The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-02
FAKIR SINGH ARRIVES
FREDERICK ST. GEORGE BOOTH
TUCKER AT NEW YORK.
New Commander OF the Salvation
Army Makes n Speech and Says He
VIII Become a Citizen.

NEW YORK, April frederick ST.
George Booth-Tucker, recently appointed by
General Booth as commander Of the Saliva
ton Army in the United States, to sue
coed Darlington Booth. arrived tonight on
the steamship Majestic. He was met at
the dock by group of Salvation Army Of
ficers and informed that his baby. Bran
well. was dead and that his wife was i'll.
The new commander proceeded at once to
the bedside of Mrs Booth-Tucker, Mr..
Booth-Tucker was born in India. He stud
led law and admitted to the bar in
England Returning to India he achieved
prominence in his profession and was made
a Judge. He became interested in the work
of the Salvation Army and formed what
is now known as the East Indian branch of
that organization. In India Commander
Booth-Tucker is known as Fakir Singh
Later in the evening Commander Booth
Tucker went to the national headquarters
of the American branch OF the Salvation
Army in West Fourteenth street, where he
greeted throng of enthusiastic members
PRODUCTION by Commissioner Carleton and
the. attendant greetings, Mr.. Booth-Tucker
MY policy shall be one OF love and not
of aggressiveness. 1 shall do in the
sphere of my command as 1
have done in India. will fol-
whom General Booth so dearly loves and
admires. The Information which has been
placed before me during my brief sojourn in
Booth has charged that the London officers
suppressed three cablegrams sent by him
TO his father, Is to me surprise. Every
thing in connection with the American sit
uation has been placed before the General.
The circumstance are entirely regreata-
BILE, but the Salvation Army has got to that
away the women in the slums would take
up the deserted flag and proceed with the
good work. aided by God and proceeding
effectively to-day In every nation in the
world.
1.-The secession of Ballington Booth has
attracted great deal of sympathy and
land for the Salvation Army in the United
States. The English people still hope that
Ballington Booth will see his way to return
to the fold, and shall use every means i'm
my power to secure that end. In regard to
the transfer OF the property and the legal
obstacles which seem to beset myself and
Mrs. Tucker, and in order that 1t might be
overcome, / am going to be natura.ized as
soon as possible and will immediately bring
myself into line with the law of the coun-
try. / think the least Ballington Booth
might have done was to grant an interview
to his own sister. 1t seems unreasona-
BILE to US to have him ask that witnesses
should be present. When person wants
not going to make a fool of himself by
shedding tears In the presence of a third
with h. distracting the attention of the parties
Immediately concerned. Darlington Booth
was not dismissed; we deny that in toto.
There is no foundation whatever to the
report that Colonel Nicol. who recently re-
turned to London. contemplates joining the
volunteers. When / parted with him before
leaving for this country he had no leaning
In that direction. 1t Is true that he placed
a statement defining the situation here be-
fore the General and telling him how the
bly, and CALAMITY stood by their guns. He
stated that a widespread feeling on the out
side was rather against u.s. and added that
latterly the press had disposition to take
IT have come to America with a very deep
sense of the honor and responsibility which
has been placed upon me. Every scrap of
influence. power. brain, body and heart
will lay at Americas feet, and hope that
what am not now America will soon make
me, an adopted son. / shall sit at her feet
of my life. / have brought with me big
bag of campaign plans and very wide pro-
eramme which l shall not undertake to car
ry out until after the welcome meeting in
Carnegie Hail."
Commander Booth-Tucker seemed conf
dent of being able to induce Commands
Booth to return to the army. He said II
was more than probable that General Booth
would pay visit to America In the fall and
review the whole saiyationist Held
of the Volunteers. left for Buffalo tonight,
where they expect to form branch of
their new organization tomorrow night
They will return to this city Friday and
start for Chicago Saturday.
Before leaving for Buffalo tonight Com
mander Ballington Booth issued the follow
ing: 1.-The question has been asked whether
1 consider my conversation with Mrs. Com
missioner Booth-Tucker on Wednesday,
when I declared my determination not to
enter into any further negotiations with the
new commissioners, as final. i desire to
make public the fact that what said to Mrs.
Commissioner Booth-Tucker Is tatamount to
what / would have said il i was asked to
meet Commissioner Tucker. Every bit Of me
is with the Volunteers"