Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1900-06-09
FUTURE OF THE PHILIPPINES.
Hurcuienn Task Before the War
DepRrtmeRt-WtiiT Take An
Early start.

Washington, June Sin order to
prevent misapprehension as TO the flu
ture policy of the war department re-
specting the military forces in the
Philippines, Adjt,-Gen. Corbin made
brief statement of the facts in the
case yesterday.
M change of Policy.
He said there had been no change
of policy since the departure of Gen
Otis and that none was contemplated,
Under the law the entire volunteer
army now serving in the Philippines
will go out of existence June 80, 1901,
and the problem before the war de-
partment is now to get the $1,000 men
of that army home from the Philip
pines before the date named, at the
same time relieving them with other
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so far as possible without loss OF ihlll.
tary prestige in the Philippines and
without material disturbance of the
present military organization
VIII Retain An Army OF 10000.
Gen. Corbin says it is proposed tf
maintain an army of 10000 regulars
in the Philippines so long as required
and to do this it will be necessary To
draw upon the troops now in Cuba
The army in the Philippines at pres
ent numbers about siXty-two thousand
men, equally divided between regulars
and volunteers.
To he Brought Home and Discharged
All the volunteers are to be brought
home and mustered out at the place
of enlistment, June 30 next year, and
in order to accomplish this with Ger.
tanty and with the least embarrass.
ment. the homeward movement will
begin early in the coming November.
AS was the case with the volunteers
for the Spanish war, they Will be
brought home, so far as possible, in
the order of their departure from the
United States.
A Task OF Enormous Proportions.
To do this will tax the transport
service TO its utmost, and good mar
gin of time will be allowed to guard
against unforeseen and unavoidable
DELAYS. The plan is to have all the
men at their homes and their accounts.
,, with the government closed on the
last day of their term of enlistment
. This is a task of enormous proportions
and will tax the powers of the entire
military establishment to the utmost
from now until it is fully accom-
plished. --.
J. No Reduction of Force.
In order that there may be no imme
d diate reduction of force under Gen
: Macarthur, it has been arranged tc
: send regular troops to the Philippines
as rapidly as possible to take thu
u places of the departing volunteers.
e To he sent TO the Philippines.
L Orders have been issued for the as
l. semhlng of the Sixth cavalry at Sai
IL Francisco for transport TO Manila. On
IL detachment of that regiment VIII
to leave about the 18th inst, and anothe
about the 1st of July. 1t is believet
, that many of the troops in Cuba ca'
- be relieved from duty in that countr,
l. soon after the elections there on tn
18th inst. In the case the condition
Justify it these troops will be brough
home and assigned to home stations
bf Erroneous Impression Corrected.
I'd Gen. Corbin says it is incorrect t
De state that the time of the voluntee
III army is to be extended or that re
1t Inducements are to be sent to tn
Oh Philippines.