The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-09
Secretary of War Says
It's Responsible for
Reign of Vice.
RECORD OF ARMY
MOST SHAMEFUL,
Stimson Also Opposes Independ%
ence for Philippines on Ground
This Country Would Be Re-
creant to It's Duty in Thus
Casting Them Helpless
Upon the World.

Washington. December s.-Unspar-
ing condemnation OF those who would.
from misplaced sentimentality or lazy
self-interest.r c.st the Filipinos upon
the world in the state of helplessness
and before they had acquired the full
benefits Of American civilization. Is Il
strong feature IN the annual repors
ot Secretary OF War Henry L. Slim
son. Many other subjects Of interest
are treated In the report, such as the
relations of the National Guard 70 the
army. the Improvement in the army
tacscal methods. the inadequacy OF
the present reserve law. the crying
need of citizenship for the Porto
f:icans. the conservation of the ma
tionsl water powers in navtgable
streams. and the sdvisability of amend
lax the Panama Canal tolls act so as
80 r,imPose coils on American coast
wise shipping leaving the waterway.
Record IL shameful.
: Dealing first with purely military
subjects. the secretary states tho
strength of the regular army at the
beginning of the present fiscal year at
se.$05. an increase during the year OF
+ iS9 officers and 1884 enlisted men, He
says the spirit of the personnel Of the
army continues to improve. attribute
vice schools and the general stan. but
to the practical opportunities afforded
! by the recent manoeuvres and changes
: in organization and methods Nnft Of
ficers are speedily discovered under the
! searching tests o. field conditions. zone
, of the surest ways of getting rid or
e the dead wood of our army is to work
I II as far as possible. under the appli-
; catory methods OF modern military
training the secretary declares. In
. treating of tho morale OF the army
! Secretary s,imson asserts his belief
! that the so-called anrtcanteen legisia-
( ton has been responsible for muen
/ vice. a statement which he supports
BY a recital of the results OF his OWL
! tns7ection OF forty-nine OF the mobile
army posts where ne found the milf
| tary reservations adjOined by dives
! ana III resorts Of the vilest character
! The conditions he believes to be the
ultimate causes (which make the rec
! ord OF our army IN this respect shame
! sui beyond that OF the army OF any
! civilized nation.
Under tie head Of reore aniz.l.son Oh
: the fore.-n SarriSons the report al
reefs attention To the benefits '-ttend-
. ing the substitution for twelve reoueeo
! strength II gimcnts in the Philippihes
NV a garrison Of six regiments OF
! ful! strength. with resulting saNlhS
> of over 100000 per year. Inc lin
, mediate completion OF the posts Al
! Panama and Hawaii he strongly urged
: ss bv FAR the most important items u
. military expenditure for the Immediate
! future IL is said that the i'tks anu
machinery az Panama already nav
. reached a condition OF extreme Dui-
nerab,iitv in case Of sudden Attack'
he "a
than the one regiment low "i' Susre
! until now quarters arc constituted for
D t4rm and tn, secretary urges tnat
snch vyo.ks should BEGIN at Oice- On
8 ;if, other hand. says the secretary. ne
bass. at pearl Ilarbor Hawaii IS OF iar
greater Strst~sic Importance ipf the
protection Of the entire Pacific coast
from, attack tdan any Of m" posltl"ns
&c.. that coast Row 80 strong iori-
n~d. 40 naval enemy could make a
s..rf.us AMI .ff,rt3vs~ att9cH f-'on any
,..rli,u 60 the American Pscihc Coast
nnirs. - h.,,, arsi .educsl the position
,t oahu threatening its flank. Quar-
ters fat the men who are 80 prrt"ct TIE
great stalls naval material and sea
coast guns from falling into the hands
Of Land attackers should ne pushed is
complexion as raoidly - possible
W~crrauirEtE"- 81 trm>
The tactical r~t'f- tti11iion OF tnc
.,--n, OH th. basis 90 tnr-c infantry
divisions O.. report shows n6S pro-
..>-,.,6 ,- far e. rcss- i.i. withoIt con
-.-r.- -ionaf a-.i-tnu~. .n 'hc ~sS O.
or. t.r-r- fs- irr4. ample pots. ana A
..--.. ~ conferences 81 the Sensral
..-f-rr- Of -i, arsHr has been planned
f.- tint. ss1f-r IS 8 rce-it the ti'is
,...,. .....s-s-- q fh. outbreak OF var
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