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,"RSflP,,""P'rpW rfftf; l,f1H.H)J v.-c . ,r - V -W (W 3PT 'jy ''' ' r 12 PA'ENINO nOM.BTIN. irONOM'I.U, T. II., TUESDAY, DKC. S. 1908. . i' ' , 1 fc m' i y fitl - 1 We will Show Tomorrow ex Alameda A Special Purchase of Men's Clothing 0 Astonishing Values in Suits at $7.50, $8.50, $10,50 and $12.50 Snappy, Stylish, and Up-To-Date Come to Our CHRISTMAS FAIR For Value llciilt nrt of ncK-control, wlilcli Is Hold rank by the time lio U 4G ho hlmnly nnotlicr name for boU-komtii- nlioiilil of course he lilaccil on tlin incnt. Hut we cnu not Rive them rotlrc.l list. (Irnrral nfllccrs should nelf-Bovcrnment save In the wnsc of ,P selecttd ns nt present, nml one Governing them so that gradually thlnl tf the other promotions should they may, If they nre nhle, learn be made by selection, the selection to covcrn themselves. Under the pre- to he made by the President or tho cnt system of Juit laws nml sun- Secretary of War from n list of nt pathetic administration, we hne ev- leait two candidates, proposed for try reason to believe that they are each vacancy by a board of officer! gradually ncqulrltiK the chaiacter from the arm of the service from which lies nt the bails of self-guv- which the ptotnotlon Is to be made, eminent, nml for which, If It ho A bill Is now before the Congress JncltltiK, no system of laws, no paper liaxlng for Its object to secure the constitution, will In nny wlso serve pioniotlon of ofllcrra to various ns n substitute. Our people In the grades nt reasonable ages through a Philippines have achieved what may piocess of selection, by boards of oCi legltlmately be called a marvelous cers, of the least efficient for retire success In giving to them n govern- ment with n percentage of their pay incut which luniks on the part of depending upon length of service, those In authorlt) both the necessary The bill, nlthough not accomplish understanding of the people and the Ing nil that should he done. Is necess.ir puipose to serve them dls- long step In the right direction; and Interestedly and In good faith. 1 I earnestly lecommend Its passage, trust that within a generation the or that of a more completely effec tlme will arrive when the Philippines- tlvc measure. can decide for themselves whether It The cavalry arm should be rcor Is well for them to become Indepcnd- ganlzcd upon modern lines. This Is ent, or to continue under the piotec- nn arm In which It Is peculiarly tlon of n strong and disinterested necessarj that the Held omccis should ...... ..i. in i mini-miton tn the Is- not be old. The cavalry Is much lands order nt homo and protection more difficult to form than Infantry from foreign Invasion. Hut no on and it should be kept up to tho can prophesy the exact dato when It maximum both In efficiency and In will bo wise to consider Indepcnd- strength, for It can not bo made In ence ns n fixed and definite policy, n btirrj. At present both Infantry It would bo worse than folly to try and artillery are too few In number tn set down such a dato in advance, for our needs. Kspcclal attention for It must depend upon the way In should be paid to development of th which the Philippine people them- machine gun. A general bervlco selves develop tho power of self-mast- corps should he established. As cry things arc now tho nvcrngc soldier POllTO HICO. has far too much labor of n nou- I again recommend that Amcrlran military character to perform, citizenship bo conferred upon the NATIONAL OUAIIO. people of Porto Illco. Now that tho orgnnlzed mllltla, CUIIA. "'0 National Ouard, has been Incor- In Cuba our occupancy will cease porated with tho army ns n part of in about two months' time; tho Cu- the national forces. It behooves tho bans have In orderly manner elect- (lovcrument to do every reasonnhlo cd their own governmental author- thing In Its power Co perfect Its cfll Itles, and thc'lsland will bo turned elency. It should bo nsslstcd In Its over to them. Our occupation on this Instruction and othcrvvlso aided more occasion hns lasted a little over two liberally than herotororc. Tho con jears, nml Cuba has thriven and tlnuous services of many wcll-traln-piospercd under It. Our earnest liopo I'd regular officers will be essential and one desire Is that tho peoplo In this connection. Such officers must of the Island shnll now govern he specially trained at service kchools themselves with Justice, so that pcaco best to qualify them ns Instructors anil order m.iv be secure. Wo will of the National Guard. Hut tho tie gladly help tiiem to this end; but tailing of olllccrs for training nt 1 would solemnlj warn them to re- tho service schools and for duty with member tho great truth that tho tho National llunrd entails detaching only way n peoplo can permanently them from their regiments which :iro ii void being governed from without nlready greatly depleted by detach Is fa show that they both can and ment of officers for assignment to will govern themselves from within, duties prescribed by nets of the JAPANi:SK EXPOSITION. Congress. Tho Japanese Government has post- A bill Is now pending before tho poncd until 191" tho dato of tho Congress creating a number of extr.i great International exposition, tho officers In the urmy, which If passed, action being taken bo as to insure as it ought to be, will enable mou ninplo tlmo lu which to prepare to officers to bo trained ns Instructor!! mako the exposition all that It should of National Guard nml assigned to bo made. The American commlslon- thnt duty. In case of war It will crs have visited Japan and the post- be of tho utmost Impnrtnnce to hnvo ponement will merely give ampler n large number of trained officers opportunity Tor America to bo repre- to use for turning raw levies Into seated nt tho exposition. Not slnco good troops. the first International exposition hns There should be legislation 'to pro there been one of greater Importance vide n complete plan for organizing than this will be, marking ns it does tho great body of volunteers behind tho fiftieth anniversary of tho nscen- the regular army and natlonnl guard slon to the throno of tho Kmpoior when war has come. Congressional of Japan. The extraordinary leap to assistance should be given thoso who :i foremost nlace nmonrf tho nations are endeavoring to promote rlflo nrnc- of the world made by Japan dur- tlce so that our men. In tho services s Ing this half century Is something or out of them, may know how to unparalleled In all previous history, use tho rifle. While teams repre- .i This exposition will fitly cnminem- Milting the United States won tho . orate and signalize the giant prog- rifle and levolver championships of 1'0S,,al1 8hl". "l l J ' "'."'J," V rcss that hns been achieved. It is the world ngnlnst all comers In Kng- Pacllle has shown tho Invaluable, the first exposition of Its kind that land this .venr, It Is unfortunately work which such n si Ip 'Iocs, ai d hns ever been held In Asia. The true that the great body of our cltl- ' 'ved that It Is well to United States, because of the an- zens shoot less and less ns time goes a medical officer. As was to bo expect elent friendship between tho two on. To meet this wo should enconr- -l' nil tho anticipations of troublo from peoples, because each of us fronts ngo rifle practice nmong schoolboys, such a command have proved com on tho Pnclllc, and because of the and Indeed among all clnsscs, ns well pletely babeless. It Is as absurd to put growing commercial relations bo- as In the mllltnry services, by every j hospl ul ship under n lino officer ns tween this country nnd Asia, takes means In our power. Thus, nnd not " ould bo to put u hospital on shoro a peculiar Inteiest In seeing the ex- otherwise, may wo be nblc to usslst under such a command. This ought to position mnde a success In every way. In preserving tho peace of the world. "e been realized before, and there The Fleet. l-'it to hold our own ngnlnst tho ' excuso Tor failure to realize It I take this opportunity publicly strong nations of tho earth, our volco now , , ., , ,., .. to stato my appreciation of tho way for peaco will carry to tho ends of Nothing better for the Navv from In which In Japan, In Australia, In the earth. Unprepared, nnd there- every standpoint has ever occurred New Zealand, nnd In all the States' fore unfit, wc must Sit dumb and than the cruise of the battle licet of 'South America, the hattlo fleet helpless to defend ourselves, protect niound tho world. Tho Improvement has been iccelvcd on Its practise voy- others, or prescrvo pcaco. Tho first "f tho ships in every way has been age around the world. Tho Amor- stop In tho direction of preparation extraordinary, and they hnvo gained lean (lovcrument can not too stiong- to avert wnr.lt possible and to bo fur more experience In battle tactics ly express Its appreciation of tho fit for war If It should come Is to hnn thoy would have gained if they ..i....n.. .i ,.. i.,..,c,n. ni.h mi- ,,inr, tn i,nn hail stiiycil In tho Atlantic wntcru. 41 1'V'UUil I UK .tint fiVliri iilio nvioiitiiilUJ vv.t ua .iv w . ... Klinw-i. m.r slilos In ,.v..rv nort thev TUB NAVY. T American peoplo hiivt) caubc for Visited. 1 approve tho recommendations of profound gratification, both In view Till: AH.MY. the General-Hoard for tho increase ' tho excellent condition of the As regards the Aimy I call attcn- of tho Navy, calling especial atten- "? nssuown oy mis cruise, mm m Hon to the fact thnt vvhllo our Junior tlon to tho need of additional do- ylew of tho Improvement the crulso officers nnd enlisted men stand very strojers and colliers, nnd nbovo all, has worked in this nlready high eon high, tho present system of promo- or tho four battleships. It Is dcslra- Htlon. 1 h not believe that hem tlon by seniority icbiiUs In bringing bio to complete ns soon nB possible :i ,,Jn' ntnorjtervlco In tho world lu Into the higher grades many men of bnundron or eight battleships of tho which the average ol character ami mediocre capacity who huvo but n best existing type. Tho North l)n- efficiency In tho enlisted men Is ns bhort tlmo to serve. No man should kota. Delaware. Florida, and Utah high as Is novv tho enso In our own. regard It as his vested right to rlso will form tho first division of this I bcllovo hat tho samo statement to the hlghcbt rank In tho Army stjuadion. Tho four vessels proposed, enn ho made bh to our offlccni, taken any more than in nny other piofes- will form tho second division. It ns whole; hut thcro must be n slon. It Is a curious and by no means will bo an Improvement on tho first, rcbcrynt on made In regard to those credltablo fact that thoro should bo tho ships being of tho heavy, slnglo In tho highest ranks as to which so often a falluro on the part of tho caliber, all big gun typo. All tho I havo nlready spokon nnd In ro pilblle nml Its rcpiesentntlves to nn- vessels should hnvo the Bamo tuctlcnt sard to those who havo Just ontercd derstaiul tho great need, from tho qtinlltles, thnt is, speed nnd turnlntj tho borylco; hecnuso wo do not novv standpoint of the service and the circle, nnd ns near as imwsIWo tlm-n Kt full bonelit from our excellent Nation, of refusing to promote re- tactical qualities should bo tho samo "val school at Annapolis. It Is ah spectable. elderly Incompetents. The us Is In tho four vessels boforo named Buril nt to grnduato tho iiililshlp hlghor places should bo given to tho now being built. 'on " onBlgns; to keep them fo- most deserving men without rcgird I most earnestly recommend that two years In such nn anomalous posi to seniority, at least seniority should tho General- Hoard boby law turned Ion ns at present tho law requires bo treated as only ono consldera- Into a General Staff. Thero is liter- I" detrimental to them ami to -tho Hon. In the stress of modern In- ally no excuso whatever for contln- service. In tho academy Itself, ev dustrlal competition no business Arm ulng tho tho piescnt bureau organ- ery first classmen should bo required could suttccd If thoso responslblo Izatlon of tho Navy. The Navy should In turn to sorvons petty officer and for Its management were chosen slm- bo treated as a purely military or- officer; his ability to dlschargo his ply on the ground that they were gnnlzatlori, and everything should bo duties ns such should bo n pro tho oldest peoplo lu Its employment; subordinated to tho ono object of lequls to to his going Into the line jet this is the couiso advocated ns securing military efficiency. Such l,n hi" ,RU,ccef1. "' mnandlng legards tho army, and required by mllltnry efficiency can only bo guar- should largely determine his stand- law ror nil grades except those ol general officer. As n matter of fact nil of the best office f if'' ' V3PT--- L B. Kerr & Co. 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Msltors should 1)0 Iippollltcd In .In ers In tho high- tlon In time of peaco a preparation, "'. '1 cadi membor should bo ro- est ranKs of tho army aro thoso who I may add, which will In nil prob- nunon.in give ui leusi six uas ber- . . . .... ... ' mi vm nrt nnlir finm niwi tn tn enn iin 'u navo aiinineu tneir present position nullity prevent nny neon or war. i no -- " ..., .,.., wholly or In pait by n piocess of Secretary must be supreme, nnd ho 1, performed during Juno week, selection. should have, as his official ndvlsers a vlileli Is tho least desirable time ror Tho scope or retiring boards' should body or line officers who should them- the board to bo ut Annapolis so tax he extended so that they could con- selves hnvo tho power to pass upon s benellting the navy by tliolr oli slder geneial unfitness to command nnd coordinate nil the work and all bcrvntlonII8,nc.,'"l0.rAc,nar,.M,I Tho Wlillo House, Tuesday, Ucconibcr S, l!)08, CANDID C0NFESSTI0N lor nny cause. In order to secure a the proposals of tho sovcral bureaus. far more rigid enforcement than at A system of promotion by merit, present In the elimination ot officers cither by selection or by exclusion, for mental, physical or tempera- or by both processes, should ho In mental disabilities, Hut this plan trodurcd. It Is out of tho question, Is recommended only U tho Congress II the presont principle or promotion docs not see fit to provide what In by mete seniority Is kept, to expect my judgment Is far better; that Is, tn get the best i exults from the hlsli ror selection lu promotion, mid for er officers, Our men come loo old, elimination ror ugn. Officers who mid stay fur too shoit a time. In the fall to attain u ceitnlu rank by n high cummaiid positions. certain ago should bo retired for In- Two hospital ships should bo pro- utuuee, if a uiiiu should not uttala vldcd. The uctuul experience ot Utlu "' "Now, Tommy," Bald his mother repiovlugly, "Mime one lias been dis turbing the jam. 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