Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-05

mutual consent OF the litigants In eacl
separate case, The advantages OF sucl
permanent tribunal over impromptl
commissions OF arbitration are con,
celyed 20 be the actual existence Of Q
competent court. prepared TO admins.
b." Justice, the greater economy result.
ing from a well devised system, and tht
accumulated judicial skill and expert.
encc which such tribunal would soon
possess.
AMERICAN NoN-1NTERFERENCE
While earnestly promoting the Idea
| OF establishing a permanent interna-
| tional tribunal, the delegation Of the
| United States was not unmindful OF
the Inconvenience which might arise
from an obtruslve exercise OF media
ton, and In signing the convention
carefully guarded the historic position
OF the United States by the following
| declaration:
Nothing contained in this conven-
ton shall be so construed as 10 re-
quire the United States OF America to
depart from rs traditional policy OF not
inuuding upon, interfering with, or
entanglinE Itself In the political ques-
lions or policy or International admin
istration Of any foreign state nor shall
anything contained In the said conyen-
tion be construed to imply a relln-
quishment by the United States Of
America Of It's traditional attitude to-
ward purely American questions"
Thus Interpreted, the convention for
the pacific settlement Of international
conflicts may be regarded as realizing
the earnest desire OF great numbers OF
American citizens whose deep sonse of
Justice expressed In numerous resolu-
lions and memorials has urged them TO
labor for this noble achievement. The
general character Of this convention al
ready signed BY the delegates OF more
than twenty sovereign states. further
commends Il TO the favorable action OF
the Senate OF the United States whose
ratification 1t still awaits.
MUSTER OUT OF VOLUNTEERS.
Since my last annual message and
In obedience 10 the acts OF Congress
April % and %, 1898 the remaining vol.
unteer force enlisted for the Spanish
war, consisting OF 24s3i regulars and
llO.202 volunteers with over 5000 vol
unteer officers, has been discharged
from the military service.
or the volunteers. SCI officers and IA
80 men were serving In the Philippines,
and 1850 Of the regulars who were en-
titled TO be mustered out after the
ratification OF the treaty OF peace. They
voluntarily remained az the front until
their places could be filed by new
troops, They were returned home in
the order In which they went TO Ma
Mia and are now all Of them out Of the
service and In the ranks OF citizenship.
MEDAL OF HONOR
recommend that the Congress pro-
vide q special medal Of honor for the
volunteers, regulars, sailors and ma
rines on duty in the Philippines who
voluntarily remained In the service az
ter their terms OF enlistment had ex-
plred
INCREASE IN THE ARMY.
BY the act OF March @ 1899, Congress
has authority to increase the regular
army to maximum not exceeding 65.-
600 enlisted men. and to enlist a force
OF $1,000 volunteers 10 be recruited from
the county at large BY virtue OF this
the regular army has been
increased to the number OF CT 1893 en-
listed men, and 2.2iS officers and now
volunteer regiments have been organ
lied agg eating 33,OJ0 enlisted men
and 1924 officers. Two OF these golun-
teer regiments are made up OF cOlored
men, with colored line officers
The new troops to take the places OF
those returning from the Philippines
have been transported to Manila TO
the number OF ISL officers and 26.322 en-
40 he
iM officers and l5,3SS enlisted men Of |
the new volunteer force. while 5Oi Off |
GERS and lill9 men OF the volunteer /
force are on the ocean en- route TO Ma |
Mia.
FORCE IN PHILIPPINES.
The force now In Manila consists OF |
'0j officers and SO,5OS regulars and 594 |
Jfticers and 1855 OF the volunteers. |
making an aggregate OF l,4s9 officers
md 1896 men, When the troops now
inder orders shall reach Manila. the
orce In the archipelago VIII comprise
,05l officers and 6S.i SS men,
The muster out of the great y0lun-
Ger army organized for the Spanish
var and the creation Of a new army,
he transportation from Manila 10 san
francisco OF those entitled 10 discharge
md the transportation Of the new
roops 60 take their places have been
work OF great magnitude well and
bly, done, for which too much credit
annot be given the war department.
TROOPS IN CUBA AND PORTO
RICO.
During the year we have reduced our
orce In Cuba and Porto Rico In Cuba
Va now have 334 officers and 10. 100 en-.
Isted men. in Porto Rico, 81 officers
nd 1855 enlisted men, and a battalion
Z 800 men composed OF native Porto |
'lcans, while stationed throughout the
United States are 30 officers and H.
u men, and In Hawaii, u officers and
IS enlisted men.
OPERATIONS OF THE ARMY.
The operations Of the army are fully
resented In the report Of the secretary
war ! can not withhold from Off
ars and men the highest commenda-
on for their soldierly conduct In try
lg situations, their willing sacrifices
" their country and the interest and
bility with which they have performed. !
nusual and difficult duties In our ISL /
~ pOssehrlOnS.
CHAPLAINS WANTED.
In the organization OF the volunteers
ithorized by act o. March .. 1899, II !
as found that no provision had been {
afe for chaplslns This omission was q
'ubtless from lnadyertance. recon- (
end the early authorization for the !
lpointment OF one chaplain for each (
said regiments. These regiments /
p now IN the Philippines and Il IL
lportant that immediate action be
ID.
POSTAL SERVICE IN ISLANDS.
In restoring peaceful conditions. or. 4
rly rule, and civic progress In cuba. d
'rto Rico and 20 far az practicable | 4
the Philippines the rehabilitation Of Il
stal service has been an important v
ri Of the work II became necessary .
provide mail facilities both for our "
rces of occupation and for the ma. a
q population. To meet this require. n
mt has Involved a substantial recon- 3,
'uetlon. The existing systems were n
fragmentary defective and lnade- o,
ate that q new and comprehensive u
al 4. n