The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-08-19
THE NEW SECRETARY OF WAR.
How MIR. Root II Preparing Himself
for the Important uuttas 1f
tits Onice,

OF uflaira only Ten days ana YET lll
l. has been sufficient "a show his method
e and the influence which his yigorou
e personality eNerts throughout the ma
e itary establishments
$ Going for Bottom Facts,
4 At the outset Mr.. Root set abou
. familiarizing himself with the mo4l
important details of the department
much as lawyer first prepares his
+ statement of fncts 40 basis for his
legal analysis, From Acknowledgement
Corhin he secured data showing at a
glance broad outline of the army in
the field, From the quartermaster gen
ernl he learned the number of trans
ports, the capacityand readiness TO ear
ry troops and theeXact status ofstores,
clothing and equipment, particularly
as 10 Gen. Otis forces in front Of
the enemy. OF the commssary general
he asked just how many rations were
in actual stock at Manila, how long
this supply would last; how quickly II
could be replenished and whether
there was an ample margin for every
emergency
In Touch with Every Branch.
The same information has been
drawn us TO ordnance, medical aud
hospital supplies. engineering and Sig
nal equipment Each bureau officer |
submitted a succinct tabular state
ment aud this was supplemented by
personal talk with the secretary. not
only the officials here, but those at
Manila have been consulted by cable
whenever it has been necessary TO AID
to the completeness of the information
at hand here, In this way Mr. Root
has brought himself in touch with ev-
cry branch Of the military service and
has gathered a most complete and
lnalyzed resume of military affairs. I
studying Gen. obs Campaign.
While gettingin hand thisadministra- {
i've machinery, Mr.. Root has at Tie I
anne time made a careful inquiry ir{o
he military situation in the field. !
'robably the most important military c
INQUIRY he is pursuing is as to the ex. h
ct fluctuations of the insurrectiop in I
he Philippines since the dav il hr h
an. Fer that purpose military man
being prepared by the adiutant gen i
rails office for the private use Of the T
'cretary, showing the advance of ot,t il
1rces from day to day throughout
en-. Otis campaign, the position and X
oVements on different occasions. fIlr Il
treat of the enemy and its position ii
nd force from time to time. ~
A Bird's-Eye view.
1t Will be a bird's-eve view of the X
eater of military operations throuph.
II the insurrection. Data will be III
.ttten in to show The position of the
my as the campaign proceeded and
Tar as possible it will convey to the
an idea of the scope of the military
eratlons in the Philippines up TO pa
te. ri,
Ihe preparation of this map has fe;
IN put in charge of Mai. Simpson cal
ef OF the bureau of military infor. wa
non who has been giving his IN we
lded attention to making il com. Ro,
te and comprehensive. for
conferred with the Generals. the
hl'e gong over the military phases ira
The work. the secretary has con. qua
'ed with the commanding general Ne,
T. Miles, and with Gen. Merritt wbo low
tcond in command, on the military ran
olems presented, and beside the sup
tary results of these counsels il bos the
plshed cooperation between tba FEED
'utiye head Of the war depart. tart
u and the ranking officers Of She coul
hau
\" FHr-Reaching Policies. this
sanWhile the secretary has an. supp
lced no tar-reaching policies Irs weel
eeuS slowly while the facts on ing
n policies rest are being assem-. ali
II there has been some loose state
rather careless statements rs N inter
osed policy, they have probably patel
as much surprise to him as IN sent
puolic' 30 too, the reports sci plain
before he entered office. that ne
d confne his attention to Quinn IRA
$ leaving the Philippines to atbe
trE authorities" have not hem Su
OUT put on the contrary. the az
Try eNlgencies in the PhiIipnipas
peen the subject of his most earn.
'licitude. San
'""h and Porto Rico States
cerhlhg Cuba and Porto Rico. The here
ca administration of their affairs most
us multitude of minor issues is rcwIv
left largely with his assistant was a
hlets and he is concerning him. entire
IN tne larger questions of the the r
~ uet ION ana Iuture of these ISL tiers v
with the substitution of Becau
civil government for son. O.
military regime now in rived
Wheh former Premier River. Brew.
saturday that an order be snerd. will h,
ued for municipal elections i, until !
l'loo 'he secretary replied chat the coo
'ed these elections would occn, Duril
= "S 'he present unhappy and sary to
swept condition of the isl,,1 near n
permit. When it was suggested quantit
t desolation in Porto Rico made vslue :
me remission of duties on ~. and wa
"a IN necessity, the secre- Filipino
'lu ne was already conferr;n, reef an
~ avs governor general OF for the
" 'n"' STEP sci and
'o"" ana MethodicaI Worker
loot has little time for tho
Of callers with sraan ~ 'he WASH
laborIous and ,na Ivy ueS's, dian hu
When there ,yas sn''''ea' ~ deer,
his remaining ~ bis IN o'ne sur chances
clock THURSDAY e,ari ui''' before n
fter the bnildinr ,n '"'eV The "
planned that il was ~ ,tu news las
nitrate his attent;on "aoi' hurrican
work from fen :, ~ r." NV even at j
o'clock at nigbt usnam' ~ "i'H wind TIL
distraction of meals r. "i'n an hour.
king his studies NJ hona ''S Is that
,eninu rina,, must reached