Salt Lake Herald | 1899-08-24 | Page 1 | A Vigorous Campaign

A VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN New VolunteersWil Eat Christmas Diner I Philippines Washington Aug Sertar ot War Root returned to the city tonight from his visit to the president at Lake Champlain He went at once to his apartments at the Arlington hotel and during the evening spent some time with General Corbin and Acting Secretary Secre-tary lelkeohn The secretary was reticent fn speaking for publication Qt his conference wIth the president The mater disused he said were such as would ordinarily be taken up at a cabinet meeting and involved no great departures from the plcy already al-ready in force respecting the Philippines Philip-pines That the campagn in the hippines is to be pushed vigorously anti promptly prompt-ly Is evident frm a remark the score tan made to the reporters He was determined he said that eve m belonging to the twenly regiments of volunteers now being recruited shall eat his Christmas dinner lit that cowl try This statepient was brought out by a reference t o the published report that ten of these reglmeats were to beheld be-held in the United States as a reserve force Regarding the report that General Wesley Merritt who had also been at Lake Champlain In conference with the president and his war secretary is to succeed General Otis in command of the troops in the Philippines Secretary Root was noncommittal He evaded all questions on this point and declined to make any positive statement whatever what-ever lit regard to the subject The sec rotarys attention was called to reports of fresh preparations for treating with the insurgents with a view to a peace tot settlement of the war In the Philippines Phil-ippines He hart not heard officially of these although lie expressed himself as being glad If such a solution of the difficultles could be brought about The conditions in Porto Rico are re celvlng the chief attention of war de partmeflt officials and Secretary Iteo