| Show GEN MILESS REPORT washington nov 11 in ID his annual report to the secretary of war pan miles commanding the army recommends a liberal appropriation for replacing the present decreasing and antiquated post poet buildings building especially those on what was wae formerly the indian frontier GOD gen believes that the freedom of the country of late from indian out breaks is to be ascribed acri bed to the tact fact that the indians findlan now receive better treatment from the abe government that they are more impressed with the power of the army to punish them and that their are in many cases man wied aeed by competent army officers therefore be recommends that this same policy as to the indians indiana be continued GOD miles again devotes devotee a large portion of his bia report to the consideration of questions quest ious loi s ot or coast dr defenses and renews renew forcibly all of the recommend recommendations etione on that subject made lu in his b Is former reports it ie recommended that liberal appropriations be made for the manufacture of guns gun their placements emplacements em quarters and ana barracks the esti estimate matee bout gen miles malies makes for or the nex nel year for the work of the be ordnance en ginders gl P and quarterma etera depart menta at the different coast potato iu cluie the following mobile ala now new OrI orleane SODO 01 bentov tx san DIKO diego col san ban francisco fm nib ot 01 columbia river puget pages so bound u nd ato gen miles mile says aay an unwise argument has baa been made against the construction of mod ern appliances of war on we theory that it to IB a danger and a monace menace to the laboring classee olae aee in some instance marked protests have been made against a national policy the arguments menta seem scarcely arcely ac worthy of yet it la Is deemed proper to call attention atteo tion to the fact that local national safeguards eafe guarda are iu in no sense a menace to any class of our even to the humblest individual but on too the other hand band they are a protection to the life and property of al alj classee ola eBee irom from the highest to we the lowest they protect not only the commercial ports pone with their accumulations of public buildings and private dwellings commerce and ship yarda but the abe factory the be foundry the workshop and also algo the savings ravings banks and the cot taxes in fact the destruction of our oar great commercial and ana manufacturing cities would be a national disaster far more serious and appalling tu to the great masses manes of the laboring people than it would be to any other olasa class of our people general miles renews his hi former recommendations for an increase of the armyon army on abe the ground that it has h bot kept pace with the increased wealth of public and private interests and he be suggests that the enlisted strength of our army be fixed stone at one soldier aldier to every 2000 peo people jle as ae a minimum the maximum strength not to exceed one soldier for every 1000 population the strength to be determined within these limits by the dout according to the necessities and requirements of the nation he points out the importance of having at least two wo stations eastok baet of the rocky booky mountain moun taina and one west situated for the accommodation of one regiment of cavalry and renews the he recommendations made last laal year concerning the URO une of bicycles bicycled and motor wagons and the promotion of competent enlisted men to the grade of second lieutenants after five years service |
