Show WOULD RAISE PAY OF ENLISTED MEN I I I Secretary Taft Makes Strong Plea for Soldiers in Ranks MORE OFFICERS NEEDED Annual Report to to Congress ss Shows Decrease in inI I Regular Army Washington Jan Jaim C. C G Secretary Taft run I In l his M annual report Just sent to congrE congress congress con con- grE gress makes tos a strong plea plen for COI Increased pay 1 for fr time the enlisted men moms and non com officers of the tho arm army The Time report begins with whim a u. formidable presentment of n figures ure showing time tho rapid decrease in the time strength o of the regular army arm III in recent years the tho loss last lust year ear heln being no less than IIi 1128 men und timid th time pr pressing need for officers to 10 to replace now detailed on tin ro- ro smiting ct-smiting duty or us JU military Instructors ms In educational Institutions Tile rile secretary secre- secre lary tary declares that thal while man many r reasons been advanced nd to explain the time difficulty dif dir a sufficient one III is to lo be found In iii tho the Inadequacy of ur army pa pay r T think It IL quite probable pi he SQ says sas that thal an au Increase in lii the pay ot or cn en enlisted en- en listed l men Including considerable ad- ad Inducement for or men to 0 ro ro-on- list 1 Iut such reasonable l Increase lc In III Inthe the time 1 pay a of or nomi nOll UH us would n men n to remain n-inam in lit time the KI service si r le null and to i 1 for Cor or those thesis posItIons i o would 1 h ho have oa o 11 mu In I markedly eU effect ct the thc recruitment pC or f the tho lm army t 1 1 It 11 II Taft says tit an arm lii Iio jv O us u's so In puy iu rt nf it the c i LJ macis I Ocl ln cl jl i I r. r iUt 1 u 1 r r I r f Q M ie is would Quid un in-un to rt n 1 Jim In the thu lo to for rOl til se 11 He higher r Iti WOUld U a lcJ lJ ct upon tho ro- ro of Qt lilt tho In Iii tills this U vay t the tin tin- lii tot tor time thu i it r time the 1 system nl under wh which the si ri la Is authorized to fix Ox tho limo rates rUbs of tiC PU as J. J 1 means nr t tm n bettem discipline IL a hl Jle nl also o recommends time the 0 Of IL 11 service corps to lo ve e time tile t soldiers of time the I of uC unmilitary work thc Lucy art are now called upon to perform In III his his' service IK lit opinion tho military xo so attractive and aud desirable lc that Hint It will ml not bo be to set get and hold the ie lass class of m men n for fur th time the enlisted I and to make army anny service alife alife a u life work as us It used to be h by offering for tor proficiency and amid greater in- in creal o of pay for or length o of service The Time regular army last hUlt year ear lost olt officers and amid unlisted men melt and It was a It year of or peace 1 II 11 1 o of the thu he officers and amid of or time tho mimi men were tilled killed In lii action or died of or wounds nn and disease Secretary Taft has Ims dt to create creat- ue of time the new nest regimental posts at Dagulo in iii time the Philippines and ancl asks for fa an nn a appropriation for tur the tue purpose lIe He also urges an nn enlargement of or Mc- Mc c- c reservation near Manila by lIy acres acres to cost 1 it und ummil time the construction of an nn electric railroad from amp Camp norton O OH oit the time north northshore shore hOrL of oC Mindanao anno to Cumuli Camp y on Luke Lake in tho the center of ur the time Moro More uru country countr lie compares to tu the Adirondacks Adirondack's s In atmosphere anti and and says SoS that nothing could commit be beof beof beor of or greater aid to tho time army than a u. post at thai thal point where when e every regiment In time the Island ml might ht be sent at some sometime time thuc during Its tour of ot duty In the islands H. H A t profound conviction con if the time Im Importance Ins lm- of or the time subject leads time the secretary secre secre- tar tary earnestly ll to adjure congress rc s to give Ci heed to the time pressing pressing- needs of ot tim the Military department which It IL ha hatto r- r looked notwithstanding attention haYing haY hav- In ing been repeatedly called to It Hegar Regarding tho the health cf tt tho tim volun- volun leers the time secretary says The Time failure to make proper and adequate provision pro for caring for fOl the time health and comfort of ot the time volunteer teer forces in III time lime of war war and and this can only be lie do e by creating a sufficiently large body of competent surgeons with military knowledge and training training not not only needlessly I prolongs s the time struggle und amid Involves imol the tho country In expenditures expendi expendi- dl- dl Lures tures of ur mone money far In imm e excess of the actual cost of or making proper provision provis provis- Inn ion In advance athance lit hut most deplorable of all brings anxiety l and amid sorrow to households all an over u time the laud and condemns con man maim many promising youths to unnecessary un un- umi- umi necessary suffering and amid possibly to a premature grave Among the time estimates Is an Item Hum of G 6 S for the construction of or batteries at Manila and on la hay bay This s estimate tl mall appears In hmm In connection with others for time the Insular possessions und nil the time other comment ma made o upon It ItIn ItIn In lit t time the r report llOrt Is th this timis Is Time The rh places recommended il for forti fortification forU- forU have all been visited visited- h by one or more members of ot the lie national coast defense board and the time suitability for I fortification sites has been carefully I studies lI by the board and expenditUres expenditures 1 are being accordingly I I Accompanying the time report are aro the tue es estimates es- es 8 for titi 1 support of or time the mill military tar I It t estimate during during- th time next fiscal lIcal year Time The same being h great cater n. n or 1 than last yours your's i u i. j tar far time the grunter part of lh time in molt moie than D 9 per cent is for coast coaNt defense de de- he- he tense works troika 8 of which about S Is required for the time United States Slates and andI I 1 for the time Insular possessions w In concluding the time report Secretary Taft raft says It seems to me mc that time the time has haK come conme to lo leco recognize in time the same game way the time sort service T lct o of oik who was not a 0 soldier but who as UM secretary o of Will war rendered b t ro rolo service Mer In the preservation ution of the time Union and strong le personality person tilt a and Intellectual force made him 1111 one cli of t tho time great hl historical figures lIre In Ina Ina ina a n national crisis Edward M. M l. l lanton labored d for time the maintenance and per per- jr of this go ern government nt with r courage e and with a vigor that knew no abatement I recommend that congress make p. p adequate te provision 1110 for the tho erection of or a statue to Secre Secretary tar tan tary Stanton In this city cit of toll toi where his great greut work was done lole and where l bl itis' itis ls remains are arc buried |