Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-12-27
STILL NEED ARM,
.GARRISONINSISIS
War Secretary Unable to See
Hope of Early Peace
in World
SHORTER ENLl STMENTS
TO PROVIDE A RESERVE
Would Have Provision for Dis
charge When Recruit Has
Received Necessary
! Training
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| WASHINGTON, ID. Csc great IS
| the variety OF subjects which require
the treatment of the secretary OF war
that Secretary Garrison frankly adj
mits that It is physically impossible
for any one within few months
time to get much more than a birds
eye view of affairs. Consequently he
has limited his first annual report
largely to matters of the most press
ing moment and concerning which pre-
vfoHs discussion has cleared the air
and crystaIlized opinion.
First in interest among the subjects
discussed Is that of the military oper-
Lations on the Mexican border regard
I ing which it Is stated that, while
there have been some changes among
| the organizations, there has been no
increase In the number of the border
patrol approximately 6.754 officers.
and enlisted men.
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tory lsome 1900 miies), /" says the sec
rotary, our troops have protected the
border from incursions by individuals
or small raiding parties from Mexico,
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70 Popularize me army.
Declaring that the relations between
the, militia and the army, and the
Joint eicampments with students,
have tended to stimulate patriotism
and make people better appreciate the
regular army, the secretary says much
remains to be done, not so much TO:
Ipopularize the army as to fix It at It's
proper place in the estimation OF the
| people. He points TO many bright.
chapters In the history Of the army IN
time Of peace. such as the conduct Of
government IN the i1sular possessions,
great sanitation works. including the
elimination OF yellow fever from the
southern United States and relief
work IN time q Hood and flre, and
other distress. He says Il Is g rec
ord OF which the army and the coun-7
| Try are Justly proud. But the results
have been accomplished with so little
OF noise or display and with such
smoofnness OF execution that the pub
lie mas largely accepted these achieve
ments IN the same spirit the army
itsen nas-.as part OF the days work
commencing the Work OF the gen
erai star, the army war college and
olncers generally Tor their establish