Deseret Evening News | 1907-06-01 | Page 12 | Protest Against Reducing Garrisons

PROTEST AGAINST REDUCING GARRISONS May II a 31 Upon his lit hl re rIo turn to I Washington IOu 1 Secy SeC eC Taft will ii III find nud LI ng him Ii a it number I iii 1111 i f telegrams t Ills and letters letter from CIOll various in III the tho we neSt wesl t against t tile the reduction of oh In II 1111 1 in that part ot oC the Ihl country Particularly strong remon reman have hate ionic come 1 11 from Minnesota omit and Montana where the llie senators and 1111 have hae tilt all jollied Joined forces s to lii pre prevent vent en tIlL tho withdrawal of the from rein Fort Font Minn the IIII aban abandonment of or Forts A and I Mont in Iii the tho absence II I of 81 Taft no re r has las been heen made to 10 these the appeals I hut but It Il Is In stated nt lit ii t the tue war department thai they I lie he cannot be hue heeded h el aa ns the movements ordered are liudIs pen to 10 the 1111 bum successful ul working out or of the tho turns plans for fir the gradual abandon abandonment ment or small posts post and the hue ere erection 1 lion tion cf C f brigade e which will afford the tho troops troop necessary drill and discipline In Itt 11 th thil larger military formations Another reason or 0 ii the change IF Is the necessity oC or meeting the now nott nc created by II the division of or roast coast unit and Ibid Held artillery ry and the lie formation of or he tatter latter Into hun regimental tl organIzations