Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-08
Of COlOred Men Are to be
Recruited at Once.
GENERAL OTIS NEW PLAN
Will Give His Sub0rdinateS More
Power so That He Will Have More
Time to Look After Civil Business
Twill Hold all Towns Taken.

New York, Sept. S.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington says: Orders
Will be issued from the war department in
a day or two announcing the field and
staff officers of two additional volunteer
regiments, which will be organized after
thel manner of the socalled immune regi-
ments sent to Cuba last year, their COM
pany officers and p%rivates being exclu-
slNely colored men, and that they will be
ready to sail for the Philippines early in
November. The addition of these reci-
hlents to the army almost eXhausts the
quota or $4,000 volunteers allowed BY con-
g'ess. There will then be 25 regiments of
,3O9 men each. which, with the Porto
Rice naval addition of 400 men. leaves a
margin of only 1875 in the authorized
strength, or not quite enough for another
regiment and ahalf.
General Miles had Commend three
colored regiments While General Otis had
reported that negroes were not desired
in the Philippines. the friendly natives
being strongly prejudiced against them.
1t is likely that one OF the new %organiza-
tons Will have it's temporary quarters at
Rochester and be commanded by Capt.
William p. Duvall. First artillery, who
was major in the inspector generals de-
partment when made lieutenant colonel
IN the ordnance corps last year. The
other regiment viii probably be organ
lied ait Admission. Ala. All the officers
have alredy been selected for the two or
CARNATIONS, and it only remains for the
president 10 issue the commissions and
for the war department to direct the be-
ginning of recruiting.
1t has not yet been determined whether
General Miles and his staff will go to
Munila next month or not. If he does go
he VIII have to be in a similar capacity
to that which he occupied at Santiago
rather than in the exercise of such au-
thority as that with which he was clothed
in Porto Rico, for no idea appears to be
entertained by Secretary Root of having
General Otis superseded, n~orWithstand-
ing, the popular demand for his recall to
the United States. Under the circum-
stances it is thought General Miles will
prefer to maintain his headquarters Of
the army in Washington, where he may
exert his influence more effectively direc-
ting the campaign as the chief military
instrument of the president and secretary
of war.
An encouraging feature of the coming
campaign against Aguinaldo is the as
surance now given, at the war department
that increased responsibilities and au-
thorlty have been given to the command
ing generals in the field, thereby to a
great extent enabling General Otis to de-
vote more attention to administrative af-
fairs, which have increased enormously
and will continue to multiply as new ter
ritory is brought under his jurisdiction
by aggressive naval and military opera
tions. The plans involve no marked de-
parture from that already pursued by
which General Otis has remained for the
last year ia the city of Manila and in
trusted the immediate charge of all expe-
ditions to the subordinate generals, but
hereafter he is expected to rely more
upon Lawton, Macarthur, Wheaton,
Young. SchWan and perhaps Wheeler,
and devote his energies to the more ad-
m~inistrative feature of his duties.
Under this scheme it is not proposed
that any town shall be abandoned after
it is once captured, and with the rs VOL
unteer regiments to depend upon in adj
dition to the regular forces, the coming
campaign, it is hoped, will prove brief
and thoroughly effective. The date of
beginning this general campaign does not
depend on the volunteer regiments, but
altogether on the termination of the rainy
season, which is already due. Under the
energetic Instructions that Secretary
Root has given the general advance must
begin as soon as the condition of the
country and especially of the roads will
permit the transportation of supplies
and field pieces. The volunteer regiments
will begin to arrive at Manila in about a
month, and from that on they will con-
tinue to land in q steady stream through
the months of October and November,
until the available armed force exceeds
10000. BY that time most of the task of
pacificatiOn should be completed and con-
gress will be ready to consider the form
Of government which can be offered to the
archipelago.