The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1912-12-12
NOT PREPARED
FOR SELF RULE
Secretary OF War stimson says They
Must First Acquire The Full
Benefits OF Civilization

condemnation of those who would i
from misplaced sentimentality or
lazy self interest cast the Filipinos
upon the world in the state OF help
lessness and before they had acquir-
ed the full benefits OF American civ
ilization, is a strong feature in the
annual report Of Secretary OF War
Henry l.. Stimson. Many other sub
jects of interest are treated in the
report, such as the relations OF the
National Guard to the army, the i'm
provement in the army tactical meth
DDS, the inadequacy of the present
reserve law, the crying need of citi-
zenship for the Porto Ricans.
The conservation of the national
water powers in navigable streams
and the ACCESSIBILITY of amending the
Panama canal tolls act SO as to re-
impose tolls is American coastwise
shipping leaving the water way.
Increase In Army
Dealing first with purely military
subjects, the secretary states the
strength of the regular army at the
beginning of the present fiscal year
at S2,3O5, an increase during the
year of 1S9 officers and 1884 enlisted
men. He says the spirit of the per-
sonnet of the army continues to i'm
prove attributable not only to the
work of the service schools and the
general STAFF, but to the practical op-
portunities affo. ded by the recent ma
neuvers and changes in organization
and methods. Unfit officers are speed
lily discovered under the searching
tests of field conditions. "One Of the
surest ways of getting rid Of the
dead wood Of our army Is to work
1t as far as possible, under the 1p.
plicatory methods of modern military
training" the secretary declared. In
treating Of the morals Of the army,
Secretary Stimson asserts his belief
that the so called anti-canteen legis-
lation has been responsible for much
vice, statement which he supports
by a recital of the results of his own
inspection of 40 of the mobile army
re- ervations adjoined by dives and
| i'll resorts of the vilest character.
These conditions he believes 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"
Foreign Garrsons
Under the head of reorganization
of the foreign garrisons the report
tending the substitution for IL re
duced strength regiments in the Phil.
ippines, by a garrison of six regi'
ments of full strength with a result
ing saving of over one million dol
lars per year. The immediate com
pletion of the posts at Panama and
Hawaii he strongly urged as by far
the most important items of military
expenditures for the immediate flu
ture. 1t is said that the locks and
machinery at tanama already have
reached a condition of extreme
vulnerability in case of sudden at
tack, yet no greater force can be sent
there than the one regiment now OF
guard until new quarters are con
stIucted for them, and the secretary
urges that such works should begir
at once. On the other hand, says
the sec retary, the base at Pearl har
Dor, Hawaii, is of far greater strate
gic importance for the protection o
the entire Pacific coast from attacl
than any of the positions on tina
coast now so strongly fortified. NJ
naval enemy could make serious
effective attack upon any portion o
the American Pacific coast, unless /
had first reduced the position at Oahl
threatening its flank. Quarters 70
the men who are to protect the grea
stalls, naval materials, and seacCas
!, guns from falling into the hands o
land attackers should be pushed Il
completion as rapidly as possible,
The tactical reorganization of tn
army on the basis of three infantr.
4 divisions tha rpnOrt shnWs has nrC
crossed as far as possible withou
congressional assistance in the wa.
of providing for large ample posts
and a series of conferences of tn
general officers of the army has beef
planned for this winter. AS resul
the time now necessary at the Out