Show SUPPORTS SUPPORT'S THI- THI SECRETARY The Important paragraph In tine the Presidents President's letter r to Secretary Taft Tar on urn the army and nn navy which will wi be real read at all ni posts ost and on au all al ships as a 0 general gen gent eral order Is not we think the appeal to of officers and enlisted men to be bo fit ft anti and rea ready but hut the Wo Vc must have ha e an nn adequate ml navy and an adequate arm army in point poin of size the they must be provided with the most ef effective effective ef- ef e mechanism in the form of or weapons and other material above e abo all ahi al the they must be bt given Iven er e every chance chanc In time lane of peace peacE oace to train trin themselves FO so 0 that hat the they ma may be adepts in handling the he mechanism and ami b be bt fitted In hol body and In n mind unflinchingly I to endure the he tremendous strain and bear tho the tremendous responsibility of war waL There must be no more smoke powder pow pow- den del and archaic rifles Issued to soldiers sol sol- diers who wino are arc to b be sent to the firing tiring lne Hue Ine no more failures to lo provide ex- ex with the best modern moden artler art art- ler cry and plenty of oC It I no more deficiencies and ml mistakes tal es in equipment of an any kind We c can not afford to send on nfl foreign ign service er an n army my corps COlS so ill 1 11 prepared for Cor campaigning as was the he up pIcked u ec-u force which Shatter Shafer tool ook to Cuba Imagine the fate of an expedition made up or of regulars arm armed d wih Krag and ant raw raw volunteers carr carry carry- lug ilg ng smoke powder half- half rationed anti and lacking ing the best trans- trans if It landed in lit Japan or even eveni ill il i China Chinn to lo face equipped well equipped wel-equipped troops though hough the they were Given tho the proper tools of war var th the tho officers and men of both services are alway I ways prepared to render rendel a good account ac- ac count of themselves and anti finer fliner material mate mate- rial ial no nation noton 10 has It I will wl be a grime If f they are aro not supplied with the he best t mechanism of war wan It will wi be a grave gr e greblun blun under blunder er if it I provision lon Is not made for on annual maneuvers ers maneu on a largo large scale cost ost what the they may The President on the psychological ical moment to speak peak to the Line m men n of the am army and navy T pon their melt profession and the possible omel emergency enC for fOl or Secretary Tafts Taft's admi r able ble speech upon the need of an nn adequate ade- ade quate am army was wa still sti being read throughout the country It I was an inspIration to lo Include the address of the he heroic To Togo o to his sea sea |