The Washington times., 1901-10-30
FURTHER ARMY REDUCTION
Mr. Root Decides Not to Send Re,
endorsements to Chaffee.
Nothing in Eastern Situation to Re-
quirc Increased Force - Cabinet
Meeting without other Incident
Senator Clark at White House.


senator Clark at White House.
Secretary Root has decided, after a care
ful consideration of the reports from
General Chaffee, that the situation in
the Philippines will not require an in
crease of the military force there. He
made this statement to the President and
Cabinet yesterday, and explained that the
recent disturbances in Sanar, Leyte and
other parts of the Philippines were not
to be considered so serious as to warrant
the sending of re-enforcements to Cen
eral Chaffee On the contrary, he be-
lieves that there can be a gradual reduc-
| ton of the military force. month by
month; not by the bringing home of any
special regiments. but by not sending to
Manila, to replace the short-term men,
as many soldiers from the United States
as are brought home for discharge.
He has had several plans laid before
him for bringing home the short-term
men and replacing them with troops from
the United States His present intention
is to follow the plan of ordering home
from the Philippines from time TO time
one of the regiments which has been there
about three years, and which is composed
largely of men whose term Of enlistment
contain men whose term Is not soon to ex-
pire, they will be transferred to some regi-
ment to remain in the Philippines. Any
short-term men in regiments not to come
home will be transferred to those under
orders to return, 10 the extent that the
returning regiment will be recruited TO
it's maximum strength with short-term
men. Ii will then be brought back TO
San Francisco, and replaced by u regi-
ment which is recruited only to its nor
NAL strength.
Month by month the total force will thus
be slightly reduced. Acting upon the rec
ommendation Of General Chaffee, Secre-
tary Root will not, however, cause any re-
duction in the near future to 5000 men.
but will endeavor to keep a force of $500
men in the islands for some time yet.
Just what regiments will be selected to
20 to San Francisco has not yet been
determined upon, though in all probaoil-
ity Secretary Root will send the recently
organized regiments of Infantry and prob
ably several regiments of cavalry.
1t IS the first time that the Philippine
situation has been discussed at any length
in the Cabinet meeting, although on last
Friday Mr.. Root went over the matter
carefully with the President. With a
v
that occasional outbreaks In various parts
of the islands can be easily suppressed. y
The Cabinet meeting yesterday was,
with the exception OF the discussion Of
the Philippine situation, almost without
incident. All the members of the body
were present. The President, as usual,
called for detailed departmental informa-
tiOn. This information the President finds
necessary for the preparation of his mes
h.4 NHa4EnH "a
Considerable progress has been made
upon the document, but it will undergo
many changes before 1t Is finally ready
for transmission to the Fifty-seVenth
Callers at the White House were few
yesterday, on account of the fact that IL
OF Montana, and r. c. kerens of St
Louis. the Republican National Commit
tcenan from Missouri. came early how
ever, and saw the President for few
youthful. Mr.. Kerens has just arrived
from West Virginia, where he has min
ing interests. He protests that he is not
on political business bent. Senator Nc
Conias, of Maryland. and Senator Stew
art, of Nevada. were among other mem
bers of the upper house who called on the
President.
A quaint group was a delegation com
posed Of three preachers from the So
ciety Of Friends. who conveyed to the
President written address, prepared AT
Friends Of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Delaware. The address expressed sym
pathy for the President in the sad cir
cumstanccS surrounding his accession TO
office. and regret for the death of the
late President. The preachers were sam
uel Morris. of Philadelphia; Zcbedee Har-
ris, of Camden County, n. j., and Charles
RhOades, of Chester County, Pa; The
President read the address aloud, and
thanked the bearers most sincerely tor
its kind expressions.
III lis tIa al h
Arlington Hotel. called on Pr, sident
Roosevelt yesterday. The members of the
Board were presented to the President by
ty were Prof. Charles A. Young, of
Princeton; Prof. Charles T. Chandler. OF
Columbia; Prof. Edward c. Pickering, of
Harvard: Prof. Ormond Stone, OF the
University OF Virginia; DR.. William r.
Harper, President of the University of
Chicago. and Prof. Asaph Han. jr., of the
University Of Michigan.
Among other callers at the White House
yesterday were: Willis l. Moore, Chief
Of the Weather Bureau; Col; A; Me
Clurc formerly OF the philadelphia
newly appointed collector of internal rev
enue for the District Of South Carolina.
Mr.. koestcr is Gold Democrat. HIS
appointment to this important position,
for which a dozen Republicans were striV-
ing, had the effect of bombSheIi IN the
ranks of that party in the Palmetto
State.
Executive Mansion" will no longer be
the letter head or caption on the White
House stationery. In pursuance with dl-
rections from the President, all the sta
tioncry bearing this mark has been stored
away, and new stock. stamped mite
House." has taken its place. The SIZE OF |
the type is about the sane. All oIcial
documentS and letter. which are sent 10
the President, will hereafter be addressed
to the White House. Pre- osident kohsCNtit |
dslikcd the term Executive Mansion