| Show AS TO ARMY TRANSFERS lii II of II M i 1 M sr A t i lIs I Intro ii IS 1111 I br Sum Sutherland Ii With lh tu to II the Ihl r of at lC two tWI batteries from mum Fort Kort 1011 to tL Fort Fori lies Una luI tell seil I and the protest auntie inadi by I the M I II A AM i M I A the time following letter win WI received today from fromn frol Senator Sutherland by Mann ser ger Ionian U II I Place I have s of oC the tho with ret ref reference to the Iho transfer of or the time two tWI from Cronl Fort Douglas DOlglas to 10 Fort orl Hussell I 1 called this matter to the attention of time secretary lr of oC war anti and It with wih him hll fully ally moro more than two months ago ngo Ho lie 10 explained to me ins le nt at that tha tune time Irl that thaI tho the two batteries formerly At II Fort Kort o hud bien ordered to 10 the that hunt fort wits as mis lS an ln artil artillery lery let post and 11 that It hind had been I CI the policy poley to kwo a Lull full ful of ot artillery at that i place V Fort Russell consists consist of oC 31 acres of o hind which ample amlo room for Cor ty l practise mind and Int maneuvers Ho flu U saul ald that Ihal If Il thus the batteries at iii lt Tort Russell hud had hut nut not been h el ordered to the tho Philippine rh troops troop nt at II tort Port 1011 lus woul have ht been tini sent pent I have havo talked with him two or UI three limes since Ince ho lit h lets has de declined illumed to 10 interfere with the transfer or of these although lie h has hazi me ale that the tie of or sending or cavalry to tu Kort lurt Douglas to replace the Ile butteries would bo hue given every consideration tol tion therm ami 1111 I have haH every hope that some earns Bore tiling will wil hI bm I duno 1010 In the Ihl near 1 lr future The Thu mutter I Is 18 not trot bung overlooked at this end ell I ran itri en yu nu that I Ilk y effort fort Ihlo to 10 procure an nut Il for tor or Iho thu of lt other men tu to Port Fort at nt tire the very CI earliest possible IU I ble bie hII moment moment In the I wish you OU would notify loUty mo me promptly when thin Iha bat Lat tents leave lovo Port Fort so co that I 1 may mi mayhut at hut lt that time again eli the tie attention of t the tho secretary of o war to 10 the matter I w wa was i il at I th tIu tho war Wil this loft efI morning that tho thio batteries haul had not yet et etler ler Your motIn YourI very ery 1 truly trimly Iru V |
