Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-22
ORDERS
coLoRED SOLDIERS DO NOT INDI-
CATE A DESIRE TO RE-ENLIsT.

The orders amending the order sendlng
the entire 25th Regiment of Infantry and
the 9th and 10th Regiments of Cavalry
(all coiored) to the Philippines were issued
at the War Department. They are some
what significant at this time as indicating
a disinclination to re-enlist in the army on
the part of the colored soldiers The
blanket discharge of the entire LIST Battalion
of the 18th infantry on account of the
Brownsville affair has seriously reduced
the quota Of that regiment. That battalion
was partially reflled by transfers from the
other two battalions of the regiment Eff
forts have been made to fill the vacancies
aggregating about 15O men, by original en-
iistments, but with only Indifferent sue
cess. with the result that all the com
panies of the regiment are far below their
proper strength.
Latest Orders on the Subject.
The latest orders on the subject are as
follows:
$50 much of general oruers, No. POT,
War Department, December u, 1906. as re-
lates to the 9th and 10th Cavalry. is modi-
fed so as to provide that only the head
quarters. band and eleven troops of each
regiment shall proceed to the Philippine
Islands One Of the troops of the 9th Cav
airy, now at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. to
be selected by the regimental commander,
will remain at that post, and one of the
troops of the 10th Cavalry, now at Fort
Robinson, Neb., to be selected by the reSi-
mental commands will proceed dismount-
ed to Fort Riley, Kan, station. on de-
parture of the troops of the regiment from
Fort Robinson. Neb.
All enlisted men of the outgoing organiza-
tons of the 9th and 10th Cavalry and of
the 18th Infantry who have six months or
more to serve from the date of the sailing
of their respective organization will ac-
company their regiments to the Philippine
Islands. Except non-commissioned officers
all enlisted men of the 9th and 10th Cavalry
and the 25th Infantry who have less than
six months to serve from date of sailing
and who do not desire to be discharged and
re-enlisted for the purpose of going to the
Philippine Islands will be transferred or
attached to the two troops of cavalry herein
ordered to remain in the United States
Transfers to these troops Will be limited
SO that their authorized strength shall not
be exceeded after the transfers from them,
herein ordered, of men having more than
six months to serve shall have been made.
Any men In excess Of the authorized
strength will be attached to the troops and
subsequently transferred to them as. vacan-
cies occur.
Such privates of these two troops as have
more than six months to serve from the
date designated for the sailing of the or
CARNATIONS of their respective regiments
first to leave the United States will be
transferred TO those OISdAiZdtiOaSs AL
other enlisted men. including non-com-
missioned officers of these two. troops viii
remain with their respective troops with
out regard to the length of time that they
have to serve.
Troops to Remain to Be Dismouhted.
The service Of the troops of the 9th and
10th Cavalry ordered to remain at Forts
Leavenworth and Riley, respectively. will
be dismounted. The horses of the troop
Of the 9th Cavalry, together with those of
the other three troops Of that regiment now
at Fort Leavenworth, except as otherwise
directed herein. will be turned over to the
eth Cavalry on it's arrival. The horses per-
tanning to the 9th Cavalry that are now In
use by the service schools at Fort Leaven-
worth viii be turned over to the quarter
master Of that post for use Of those schools.
The horses of the troop of the 10th Cavalry
win go to make up the 500 horses. OF that
regiment which are to be sent to the Pniiip-
pine Islands: = -
So much of General Orders. No. 207. War
Depaftment December 81, 1906. as relates
to discharges, re-enlistment and transfers,
under the proyisions Of General Orders. No.
IA. War Department September 2. 1904, Is
modified in accordance with the foregoing.
SO far as the 9th and 10th Cavalry and the
18th Infantry are concerned