Evening star., 1899-03-08
Orders Issued for the Return of the
Twelfth New York.
MOVEMENT OF THE Volunteers
Military Force on the Island 10 Be
Cut Down.
r EG LARS TO REM AIN

Orders We're issued at the War Depart
ment today for the 18th New York Volun-
teer Infantry. nov at Matanzas, Cuba, to
take passage on the transport Berlin for
New York city, where it will be mustered
out This is the beginning of a general
movement for the muster out of all the vol
unteer troops stationed in Cuba. and indl-
Gates that the administration believes that
the time has come when ii can safely re-
duce its military forces in Cuba. The fact
that the rainy season is not far off is a
potent reason for the early recall of the
volunteer troops il Cuba. The homeward
movement will have to be slow and gradual
because of the limited transportation facili-
ties now at the disposal of the War De-
partment. The various regiments will be
brought home, however, as rapidly as the
available troopships can make the trips be-
tween the island and various ports in the
United States selected for their disembark-
alton.
There are now about 25,000 volunteers in
Cuba, and their withdrawal will leave about
$1,000 regular troops there for the enforce
ment of the policy of the administration
for the establishment of stable govern
ment on the island.
The volunteer troops now on garrison
uuls III SuDd, iIOt iilliieI W OiueIeu iluSteI-
ed out, include the following organizations:
I'd Illinois, 16oth Indiana, 4th Illinois,
161st Indiana 9Th Illinois, 49th Iowa. Sd
Kentucky, 31st Michigan, I'd Louisiana, 9Th
Missouri, Sth Massachusetts, 18th New
York, 1st North Carolina, Sd Nebraska, I'd
South Carolina, 4th Tennessee, 4th Vir-
ginia, 1st Texas 9th Ohio the ID and Sd
L s. Volunteer Engineers, the I'd and 9th
L. S. Volunteer Infantry and the I'd, 3D.,
l1th, 18th, 18th, 18th, 10th and 18th Com
panes of the Signal Corps
As yet n orders have been issued for the
rnuster-out of these regiments, with the eX-
ception of the 18th New York, but it is ex-
pected that the formal orders will be issued
in the case of all the organizations named
within the next few days. Under the pres
ent plans of the department 1t is expected
that al, of the volunteer troops will DE
withdrawn from Cuba before the 1st of
May, and so escape the danger of the
fevers which make that country such an
undesirable place of residence during the
summer months.
The officials of the administration express
satisfaction at the present political state of
hnuance of the prevailing peace and good
order.
The troops are to be withdrawn on the
theory that there is no longer need of their
services in that country, and that the ques-
uons of government will work out them
selves without the presence of large mill
ltary force. Consequently there is no
present purpose of replacing the volunteers
with regular troops, but such a course of
action will be taken, however, In case it
becomes necessary for the execution of the
administrative policy. The I'd United
States Regular Infantry has been at An
niston, Ala, for several weeks under
orders to proceed to Cuba, and it Is ex-
pected that that regiment will make the
trip in short tina. So far as known. no
other troops are intended for service on
the island during the coming summer but
one or two artillery regiments will be held
in reserve at points on the Atlantic coast
fof such service in case some of the regulars
in Cuba have to be brought home for
change of climate or reinforcements should
become necessary