St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-04-13
LOVED STARS AND STRIPES.
HIS IRE AROUSED BY THE BITTER
SNEERs AND ATTACKS OF
BOOTH SENIOR.
WAS IGNORED FOR YEARS
In the Councils of the Organization
Hence the Formation of Vol
unteers.

the reasons which impelled them to secede
from the Salvation Army and establish the
Volunteers. After stating that they had not
intended to make any explanation of their
course, but were compelled to defend them
selves from the statements given out from
Salvation Army headquarters, they say that
1or full understanding of the case it would
be necessary to go over the correspondence
between themselves and Gen. Booth for two
years back. They summarize the whole mat
ter as follows:
IL should be carefully remembered:
a.. F1rst-That London's representatives after
they had precipitated the whole ransaction
ana forced us from our position. so nreventine
our 9 quiet farewell and retirement, made the
uenaite statement that we said we had lost
tionai sust IN tne general and in our interna-
sional system OF administration which rea-
s S atone by their own showing would prove
o otSo we could not consistently accept an
otner held under the circumstances.
=, Second-lt would be distinctly understood
t tiiat our 1eehng regarding the matters of con-
tloversy were known by London prior tn the
Senadag OF our farewell orders. Many letters
passed between us, and the general after orr
!noervleW With him in this country previous
70 tne time when direct communication from
MN MN TO us ceased. First. the generals visit
was Ine primary cause between us and him
s sell First to last he impressed us with his
uispleasure and dissatisfaction with us per
ind ny and with our methods of administer
country; He exhibited prejudice and mis-
conception OF 1t and it's people. He ohiected
TO tne display of the national flag upon our
the tn ana In IN our halls and homes. He said
STARS S and stripes at the head of our parades
ne OBJECTED to the use Of the eagle upon our
~ o tbs ana constantly spoke depreciatingly
y, me country, the people and it's institutions
OuT constant defense and explanation in aswer
W ms attacks only increased the dificultv
Ama 49, our anectlon for and knowledge OF
A 1i.r, this placed us in most unfortunate
posiuon. He, in consequence showed bnt
n n interest and sympathy with us person
nry. ne spoke no word in public of an.
inner ways we need not mention mada the
1 nlsIl one OF the bitterest experiences of orr
Ives ives. Durlng our experiences in America we
nave gradually become convinced that ~
system or governing the work in This Counts
from foreign center, by laws made bV those
c unaware OF the needs and conditions of the
slant fr,n ns melther wise nor practical. Con-
St Irlctlon has on this account existed
between us and the international beodn,,on
ters ''ional Aeduquar-
9Th %Third-our Judgment has been forced upon
Poii's mat we DO not approve, and we have
Deen made to feel that the government waS
such Inat, so FAR as we were personally CON
uerneu' we could not accept another com
mand where we would have to adminiotn
the affairs while we ourselves Could net
agree with the rules it demanded and en-
forced: In many ways our authority was
intel Ii' no DOCKS could be published unless
revised by London; no prominent promotion
no important move, even no change in detail
OF UNIFORM etc., could take place under This
rule without correspondence To eafn narr LIS
sion. e"-H Pei iiis-
Fourth-The rules and regulations govern
ing the army in the minutest detail were
pelng made in England, and the command
ers OF foreign commands were Obliged To
ENFORCE them, though they had themselves in
nowlse been consulted on the formulating of
IN tne same. Some time previous to orders
~ say 5areWel Two more volumes came to
nand. Portions of these volumes we did not
approve, yet such rules and regulations we
should have had to enforce in some other
countries, If not in this one.
F1fth-For years we have not been con-
suited on the important moves and innoya-
ton OF the army, although supposed to be
two OF its most prominent and responsible
oIncers. Great schemes, involving largs sums
OF money, had been formulated and launched
by international headquarters, and our first
lnt1mation of the same through some
publication, though through their policy of
change of commissioners we might in the
future, have the responsibility for the vast
burden and debt involved"
"Sixth-Our judgment was not accepted on
matters vitality affecting the welfare Of the
work in this country. For example. some
years ago, in council with our leading Of
fcers, it was decided to enforce a rule
against the use of tobacco by our officers.
The evils of its use and associations were
so evident, and fully shared the opin-
ion of our prominent officers that the law
prohibiting it's use, together with that of in
toxicants and drugs was important, that we
required abstinence from their use as con-
dition of membership Some two years since
a book of regulations and rules for soldiers
was sent from England, in which it was
distinctly stated that this was no longer to
be rule. We stopped the sale of the book
and wrote, showing the strong feeling of
our people here on the subject, sending
copies Of prominent staff officers letters, and
giving our reasons for the maintenance Of
the law. We were told In reply that Amer
lea must come into line with other countries.
and the law be abandoned. We refused, and
crossed out the paragraph in the book and
told London of the harm such a change would
accomplish They wrote us the following
ultimatum on the subject: You should let
it be known Immediately that your own view
of the matter is (as though our view had not
been that of our officers on the subjecO pri-
vateiy to officers who confer with you on the
subject that you regret very much that you
issued the orders you did, and that they were
issued with a misapprehension on the sub
ject and without the knowledge of inter-
national headquarters, and that, of course,
the general has had far wider experience
than you have
'To this we replied: we cannot possibly
do this as with our present feelings 1t would
be inconsistent, for instead OF wishing we
had not issued such rule on the contrary,
we only wish you would declare TINS law TO
the whole world
1--WE have since learned that leaders in other
countries have had their judgment forced on
was not so much the determining of what
happened in the case of this particular rule.
as in evincing their policy in ignoring the
Judgment OF our Responsible onlcers ana tns
in endeavoring to force us to state that which
would have been untrue and an outrage ON
our consciences.
"Seventh-During his last interview with
us in America the general stated that he
wished us to assist the struggling work in
Canada by giving up certain portion OF the
United States to be annexed to the domin-
ion. We expressed our willingness to further
our comrades in Canada with money (having
already helped them financially, but that the
annexation of American territory to Canada
was quite impraeticable and would damage
the work. Our arguments carried no weight
and the general considered them unreasona-
BILE. When spoke of the national feeling
he closed the controversy by drawing his
finger down the map Of North America in
three sections, declaring that ultimately he
intended to cut the country in three, Joining
each to a section of Canada, to break down
any national feeling that existed. We said
such division would ruin the work in this
country where the unbroken union of the
states meant so much. After the general re-
turned to England q heightened correspond
ence followed, in which we gave a number of
reasons against this annexation They forced
us to make the annexation, and at the pres
ent time the army work in Dakota, North
Montana and North Washington is governed
from Toronto, and we have been told that the
officers hardly dare to let the citizens of
these states know that their money goes to
the Canadian headquarters. 1t intended
upon our removal from command to divide
this country so we had built into our ma
tional headquarters stone from each state
to typify the Union, one and inseparable.'
"Eighth-Though we repeatedly urged, after
the resignation OF our chief secretary, Will
lam Evans, that for the sake of the advance
and safety of the work in America it was
absolutely necessary to choose for the posi-
ton an officer from the ranks of this coun-
try who was an American citizen. and
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