The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-04-13
COMPLAINTS OF THE BOOTHS.

| The General Was Too Much of An Eng
liSninan and u Martinez
! New York. April l2.-Commander and
/ Mrs I3al!ineton Booth gave out the ap-
! pended statement tonight al headquarters
We have appealed TO the American pco-
pie for help ana support. aud wo can no,
forget decent respect for the opinion OF
mankind requires that We declare the
causes which impelled US t. th.
separation. 1t must. however, be con
coded that our position has been and Is
a very delicate one from lhe fact that
there is much of the personal element
which We can NOT eliminate from the con-
roNorsy, because OF our family relation
snip with the founder and leaders of the
salvation Army
We wrote letter dated January J. ask
ing If International headquarters had
taken INTO consideration all The conse-
quences OF the change of command nj TINT
particular time, The feeling towards Eng
land then existing in this country. the
heaVy financial responsibility of our new
tnnate relations with the general Grom
whom we had received no communication
OF any character for six months) made IL
appear TO liz Ii most unfortunate and in
advised sten
On January 81 we wrote London, stating
some OF our reasons for being unable.
cohscientiouslv, to accept another CON-
mana. put making plain that We did not
wish TO iiuure the army
10 preclude the possibility of the state
ment being made that We were unwlllinc
TO obey orders. or that nrasrusrts of lsaves
ing thus country was The cause of dlssat-
isiactloh. we wrote me following In this
same letter, January 81: 1T must not hc
said at any time that we have left be-
cause we were unwilling TO leave America
rms would be untrue for we have made
no remonS trance. nor have we refls,,t
1t should be carefully remembered thnt
London's representatives. after they had
rr rsesh' &c, "a! 81 me whole transaction and
our quiet farewell and retirement mads
the definite statement that we said W.
nah Iost roniidence i'm the general and
IN our tnterNational system OF adlninis'
Wauon" whi'h reasons alone, hv iheIr
own showing, would prove we conli no,
consistently accept another field under
the circumstances,
,, rom iirst to last the general i'm.
pressed us with his dispieasure and dts
satiSaetion with MS personally and with
lived "i in aa o, aaaminlsierns affairs. We
sAhihited prejudice and Instrumentation az
y ,r, ama rs people' lie said the time had
stripss NJ tbs ass carrying the stars and
objected TO the use Of the eagle upon on
9ests and constantly spoke deprecatinet
tutions f''p'e ana lis ihsti- |
we have gradually become convince,
,,bs' me system Of governing the work in i,
laws made by those unaware or tha na, ~
n ,,ii conditions Of the country Is n,.,thfs
,, nor practical Tho rules and reguia. !
liohs governing the army to the f,inntas, |
the noN wsrs being made in England and
were obliged 10 enforce them ,bo,,nn MS
oa" themselves In no wise been cnnsuiteS |
on IN, we formulating Of the same No. /
n ,,,nn We had not heen consulted on tSs |
important moves and Innovation ~, ,he
army although supposed 10 be Two ar liz
1pn ,,,r prominent and Responsible officers
~, Judgment was not accepted IN n,.tter.
Ih IN ,h,. affecting the welfare Of the wofk
. nhrins his last interview win ms Il,
y america the general stated mat ha wishn
"a US to assist the struggling work in
,anada by, giving up a certain no %sn a.
ne Ne J. nited states TO be annexed to tho
dominion. We expressed our whiting mass
- :, Iar ,ln assist our comrades in Canada
,inancially) bur that the arma .pe ,to ,,''iit
n ,1nri,s,,n territory to Canada Was quite
work our arguments carried no weight
' a, me general considered Them unrea-
onAhle' When We spoke OF the National
,s rsMisg he closed ne controversy by
Worth America in three sections asr,a VI
ng that ultimately he Intended TO Gu,