The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-12
VIGOROUS FALL CAMPAIGN.
MlJOR-GEN. OTIS VERY LIKELY TO
REMIIN ~ COMMIND.

The President Satisfied with Ills Conduct
of the war-Thore VIII 30 Oyor 30, 900
Men in the Field when the Troops Now
Under orders Have Reached Manila.
WAsHfxGroS. Aug. ll.-Whatcvcr plan Sec
rotary Of War Root may have IN mind for push
ing the campnign in the Philippines he Is no
yet ready to annvuu ~ II or take tho public in
to his confidence IL. any branch ~ tho subject
There !s good reason 10 believe, moreover
that no positive change Of plan will be put into
operation at once. II Gen. Otis Is 10 DO brought
homo or another scnt to superscde him. or IL
moro troops than those already provided for
ara 10 be recruited and Transported to
the philippines. these nrn matters to be
decided hereafter. At present the campaign in
the Philippines and the plans for the work to
begin after the rainy season ends arc salts
factory to tho Administration. While Secretary
Roots return has revived the reports that Gen.
Otis will be recalled. it cannot be learned that
any such action will be taken Mt this time II at
ali.
The fact sceins to be that President McKtn-
ley il satisfied with Con. Otiss conduct OF affairs
and that Secretary Root has expressed no dis
satisfaction with it. Indeed. one or two OF tho
higher officials OF the War Department. those
who were as close or closer to tn" President
and Secretary Algor. until tho latter resigned,
than any others in Washington. and who now
presumably possess tho confidence Of the now
Secretary say that Gen. Otis will not be dis
turbed. and that neither Gen. Miles nor Gen.
Merritt nor anybody else will be sent to take
active control Of military affairs in tho Philip
pines. Gen. Merritt has beer in consultation
with Secretary Root. and has Gen. Miles.
and the expert knowledge and information OF
both has been sought for the benefit of the Adj
minstrnton.
To this fact ia largely duo tho belief shared
by many department officials that Gen. Otis
will be superseded. and that one or the other
OF these generals will succeed him. Much is
taken for granted. however. in forming this
opinion and. indeed. the widely circulated re-
ports about vigorous Philippine campaign to
mark tho advent Of tho new Secretary OF War
are due largely to his statement. after his con
ference with the President. that ATTY
thousand more soldiers would be at once
provided to put down tho Instruction.
and more II needed That statement has
been generally accepted as Indicating a moro
definite and radical policy when the fact is
that in furnishing that number Of troops to
Gen Otis. Secretary Root is but carrying out
the orders OF his predecessor. Tho table
furnished yesterday hy tho AdJutant- General
TO Secretary Root shows that the force being
recruited and transported to the Philippines
numbers 1O.33O men, and that the last Of them
will sail according To- the present programme.
on the Indiana on January 10.
Secretary Root still declines to discuss the
question Ut Mr. Ots's possible recall. but says
with emphasis that all possible means will he
adopted to give tn" commanding General in
the Philippines. whoever he may be. tn" 81 600
men provided for before his appointment rs
Secretary OF War; at tho earliest possible
moment.
MAJOR Gen. Miles to-day called on Col. Bird
OF the Quartccmastcr Generals Department for
q copy uf tho statement prepared yesterday
showing tho approximate dates OF departure of
the transports on the Pacific coast on n first
and second voyage.
Col Bird said to n Sun reporter that no did
not know why tho Department wanted a
schedule giving dates ut departure from San
Francisco OF the transports on two voyages MS
the transport fleet is fully able to carry to Ma
Mia before Doc. all OF tho troops now under
orders for service in the Philippines. including
the ten volunteer regiments being organized.
The firStvessnl to leave San Francisco. according
to the schedule submitted to Secretary Root and
Gen. Miles to-day. was the Morgan City. which
left Inst evening The whole transport fleet
will he utilized to carry to- Manila the troops
now under orders. the last one. the Indiana. hel
ing scheduled to start from San Francisco abou-
October %. With tho arrival of the Indiana at
Manila. $4,000 men Of those now under orders
will hav" reached their destination and only
about 100 will remain to be Transported. Be-
fore the arrival Of the Indiana. however. tho
Morgan City will have returned to san Fran
cisco, and according to the sch edue Of the pro-
posed second voyage tn" Morgan CITY will be
ebe to get away on her second trip on Novcm-
Der +. arriving at Manila on December \. The
schedule shows the probable dates OF departure
OF each 81 the transports in She order of
heir arrival at san Francisco from Man ia.
about fifteen days being allowed for loading.
Should each OF tho transports make the second
voyage. they will l." able to take to the Philip
pines another $4,000 men, thus swelling the
philippine army 10000. In addition to the
regular regiments now there and tho two vol
untecr cavalry now being organized.
Col. Bird said this afternoon that as far as
he knew the preparation If the schedule for
second voyage was merely to let the Score
tary OF War and the Major General command
ing know what the TRANSPORT fleet can do in
the event OF moro troops being needed than
are now ordered.
tdJutant-tirn. Corbin declined to discuss
the schedule. cXcobt to say that at the present
time no orders are out for the enlistment Of
any moro than enough volunteers To I'LL the
ten regiments as authorized by tho President
1t is stated al the War Department. however
that the President is greatly pleased with the
rapidity with which men are cnIisting for the
volunteer regiments. and il would not be i'm
probable il recruiting will continue until the
full 10000 volunteers authorized by Congress
are provided for,
CENSORSHIP OF PRESS DISPATCHES.