The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-06-03
CALL FOR MORE MEN
WASHINGTON EXPECTS VOLUN.
TIERS WILL BE NEEDED FOR
SERVICE AT MANILA
ALGER ADMITS AS MUCH
Report From Gen. Otis the Occasion
of a Stir In the War Department
Figures on Travel Pay of the
Soldiers Who Are Returning
From the Philippines to Garrison
the Towns.

the Towns.
WASHINGTON, June "A call for TO-.
0Oc soldiers under the authority of con-
gress, which permits the enlistment of a
provisional army of $4,000 men, now
seems certain. Secretary Alger admit
ted as much in discussing the latest ad-
vices from Gen. OTIS
The commander In the Philippines has
decided that he will require an army of
at least $4,000 soldiers. When the rein
forcements now under orders to proceed
to Manila replace the volunteers the
total will fall at least 5000 short of this
number. 1t is believed that all troops
now in Cuba and Porto Rico will be
needed on these islands to preserve err
der. The posts In this country are poorly
sarrisoned, so that 1t would be inadvis-
able to further weaken them.
Under these circumstances 1t will be
impossible to send more men to the Phil
tppines unless the army is enlarged by
taking advantage Of the. act of the last
congress. Should it be decided to call
for the 10000 men it is probable that sew
eral of the regular regiments will be or
dered to Manila and their places at home
posts and in Cuba and Porto Rico will
be taken by the provisional army. Sew
eral states have already signified their
willingness to raise regiments, but it
cannot be stated what the apportion-
ment to each will be.
OTIS WILL GARRISON TOWNS.
Gen. Otis, in reply to inquiries of the
secretary of war, has cabed that eff
fective control of the Philippines would
necessitate total of $4,000 men In his
opinion that number will permit him to
garrison the more important towns and
Gerry on his campaign plans
Where will the 5000 or 5000 men for
whom Gen. Otis asks come FROM" Sec
rotary Alger was asked.
That has not been definitely deter
mined as YETI he replied. 1--WE may be
able to take the additional troops asked
for from the regulars now located In
this country, Cuba and Porto Rico. or it
may be found advisable to muster In
volunteers
I'm case it is decided to call for volun-
teers will the call only be for 5000 or
5000 men necessary to bring Gen. Otis
total up to 30,0O0?'' was asked
If volunteers are called for" replied
the secretary, 1.-The call will probably be
for 10000 men,
TRAVEL PAY
Secretary Alger has caused the quar-
termaster general to make a careful
computation of the mileage the Philip
pine volunteers from each state would
be entitled to should they be mustered
out at San Francisco and has also at
tached to the statement a schedule of
no 1rrea RI nfAe L,
be required to pay out Of his pocket in
the event that he elected to, take the
travel allowance. t,@ ~.
This information was embodied in the
shape OF message which was cabled
today to Gen. Otis, as follows:
Volunteers mustered out at San Fran
cisco will receive travel pay approximate
ly as follows:
men of Companies-Colorado, $50 to
$685.; Idaho, $51 to ISL; Iowa, $S2 to $3.50;
Kansas, $S3 to $131; Montana, $53 to $S4;
Nebraska, "a to 1T; Nevada, IS to $87;
North Dakota, $50 to $136; Oregon $32 to
SD; Pennsylvania, $127 to $2O1; South Da-
kpta, $50 to $50; Tennessee, SLOT to s169;
Utah, $s6 to s57; Washington, 500 to 1922
Wyoming, -$55 to s87; Minnesota, sos to
$142
''Of course the higher sums are graded
among noncommissioned officers. Rail-
road fares are: San Francisco to St.
Louis and Fargo, s43; Chicago. s44; Wash
ington and Philadelphia, $50; New York,
$50; Salt Lake City, $24; Lincoln and To-
peka, $S7; Des Moines, $40; Sioux Falls,
81; Cheyenne and Denver, sS5, not in
Guiding subsistence Officers, of course
get larger sums. Submit these facts to
each regiment and let them determine
by vote whether they will be mustered
out at San Francisco and take travel
pay, or III their own states, transported
by government. Cable vote of each regi-
ment'