Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-10
SECRETARY OF WAR CON.
DEMNED ADVOCATES OF
FILIPINO FREEDOM.
DUBBED S[M1|M[NTAL|TY
STRENGTH OF REGULAR ARMY
SHOWS SLIGHT INCREASE IN
NUMBERS DURING THE
PAST YEAR
Nv AfsocLated Prees.

WaehingtOn, IL, - bS'' -
sparing condemnation of those VINO
xonld from misplaced sentimental
itv or lazy self-interest" cast the fh-
,ninos upon the world In the STATE
Of helplessness and before they hau
acquired the full benefits OF Anie'
,oar chilizatlon, Is a strong feature
In the report OF Secretary Oh wa
Henry /. stimson. Many other sup-
iec,s of interest are treated III 'ne
renort. such as the relations Oh .n0
national Guard TO the Army the I'M
nroyement In the army taclical ilo'n-
obs the inadequacy OF the present re-
serye law. the crying need OF eit'1eh-
,hin for the Porti Ricans, the cohse''
va,ion Of the national water powers
In nayixable streams and the au'io
ah,l,,v of amending the Panama Gan
al tolls act so as to reimpose 'o,,'
On American coastwise shipping leaV-
ing the waterway. u,.y
Dealing first with purely military
sub,ects the Secretary states lho
strength OF the regular army al t"e
beginning OF the present iiscal '.a'
a, 90 2O5. an increase during lhe
wear of 1S9 officers and I,S54 ehiis'-
ed men He says the spirit OF 'he
personnel Of the army continues "
imnroye. attributable not only "
Tho work OF the service schools anu
the general staff. but to the prac'ioa'
opnortunities afforded by the receh'
maneuvers and changes In orgahi]a
lion and methods. Unfit oiilcers a.e
snaodilv discovered under the searoh
a., costs of field conditions. ono
NJ the surest ways OF getting rlu "
IN. dead wood OF our army Is 70 "o,h
:, as far AS possible. under the apph-
eatorv methods of modern military
,raining." the secretary declares. iu
treating OF the morals OF the arm!
Secretary stimson, asserts MS oe'io'
,ba, the so-called anti-canteen les's
io,ion has been responsible for muo'
VIC n statement which he Supports
hv q recital OF the results oi ni'
own inspection Of 40 OF the noU,'
army posts, where he FOUND tue ,'"'
,ary reservations adjoined by uiNe'
ana ill-resorts OF the vilest charao
Ter These conditions he oelle'es y
be the ultimate causes when n'aA' IAN
the record OF our army this ~
snact shameful beyond thai o. th'
army OF any civilized nation.
Under the head OF reorganlza''o'
os the foreign garrisons the repor
directs attention to the beneiits AZ
tending the substitution for twel'
reduced strength regiments IN 'h
philippines, by garrison oil SIX res. =.
men,s Of full strength with result
ing saving OF over sl,OOO,Ooo pe
wear The immediate completion q
tho nosts al Panama and Hawai-,
strongly urged as by Tar the 'ho'
,mportant items OF military expel
diture for the immediate future
,s said that the locks and machlher
a, Panama already have reached
condition OF extreme vulnerabiilty
hase AZ Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, IL
force can be sent there than the Oh
regiment now on guard until ne
CHARTERS are constructed for then
and the secretary urges that SUI
works should begin at once. On u
other hand, says the secretary u
base al Pearl Harbor. Hawaii. Is
far greater stragetic importance Il
the protection OF the entire Pacil
Coast from attack than any OF II
positions on that coast now
strongly fortified. No naval enen
could make a serious effective a
tack upon any portion OF the Ame'
can Pacific Coast, unless II had fir
reduced the position at Oahu, threa
ening its flank. Quarters for the M
who are 10 protect the great stal
naval material. and seacoast gu
from falling into the hands OF la
attackers should be pushed to col
pletion as rapidly as possible.
The tactical reorganization OF [
armr on the basis OF three infant
divisions. the report shows. has pi
gressed as far as possible witho
congressional assistance In the W
OF providing for large ample pos
and a series OF conferences OF
general officers OF the army has be
planned for this winter AS res
the time now necessary az the o
break OF war 10 organize the regu
army will be dispensed with.
Touching the army reserve.
wards which congress has made
star, In the present appropriati
bill