The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-12
Generals Lawton and Macarthur to
Be Sent to The Front.
PREPARE FOR CAMPAIGN
FIGHTING IN THE PHILIPPINES
SOON TO BEGIN.
Army of 10000 Soldiers to Be Divi-
ded Into Two Divisions, Each
Commander to Have Six Brigades
-Lawton Is to Be Given the
Cavalry.

New York, Sept ia special to the
Herald from Washington says: Con-
siderable progress has been made by
Major General Otis upon the plan of
campaign he will inaugurate immedi-
tely upon the beginning of the dry
season. To prevent similar preparations
being made by the insurgents and per-
! haps forerunner to the comprehen-
sive operations to occur when the con-
ditions permit, an offensive movement
by commands of Major Generals Mac
Arthur and Lawton will begin at once
1t had been expected that this move
ment would have begun last week, but
evidently either the preparations have
not been completed, or the elements
have prevented, for up to this time. so
far as the department. has been adj
vised, nothing has been done. The Of
ficials are in hourly expectation, how
ever, of advices showing that the
columns pI.der command of the of
ficers named have begun a new cam
paign against Aguinaldo's troops.
General Otis proposes to divide the
army of 64,649 combatants and the
mountain batteries and dynamite guns
which he will have in December into
two divisions, commanded by Mac
Arthur and Lawton. One of these will
operate to the north of Manila and the
other to the west and south. Each
division will operate in two military
provinces to be defined by General
Otis, but there will be effective and
prompt cooperation which is desirable.
1t is expected that each commander
will have six brigades under his COM
mand, the remainder of the troops be-
ing employed to garrison Manila and
other seaport towns through which
the insurgents are receiving supplies.
Lawton will be required to make quick
movements and it is proposed to place
the cavalry brigade under his command.
Work For the Navy.
The navy and marine corps will also
be doing effective work 1t is under
stood to be the intention of the adj
ministration to enforce blockade of
the Philippine ports. This action has
been considered upon recommendation
of Rear Admiral Watson, who has
called attention to the amount of sup
plies which the insurgents have been
receiving. The blockade which will
be enforced will be municipal in char
acter so as to prevent any of the for
eign nations Selling upon the blockade
if it were formally declared as pre-
text for the recognition of the Philip
pines as belligerents.
General Haywood commandant of
marine corps said today that he ex
poets there will be more than 700 men
under Colonel Pope's command within
the next few months.
There have been consultations be-
tween Rear Admiral Watson and Gen
eral Otis respecting the operations to
be conducted by the marines and it is
understood here that they will be given
the province of Cavite in which to
operate. Cavite is the. hotbed of in
surrections and the work of the marines
will have to be supplemented by the
army, but the use Of Colonel Pope's
command will make possible the con-
centration of practically the entire
military force in subjugating Aguin-
aldo.
1t is apparent from the plan of cam
paign prepared by General Otis that his
duty will be more of supervisory and
supplying character than anything
else. He will remain in Manila, send
ing supplies and troops to the front and
keeping the two divisions in the best
possible condition, but the military
operations themselves will be directed
by the division commanders. OF course
General Otis will be charged with the
responsibility, but it is evident that
the administration is quite satisfied to
trust the conduct of the field operations
to Generals Macarthur and Lawton.