Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-12-09

Inn
he from misplaced sentimental
49, - law self-interest" cast the
r,;ninos upon the world in the
nte N belplessness and before they
ga acnuired the full benefits Of
American civilization, Is strong
taat,,re IN the annual report of Sec
rotary of War Henry l.. Stlmson.
MANY other subjects of interest are
treated in the report, such as the
relations of the national guard TO
no army the Improvement IN the
army tactical methods, the made
onacy of the present reserve law, the
crying need Of citizenship for the
porto Ricans. the conservation Of
tbe national water powers in nayig-
able streams and the advisability
of amending the Panama canal tolls
act so as to reimpose tolls on Ameri-
can coastwise shipping leaving the
water way.
IN treating OF the morals OF the
army. Secretary Stimson asserts his
belief that the so-called antican-
teen legislation has been responsible
for much vice, a statement which he
sunports by recital OF the results
NJ his own inspection of ~ OF the
mobile army posts, where he found
the military reservations adjoined
nv dives and ill-resoTts of the yilest
character. These conditions he be-
Ueyes to be the ultimate causes,
which make the record of our army
in this respect shameful beyond that
Of the army OF any civilized nation.
Touching the army reserve, to-
wards which congress has made a
start In the present appropriation
bill. the secretary said that the most
serious defect in the plan is that IL
creates too long a period of service
with the colors The experience Of
the United States and that of Euro
pean nations, has shown that the
soldier can be adequately trained
for his duties in considerably less
than three years. shortening Of
the period Of training with the col
ors saws the secretary. would greatly
improve the character of the young
men who will come into the army.
and in no way diminish the effect
iyeness Of their training.
A strong plea is made for the pas.
sage OF the militia pay bill, now
pending, because the 100000 men
now in the national guard eager
and ambitious TO be Of service in
case OF war, are practically unavail-
able under present conditions. These
men, the secretary says, should not
only be trained for war in time OF
peace and paid by the national GOV
ernment but IL must be possible
to transfer them Immediately into
the general military force and not
militia in time of war.
For the Porto Ricans, the secre
tary urges citizenship. declaring thai
II was promised and that il hac
been earned by loyalty. The islanC
should also have a department o
labor and agriculture and a depart
ment OF health and sanitation, al
well as rigorous civil service law
and all judicial officers, non-elective
should be made appointive.
remarkable recital of the devel
opment of the Philippines in way
Of civilization during the IA year
Of American occupation is given II
the report II Is declared that ther
is no other instance in history
where, after four years of war an
insurrection, 10 over 100000 OF a
entire alien race have been so 500
given not merely the forms of civ
control but immediate and extensiy
participation In their own govern
ment similarly says the secr'
tary, there is no parallel 10 the mi
terial, mental. and moral progres
shown in these ten years OF civ
government by so many millions {
people. held for centuries in igno
ance and IL effect IN political an
economic bondage" After maxim
this statement Secretary Stimsc
proceeds to detail at length whit
has been accomplished in each Sc
arate direction In the islands, q
sanitation. the education. the devs
opment of new industries the ope
ing OF the lands to small farmer
the construction of harbur worl
and railroads aud irrigation plant
Yet with an this progress. our wo
IN the Philippines has just col
menced
Continues the secretary Half
the children born In Manila die
Infancy and a million children a
without schools the old system
peonage IL still accepted BY z
masses. who unless protected
ANaaNiaa MWNf1 AANA AhNaRf Nf'N''
70 the Rich and educated Phiiippi
minority Tho Amrrican policy,
says, should b. continued 20 comp
ton "nuiii that time al proposi
inr Independence are pleas Tor
tlonal feceramcy un our part a
Tor the rrpuAiaiion % the heavy 4
afilculi burden which this Tar
have teeu bravely and coaslairn
sustaining EYeu more i u uni
% The great MASSES of Filipino y
ple, 10 whose behalf the hlsh sou
lhs aleRan ~ liberty and intepe
Fnee are shouted After haV
been faF centuries sunk iu isnoral
and hald in economic suhirrt'
ihay are rsse hsina arWWeeN to
sarpnsiiuE manhossd and heinn wl
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