Show GENERAL WOOD MAKES KICK Protests Against Reducing the Number of Troops In the Philippines Washington An argument against the reduction in tho number of troops In the Philippines is made by Major General Leonard Wood commanding that division in his annual report The total garrison on June 30 last numbered num-bered 20043 men We are far from home says General Wood and Incase In-case of foreign disturbances even with all our troops concentrated at Manila the force available would be barely sufficient suf-ficient to defend It from a serious attack at-tack Moreover a strong garrison should be maintained hero until conditions con-ditions pertaining to the civil government govern-ment are well established and the animosities ani-mosities and disappointments Incident to the building up of a local government govern-ment under now and perhaps strained conditions havo passed away |