The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-02
MAYCAu FOR 2O,OOOMEA
President Mckinley and Cabi-
net Discusses Philippine
Situation.
DIFFERENT IDEAS HELD.
The Fact Conceded That Gen. Otis
Lacks Sufficient Troops to Van
quiSh the Enemy.

Best Means of Placing More Soldiers in
the Field to Conduct Campaign in the
Philippines Discussed at Washington
Very Little More Fighting Likely to
BE Don" Unul close ot Rainy season.
Washington, June 1.-At the last
meeting of the Cabinet was discussed
the best means of placing soldiers ut
the disposal of Maj General Otis,
with which TO further conduct the
campaign in the Philippines ana the
gravity of the situation was discussed
from nearly every standpoint. 1t is
understood that before the Cabinet
meeting closed it was practically de-
clded to issue Il call for 10000 of the
provisional army.
Including the 1,000 troops now on
their way or under orders for service
in the Philippines, General Otis will
nave only $4,000 regular troops under
his command. With 10000 regular
troops in cuba and Porto Rico. there
will be only 1I,O0O regulars left in
the United States. The question.
therefore, hinges on whether it will he
prudent To further draw on the regular
forces in the United States in order
to augment General OtiS'S forces in
the Philippines
1t is conceded that General Otis
lacks a sufficient number of men to
completely whip the natives 1t is also
believed that he will hc abe to do very
little lighting until after the rainy sea
son Is over and that he will bc able
to do little more than garrison some of
the points which the forces under Gen
ApII Af.,.. Apf1,,
en-, and hold them until the rainy Sra-
son is over. 1t Is also plain that there
will he more or less illness during this
period of bad weather and that when
the campaign is resumed the force
Capable of active warfare will be ma
terially reduced.
Those opposed To organizing Il pro-
viSional army favor sending more
regulars to the Philippines and also
enliSting some of the peaceful Fill
plnoS, But another element in the
War Department is opposed to half
WAY measures in dealing with the
situation They are urging the preSi-
dent 10 issue at once call for ut least
20000 of the provisional army. so that
1t may be organized, trained and sent
to the Philippines in time to begin an
aggressive campaign in the early au-
tumD.
Secretary Algcr has cahIed To Gen
eral Otis, asking him if any further
reInforcrmentS would be needed after
the regulars now en- route, or under
orders. reached Manila
Washington, May Secretary
Long is continuing his efforts To stop
friction among bureau chiefs. He has
not abandoned his idea of consolidate
inc the Bureau of Construction Steam
Engineering and Equipment. under
the present Chief Constructor. Rear
ADMIRAL Htchhorn but he has taken
step to remedy existing and patent
faults without the delay which must
attend the merging process he has in
view and which he will submit to Con
gresS mt it's next session
He has designated Il board, consist
ing of Assistant Secretary OF Navy
Allen, Rear Admiral Rodgers. who is
president of the Board of Inspection:
Rear Admiral O'Ncil chief of ord
nance; Rear Admiral Hichhorn. Chief
Constructor; Rear Admiral Melville.
Chief of the Bureau of Steam En-
%ineering; Rear Admiral Bradford.
Chief of tine Bureau of Equipment.
Rear Admiral Eudicott. chief of the
Bureau of Yards and Docks Witb
Lieutenant Commander W. II. Ii.
SoutLcrland as recorder
The board viii revise the naval rcgu
iatiou>. 80 far as they pertain to the
duties of the various working bureaus
that is the bureaus which look after
constructions repair and equipment