Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-27

elimination.
Mr.. Garrison recommends that, n
justice to the hundred OF eager
boys. who can not get appointments
now, West Point should be opened I'd
the widest competition 50 that any
boy may take the examinations with
the condition that if no candidate from
the particular congressional district in.
which there lisa vacancy should quail.
fly the candidate who passed highest
from some other district where there
was no vacancy should received the
appointment - - - = - So zg<srzszzl
The secretary refers to the attempt
to stamp out slavery in the Philip.
pines. and declares that II the exist
ing law Is inadequate <it should be
strengthened. and IL adequate 1t should
be enforced. OF the turning over of
the Philippine commission to native
control, he says the step which has
now been taken viii be carefully OBJ
served Those best acquainted with
conditions in the islands anticipate
no evil consequences.
citizenship for Porto Ricans.
Secretary Garrison declares that the
demand for the independents OF Por-
to Rico represents the idea of but a
few people, and it Is idle to consider
or discuss any future for the people
of Porto Rico as separated from the
United States. He does. however; be-
lieve that citizenship should be grant
ed to Porto Ricans on individual APP
plication
The secretary complains OF the
EeaYy reductions In appropriations for
The army. He says: The effect Of
these cuts. which we're made with no
reference whatever 70 the military
establishment, places me now in the
position Of either not asking for what
the army needs or of seeming to ask
for more than my predecessors.
A long chapter in the report treats
OF the satisfactory progress Of the
work on the Panama canal, including
quotations from the reports of Col.
Goethals and other sources It Is said
that the official date of the opening
Of the canal Is still set for January I,
1913 but k is the intention to allow
vessels to utilize st as soon as prac-
ficable. and due motive win be given
to shipping interests when the canal
is ready
Enlistment Law Unsatisfactory.
The present enlistment law Is work
ing badly says the secretary, and the
men are dissatisfied. After personal
examination during his western trip
the secretary has concluded that We
viii be able to get reserve, II one
Is obtainable at all, by,,a provision Of
law that will permit the department
when II Is Satisfied as to the pro-:
cheney OF the soldier to hOnorabIy 80
charge him, with no other oblig2 =.
on hts part, as far as the balal -.
his enlistment is concerned, g 8 =
to return to the colors in case =
tual war. &, x,1r 4
lastyear for ETAoIN ETA0I - .ia s
Admitting that the apprt y, q. 81 se =.
last year for military aerol 1900 1900 S
f255, OO0 was small, the ~ - z 49,,
says that It has seemed wise 80 ne, -.
this year, in View Of other 4 -. 8 :. :
.ent necessities, not to ask -. - :
large appropriate for THU countries
until experiments in foreignil form q
demonstrate the most usefu
air machines. Of arm
Regarding the subject Of a pi
posts which form the basis aministri
ter controversy in past ad 5 he vi
tions, Secretary Garrison say Agress
make nc suggestion to Con Sh ~.
this session, thinking IT mud IA, M
to get along with what we nd s
than to ask forythe necessarily arm
priations to build larger post{ lent
will endeavor so to station thu mi
as to have not less than a regin e.
q post, or so that the different Tone
of q regiment are so close togeth
to make them available as If stat4 Ne
at one post.
With the cooperation of the goS
aors OF the several states, q plan 4
the organization of the entire miIitE
into military divisions has been init,
ated and it remains now for the mill.
ZION to complete their organizations,
10th in number and strength to rem
der these divisions practicable.