Such has since been done to a certain extent. but perhaps not to a sufficient extent. One member of the committee asked me: "Why should we give any thought to that distant outpost down on the southern desert?" I explained that it was the only military post we had between El Paso and the Pacific Ocean. a long stretch and a very strategic border. It is not that I am thinking of our neighbor on the south. who might cause trouble. but I was thinking then and am still thinking of this. that in the event of an Asiatic war. or an enemy striking us from across the Pacific. that that particular back door. if left unguarded or partially so. would be our vulnerable point. I would say that it is one of the first ten which must be kept up. I am not refuting the gentleman from Illinois now. for I noticed he said that perhaps one post ought to be retained in each State for the training of civilians and for other purposes.