Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-07-01
IT DEPENDS ON Otis.
He Will Decide the Number of
Troops to Be Sent.
MUST CARE FOR THEIR HEALTH.
The General Instructed to Prepare For
Rainy season-Reinforcemen on the
Way Spanish War Volunteer Officers
to Have Preference.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-One OF the
members of the cabinet, speaking in
connection with the campaign i'll the
Philippines, said:
"The president has given General Otis
to understand that he is TO have all the
men necessary i'll the conduct of the
operations against the insurgents. Gen.
eral Otis has been told this i'll so many
words, the president having said to hun
in effect that if he (Otis) did not have
enough men it was his own fault. The
president also realizes that the better
the men are cared for and their health
preserved the more capable they will be
of doing effective work and before the
rainy season began General Otis was in
struoted TO prepare for it and i'll various
ways was given to understand the presi-
dents desire that the soldiers should be
well cared for and well fed.
WASHINGTON, July 1.-The war de-
partment awaited advices from General
Otis before proceeding actively with the
enlistment of volunteers under the re-
cent decision OF the administration to
organize nine regiments of three bri-
gades each, including the three skeleton
regiments in the Philippines, amounting
in all to about 10000 volunteers. Every
thing is in readiness for the proposed
increase III the army and the entire
machinery of enlistment and organiza-
ton can be put into operation at a
moments notice. The necessary orders
will be given as soon as the information
desired from General Otis is received
The situation III the Philippines was
M In ,,,1
general satisfaction was expressed in
the administration plans for the rein
forcement of General Otis, which con.
template the reopening of active opera
tions OH a large scale when the rainy
season closes, Sept. 10.
Secretary NSer reported that enlist
ments were coming up to expectations.
With a view to Ot1icering the regiments
raised under the volunteer provisions
of the army bills, the records of Off
GERS of the volunteer organizations
which saw service in Cuba and Porto
Rico and which are now serving in the
Philippines, are being carefully exam
ined in order that recognition may be
given to such of them as may desire to
re-enter or continue i'll the service ac-
cOrding TO their ability and merit. Some
VI Tue lHtTltOrlOuS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
officers may also be recognized. State
lines are to be ignored. Some regular
officers are also to be commissioned as
volunteer officers.
A statement, prepared in the Office of
the adjutant general of the army,
showed that with the departure of the
Pennsylvania from San Francisco about
A500 reipforcements We're dispatched to
the Philippines this week. These troops
are carried ON the transports Zealandia,
Sheridan, Valencia and Pennsylvania
and includes 81 officers and 3,444 en-
listed men. About half the troops are
recruits intended to fill gaps i'll the regi-
ments in the Philippines caused by
deaths. disabilities and discharges.
There We're about 5000 recruits at San
Francisco, which We're also intended to
recruit the regular regiments in the
Philippines up to their maximum
strength of l2S men TO company. In
Guiding the Nineteenth infantry, under
orders for Manila, and troops at San
Francisco there are 1000 ready to start
for Manila as soon as transportation can
be prOvided