Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-23
TO GARRISON |STHMUS
Third Infantry Ordered to
the Canal Strip.
MARINES TO. DEPART
SIX HUNDRED WILL GO TO THE
PHILIPPINES.
War Depa rfmenf,S Action Rased TTnon
War Departments Action Based Upon
the Anticipated Ratification of the
Treaty With Panama.

The War Department has ordered the Sd
Infantry, U. 8. A.. to the lsthmus of Pan
ANA, the regiment to proceed at the earl
lest possible moment. probably on the army
transports Sumner and Mcclellan. from
New York Headquarters Of the regiment
is at present at Fort Thomas, Kentucky.
where are stationed Companies c, D.. l, X,
and M. At Fort Sheridan are stationed
Companies A and B. and at Columbus bar
racks. Companies E, F. G and H. The reg
iment will 60 out in command of Lieut..
Col T. c. Woodbury.. who has been or
dered east from San Francisco for the pur-
pose. He is now lieutenant colonel of the
18th Infantry, but as Colonel Haskell of
the Sd Infantry has already been nominated
for promotion to brigadieT, with the stip-
ulation that he shall retire. the sd VIII have
new commander in the person of Lieu
tenant Colonel Woodbury..
Anticipating Ratification Of Treaty.
The War Department has in the past
strenuously denied reports that it intended
to send troops to the isthmus, but it is
now explained that that statement applied
only to conditions as they existed before
the United States acquired vested rights
through the acquisition of the canal zone
by the ratification of the canal treaty.
AS the department has now satisfied itself
that this ratification is only a question of a
few hours, it has taken the necess 4ry steps
to permanently garrison tie sthmus. which
could not be easily done with marines. In
fact. it is pointed out that the Spooner act
contemplates the preservation OF order
along the canal strip by the use of United
States military forces, so that the War De-
partment is doing no more than exercising
reasoni BILE precautions in making ready to
promptly assume it's burden.
The department announces that none OF
the families of officers or enlisted men of
the Sd Infantry will be allowed TO accom-
pany the regiment. This is insisted upon
a necessary precluton, in view of the
fact that the troops will be scattered in
small detachmentS in the Jungle and along
the canal strip in a country without any
accommodations for Amer ic IN women and
not particularly healthy. In the future,
when permanent barracks and officers
quarters are constructed on modern plans,
this restriction may be removed
Marines Will Depart.
The thousand marines now on the 18TH
mus will be taken to Guantanamo as rapid
ly as their places can be taken by the
troops. From Guantanamo at least a part
of this force will be taken to the Philip
pines probably coming to the United States
and embarking from San Francisco for
Manila. Orders for 600 marines, to sail
from that point at an early date were is
sued a short time ago, and 1t is likely that
an additional force will go out later, in
pursuance of the Navy Departments pol
icy of upbuilding in every way possible
the Asiatic station and strengthening the
marine force at Olongapo.
1t is intended that an adequate force
of marnes shall be kept at Guantanamo
in case of probable emergencies in Cen
tral and South America. Especially Is 1t
desired that there shall be a sufficient force
there for the government to call upon II
it should undertage to execute a drastic
program in San Domingo.