The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-02-24
ARMY PEOPLE
DISCUSS The
EASTERN WAR
Opinions of Depart
ment Officials Here.
GUERRILLA WARFARE COSTLY
GENERAL SKATER EXPECTED
FROM LOS ANGELES TODAY.
Three Transports Are About Heaoy
to Sail for the Philippines and
VIII Clear From This Port
Next Week.
GUERRILLA WARFARE COSTLY
GENERAL SKATER EXPECTED
FROM LOS ANGELES TODAY.

There is no denying that the latest re-
ports from Manila have had most oe
pressing effect upon the army onclais oA
this department. That they consider the
situation which at present con1ronts VIC
ior General Otis as serious is eYioenceo
by their aversion to discuss the oulooh;
On one point, however, they are an
agreed, and that is that this GoNeiniiio -.
has a. very difficult problem to solve IN
the Philippines, and while they do not say
so in so many words, it is clear they 90
not hone to see this solution brought
about without the loss OF many HVes'
They admit that Aguinaldo Is IN posi-
ton to do much damage by guerrllia war
fare. and the question is just now IoHs
will it take and how large force "iii Oe
required to subdue him.
lieutenant Colonel J. d. Miley, VINO
sails shortly for the Philippines salo
Yesterday that he was afraid tnls IoF
eminent would find it necessary 10 90 aS
England had done in India, ana that
regular fall and spring campaign asalilse
the Filipinos will become a certainty AS
to the number of men tnat VIII WIN p11+ he
CURED Colonel Miley could not say, p N1i, ne
fhoupht that from the fact that the Nlhtn
and Sixth Infantry have peen o Iuei ca 49, ~
Manila that the War Depa 4d diufsnt
sidered the situation grave A1Jutat5ie
General Babcock is not in FAVOR OIL seH ~
ing any more troops to Mania. i lae
yors a policy of diplomacy, ana sus dSisin9
that Aguinaldo's forces snan Dc qssit 70
tegrated by getting the 1 insurgents San he he
fight among themselves. rms can pe
brought about in more than one %hsst
Tbe officers of the department agree lnas
ne o,,fcLesf wav to solve the present
question and to end the war is 10 e ~,
the capture of Aguinaldo. However, nLieS
admit that this is easier SAID than 1Uieij
GenaraI Shafter with his aid, captain
E H PIummer, is expected 70 h;e oh
from Los Angeles TO-DAY. D ~ tbs affairs
of the department has not suttered.z ne
has issued his orders from Bake r,s5
Major David II Kin7fi TSn I temporary
command of Angel Island and I[,ti Sec rtiil
| lieutenant G. T. Patterson, Thlro 49, adI.nd
| lery, now on duty there, has neen ol0et -
| 70 assume command of that post -,
| Captain John A. Lockwood, -FOUR IN 80
| airy has been relieved from Temporary
duty at Benieia barracks ana fdentenant
| CIV T. Scott, Third Artillery, has peen i
! ordered to assume command or the poSe
! and relieve Captain Lockwood. :.
| Adiutant General Babcock yesterday IN
! structed the commanding ofhcer OF Ia, ers
/ Preside to discharge all those soialeT ,
! only for the war. These discharges are
of course, made on the indfyldua4 apptlcaa55
| tion of the soldier General Babcoek salu
that he issued the order in cQmpnhaa ig
with instructions received from Nashlng-
! ton The only significance OF me oIq e
is that it is the first otheial noliilcdI III
| from the War Department that the war
The transports Roanoke, Valencia and
Portland are about ready to sail fer Ma
Mia. The Roanoke will POSSIBLY ger away ,a.y
Sunday She will carry 300 men OI Ihe
first class of cadets who recently gradu-
ated at West Point seventeen are expect
ed here in a few days. They have oeen
assigned to regiments in Manila and are
on their way to join.
The most appropriate souvenir OF our
Golden State for your Eastern friends
would be a basket of Townsend's Cal:
glace fruits; soc Id. 627 Market street