army en-
gineers are largely employed In the ex-
penditure OF the moneys appropriated
FOR the Improvement OF rivers and har-
hors. This In addition TO their mill
tary duties. which includes the con-
struC tion Of fortincations both or our
coasts and In our dependencies. to-
sether with the number used In the
Panama canal work. requires many
more engineers than the army has, and
this shottnesS or supply In such oni-
GERS delays important river aud harbor
work and important fertilization work.
| earnestly recommend the passage OF
this bill which passed tho house at the
last session and Is now pending In the
senate.
ForttncatiOns.
I have directed that the estimates
for appropriation for the Improvement
of coast defenses in the United states
should be reduced to II minimum. while
those for the completion OF the needed
Notifications at corregidor in the Phil
ippine Islands AMI at Pearl Harbor in
the Hawaiian Islands should be eNpe-
Gited as much As possible. The propo-
sition 20 make Olonsapo and Subig
Ray the naval base FOR the Pacific was
given up, and il IL 10 b. treated merely
as :. supply station, while the fortiica-
tions in the Philippines are 10 be
largely confined 10 Core gidor Island
and the adjacent islands which COM
mand entrance TO Manila Bay and
which are being rendered impre gna BILE
from land and sea attack. The Pacific
naval base has been transferred to
Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands
I his necessitates the heavy fortified
ton OF the harbor and the establish
men' Of an important military station
near Honolulu. / urge that all the es-
Inmates made by the war department
for these purposes he approved by con-
gressicnal appropriation.
Phiiippine Islands.
During the last summer. at my re-
quest. the secretary OF war visited tho
his trip In his report He found the
islands In n state OF tranquility and
growing prosperity, due largely TO tina
change in the tariN laws. which have
opened the markets % America 10 the
products OF tho Philippines. and have
opened the Philippine markets to
American manufactures. The rapid In
crease In the trade between the two
ccnatries is shown In the following
tatle:
Philippine exports fiscal years 1901