Show TROOPS MUST STAY 1 SAYS fiEN WOOD I IThe The Commander of Philippines I Sends Annual Report to toWar toWar toWar War GA RISON NOT TOO STRONG TRONG J I YO n Declare I Ies l cu l I Timber ne Be lie etl On Unrest Omit t- t tU U Unrest nrc t Seen In Some Sonic Pro Pr Washington a Oct 14 Major Major General Gen Gen- General eral cral Leonard y Jod commanding the division of the Philippines declares in lii his annual report import just received by hy the War Wiit nl department that It Jl w uld be Unwise unwise unwise un un- wise to make malc any considerable reduction tion Ion In the total strength of oC the garrison garrison garrison gar gar- rison there We Vc Ve are arc far from home he says an and amid In ca case c of foreign disturbances disturbances- even oven with alt all our troops concentrated at Manila l the time force would be ba bare barely sufficient to defend it from serious attack General m urges c tho ito cleaning out of dead deall Umbel among amon- the officers of d f the line and staff lIe He r 53 says I that a a considerable c 1 01 VI ao have ha entered the service u as us a result of or the tile war with lIth Spain and amid subsequent disturbances in iii the Philippines who now 1101 that a Co condition lon of peace is IJ es established es- es S- S arc found to lo be iH of or a u l type pe which it is not miot desirable to continue continuo in the tho regular ular service I Men I i mid emit cm The class ciaS of officers referred to he continues is made up of or the men who hio find lh tho th hard ilard and serious work worl of oC an ia career carcer different from what the they e expected This Tins combined with the lack ot ut excitement ha has rendered ron ron- tiered dered them to tu ment meat and In some ome instances to the discharge ut ur dut duty It Is difficult to eliminate this class claM b by time the means now afforded as many of them while far from keen consider the thc position of an all officer fl n good gOOl one to tJ of ur livelihood 1 hold on art to as at a means Komo Somo means mean r than u It court COUlt martial mar maL or failure to pass the examina examina- examinations Lions for rOle promotion now flow required arc needed to dispose of this thib class ulass Ho He says aside and amid apart from flom this cla class cIa 5 f t officers u u. largo large percentage percent percent- ago age of the Held field officers ate arc too old for their thell positions With Hh ou on small army there Is no excuse for 01 carrying u a heavy load loar of or Inferior personnel In any lass glass ho he hoI declares I 8 Among General Wood represents to time the War Var department nt that there have been some SOniC Indications of if unrest In the northern portion of or Loyte Lote Philippine islands lie He is unable to trace the orl origin ln lIe He cannot sa say whether it comes from who being hard pressed in tn amar are arc attempting to create crealo a diversion lun or Oi Is It political and the tho result of or taimi friction sic fric tion between the governor und al al- al caldes of or Interior towns He lie says that tho arc the usual combination tion of or and fanaticism Tal Taken on up with worthless charms the they believe to 10 be he invisible and Invulnerable In He lit says HaYS that In a military mill mili tar tary sense the aro arc of or lIttie lIt lIt- tie but the they arc ure very cry cryltal vital to the tho welfare of the island and give rise lo to serious doubts as to the possibility of peacefully establishing establishing- largo large of oC local any gov self at present present- |