| Show COHIN TALKS of THI THE philippines PHILIP prophesies that islands will furnish their own coal supply and will compete with australia and japan manila the report ot of major gen eral corbin corban commander in chica ot of the united states army in the philip pines for the fiscal oar ear 1905 in part sas that greater efficiency harmony and economy could be obtained it if the tha division comin andrs ele eie members ot of tho the commission and in addition to their other duties those ot of the secretary of military affairs to the governor gov einor general geier nl thereby placing all the military forces army scouts and tho the constabulary under ono one directing head the result would bo be more unit of action than had ball oc curiel in the past major general chibin thinks that the inauguration ot of a pi obit ent should bo be throughout the tha cosseb pot iset blong ot of the united he I 1 mends that tho the army regulations be ba amended to provide for the firing of a national salute at noon on inaugural a tion day at every army post lie ree rec commends of the rul ing of the chief of start staff ot of the army that no more inore colonels with civil war ar records be promoted pio to be permanent brigadier genuale genfi als and cites many cases of able colonels who nho are desera ing of 0 permanency ency tile the service being entitled to their knowledge lie he pro peebles that the philippines in tile the near future will mill not only furnish their r own coal cupply but will compete with australia and japan in the maikels or of singapore |