The San Francisco call., 1896-03-15

i'm N lately | had discovered it. Either
| am fool for not having discovered it, if
the re is any, or l am in collusion with
the m, for / declare my firm allegiance to
the admi nlstration. | believe the army is
operated with no other end than TO save
men-body and soul. General Booth him.
self has said it was his great am bition to
be able to say that he did not
gain his livelihood from the organ
ization. He is able to say so. Three
men came forward and offered TO bear the
expenses of his living-hls and his family.
He lives with extreme modesty, in what
most people would call poor quarters. His
children as they have grown UP have all
entered the army and become seif-sup
porting. No." continued the brigader,
"people who question the methods of the
army do so because they do not under
stand its moving principle. 1t is the So
cialism taught by Jesus Christie serve
people say to me If | could only get SER
wants to work for me as these girls work
for the army L would be willing to pay
them large wages But they can't buy it,
you see. They do this work for the love
of it. Don't you suppose / could go and
make my hving-a very good living-in
some other line? / was engaged in the big
publishlng-hous of P. F. Collier & Co. in
New York when l joined the army. But
no employer could pay me to perform the
work l do here. Nobody knows what
strain it is. In any other employ
ment a man quits at certain
hour OF the day and throws off his
worry. This work is part of myself; it
is always with me. My remuneration is
only what will barely keep me. MANY
captain in the field receives more because
he has larger family. The pay is gradu-
ated not by ability, rank or length of SER
vice, but by necessity alone. Neither is
there any distinction on account of rank.
No looking up to or bowling down before
rank. We are bound together by great
bond of mutual love and confidence and
assistance. We equally share in the for
tunes of the army. If the revenues are
short we all suffer alike, often going with
out any spending money at ali. If they
are large no one gets more than what in
any other trade would be deemed pit
tance, for the surplusages are devoted to
extending the work and relieving the des-
titute; yet every soldier in the army and
every officer is happy in his work, exhaust
ing though it is, and would not change it,
$50, therefore, l give no thought to any
OF the insinuations as to Ballington Booth
on the m oney question. | know that he
was perfectly honest. His orders to fare
well we're only those that were issued to
all other territorial commanders. For
family reasons he saw fit to refuse That
is all there is to 1T | believe. / am sorry
for the generals sake. 1t is great blow
to him, returning from the magnificent
campaign in India to find disruption in
his own household"
This is the sentiment of all the officers
OF the army here.
Booth-Tucker, the new American COM
mander, comes from India by the way
Speaking of him Major Halpin, editor of
the War Cry, said: stHis career is q strik-
ing illustration of this very principle of
discipline that mostly prevails in the
army. Tucker was an English Judge in
India, receiving splendid salary-f3O0O,
l belle ve-and was in fair way to retire
upon a competency very shortly when a
copy of the War Cry fell into mis- hands
He became interested. secured more of
our literature, and concluded to 60 to
England and investigate the workings of
the army This is the very thing for
India he said. He resigned from the
bench, secured a commission, took few
lieutenants and commenced work in the
streets of Bombay. He discarded his Eng
lish clothing and adopted that of the poor
priests of that country; went barefooted
and begged subsistence from door to door
as they do. Tucker married one of the
daughters of General Booth and hyphen-
ated the name. He joined the army solely
because he was inspired with desire to