Show CORBIN IS HOME General Arrives in Washington After Af-ter an Extended Tour Throughout Through-out the West ITniBlJNE SPECIAL Washington D I C Oct 3Gcn Corbln returned to Washington today after an extended tour of the West and will shortly I ly take command of the Department of the has with headquarters In New Yorl When ho assisted In framing and passing the bill creating a general stare he had been practically commander of tho army since before the Spanish war Had President Presi-dent McKlnley lived Corbln would have cither succeeded Miles iia Lieutenant General and Chief of Staff or the appoint I ment would have boon delayed only so long as was necessary to promote and retie I re-tie Gun Young I The change In the Presidency was not a I fnvoniblu one for Corbln and the return of Gen Chaffee from China after a most creditable campaign put a new face on affairs Corbln found himself ruijguted loa lo-a subordinate position In Washington Ills present detail to the command of the important im-portant Department of the East is In accordance ac-cordance with hl < wishes and Is an escape es-cape from un embarrassing position m tile I War department t When Chaffce retires iwo i years from now Corbln l will still have six months to serve Ho will bo the ranking Major General and In a position where be cannot can-not bo Ignored by the President excent for most ctrrtordlimry reasons Such reasons rea-sons arc not anticipated and lime present mov from Waahlwton to the command of a department iiraotlunlly Jnuur his iv llrcmint with the rank of Lieutenant Gencril less than throe years from now In the planning of his own affairs Cor bin continue to show the aame strategy and diplomacy which made him to vain able to the Admlnlstiailon In time or stress and war |