Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-01-20
ARMY AND THE ORIENT SCORES THE LOBBY
INDICATION OF READINESS
SHOULD TROUBLE G. NE
SCHEDULE OF DEPARTURE OF
TROOPS AND TRANSPORTS
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
INCREASED


Washington, Jan. 3.-The attitude
of the Chinese toward foreigners and
foreign interests generally has become
sufficiently hostile to warrant prepare.
lions on the part of the various gov.
eminent for the suppression OF another .
demonstration such as that which oC-
CURED in 1900. The Navy Department .
had intended to order the battleship
Oregon back to the United States, but,
in view of the threatening situation
which has developed, instructions have
been cabled to leave this vessel in the
Orient. There Is no change in the pur.
pose of the President to increase the
battlcship squadron in Asiatic waters
by two vessels during the coming
spring,
The Chinese situation was discussed
at the Cabinet meeting yesterday, and
later Secretary Taft cabled to General
Wood, commanding the military divi.
sion In the Philippines, that he was TO
be reinforced IN order that he might
always have strong detachment In
readiness to process without delay to
China In case American interests were
menaCed. Two regiments of infantry
and two batteries of field artillery will
be sent from the United States at once
and should reach Manila by March !.
The administration does not expect
any rising before that date, but, rs an
official said, 1t is utterly impossible to
predict when the Chinese may attack
the foreigners. The only thing to do,
| he said, was to be ready, and this Is
the view of the President and the en-
| tire Cabinet.
The troops at Manila will be within
| liity hours of Chinese territory, and it
| II should prove necessary to land
force in the southern part OF the EN-.
pire there will not be the long delay
which would enable the Chinese TO pre-
pare for desperate resistance.
San Francisco, Jan. 4.-The army
officers here have not been officially
notified of the Government intention
TO send more troops TO the Philippines
and no change has been made In the
sailing schedule of troops which was
made out few months ago. II the
present schedule is not changed parts
Of five regiments, which will be equal
to about three full regiments, will be
sent to the Philippines, while five tut
regiments have been ordered to return
to the United States from the islands.
| Several officers, high in authority,
stated yesterday that there was moth.
! ing unusual In the sailing OF additional
troops from this port, as the army reg.
ulations state clearly that all regiments
| shall serve two years In the islands
and four years at home, which means
that a third of the whole army Is set
aside Tor Philippine duty. The present
standing Of the army is about $4,000
men and OF this number about 22,OOJ
are in the Philippines at present.
As there were only two regiments
sent from the United States army dur.
, ing the Boxer trouble in China II would
| hardly seem necessary to increase the
standing army in the islands unless
an uprising in China should actually
occur. In case of an emergency and
| the War Department should decide to
rush troops to China almost the entire
army in the Islands could be sent there
on short notice, besides two regiments
Of infantry, one regiment Of cavalry
and six batteries of light artillery,
which are stationed in the Pacific di,
vision.
According to the schedule Issued a
few months ago and which the officers
declare has never been changed the
troops will sail for and leave Manila
as follows:
Troops for Manila-December 10, ten
troops Of the Third Cavalry; January
70, four troops of the Fourth Cavalry;
January 20, Twenty-fourth Infantry;
March 8, Eighth Infantry and two
troops of the Third Cavalry.
Troops returning from Manila-No'
yember Is, Seventh Infantry; Deem
Der 10, Twenty.second Infantry; Janu
airy 20, Second Cavalry; March 8,
Twentieth Infantry, and April IT,
Twelfth Infantry.