Show I 1 gi CITIES III the he mercy macy of any foreign roe foe 5 0 Z J Q 1 DEFENSES part ou ED 0 OF COAST itaf talk 1 kiles says america Is as far iliad its china coast cities E uld d bt bil laid waste by a foreign country should be prepared I 1 r d IR bleet icat cia a strong Recommend recommendations at 0 fr r war bide ride I 1 III I 1 I 1 I 1 E S nov s II 11 the nuli T art it or oc gen allies 3 camill a ding be e was made public tod led 1 ay iy I y tile the per coill al I 1 inc y I 1 is shown to be in n C con instructed cill clent and at 13 la v irell frell i liberal appropriations ra tart it to duty A required t coir public buildings at i posts mally ot abiell ore arc out of 0 air lr con 0 s believes that the conditions now existing eatable ablit various indian tribes la Is the lh elds E kilt fitl attributable to till hie presence of bill ps at suitable abas ab ls points and to 10 the ad zat ble conduct of the experienced ky 5 flaws v m lio lie have been placed in first ot of principal agencies economical and desirable tt jilt it is 15 he r orve forces ot of the army Z I 1 a great centers of 0 comman ica I 1 gen aills urgently contends that 4 alte it tie points should be selected tor for their agla value and that the tendency it concentration should not be b barj ard 41 ail murii tied d to the point ot of depriving tile the tern se ts of 0 proper krotec 00 11 price of coast coart defensor defens os gen jilt as rt otili tt ill alai the cond condition lOon of 0 these fe FE is rich jell as to lequire decided nl I 1 dial action for or thor ihrer im MI roc kocmit enle mit lt the unguarded condition our coat is known cnown by every clr LI IE is pow i slid and oi should nut not led into ant false steu rity lie quotes in n his report ut of a strong aigu aiau nl lit for cr ih ac defan ot 1 l puget sound that thai time lime new I 1 I 1 P ml d that inci inc nadian railroad connect imis have I 1 I 1 tin n there yet lod int a billj billi i te gut has ha pein pe in in r lion ion for or ill dl ciensi cr ens ensi abil th nt at the ot of ie columbia aap obsolete und and at little 1 it 9 alii up it 11 i tiu 11 that w pio eia so ai ben mad coard defending san an id iannaco ian daco and a fex few model it 11 puns guns and hasha es ha b I 1 n placa thal however 13 in r hut but it a dinall port of oc the general it ivr for tile def nse of oc th the harbor ri hlll ile fan pic 0 la Is III ii the t same aine conill condl T 1 nn 1 ru pi i found entirely at the C arf orey of 0 pay by foi or lan ign fatt leit con CD miles i lalah al is what lie he toia said in it report ot of 1 ulm uin ul ui m n the absolute till t of all UK kran of the entire C chaat in n vav 7 li ot of the fact that t was T bof elble ie fo for r any li bail al rower power to kukade arn cr important poll within lccy finety a ayr it would take many irs ars to mau maki a hue naul resistance stance 4 the country might br be required to y an indemnity ot of while q railroads might inight ti a all n brae men to the co ss t they would useless appliances to cope I 1 I 1 ih h the ll 11 modern en ones ol of war and lh ih ill all our Int olliee pride enven I ne t genius and enterprise we Is are as r r b bhend hind in tile lie modern appi appliances lances of I 1 ir r as china or japan I 1 uch wen the conditions six years yearb ii tys says gen I 1 miles lea and such are the tom kjay with fill ilia hie exception of MrK ht progress pi ogress enade at san pran fran file il tire gulf coast and all tile the t itic of if the atlantic coast north I 1 ard rd to 0 o philadelphia are entirely with lUt modern modera uny tn III Po position Altion are a fow I 1 f lot t auns funs u awl and of thea bat alric aties e child aal alk top aop a alnie first farat class taralla taral ar lp much les le s 4 U a art t some ilia I 1 regress liaa has been made at new york yoi k ut lui like fan francisco only a small I 1 I 1 ecart t of rf the project has been accomplished dished with one exception the cities arth of new york are arc in the same game con llalon to the south ol of it some guns I 1 nd d mortars have been cori ti elated and ome shipped to their destination car lagas ages for or them art are under tinder construction rt riot onri placements als have been made to limited extent WI misleading LEAMING S DELUSIONS 11 gen stiles in fit support of his becom for or adequate coast defense de tense into to the filet fact that the better lea at il and sumter kept at bay for chur years the most powerful fleet in he world lie he says gays that our people lierich herlth two misleading delusions first hw at torpedoes can be depend dopcia dAd upon to our coasts and second that W rules miles of 0 corst coast can be defended tended de by bv navy ile ic shows that torpedo glants ire without battersea batt erlea nd that the water in our principal arlois Is so deep that draught might pass over torpedo anit mines leg bangi lie ile asserts ais erts that the amt n in england have bown that ever even the Power powerful rui Bri lai avy y la Is unable to defend tile the british brilla at st against a fordin leit fleet therefore there toro ie 6 argues that tile the main n must p 0 upon coa roast st batteries bai while he be does aoe not at R n 1 war ar in III the near future f C i shows that fit the lust years in fal than if 10 per cent of the wars has here acre been any in formal warning or dec l for and as it out of fine to con modern weapons of war wai it would w ulli vist to dialot ard the of astary lory in our own country tor for nearly TO years their liar has haa lie in r been a per led ft t thorf ebirt anva years in which it has riot not awa involved in III war ile flita to tile ase of 0 china chich ani e the I 1 fatal a tal histake of a arli upon its 10 vastly buers ww var numb numbers for or kat tv and argues iss 36 the 11 bes guarantee cuaran tec of peace to Is a 1 tien of riden i tor for war there vre lie he strongly r mom menda the con truet truc lon tiOn of 0 oil all thi the high power guns nd a stout of 0 d e f mies mes called for or in I 1 the me general plan 0 ot I 1 tb ahr board of ordice ond and F licati ort arid and other oarda lrus and to ro 1 bt I in part the ex ct little ot or this abl cotia ull inar he tin of the funda tha it liblit b berh 3 fl filin on tile the sale of toned military reservations to man the guar hi ilo ank a an increase ln crine of allery tl lery arm with the provision ot of acks at fort li ancock N y for a of troops antl and tile systematic detail of subaltern boffl ira for or instruction in rotation nt at tills this place lace IPE the infantry ren allea nnie uda the three battalion organ orean balou alou and regime regimental posts to ke keep e P I 1 I 1 ta compana i cOm pank of regiments menta lo cether r it la thinks that thai at lent one full ull alid of t cavalry yay hol te a brogo assembled mb ca at t t rort fort riley elley nan kan where fiat held d ma f marit alrh be undertaken annually to 10 fhy it tr to the util fly ay iy or bay bicycle and b d motor wagons in ta army it la in that it kwea M ot of twelve companies be equipped W aisy I 1 th jhc thc e vl cec to be manned from the 4 officers and men in the army able 1 to I 1 use ulc n which his bois been alres dar found ly useful i TN IN OF 17 1 fad I bic ARMY Goi malca ari 94 dpn for or on an increase in th y a ot of the ar army r ny h MILE there la 1 no oon o on wb v it 14 w M crystallized and kept at one oce strength 18 it has tor for years year it should ingrow ln craic e alth ta the growth crowth of the country and il lie erml ned by the c j at a mini till um of one W soldier for or every WW fa m and va a 1 mum of 0 one in 1000 gen milan llcy conc ladois his report with several recommendations intended to benefit eathl the condition of the officers anti anil man B ka end 1 attract act to the military y service a best 81 element el ant in the corn community hi on ne 1 1 thila ha t ax e r re a soldier antly 1 I 1 berv S 4 honorably ono rahl for the me yd aih h it 1 leave th uw I 1 alic a 1 I bmw try futej aslos nS in an ex examination b mir gio i y aw at second I 1 1 t it I 1 till ani nu l d lra such ech a in 1 1 tiny community unity hi be u tul in th WT onal guard and calls a 11 8 able ble reserve in III time of war the th pay of non don col nm officers should bo be in creased 0 M cars she hould ill d b bo glan n a ral rotation in dul duty to fit tile them tor eckwal 1 comm commande comman antim dx annl those below the grade of colonel who sarv served e I 1 thirty yeara 8 and 1 I no ren denyl I 1 valuable service during burng eal the it nar ar she should u id he permitted I 1 t to 0 retire litlo I 1 rank one ona a 1 I ad lusher higher I 1 than I 1 ion they no now w hold |