Evening journal., 1896-02-25
FOR AN AMERICAN ARMY
Probable Outcome Of the Trou-
bic Among the Booths.
VIEWS OF BALLINGToNs ATTORNEY

Be Says the Army's Property ia In Ex-
Commander Booths Name-He Refuses
TO Turn 1t over TO his Successor -Lsram-
Wen Booths Statement.
NEW York, Feb 25.-R c. Alexander
oft203 Broadway, attorney for Ballington
Booth, ex-cominander of the Salvation ar
my in tho United States, declares that his
client viii not turn over the American
property of the army Co Booth Tucker.
the new chief now coming from London
20 take charge OF tho American army. Mr..
Alexander said further that Mr. Booth
might proceed TO reorgnnize the army on
an independent and distinctly American
basis.
"Tho Salvation army Il not organized
as a corporation said Mr. Alexander,
land cannot hold property IN It's own
name. Nor can a foreigner hold real estate
in this c0nntry unless no has declared his
intention 10 become citizen, and so the
arniy property-all the real estate proper
ty at any rate-has been acquired In his
name.
Legally he is the absolute owner OF
property valued at more than 500, 900.
There are no restricting clauses about
holding In trust. OF as trustee, I'm any Of
the title deeds. The War Cry belongs TO
him also. He may do with Il exactly as
he pleases. Neither his father nor any one
else has legal right TO interfere with It's
management or to claim penny of what
the paper earns.
"Ballington Booth realizes where his
obligations lie, and he will not fail to
meet them, but he knows what is in JUS
tice due TO him as well, and he will not
fail TO meet them, and he will be guided.
as well as his wife, by the best interests OF
the army in this country. The result Of
the trouble will be good. The United
States may have its own army-an Ameri-
can army, the best In the world
Says lie Is Private citizen.
To press representative Ballington
Booth said:
1--WE are going forth into the world as
private citizens taking with us only our
household furniture and few personal
belongings. We shalt remain in America.
l shall not turn over the property OF the
army until / have consulted some repre-
sentative American citizens-s men as
William II. Dodge, for instance. That Is
my decision up to date. Henceforth / am
a private citizen"
Ballington Booth said further:
The session yesterday was composed Of
the most prominent stan on the American
field, therefore the most efficient, the
most responsible and the most represent
ative. Some 400, 900 adherents were rep
resented. IL was a gathering, not Of my
calling together, but ono convened by the
staff, to which Mrs Booth and myself
were invited, that we might give our ver-
sion of the case, after they had heard the
field commissioner, Eva Booth and Colo
mel Nicol's story.
Il gave an emphatic denial of the state
ment that / was not dismissed Colonel
Nicol, L told them, wanted mo TO 20 to
London for a court of inquiry. This prac-
tically meant court martial. / had done
nothing to be court martialed for and in
dignantly and emphatically refused. The
scene then followed in which my brother
Herbert produced the brief from the chief
Of staff, Bramwell Booth, empowering
the commissioner to dismiss me. He step.
ped back and said, i demand your keys,
portfolios and offices at once
II was thunderstruck. lt took me who'll
ly by surprise. had not anticipated it at
all could not understand why my
younger brother had been given authority
over mo -