The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-27
sOTIS NEEDS MORE TROOPS.
AN EARLY CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS
SAID TO BE EMINENT.
8Diaircssing NIiatakes being Made In Manila
q and PR. sidcnt Mckinley VIII DO Com
PEELED To Call for Troops to "Put
Down the Rebellion," Which has
Lasted Over Eighty Days
and may Last -Four
Years or More.
Especial to News and Courier.)

Washington, June 23.-It is be-
coming painfully evident to mum
b"r Of prominent officials here that
President Mckinley will be obliged
to ISSUE a call for volunteers, in srito
Of his reluctance to do so. Some of
the very best friends Of the Admins
tration do not hesitate to say pri-
vately that they fear General Otis
has made the same mistake charged
against Gen. Shafter at Santiago,
that of Understanding the strength
and fighting capacity of his enemy.
Under the circumstances Gen. Otis
hestates to ask for additional troops,
hoping against hope that the Filipi-
nos would throw up the sponge
Such an occurrence is not at all like
ly, judging from the daily reports
received from Manila.
In conversation with the members
of the Cabinet yesterday I learned
that the President is anxiously watch
ing developments, not only in the
philippines, but he is also Interested
in watching public sentiment in this
country. Patriotism and love of the
flag suggests that the Administra-
tion's forei gn policy should be sus-
tanned at any reasonable cost. In
spite of the desire in every section
of tn" country to uphold the Presi-
dent in putting down the "rebellion"
in tho Philippines there is undoubt-
eddy growing feeling that DISTRESS
ing mistakes are being made at Ma
nilla owing, principally, to ali made.
qnato force.
Up to the present timo both Dewey
and Otis have been allowed to plan
aud carry out their campaign with
out interference or suggestions from
Washington, and the daily reports
have indicated succession of vic
tories. Under the circumstances the
President has been strengthened in
the Philippines, and that the insur-
gents, under Aguinaldo, were practi-
cally subdued aud about to sue for
peace. With the gratifying official
and unofficial reports, backed up by
private correspondence, this Cabinet
officer said the President was justi-
fed in suppo sing that Otis had ample
force at his command. The slightest
intimntion from Otis now would in
dnce the President to issue a call for
volunteers, and it is probable that a
call for volunteers will be made be-
fore we celebrate Independence Day.
rALKEE, ,TALKEE LIVINGSTON.
Representative Livingston, of Geor-
gla, says he does not believe there
will be any trouble in securing all
the volunteers required if the Presi-
dent comes out with general and
unqualified call. He says there are
thousands of men through the South
and West ont of employment, who
would be glad Of an opportunity to
go into the army. Then there are
q number of bright young men who
are anxious to obtain volunteer COM
missions, and they have influence
enough at their respective homes to
induce otht ' ,nen less aspiring to on
list as privatcs. Mr.. Livingston
says the lack Of interest displayed in
the recent order Of the President, in
cr""slng the force at Manila by 5000,
is due to the fact that all tho officers
selected for the new regiments are
to bo men who are now serving in
the Philippines.
TOO LATE NOW TO epEcULArE.
1t is too late now to speculate upon
what might have occurred had GER
tain Legislation been enacted. The
fact remains that Gen Otis has more
work on his hands than he 1s allie to
attend to, and tho sooner he is sub.
stantially reinforced the bott or it will
be for this Government. There are
40 many conflicting reports received
from Manila that it is difficult to de.
eide which are accurate.
| was talking to Representative
Hit, Of Illinois, on this subject few
days ago. Mr. Hit has been chair
man of the committee on foreign af
fairs during the Reed regime, and