Show Of O DEFENSES One Ot of the tho Subjects Treated In n Tile The Presidents t s M Mes Message es sage LACK OF MEN THE TUE TROUBLE II tt 10 III Ii N riot 0 t In riler tutTY or Peace pP Iw la I to t thu 1 10 e evs D c Soy A which or cli cC f tile tb c c It will W treat In ROo u 1111 W bo be the to Po Dc of tU cnn bl 0 C 1 uch Ih rough th or ci guru or ar mn ma much to dine tI II all but he be t oC t th all ak men C In th Ih uni anI anI mac to t Pp r cd I tini llna ot of peace te t say ay notI noth them war warr ot f Jig riak r out Ilat the wilt 1111 will bo be IhlA subject on t I I ia t b i t l th ho will f lm tJ nJ Ia fa VOl ot t I ml mcd dy condi t In II l placed him If U n nt only ix ci rth ith ag g a d a let Jet letI Jett t I 1 et In which he pointed J II n r f tn tb Itt III Ill tc I r f our ports lorts more f The fact i I n enemy th t 1 fl 11 I have ft a navy does doos not noti b i nv I it II h the ce of 01 I tf Mf n s on the contrary It fl hJ thit value Rlue and the ne nc c C I II t II ir ho said r e P It Is an accepted naval r Ih lt I 11 t n can bo be used to g ath an I O only when acting en cu th Hi ot n and It can ho he tr o oO ii E O I utter after our lie do dot t te itt Is 1 bly secure and so to by country Th HI L the Iho ground that te II I V n protection of our I r tho lito ot of OUr r ct ut delen s 8 and that the ot of the coast defense board I lle the generous support vf l C oM In hI tho F a will 1 r his hi position rr fd liS pending IA II b i II fr Cr the tho reorganization of Df t L l i concerned on military at trl h I r I bly reported II a bill to ta III artillery tram train the thee e C a t r on the ground that they r t t tl ot of the tes ke rhe bill provides for or the In I a during five Of It I anti men tal foi the c c aitt t and nd 58 for tor the tho field fild Th great trouble ot of the C cat t r 11 hn has b been en to secure and keell In I electricians not n It 11 will many t that of af the cost of at tar for IS l electrical machinery tr lr can 1 and s ari lights the tho thee thoe e contro being the system of and ratiOn oua i 1 torts forts and batteries ob ring ii have bt n 11 spent and addi t I tab a i s I Ill iii be to stab t rOil p I r r 11 nt t and Install l I at al If r and yet et the ul tt artillery rY ii 11 expected to take care I aith men nt at 13 15 ad I n a tn In th For 60 u n db jd d the bili for or that number riO a p The rs rl are now lOW by ates and of a 11 pl pa ot of th tho highest being 11 e As such can g f from 7 u tu to er month In fn I vat III it t 1 almost impossible to fel f them to t reenlist after they thoy once dS and Ind thus thu the and ea machinery ot of our t st def n j Is i almost constantly lu In lh haIlL r men In III ka the tho w rk ek ot of breaking In new ny m n M extremely trying to Ih am discouraging to those aho to are alt II 0 Jog Ing to bring the coast r 11 t II high state or of t S ot of the tI t flit t CISI I or of r ln I pOrk JOI that to man them s One t f and men 64 IS L I I rach man at his hlA proper v I UI u I rr i quire Claire men Bud I ItT 11 There are aro tOday avail I b t I rt rent torts forts mon men ml ctt m ri n I be enough to g e i Anti nd machinery from 11 r Jr g U I in III general and tl with ship I Jg Ig ad t it als at our 11 I t h great greut ort t iD t j I In this matter mattel It if tt h k t r to Investigate the S r York for tor Instance tit IS T I a Slocum s 5 nn an 1 Hancock I r n r b t nuns guns o Ugh ct It would require t I 1 6 men to the these e ea a aIo o e Wj jUt provIding for or any I I It That Is more than t HL INs the hit ot of sit nil the thc and hair haiC tn a now n In care of taking Olt alt all Ie nast oC at the tho thoo nil I States o Other r rit 1 II Interesting stat Ir Ti I Is j San Francisco clI the tr trait M tic Harriman other tran th I lines and fron 1 S of oC the Pacific Mall Mail and nd ns t lines hints carry our rd to k k In many respects y 10 II f pI II 3 11 w II hi Guam antI and the Phil T U Ir lort San I Ita o y I Fr t r Barry Bakel II n 11 anti Ind McDowell To man linn these would require officers and men cacti There Thoro are available 42 41 auth 1400 mon The Tho coast tIe de defenso tense plans for or thu tho expenditure of to complete the defenses of et San Francisco ot of which 00 l Ia Iato to be spent tOI or guns uns emplacements nail cArriages for or submarine mino milio e for Cor a central power plant for tor n a r reserve ere loWer plants for tor search lights 19 tSO for modernizing older meats and for tor fire control It cost to Install a corn com of oC communication alone Ilono at San Sail 1 Francisco and It Is a 11 significant cant tact that thin tho III fire control lion will be the only one olle recommended to Congress Congre s this IhlA year because there therb are aro III no men available to care cam for tor others tr they should be Installed Antl In passing It may be I that thal for lor Forts Mason nail McDowell nl at San Francisco there are aro no men available at nil all I CONDITION AT POI Is III another nother place on the tho Pa Iu coast coaH or of importance I Forta Co Ca Columbia lumbia Stevens and Canby anby defend Columbia river It IL would 67 anti men to properly man the these Ten anti men are arc available The National board that Is necessary sary to complete these defenses but there thero III ha no prospect nt at ot of Con COli gress grea being over asked to appropriate a for or this So Ion long as tort tell anti and men do the work lit of 67 61 anti 1416 men and enlisted men menat menat at 13 to tS IS n a month wll fill positions as engineers firemen gunners electricians observers sun gun pointers etc Seattle Tacoma anti and Olympia are important cities on the Pacific coast how lIow are they 1 with coast defenses Sound Hound Is defended hy by forte Worden Wordell II anti I III Flagler These forts are manned b by the equipment ot of 27 officers men Whole anti 1180 men nen are 1110 now required I Even ven lit at that there Is only one olle officer to 3 12 pica men where the proportion should b bono be ono one officer to It inca AN A SYSTEM The Tho coast idan calls for tOl an elaborate system Of nf for tor Puget SoundS Sound n ot of Is as necessary to complete It Of this Is for now alone Including guns and Ind carriages rho na lit at coast COlst defense that these waters have hao become ot of the greatest and commercial im penance due to tire the completion In the extreme northwest ot of great Creat railway systems and the tho establishment ot of a anlY navy yard containing the tho only docks on the paCific coast with tho ho capacity for tor fora 1 a battle ship These considerations iress for tor an increased and lid adequate equate do de tense at an early date The entrance ii 11 tour four miles sIde and so deep that Il cannot be successfully ruined mined l Fogs ate very prevalent In Sound and anda 1 a bold enterprising naval commander might be willing to take the tho risk Ilek ot of sunning running tho ho entrance at when the tho ships could not ho seen Slen from the hat bat tories In order to strengthen the ur III tillery defense to meet this condition the tho board recommends IL a second line of oC gun de defense tense extending from I Foul Won Wea Weather ther Blutt to Double some 17 11 miles tram from the outer entrance But under present conditions Sound will get nothing On good ll au It ma may be stated that the senate committee on has taken Ih Iho ground that until men ben been provided to talc take care of th the guns anti machinery now lOW In position It will wll nut not appropriate mone money to complete our coast defenses The committee takes the ground that there thero is IA no use uso providing additional costly guns and machInery when hen the tho coast can call cannot not take care ot of what We already have |