Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-05

aennrote cnsc, THE advantages OF such
"a permanent tribunal OVER lmpromptu
commissions OF arbitration are con-
ceived 10 be the actual existence or a
competent court. prepared TO admins
to- Justice the greater economy result
ing from a well devised system, and the
accumulated judicial SKIN and expert
uncc which suth tribunal would soon
possess.
AMERICAN NoN.fNTERFERENcE.
while earnestly promoting the Idea
Of establishing n permanent internn-
tional tribunal. the delegation OF the
United States was not unmindtul OF
the Inconvenience which might arise
from an vbtrusive exercise VI media
ton. and In signing the convention
carefully guarded the historic position
Of the United States by the following
declaration;
Nothing contained In this conven-
tiun shall be ~ construed aa To re-
uuirc the United States of America to
depart from IT, traditional policy Of not
ln,ruding upon, interfering with. or
cntansling Itself IN the political ques-
tiuns or policy or international admin
istrntion OF my foreign state, nor shall
anything contained In the said conven-
tiou be construed to Imply Il relln-
quishmcnt by the United States OF
America Of It's traditional attitude to-
ward purely American question:
Thus Interpreted. the convention for
the pacific settlement Of International
conflicts may be regarded rs realizing
the earnest desire of great numbers Of
American citlscns whose deep sense %
justice expressed In numerous rcHnlu-
tiona and memorials has urged them to
labor FOR this noble achievement. The
general character ~ this convention al
ready signed BY the delegates OF more
than twenty sovereign states, further
commcnds II 10 the favorable action u
the Senate ~ the United States whose
ratification II stili awaits.
MUSTER OUT OF VOLUNTEERS.
since my last annual message and
In obedience to the acts OF Congress
April - and ~. 1898. the remaining vol.
untccr force enlisted for the spanish
war consisting ~ ASA regulars and
li0.g02 volunteers. with over 5000 yol-
untcvr officers. has been discharged
from the military service.
OF the volunteers, SCI officers and H.
81 men were serving In the Philippines.
and $50 ~ the regulars who were en-
titled tn be mustered out after the
ratification OF the treaty Of peace. They
voluntarily remained at the front until
their places could be illiei by now
troops. They were returned home In
the order In which they went TO Ma
Mia and are nov all of them out Of the
MEDAL OF HONOR.
I recommend that the Congress pro-
vide q special medal Of honor for tho
volunteers. regulars, sailors aud ma
rincs on duty In the Philippine who
voluntarily remained In the service az
ter their terms OF enlistment had cN-
pircd
INCREASE ~ THE ARMY.
IIy the oct OF March 9. 1899. Congress
has authority to Increase the regular
army to maximum not exceeding %, %
900 vnliatcd men. and to enlist lorcc
~ $1,000 volunteers, 10 be recruited FROM
the country at large. by virtue of Tits
authority the regular army has been
Increased To the number ~ Cl,sg9 en-
listed men. and .gis officers and now
volunteer regiments have been organ
ikud ngr gnting 1850 enlisted men
and 1894 officers. Two of those volun.
teer regiments are made up Of cOlorcd
men. with colorcd line officers.
The new troops to take the places Of
those returning from the Philippine
have been transported to Manila "a
the number OF bSi officers ana 2G,322 on.
listed mon OF the regular army, and
tpt officers and i@9ss enlisted men OF
| the new volunteer force, while tot OH
Gers and if.ii9 men OF the volunteer
| force are ON the ocean en- route to Ma
| Mia.
| FORCE IN PHILIPPINE.
| The force now In Manila consists oi
g05 officers and 30,s0s regulars and 59|
officers aud ia.ssS OF the volunteers
making an aggregate OF i.ivs oiiiceri
| and 1896 men, When the troops nov
under orders shah reach Manila. thu
force In the archipelago VIII compris,
e,Odt officers and 63.iS3 men.
The muster out OF the great Nolun'
tccr army organized FOR the spanish
war and the creation Of u new army
the transportation from Manila to SaI
| Francisco OF those entitled 10 Discharge
and the transportation of the new
troops 60 take their places have beef
work of great magnitude well m,
ably done. for which too much crcdi
cannot be- given the war department
TROOPS IN CUBA AND PORTO
RICO,
During the year We have reduced ou
force In cuba and Porto Rico. In cub
we now have 39l officers aud 1876 en-
listed men. In Porto Rico, NJ Officer
and 1855 enlisted men. and n battalion
of 400 men composed OF native Port
Ilicana: while stationed throughout tn
United States are 80 officers and H..
9i7 men. and In Hawaii. u officers an,
i5s enlisted men.
OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY.
The operations Of the army are full
presented IN the report Of the aecrctnrl
OF war can not withhold from OH
GERS and men the highest conmendA
ton for their Holdlerly conduct In Try
Ing situations. their willing sacrifice
for their country, and tho interest an
ability with which thcy have performed
unusual and difficult dutics In our isl
and possessions.
CHAPI.AINs WANTED.
In the organization OF the volunteer
authorized by act Of March 2. 1899.
was found that no provision had bcci
made for chAplains, This omif~iion wa
doubtless from inadvcrtancc. I recon
mond the early authorization for th
appointment OF one chaplain for encl
~ said regiments. These regiment
are now IN the Philippines and Il
important that immediate action b
had.
POSTAL SERVICE IN ISLANDS.
In restoring peaceful conditions. or
derby rule, and civic progress In cuba
Porto Rico and, go far az practicable
In the Philippines the rehabilitation q
postal service has been nm importan
part ~ the work. II became nccoasar
TO provide NATL facilities both for ou
forces ~ occupation and for the ma
tive population, To meet thla require
ment has Involved q substantial recon
ntruotion. Tho existing systems wer
20 fraRmontary, defective and inhdo
guatc that nav md comprchcnslv
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