The San Francisco call., 1899-04-21
THE VOLUNTEERS
AT MANILA ARE
TO COME HOME
Official Announcement That the
Boys Will Be Brought Back
as Fast as Possible.
Call Headquarters. Wellington Hotel,

Call Headquarters. Wellington Hotel,
Washington. April 90
The War Department to-day gave out
the welcome news that the volunteer
troops IN the Philippines would be re-
Heved Of duty and brought home as fast
as the transport service could be ar
ranged. and that the first regiments to
be relieved would be the First Califor-
MIA, commanded by Colonel James F.
Smith. the Oregon Regiment and the
California batteries of artillery.
To replace the troops in the Philip
pines about 1900 regulars will be dis
patched TO Manila as soon as the nee
essary transportation can be provided.
Probably the first regiment to go Will
be the Seventh Artillery, now distrib-
uted at Fort Slocum, \. Y, Fort
Adams, r. L, Portland Head Me. Fort
Preble, Ne. Growers Cliff, Mass Fort
Schuyler, y. Y, and Washington Bar
racks. Light Batteries c and NJ Of this
regiment have been ordered home from
Porto Rico for service in the Philip
pines. Two other regiments. including
possibly the Eleventh Infantry. recalled
home from Porto Rico. Will also be sent
to the Philippines. These reinforce
ments are in addition TO the SIX regl-
ments of regulars already under orders
to report TO General Otis at Manila Ior
duty in the Philippines.
The plans Of the department. c0hleIA-
plate placing about $4,000 troops at the
disposal of General Otis in the early
fail, and TO make the changes so grad
usllv that his military strength VIII not
fall below its present hgure OF ABOUT
q 600 effective men. A vigorous, az
Eressive campaign has been determined
upOn In the fall and Will be prosecuted
~ the bitter end The insurreCtiOn is
10 be effectuaIly suppressed by force OF
arms II that result cannot be accom-
rushed by other means. 1t is said that
The army In the Philippines is 10 be in
creased to so. 900 whether the insurgents
abandon the neld or not, as il is recog-
r.zed that even in the expected event
n the surrender of AguinaldO strong
military force viii be needed in the
archipelago for some time to come.
To demonstrate the physical impOssi-
bNttv Of bringing home the volunteer
forces in the Philippines under two
months time the officials Of the War
Department have prepared the follow
ug statement OF the present disposition
II army transports on the Pacific sta
ton:
Eastward bound-The Grant. sailed from
Manila n san Francisco March o. the Sher-
man. sailed from Manila TO san Francisco
westward hound-The Conemaugh. sailed
from san Francisco TO Manila March II, the
.eve.a1d. sailed from san Francisco to Manila
Francisco % Manila March "a the Zealandla,
sailed from san Francisco 20 Manila March p;
.ha Charles Nelson. sailed from san Francisco
90 Manila March 80. the LeeIanaw, sailed from
san Francisco 70 Manila Aprl! 10.
Loading FOR NauIa-The Hancock. arrived
az san Francisco April 6; the Warren. arrived
AZ san Francisco April :. the Valencia, ar
-red a. san Francisco April !; the Newport,
arrived at san Francisco April S; the Morgan
-,-y arrived at san Francisco April II, the
senator. arrived ar san Francisco April lbi the
ohio. arrived ar san Francisco April y.
in Philippine pCrts-Ihe Indiana, at Negros,
-he FenIAs Ialla, az SSou, t-E - ! 80 -, a.
l..c, the Tacoma. al Manila; the centennial
AZ Manila, the Portland, al Manila; the Roam
1ss az Manila, The Sheridan at Manila
April IA
The fastest OF seven transports now
at san Francisco can hardly reach Ma
Mia before the last of May. 1t cannot.
therefore, be utilized for the return of
the volunteers before the 1st of June.
The Grant and Sherman are expected
TO arrive at San Francisco early in
May and to start back for Manila be-
tween the 18th and the end of the
month. They will not be available for
transportation home Of volunteers in
the Philippines before July l.
The transports in the Philippines are
not considered available for the trans
pOrtatiOn home Of volunteers, as they
are constantly needed in the archi-
pelago Three of them are held at Ne
gros, Cebu and Iloilo as possible asy-
.ums for foreigners in case of necessity
Those at Manila are being held in re
serve for similar purposes, as we'll as
for use in possible expeditions to other
portions of the archipelago. It will
therefore be seen that the department
Is seriously handicapped in its trans
portati0n facilities and cannot COM
plete the transportation home Of the
volunteers in less than two months
time