Show MAY GO TO JtANILA I War Bureau Will Issue Permits to Ladies of Officers Families Washington Aprjl HThe War department de-partment is still loth to permit the ladles of officers families to reside in Manila Following is the form of a letter which is being used by Secretary Secre-tary Root In response to all requests from army women for transportation to the Philippines Gen Otis has requested that the ladies of ofilcers families should not be permitted to go to Manila The officers offi-cers themselves are liable at any time to be ordered to distant parts of LImo islands so that th = are unable to furnish fur-nish protection for their families and Manila Is not yet a place where it Is proper that an AmerIcan woman should live without protection In such cases it would be necessary for the commanding General to furnish guards and I cannot Impose upon him that necessity If a lady has male iclatlves living in Manila In whose family she will live and who will furnish fur-nish her protection In the absence of the officer on who c account she asks transportation tIme QuartermasterGen eral Its authorized to give her passage on u transport |