The Mena star., 1899-07-06
The President Decides That the
 Volunteers Term Shall Be i for Two Years.
VOLUNTEERS TO BE THOROUGHLY MIXED
Regiment Than Another--A swarm of Politicians Besieging the War Depart Enent -FiIipinos In the Southern Islands Constructing Qualifications.

Washington, June 30.--The only or. der which the president has given con corning the enlistment of larger army is that recruiting shall continue at all of the present recruiting stations until further orders. The 65, 900 quota for the regular army has already been ex. ceeded,so that all new recruits will have to be charged to the provisional army of S5,000 men. No limit is to be put on the number of enlistments. There are 10 recruiting stations in the United States. These have been furnish ing on an average of about 1. .00o men a week for the regulars. The term of their enlistment has been for three years. The president and secre. tary of war have decided that the vol untcers' term shall be for two years instead of three. This shortened time will, 1t is calculated, stimulate the num- Der of applicants for service abroad. The military authorities believe that the entire additional force will be re- cruited in less than two months with out increasing the number of recruit ing stations, but much better record than that is possible. The war depart ment has determined to avoid the demoralizing effect of "inhuencen as much as possible. The enlisted men will be mixed so thoroughly that one state will not have any more interest in a regiment than another. Consequently the volunteer regiments will be as free from the interference of congressman and state officials as the movement of the regular is. Individual discharges will oe refused in the volunteer service as in the regular except on the recom- Inendation of the officer immediately m command of soldier or for some cause disabling n man from military service. In other words, the nem force IS to be in as close imitation of the regulars as can be.
 The first volunteers to be raised for service in the Philippines will be those for the skeleton regiments now being formed by Gen. Otis. 1t is not believed there svin be the least difficulty in ob- taining these men. It is probable that some time will elapse before the troops of the provisional army are sent to Manila. but meanwhile they will be. drilled and taught marksmanship in camp. 1t is estimated that three months are required to make soldiers of recruits. The officers of the war de- pertinent think that a number of vol uuteers now coming home will de- sire ito return to the Philippines for q short service after they have had an opportunity to see home and friends. These men are regarded as the most desirable for the regiments being organized by Gen. Otis 1t is learned at the war department that there is no rush to get the new organ izations to Gen. Otis at the present time. The rainy season having set in, it is not believed that these troops will be necessary for service, except to re- lieve those who have been on active duty. The announcement that a DOT tion of the provisional army was to be raised has caused swarm of politi- cians to be sent to the war department ny those who are seeking commissions in the new regiments.
 Filipinos Constructing Qualifications.
 Victoria, E. C.. June SO.-Advices from HalSodate state that Capt Saki- chi, of the steamer HolSoku Maru, just returned from the Philippines. reports that i'll the southern islands the young Fibpinos are constructing Notifications against emergencies. Every port is garrisoned by thousand or so volun- teers. whose weapons, however. are very crude, only about 20 per cent. of them being armed with rifles Remington's). They are, however, full of patriotism and state that they will not yield to the Americans, though the whole of the islands are destroyed. The Hokoku Maru was warmly well eomed by the Filipinos, who consider the Japanese to be of kindred race and hoped for assistance from them. The Fiipinos were prepared to pay for arms and ammunition, and said the Japanese vessels visiting the islands could take return cargoes of hemp. Capt Sakichi says he only sold the in- surgents two revolvers and the cooks knives.
 
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