The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-12-14

Adequate Overseas 0arTfsons \
The portion Of the report devoted
to an announcement of proper mill.
tary policy for obvious reasons has
been very much expnrgated and while
this report en- toto will not be dis.
cussed on the floor Of the house the
entire statement viii be studied dill
gently in the military committees Of
both houses. The necessity for main.
taining adequate gaTrisons at Panama,
Oahu, Guantamano-where the Govern
ment expects shortly to establish an
important naval base-and in the Phil
ippihes, has been fully gone into and
the vital portions Of CONTINENTAL Unit
ed States requiring permanent regular
forces has been discusseA :.
The holding OF the oversee stations
is regarded by the general stan as the
vital problem in the defense of the
e-srt.y and the recommendation Of
the rStimson report that these forces
alwavs be held az war strength is re.
pewed aud reasons for maintaining
rather larger earfisons set forth.
Panama Zone Defenses
The Panama Canal Zone, in the opin.
ion Of the general staff, should have
o permaneD. garrison Of nine regiments
OF infantry, one regiment Of monntain
artillery, two battalions of engineers,
enc battalion of signal troops, one aero
f1Iiadran, one ambnlanee company, one
evacuation hospital and seventeen
companies Of coast artillery to man the
sea-cosst guns, and -four companies to
occupy tie mine classmates.
This fores Is believed ample 10 pre.
vent the sudden landing Of an enemy
naval landing force TO seize or destroy
ehe locks Of THE canal, and this force
IS believed strong enough to hold on
until eenforcrmeRts eonld be despatch
cd from the United States.
Bio Increase For Oahu H
For Oahu a considerable increase
over the Stimson accommodation is
PROPOSED and the force to hold and de-.
fehd Pearl Harbor will comprise three
brigades Of infantry of three regiments
each, one regiment of cavalry, one regi-
mRnt of light field artillery, one regiment
~ beavv field artillery TO be composed
81 two batteries of ~ inch howitzers,
tive Batteries of ~ inch guns and two
batteries OF, siS- inch guns: enc regi-
ment Of engineers, one battalion Of
s'cs'al trQo1s enc aero squadron, two
ambulance companies. and twelve gun
companies of coast artillery and one
mine enmpany ~ coast artillery
strong Base In Cuba vi
For the defense Of the proposed naval
base at Guantanamo, Cuba the force
win be entirely mobile and viii be
composed of one brigade Of infantry of
three regiments, one regiment OF cav
airy and one battalion Of light fell
srtillery. In peace times the force In
Alaska until after the completion OF
the railroad now under construction.
will be limited TO one infantry regi,
ment and the Porto Rican regiment
bring Il up 20 the strength Of the
other regular regiments, F@". .
Bstxed Force In Philippines "
FOR the work OF keeping the flag
flying in the Philippines n eonsiderahl"
increase In the mobile troops now sra
TONED thrre viii be required by III
geaeral stan plans, and, In addition TO
the twenty-iiye thousand Americans
needed, q force Of thiTty.oue thousand
nsti.e tr0ahs = pronosna. g'vie" .
force about Manila Of fifty thousand
men. The American force, according
70 the plahs must be one. complete In.
flntrv division. two re2iments 81 cav,
n'ry ahd . reoiment nf heavy. 6eh
artillery. For the native troops the
fe..eraI stan nroposes! the organization
~ n native division Of nine ipfautrv
reg ments two regiments OF fell ar
''na~, -ra e.th sss.i.laat az nnodinnevs
III making this ratio between American
aud native troops the war college has
made careful stufies Of the British
eoloaiai policies, particularly in British
Ianie ftYths tif't fe't ~ nv, r..
Msihlspd f.rrding Army "
Fer the 1efopse az The maipl9rd "a
IS proposed to place the equivalent