The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-04
War DEPARTMENT. PLANS
Fewer Troops in Cuba and More for
the Philippines.
BASED Upon General
Miles Recommendations to lie
Regiments to Be Ordered Home
CnvaIr! TO Ec Sent to Macarthur.

Plans for sending regular so,diers 10 the
Philippines to replace the volunteers NV
there, and for withdrawal of part o the
military force in Cuba, will be competed
within few days. 1t has bseI announced
at the War Department that the Sec tary
of War had under oonsid ration tn recon-
mendations of General Miles, wLo las sub
mitted list of regiments 10 lie sent TO tie
Philippines, and to be withdrawn from
Cuba. The list TO go TO the Pei ippiaee in
cludes several cavalry regiments, Geae al
Macarthur having cabied that cavalry
would be more acceptable than infant y.
Secretary Root and General Miles are in
favor of sending cavalry to the hi ippines.
but the limited number of cavalry resi-
ments in the service has made them hesi-
tate about sending all the cavalry from the
United States.
General Miles recommended that cayai y
be withdrawn for this purpose from Cub,
but in response to General Woods protes.
it has been decided not to Withdraw a. this
time any cavalry from General Wood
command. This decision was reached yes
terday. and at the same time it was deter
mined to begin the withdrawal at once Of
about 1900 soldiers from Cuba. An order
for the return of three regiments row in
the island will be issued within day CT
two. The order will direct the return CT
the Second and Fifth Infantry. General
Wood has approved the return of the
Eighth Infantry, which is now stationed at
Havana. OF each of these regiments only
eight companies are in the Cuban service,
SO that there will be all told an immeiiat =
withdrawal of about $500 soldi rs. The
Second Infantry is commanded by Col. job
C. Bates, and is stationed as follows:
Headquarters and Companies B. D, /. AMI
NJ, at Paso Caballos; a. at sancii Spiri us;
c, at Sagua la Grande; X, at Trinidad, and
l. at Caibarien.
The Fifth Infantry is commanded by
Col. Richard Comba, and is stationed as
follows: Companies C, r. G. at Santiago:
A, at Ell Cristo; B, at Baracoa; D. at Ell
Caney; E, at San Luis. and H, at Guam
tanamo. The First Infantry under COM
mand of Col Abraham A. Harbach, is sta
toned as fellows: Headquarters and Com
panies E. f. G. H, at Pnar Del Rio; l,
X, l., NJ. at Guanajay.
The intention of the War Department is
TO have the movement for the return of
these troops begin at once. and il is ex-
pected tina, within two weeks at least
the first of the three regiments will be
under way for this country. 1t has not
yet been decided what transports they will
come on or where they will be brought.
These details will be arranged by the
Quartermaster General today. and may be
made public in the order to be issued.
Failing to get cavalry in Cuba for use
in the Philippines, the Secretary Of War
has decided to secure cavalry regiments
from service in the United States. Cen
eral Miles schedule of regiments Tor SER
vice in the Philippines is now under con-
sideration, and Will probably be approved
by the Secretary of War today. 1t has
been determined that General Macarthur
shall have at least one other cavalry regi-
ment and probably two. There are but
two full cavalry regiments now remaining
in the United States, and one or the other
will surely be ordered to Manila. They
are the First Cavalry, under Col. Abraham
X. Arnold. and the Ninth Cavalry, under
Col. Thomas McGregor. The first Is sta
toned as follows: Headquarters and troops
C, H, /, Fort Meade; L. d, A. and C, a,
Fort Robinson, Neb. B. at Fort d. A.
Russell, Wyo.; d, at Fort Yates, y. D.;
E, at Fort Washakie, Wyo.: F. at Fort
Keogh. Mon; x, at Forth Niobrara, Neb.;
L., at Fort Logan, Col, and NJ, at Fort
Yellowstone. Wyo. The Ninth Cavalry is
stationed with headquarters and troops a,
B. and NJ. at Fort Grant, Ariz.; c, at Fort
Douglass, Utah; D and F. at Fort Hau-
chuca, Ariz. E and G. at Fort Apache.
Ariz: and L, at Fort Wingate. \. NJ,
and and X, at Fort Duchesne, Utah
The Fifteenth Infantry is so far the
only regiment under orders TO prepare for
service in the Philippines. Orders to a
number of other regiments will be issued
from time to time, but the full number of
troops for service in the Philippines will