Show defenseless COASTS GEN MILES recommends LIBERAL appropriations I 1 plant should be on the pacific coast tor for the manufacture of guns arid and munitions I 1 I 1 N I 1 new deiv york N nov ov 9 aa A special to the herald from washington says an ali important exposition of oc tho ilia defenseless position po mitlon ot of the coasts ot of tho the united states Is 13 made by mayor gon nelson A lilies commanding command lne the arin ar royn yIn his annual i apoi t to the secretary ot of war this la 14 the list first that geri gen miles illicit lit lids 1 submitted in lili ilia CaPIL capacity CRY of 0 mafoi general Cene ial commanding the army arid and consid considerable L table siave Is given up to the nc t V ot of takina somo some stops to protect I 1 lie hie sea coast 1 it t has been estimated that to fortify al all our coasts wo would u id cost in the neighborhood of to put the racine coat coast in a proper condition of defense would require in the neighborhood of modern modem runs guns and mortars mortal a walli till their proper and munitions iv ion a it tills hua also been estimated that their cost would be like W aji gen miles lias recommended in the pa past g t I 1 that if it t bocho bolho U 30 be fated to perfect till titles to strategic points necessary ceet to bo be occupied tor for the defense of tile the pacific coast that be appropriated tor for the establishment of a plant to be constructed under the direction of a board of if officers of th the e army and navy to bo be ordered by th the u president for tile the construction construct lon of off effective guns and war materials for bo both th aimy and navy on oil the western coast and that or such poi lion of it as could conid he be utilized in four years he be authol zed to be expended for the construction st of the most approved and effective guns gunn and war matet lais which will nill be requited on oil that coast it Is in believed that gen miles makes recent recommendations iona of a somewhat similar character in his annual report lie ile has hag also urged tire appropriation of it large su sum if fo tor r the lie erection or of tlona lien 9 tor for the protection pi election of the lie atlantic coast Suggett suggestions ions are also albo made with fere reference rence to the great lakes il i washington nov no 9 the annual report of gen miles commanding the army and of the generals general in command of the ali va various rotem department 3 in the hands of 0 secretary lamont lament who Is availing himself of them to secure matter for inclusion li fix its his own an annual ll 11 I 1 lc r port nort until the S secretary ecret ary has ilu finished inta hn the work none of these reports repot ts will ill be civell to tile the public meantime it Is staled fated by ken gen miles lilies that all publications intended to outline his report in advance are purely speculative arid and so licce harily |