Show RETURNING THE VOLUNTEERS Dec aee tary of war has haa cabled Instructions to Can Oen MacArthur at al Manila to 10 begin the work of returning the volunteer troops from the Phil nell In order to per permit I mil mit theIr In this country bythe by byth the th I ot of June next Thu action been taken In ot of the su AU by Congress of oC the mont of regular to the recalled d troops Plane Plan for tor the or etton of the proposed new n re reme JI me have been perfected at e t the WAr and menta made made for tor their speedy recruit recruitment uit ment and equIpment Action In matt matter awaits only the approval ot of It le III hoped by the secretary of war and tile the military authorities that the bill for the organization of the army now before the Senate will become A law before bf fore Congress a races for tor forthe the on the lilt Int The make no secret of theIr great areat conr concern m over the situation and MY that the failure or of Congress to toke take immediate aNion action for Ito relief wilt will In able embarrassment rn to the government and retard the execution ot of the I ry for tor the of on efficient and It table able government In the The opInion I is at the war department that there Is no prospect 13 or a on part or of the volunteers In the J II The 1111 record of the department all tend to show how that only a mall percentage or of the Stat are alO likely to nerve I beyond theIr present term of oC j ment serving I with volunteer reI NII menu In the lo have been beell sounded on that point and have reo re reported ported a general nral disinclination on the j part pan ot of the volunteers to prolong theIr enlisted service I It t I Is realised that a tate state of affairs existed among during durin the Plate Itale volunteers recruited I war There were Ire about the Spanish phil ot of these In the Iho when the th regiments were mustered out nut at the close cloe of the Spanish B war and of that number only re fur for service In tb the Phil Philippines In the present volunteer arm army the lI liberal Induce Inducement tho government to menta ment offered by that end travel pay at once to the amount of 1100 to lo each man whO enlisted The rhe plans plana of the war department for bringing home the volunteer troops art are In the following cable from the at war department to Gen OiIn Send volunteers convalescent to the rapacity or of the next transport returnIng return returnIng Ing and a volunteer regiment to trans transport port following As AI you report now the ae secretary ot of war directs that start home the volunteer regiments you until the tor to II reduced d to 10 the number fixed before rein reinforcement In by regulars Will send you ou our to further relieve the r regular I r regiments volunteers Manila Dec D c reference to telegram ot of the your volunteer regiment Untied Stales Infantry uns AnIon on transport SherIdan let hi and the Eleventh regi KI tinned volunteer cavalry ment on January The movement will continue as dIrected tilt till completed The Th regiment Infantry U III In the volunteer r Geld cannot leave at present Author AuthorIty AuthorIty Ity le I requested d to 10 retaIn regular om whose volunteer service In the era organisations are here hErt Also AIo volunteer now assigned to 10 epe pt desire with a view I w lul duty who ho so 0 to o muster r out June Junt An Import Important ant question of Ii I involved ashe as the he departure ot of almo almost 1 ton de it II Impossible to furnish era for tor the necessities tor special duty or are Increasing Transport Sher Sherdan Ida dan leaves December with about anti and the 00 volunteer Warren December with the he same number Any flY remaining will willo SherMan Sheridan January Jet 1st 10 o on transport |