Included in this number authority should be given to raise native troops in the Philippines up to 15,000, which the Taft Commission believe will be more effective in detecting and suppressing guerrillas, assassins, and ladrones than our own soldiers.
McKinley advocates for the recruitment of native troops in the Philippines to improve military effectiveness against local insurgents.
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