Show MILES WANTS ANTZ Bm BIG ARMY t General Recommends Increase In Ithe Lithe the Number of Regulars 0 PRAISES THE SOLDIERS SPEAKS OF OP T won UT IN r BOTH HEMISPHERES Wahington Washington Nov 17 11 The feature of the annual report of Lieutenant Gen General Generl oral eral erl Miles ie commanding the army is isa Isa isa a a chapter dealing with the need for a a general generl reorganization of the military service General Miles points out that the thc practical limitation of ot service of the volunteers to one year yer in the Philip Philippines Philippines Philippines pines makes this a most expensive practice necessitating double transfer of troops and adding enormously to the cost of the organization He also points put out the need of ot a reserve force for or the relief of the soldiers who serve I in the tropics declaring that the regi regiments regiments ments that have hae so far served more than two years at unhealthy stations should be relieved General Miles re renews renews renews news his recommendation that the permanent force of the army array should be one man for each 1000 of population of the United States In supplying any increase of the army he urges that t at ap appointments appointments of officers be made with a adue adue adue due regard r gard for the principle of senior seniority seniority ity its and that each case be passed upon by a board of the highest officers of or the army aruny as was done in the reorganization tion following the civil war He sub submits submits subunits mits units a draft of a bill biU embodying his views and recommendations of army I reorganization The report shows that hat the urgent de demands demands demands mands for troops for tor remote stations has reduced the number of the United States to a much smaller force than has ha been maintained at any time dur during during durins ing ins the past years In fact f t says General Miles the force has been so much reduced that at the present I time there are not enough troops to properly care for tor and man manthe manthe manthe I the fortifications which have been erected on the sea coast at an expendi expenditure I Iture ture of nearly nearby 0 In addition to the artillery deficiency the present I home force is not sufficient to occupy I Ithe the interior garrisons properly or to I protect life and property on the west western western I ern cnn frontier and what is still more serious the government is left without troops to relieve those who have had too much tropical service The actual number of troops remaining r in the United States after the dispatch of soldiers to Cuba Porto Rico Alaska and the Philippines is said to be officers and enlisted men Praise For the Soldiers General Miles says that during the past two years the army has been en engaged engaged engaged in the two hemispheres under all nil conditions and has on all aU occasions ex en exhibited exhibited courage stability excellent marksmanship and devotion to duty Touching upon the Chinese cam campaign campaign General Miles compares the American contingent in the Pekin ekin ex expedition expedition favorably with those thos of other nationalities He mentions the gal gab gallantry gallantry lantry of Colonel E If S Liscum and Captain Reilly killed in China and of Major Jesse M Lee LeeThe LeeThe LeeThe The general calls caUs attention to the fact that under the law the volunteers in jn the Philippines must rous must be withdrawn and discharged before July 1 next wherefore he says It will be necessary to begin their return home almost im immediately immediately mediately Speaks of Coast Defenses The report repert shows what has been ac accomplished accomplished accomplished in the training schools and toward the extension of the coast de defense defense tense system On this last great work General Miles says has been expended already and at least will be required to carry out the present project For the next fiscal year alone the sum of is es estimated estimated estimated as necessary to defray the cost rost of fortifications barracks and I sites on the coasts The TIle largest figure Is for New York next comes California with Maine Oregon and Washington 2 and Virginia To Porto Porte Rico Is assigned while the national capital is 15 I set down for 50 W General Miles says that the fortifications fortifications fortifications I board has developed a high ex explosive explosive explosive plosive superior in effectiveness to all known military explosives It can be used in any service projectile can throw any distance within the capac capacity capacity capacity ity of any high power gun through steel armor plate and explode with most destructive effect Important ac action a tion lion has also been taken by the same board in the development of artillery and it 11 Js 45 predicted that within the next twelve telve months further advances will willbe willbe willbe be made Artillery service has now become an intricate science and the pay of enlisted men he says Sy should be increased proportionately General Miles does not think it wise to delay deJa longer the practical application tion of vehicles to the military service |