Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1898-09-28
TO GO TO PORTO rico
Mar Department Will Send More
Troops There.
THREE REGIMENTS HAVE ORDERS.

They Are the Fifth Regular Cavalry siA'n
United States volunteer Infantry anu
the Forty-Seventh New fork-rians
which Admiral Dewey Had Made Tor
49,, p.c.ntion of Camara's Fleet-H-
Iinois Signal Corps
washington, Oct. 3.-The war Depart
ment has decided to send more troops
RI Porto Rico. Orders have been ISSUED
directing that the Fifth regular caval-
nv now at Huntsville, Ala, the slxtn
United States volunteer Infantry now
at Chickamauga, and the Forty-seVehtn
New York. now at Fort Adams, snail
proceed to such point in Porto RICO as
NAV be desired by the commanding
General in that island. The Elgnth
limited States volunteer infantry anu
two companies of the Indiana coioreo
volunteers, now at Fort Thomas, ny"
win relieve the Sixth volunteer inrantry
at Chickamauga. All the troops al
Camp Meade will soon be ordered 20
noints in the south. Some OF them may
90 TO Cuba, but the majority VIII lor
fine present occupy the new camps re-
Gently selected in Georgia and Soutn
Carolina. 1t is said that the troops seat
to garrison duty in Cuba VIII not re-
main long, but when they nave seen
service for a few months, VIII return
to this country.
Garrisoning New Possessions.
The same is probably true as to Por-
TO Rico. 1t is also intimated that wnen
the troops return the volunteers VIII
he given a sixty days furlough and be
mustered out. BY that time congress
will have had an opportunity to deter
mine what shall be done in regard 10
rarrisoning the new possessions. This
determination is no doubt due to the
pressure that has been brought by
members of congress for the mastering
ont OF the volunteers from their states
and districts. The responsibility Tor
furnishing troops for garrison duty ana
for army duty generally will be upon
congress. The recommendations OF the
nresident and the war department VIII
he made before the troops come from
either cuba or Porto Rico and the ne
cessity of the case made known. AL
though there has been a pressure for
the mastering out of volunteers since
the announcement was made that the
troops could not be spared, the demand
continues with sufficient persistence TO
convince the war officials that a reor-
SANITATION of the army will be neces-
sary and that some arrangement VIII
have to be made to secure force Tor
garrison service in the ISLANDS ana the
states. which will not be subject to the
same difficulties experienced In the case
of the volunteers.
Appeals for Individuals.
Although the pressure for the muster
out of entire regiments Is not so great
the demand for the discharge OF indi-
yiduals has overwhelmed the Depart
ment. There Is not senator or repre-
sentative, scarcely, who has not pre-
sented requests of this kind, and there
is a constant demand for the discharge
of one man or another upon some pre-
text. which would not be deemed valio
in the case OF men in the regular army.
Personal appeals are made by fathers
mothers, wives, sisters and sweethearts
Every man in the department who is
supposed to have any influence
is sought to secure the discharge OF en-
listed men who have tired of the life OF
soldering. These requests and the de-
mands for mastering out have no doubt
had their effect In making the war OH
Gals seek some more satisfactory meth
cd of army organization for the purpose
which the army will be needed in the
future
..e ar DrAnv EOR CAMARA