The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-20
SIEGE No. ! BEGINS
On the Part of the Gen erals
and CoIoneIS
WHO WANT TO STAY IN
And the Weary Privates Who
Want to Get Out.

Washington, D C.. Sept 1s.-Major Cen
erals Bates and Sumner. who were promi-
nent inGhe Santiago campaign. reported al
the war department; today. They are ex-
pecting a new assignment under the plan
which is contemplated for the distribution
Of troops. They have been at Montauk.
but the breaking up Of the camp there
leaves many officers unassigned and with
out duty. General Miles. with whom they
conferred. mas been very busy with his
yet reached point which makes obtain
able any definite information as 10 where
the troops or commanding officers will 60.
1t is almost settled that General Shafter
will return to San Francisco and resume
command of the Department Of California
Such is mis- desire and no doubt it will be
complied with.
The probability that a number Of general
and staff volunteer officers viii be dis
pensed with has caused considerable dis
cussion among those who may be among
the number TO be dropped. Most officers
desire to remain in the service, and in
fuence is already being brought TO bear
10 keep them on the rolls of the war de-
partment-
Senator Faulkner, Mr.. Charles A. Schier-
in treasurer of the Cuban relief fund, and
General Bates, who participated in the
Santiago campaign, were among the presi-
dents callers today. The president talked
at considerable length with General Bates
concerning the details of the siege Of the
Cuban city, remarking that he had con-
versed with SO many participants that he
felt quite conversant with all the particu-
lars of it.
GREAT IS RED TAPE.
The following statement is given out at
the war department:
The war department Is just at present
undergoing an experience which illustrates
the alacrity with which the average Amer
lean citizen hastens to his senator or rep
resentative in congress for aid in emer-
gencies.
The cessation Of hostilities and the I'm
probability Of their renewal, with the dull
ness of camp life, has apparently created
a feeling of restlessness among the men of
the volunteer army who in the majority
of cases, have given up positions of larger
compensation, and many of them are i'm
ploring their political representatives to
obtain their discharges and the latter in
turn are flooding the war department with
requests for prompt and immediate action.
To such an abuse of privilege has this
grown that the war department has been
obliged to call attention to that paragraph
Of rao111afiorS u-hi raOJ1ire1
that all communications from subordinates
to superiors must pass through military
channels. and to decline, as a rule. to en-
terrain applications for discharges of en-
listed men unless they come to it in the
proper manner.
A soldier who is DESTROYS of securing his
and has good and sufficient rea-
sons upon which to base it, will save him
self a great amount of time and trouble
if ne will set forth the reasons for his
discharge in letter addressed to the ad-
jutant general of the army and hand it to
the captain of his company. who. in turn.
is required to forward it to this colonel Of
the regiment, and the latter TO pass IL
along through brigade, division and corps
headquarters, with their recommendation.
Unless this is done the department will
send the paper back totthe company COM
mander for his recommendation. and that
takes time, which may be saved by fol-
lowing the proper rule.
The department has also promulgated an
other ruling in this connection. which Is
to the effect that public policy will not
permit at this time the consideration Of ap-
plications for discharges of men serving in
the Philippine islands. Honolulu, Cuba or
Porto Rico. The reasons for this are OBJ
yious. Aside from the question of trans
portation involved and the necessity OF
supplying the places Iof men who are to be
discharged with others from the states. II
IS to be remembered that the war is not
over, and that much depends upon the re-
suits and deliberations of the peace COM
miSsioners who have sailed for Paris.
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