The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1900-03-02
WAR NOT ES.

Before his death, and after giving
much thought to the subject, Gen.
I,awton had worked out plan for the
maintenance of order in the hlnp-
pines after the close of actual war
which had been submitted to uen'
Otis. and is, presumably, the plan
which will commend itself to the war
department when the time comes 10
replace the regular troops by other
forces competent to preserve oruer'
Gen. Lawton's idea was to create q
force of native police whose officers, at
first in all grades, and finally, as con-
ditions improve in the upper grades
alone shall all be Americans. Some
such force as this is now successfully
emyloyed in Cuba by Gen. Wood under
the cognomen of rural police.
According TO information received at
the war department from Manila with
the end of the present expedition OF
Gen. Bates into the two provinces at
! the extreme southern part of the ISL
and of Luzon, military operations in
the Philippines will close. Atterwaro'
! it is said there is nothing TO do but 10
undertake to maintain order through
police system. Attention is now being
given to that subject and steps are be-
ing taken to form thoroughly mobile,
lightly armed gendarmerie, something
on the order of the Canadian mounted
police, to cover the islands at all points
and conserve the energies of the regu'
lar troops.
| =. A., ID 10 no
the war department in carrying out It's
already announced policy of reducing
the force of American troops in Cuba,
to begin within six weeks the reduc-
ton of the present force of 5000 to
about 3 900. which limit will be reached
by the beginning of summer. Inc
proposition is under consideration to
organize three complete Cuban regi-
ments with Cuban officers TO replace the
United States troops in garrisons and
TO form the nucleus of the Cuban army
which would exist when the island
passes from the United States control.
For some time tobacco seed Of an in
, ferior quality has been shipped TO Cuba,
and the Cubans naturally feel that this
will initiate against the future repu-
tation and value of the local product.
Earnest protests have frequently been
= made. and on the 21st Gov.-Gen. Wood
issued an order which prohibits the
, further importation of seed. Reputable
= tobacco dealers and the public gener
0 ally are much gratified.
q The remains of so soldiers were bur
G led at the national cemetery at Airing
G ton on the pod with the usual military
f honers. Most of. these men lost thel
lives in Cuba during and since thu
9 Spanish war. The remainder died IL
@ the military service in Porto Rico
p Their bodies were brought home OF
o the transport Buford and other vessels
The drector-general of posts 10
Cuba has sent a statement to the post
office department regarding the posta
establishment in Cuba. There are q
e postofiices on the island, 10 of whic
is are in charge of Americans as actin
A. postmasters with Cuban assistants !
g many cases. The other 267 offices ar
n in charge of residents or natives.
n Four of the five members of the me-
IL Philippine commission have been 81
is lccted. They are: Judge Taft of Ohl'
rs Luke f. Wright, of Tennessee; ii.
o. Ide. of Vermont, and Dean Worcheste
of Michigan.