The Washington times., 1901-10-22
TO RUSH MEN TO CHAFFEB
imperative Need for More Tree 8
in the Philippines.
Secretary Root Expected to TniSc
Action on His Return To-day or To-
morrow Facilities for Sending
10000 Soldiers in Next Two Months

Action on His Return To-day or To-
morrow Facilities for Sending
10000 Soldiers in Next Two Months
Secretary Root is expected to return to
Washington toda, or tomorrow. and i'm
mediately upon his arrival Will take up
the important question of the situation
in the Philippines. 1t is now admitted al
the War Department that The officials in
Manila have had too sanguine view of
the general situation.
In view of the developments of the past
two months, it is very probable that Sec
rotary Root will. after communication
with General Chaffee. arrange for the
sending to the Philippines within the next
few months of about 10000 troops now
serving in this country. At least this
number will have to be ordered from the
United States to replace the short term
men. who will have to be brought home
this winter. H. addition to plans for fill
ing these vacancies. it is now almost GER
tain that Secretary Root win consider
plans for increasing the military force in
the Philippines. and that General ChafTce
will map out "A plan for a renewal of ac-
tive operations.
Reports from Manila show that almost
daily the military authorities are being
acquainted with the treacherous character
of the natives, and it is becoming evil
dent that the Filipino representations of
friendship cannot be relied upon.
In the expectation that orders will be
issued by Secretary Root for number OF
regiments to go to the Philippines state
ment has been prepared showing the
available transports for this work. This
statement shows that the transport Grant,
now at San Francisco, is ready to leave
at any time and can carry 20 officers and
1850 men; the transport Meade can be sent
within a few weeks with 60 officers and
about 200 men; the transport Fitzpatrick
will be ready for departure November
with about 1000 men; the transport Lo-
gan will be ready on the same date to
carry about 50 officers and $50 men; the
transport Sherman will be ready to sail
December l with about 60 officers and 100
men; the transport Rosecrans can carry
nearly 1.0cO men and will be ready within
a few weeks.
In addition to these the transport Nc
Clellan. which left Manila a few days
ago for San Francisco. will be available
for use by the 1st of December, and can
carry 1000 men. This statement shows
that enough transports will be on hand
for use to take about 1900 men from San
Francisco before the middle of December
without any difficulty, and the only trou-
BILE to be experienced by the War Depart
ment will be the changing Of troops from
their stations in the United States so as
to get them to San Francisco in time for
departure on the transports.
The plans of the War Department have
not progressed so far that any definite
statement can be made as to the regi-
ments likely to be selected for service in
the Philippines. The available cavalry
regiments are as follows: Eleventh Cav
airy with headquarters a. Fort Myer, va;
Troops a. B. c. and D. at jefferson Bar
racks Mo; E. F, G, H, Fort Ethan Al
len, Vt. and l. K, L, NJ at Fort Myer;
Twelfth Cavalry. headquarters and
Troops G, II, ], K. L, NJ, al Fort Sam
Houston. Tex. and a. B, c. and F. Fort
Clark. Tex, and d and Z, at Fort Bliss
and Fort Macintosh, respectively;
Troops /, X. L, NJ. at Fort Meade. S. D.;
a. c. G. and II. Fort Assiniboine. Mon:
B and d. Fort Robinson. Neb.: E and F,
Fort Keogh. Mon: Fourteenth Cavalry.
headquarters. /, X. l.. and NJ Fort
Grant Ariz: A. B. {, and d. Fort Riley.
Kan; f. and II, Fort Logan, Col; F and
airy. headquarters and Troops /, X, l..
and NJ Preside, Cal; + and F. Benicia
Barracks. Cal. and II, San Francisco.
OF the infantry regiments, the Second
Infantry. with Companies a, B. c. d. and
T. al Fort Thomas. Kentucky. viii be
availa.7te. and the Twenty-seventh Infan-
try, with headquarters and Companies r,
+, G, II. l, X. l.. NJ. at Plattsburg Bar
racks. New York: A. B. c, d. at Fort Nc
Phcrson. Georgia: Twentyeighth Infan-
try, Headquarters, y. b, {; ID. /, h, i. M
Vancouver Barracks. Washington: Twen-
ty-ninth Infantry, headquarters, L, +, G,
II. l, X. L. NJ, Fort Sheridan. Illinois, A,
L. G. d, Columbus Barracks. Ohio.
The particular Importance attached to
this subject at this time by War Depart |
meut officials is the fact that General
Chafee's military force is already below |
the number which 1t is considered he |
should have for active operations. A
careful compilation Of the troops on hand |
IN the Philippines at this time shows that |
General Chafee has less than 5000 ef- |
fcctive soldiers and that this number VIII |
be decreased by the return of short term |
men to about 81 900 by thu 1st of Decem- |