The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-14
$4,000 MEN FOR GEN. OTIS.
PRESIDENT DECTDFs TO SEND MORE
TRO0pS 10 THE PHILIPPINES.
Number Of Regulars There to 10 Haised to |
30. COO NJ Oncn--AnM AI.IamI of Dole. |


WAmusoroS. June ~ Under a plan that
/ has Iu,t been arranged between President No
| Klnley and the officials Of the war department
! the merriam rChtIEg force IN the Philippines
| viii be Increased 10 $4,000 men, all regulars.
by III" beKuuiug 81 tho dry season. This II
/ 5000 men more than zen otis estimated werr
| needed a. pu"ll thr insurreotinn The Admin
! istrhtiOu has come TO tho conclusion that u ~
| better to have II few more troops on hand
| rather than Iust enough for the purposes
| Of ia" inilipp,nc campaign. After giving
great dcaL Of consideration 10 tha subject.
| the determination was reached by President
| Mckinley aud his advisers that IN order TO
| provide Ton. Dtis with 10000 troops II would
| h" necessary to give him Il surplus number OF
| men ~ that tho Abscncs Of tho Rck. the
| wounded and those whosc torn Of enlistment
| expires would not rrdur" III" force below the
| tN'imatc Of TIA" commanding General In other
| wOr,is. II tho tore" OF 10000 were dccrrasnl
| 1000 az account Of sick ness and other causes
| ia" uumhAr ol men necessary to III the gap
| CAUSED w"uII DO drawn from Tia" 1900 nd
| ditunal Vail" II " beloved by the Govern
| nrnt officials that 5000 additional troops will
| ho more thhn enough for reserve purposes. the
| President and the war Department authorities
derid"I that II would he heLterto hr on the safe
Rido hv uatInE the number larger than IN"
| probable requirements
| All 'h'h" hlIitl"hhl TROOPS VIII u" tak"h from
| 10" regular service" HOW th"y are To be secured
without seriously affecting the f,rco n"rcssary
| for gHgriaon purposes IN tho ni'cd Status.
| cuba and Porto lilro has not been disrlOssd
! but plans which tho officials consider satisfnc-
! tory hav" hrsn prepared and Will hn carried
iUto effect when the proper time arrives. While
| absolutely no Trustworthy Information on the
| subject can be obtained. IL WIS suggested to-
daS 'hn' 'i'" 'heh wa" I" p''"rr''n ""t ny s'hd-
| ing two thirds Of nearly every infantry rcg-
,,,d aao, ~, ,h, ,nv,Irv ,,,I,,,,n -.
,,"'', anu MINI W Wv W w.
each regiment Tor home service. and Keeping
sysry organization recruited to it4 ll.,ronxth,
mi. T.. IN. Tngl,.h sy,,,m ond has hsnn
| adopted by other countries having tropical
| posss..inrY Tho I.ni,cJ st,,rs viii tu,nvu-
rO,o ,h, s,s,.m with tho colorej regiment,
tho Twonty- fourth aud Twcnty-nth Infantry.
o.,h,rds ~ vh,eh ,cr, ,,- duy ord.r.I ,o ho
Philippine. and the remaining third assigned
na,,on -, I v'. purnos. in this reSard Tho War
%on,r,nont ,hrnn p'1 A ' Gsn 'orbn s."od
tho following statement:
"ny r.t,ini,,c f., ,,ia corr,rx h,,,,,io, y,
tho ~ TS % and event, a ars",r!
which It hopes at an early date to apply to all
f"s''n. on ro''G n ''fv[ t l"I u.s. to mayo
nn rSI Ui hnD1a N a N W "a
.,''''" WV "'"' ','' w. ",',,, ~
| those dieahI"d by 'o'eign sorv'c" may he sent
| Tho invaI,d.d md ,,,vDl.u,Iny tbrs h.v. ,
dsnri,. hnron station 70 vhtrh tho, mav NJ
once 10 sent. and tho foreign hospital service
and tho regiments In the noId b" rolovcd OF
hay" dfi!niio location TO- which th"y can re
GH @ GSS y viii 'SRESt to SH
Dor ysluahe service IN uniting recruits dos
'PSh '"' "N' c" Sfo s4d Afternoon to
toM reporter that tho Admi z Nd
6""n in"n3inE 10 ,mInTMra.e ,hs tVstem Gr
ing 40 Wsqy troops t" tns th,Iipp,Mes the ~,
"T n NY NH Ino@ "n nTbin said -" apriy
tho system to tho entire army as qu'ckly, as
possible nmt IL Ganh3,, "I SHmtSS, De- rHrTioh
tr",SS 1 1asS' "s ''F mo n"'''H' '"'"F''0
IN" order Issued by ,me wnr Rrnartment a..
fmtantEy I'D fin" sans numb.r OF ompnni.s
q q, ihn nwen,y-ntth inquiry To- dnty IN the
t;,n Usss H" rom o 800 20
TSs @ sr S %S TO ,ho f M
under orders to rrroc..d th hin, ne would
nave, a,'sr ~" t"Im.'tG3sTs AN 1u , oT3n VIII
urA"n u. ~ u,'nf i'rue y, t.'u liz Ia 10
was asked ~ ms hummer wouin ne sum
.t'n nf , o,i;oo th,t 10 oS ms, n wers ne n.
sary 70 mt dog9 ths a insurr"oti2n whom peace
& . an c Eve & I" .sr sS
,ne n;WW, adn,,tonaI Non w"u.u ne nsSCssary
70 nfsAnl|r s"me on INC Inluh,"HHrs ANhorlH"u
Py the Army hr"rganiHatioh blil since then
he rres n ahJ ms huH.S ~ nave rcGened
inc c1n'usicn that zen pts rolnluand
could 10 nuHmen'eu from me regular army
without sGlinusy cuTtallpE the iorro hsoes-
sarT for hom" service, they were n1u-
enGed oohsidcraby IN TINS dacRl9n hv
ruling OF me" tomptrolel OF me treasury
WHOM provided an lnrr"as" In ~ regular -;
tAbhshmont OF 3.loo mem making INC total
humh" 81 regulars 'S,iOn lhstead OF oo,0n.
a. EasmInEy proiIded ny Congress tho
somptroller heii mat mo 5foO p9n OF the
Hospital Corps ana the surplus OF 900 recruits
Always k"pt on hand were not Included within
tho meaning on IN" NeorChluHAtion act In the
regular HslHbIlshmHpt OF ohnou nose Addl-
uonal S,lVu mon VIII Pe ulslr ihntSu amonH the
reEiments now III the fhiiirplnes and az many
moro VIII also be sent 10 Gen pils with tho
least possible ialay.
To provide Tor the distribution an order was
Issued ny the war l'epartmcn' ihIs afternoon
incr"as'ng from LIZ To ~ tho number oi men
W each lntantr, company now sorNinC IN tho
| philirpinsS or under orders to proceed there.
tsn. Otls has now IN tho Philippines. ON the