New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-02-21
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Second Cavalry 900. LIZ Tenth Infantry %
S.,enfo Cavalry 49,. / igq Fifteenth Infantry LIB.
F,ltb cavalry 800. 115a Second Infantry l ~
second Artillery .... 81 Miscellaneous -
I,if-h Infantry ... 125l Total l3 66t
Eighth Infantry l-'2
IN PORTO RICO.
rie,b cavalry . los Eleventh Infantry. lbs
Tnree batteries 9th Nineteenth Infantry 10
r Hl.'''i 5at,cries I'm ~ ''' 80
Artillery .......... ~ Tota ......'''''''''' 1o'o
IN MANILA
,..~s 40 Seventeenth Infantry 1899
So, rooms lth cav Eighteenth Infantry. L23o
airv ........... $40 Twentieth Infantry. l2S9
Four batteries 81 Twenty second In
Artillery . $50 fantry .............. l2Gs
Two batteries 6th Twenty third Infan-
rHirdi Infantry 49,. 1906 Miscellaneous ....... 900
Fourth Infantry 900. L5ot - 40,
Th. Philippine force will be increased TO
7.oD4 upon the arrival Of the 9TH. 9th and 24th
rrfsrtrv regiments The volunteers are not
enumerated as they must Of necessity be dis
charged in the course Of the next two months
upou the formal ratification " the Peace treaty.
Tn. Hawaiian Islands. FOR instance. are gar
rtenred bv four companies Of volunteer en-
,ineers This group known for years 10 strate-
.-ist- as the .soy 10 the Pacific" a priceless de-
fence Cd the Western Coast u practically uh-
Guarded by United States forces. Every naval
,ess.l IN the Pacific except the Iowa. at Mare
Island Is imp~ratiyely needed either at Mania
or samoa and the Army Is unable u resPohu
so MAKESHIFT BILL WANTED.
The "conpromisers' in the Senate. who insist
uuou the makeshift provision Of continuing the
ARMY as IL is with the amusing permission 10
.rs, native. troops IN the colonies. will have 70
se. new light In tn, figures given above espe-
.,,uy In view Of the notorious fact that II Is
utt.rl, lnfeaslble for General Otis 10 build up
FuIr,no battalions without the dangerous e&,
,.Ji.,fe Of teaching them how 10 use arms ana
surviving them with amlnunluot IOI ne t Nv"
.rruifs might turn against MN ' e,e a.
Tr0ol- is strongly opposed 10 orgaulZ.hE uo'' 80.
r..,i,r.rte at present recognizing that the nrSt
49,. .s.ifv Of de.astated cuba is labor end there
are not enough men IN IN" isld"u Nv" ~ W
bslf the labor demand ,,
Ia POrto Rico the people insist on WORKING
~ ov cannot be- induced 70 enter tne ~ ~
Fichtiug il not only obnoxious TO ue"l' pu.
th.y are unfit for military Ire. Inc PreSeH,
,.,.ricop Garrison IL all that VIII ever De heeuru
thrr, In an probability but 1t cannot ~ SaIeY
reduced Nor, Regulars must he KEPT III Oupa
FOR "a least another year ana theN must pe III
it.ted .nuipped and sent 10 the island pelore
amy volunteers now there can receive ther I'D
ertv In the Philippines torcr OF oNeI ten
tbDre or on the way will be needed per
Ir me- mean time the United States has no
more protection AT home than II had III iN>" OF
fson ~ endorsements can be sent To the out
lvIue possessions even in the event of disaster 10
existing garfisons
General COrbln declares thdl lhc S'-'d"'u
o,,upronise bin would not alter the conditions
49, ,,..rt thc danger and he SAYS this after a
Inference with the President who considers
m, Increase 81 the Army public necessity.
CHANGE ~ STAFF CORPS PROPOSED
Washington. Feb 2o-senator Proctor to-day pre-
.,,.d au amendment which he will oner 10 the
,r,,v hin Its object ls 10 place the Army on the
. ,.l,r, as IN, Navy IN the stan departments
int. cnauee r. TO be gradual The amendment pro
,.,dcs that when a vacancy occurs In the stan ue-
,artmenis line officer shall be detailed to MI inc
vacancy created IN the lower grade bul snan No.
con,. a permanent member Of the corps, ana may may
~ oh IN ha time. ne