Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-12
MOVEMENT AGAINST FILIPINos EN-
PECTED THIS WEEK.
GEN. OTIS PLAN OF. CAMPAIGN
HIS ARMY Is TO OPERATE IN TWO
DIVISIONS.
Conduct of the Campaign to Be Left
Largely to Lawton and MacAr-
thur, General Otis Acting
in Supervisory
Capacity.

WASHINGTON, Sept 11.-Consderable
progress has been made by Major General
Otis upon the plan of campaign he will
inaugurate Immediately upon the begin
ming OF the dry season. To prevent SIM
liar preparations being made by the insur
gents, and perhaps as a forerunner to the
comprehensive operations to occur when
the conditions permit, an offensive move
ment by the commands of Major Generals
Macarthur and Lawton will begin at once
II had been expected that this movement
would have begun last week, but evidently
either the preparations have not been COM
| pleted or the elements have prevented, for
| up to this time, so far as the department
has been advised, nothing has been done.
| The officials are in hourly expectation,
however, OF advices showing that the
! columns under the command of the officers
named have begun new campaign
against Aguinaldo's troops.
| General Otis proposes to divide the army
| of 6464S combatants and the mountain bat
| teries and dynamite guns which he will
| have in December into two divisions, com
| manded by Macarthur and Lawton. One
of these will operate to the north of Ma
Mia. and the other TO the west and south.
Each division will operate IN two military
| provinces, to be defined by General Otis,
| but there will be effective and prompt CO.
| operation when ii is desirable.
| 1t is expected that each commander will
| have six brigades under his command, the
remainder of the troops being employed 10
| garrison Manila and other seaport towns
through which the insurgents are receiv-
ing supplies. Lawten will be required to
make quick movements, and it Is proposed
| to place the cavalry brigade under his
! command.
| The navy and marine corps will also
be doing effective work. II is understood
to be the intention of the administration II
enforce strict blockade of the Philippine
ports. This action has been considered
upon the recommendation of Rear Ad-
| miral Watson, who has called attention 10
the amount of supplies which the insur-
gents have been receiving. The blockade
which will he enforced will be municipal
in character, so as to prevent any fUre'gn
| nation seiZing upon the blockade, if il
! We're formally declared. as a pretext fol
the recognition of the Filipinos as bellig-
erents. .------ ------------ ----------------
| General Haywood. commandant of the
marine corps. said to-day that he expects
| that there will be more than 100 men under
Colonel Pope's command within the nexi
few months. There have been consulta-
| lions between Rear Admiral Watson and
General Otis respecting the operations tc
be conducted by the marines, and III is un-
derstood here that they be given the prov
ince of Cavite in which to operate. Cavitt
is the hotbed of the insurrection. and the
work of the marines will have to be sup
piemented by the army. but the use o
Colonel Pope's command will make posi-
bic the concentration of practically the
entire military force in subjugating Aguin
aldo.
1t is apparent from the plan of campaign
prepared by General Otis that his duty
will be more of supervisory and supply
ing character than anything else. He viii
remain in Manila, sending supplies ant
troops to the front and keeping the two
divisions in the best possible condition. bu
the military operations themselves will bt
directed by the division commanders. o.
course, General Otis will be charged witt
the responsibility, but it is evident tha
the administration is quite satisfied to trus
the conduct of the field operations to Gen
erals Macarthur and Lawton.