New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-24

BallingtOn Booth, who was last week uispiaecu
from the command Of the Salvation Army IN THIS
country and had kept silent concerning the case
for several days. last night issued statement
rehearsing the incidents which led UP TO MS
withdrawal and declaring ION Mrs. Booths and
my own behalf that we cannot, under any con-
ditions whatsoever, accept proposals from Lon
don nor enter again under the authority OF gov
ernment Of International Headquarters in Eng
land"
THE STATEMENT.
Following is the statement in full:
II was furtherest from our intention TO enter into
any controversy regarding our action. but certdin
erroneous statements having been made h PuDHc nc
through the press 1t Is only rlght ana Just po'Ii ~
the movement and TO ourselves 10 submit d ''
rection =, l., ,,rra 10 TO-
puted that Commandment Herbert Booth peremptor-
y demanded that his brother hand over the Keys
AT The best denial to this is the following quotation
which We wrote down from the final episode III 'he
After having said C should only y,Is have s,tns the
sunday to farewell and o. they nag III MOURN at
short notice, the commandant finally sali: Heie re
are two propositions which L am empo"ereu "
T. That you withdraw that letter to London"
We replied mo, we will not
2 That you 20 to England on saturday
We replied no. except upon our c9nu,tiohs, f1srhe-.
with emphasis in that case. all nave 20 ay,foio lay
demand that YOU hand over your Keys ana poroo"'
by 10 o'clock mornns have the authority
Of the Chief Of STAFF" Geferring to LONDON heau-
quarters 49,. ,o,oro 20 o,c,ock for am
empowered TO give you the alternative
replied Then Then you y,ar-aw shall R@'e the keys anu '
We at once rose. but neither the commandant
Commissioner Eva Colonel Nico demuTred az
this decision. and the only after-"orus eNc''"'e'1
Dd not silence give Scoi consenf eT?ber states: 1T is
equally untrue that he dismissed Commanndet. n.
booth nor any other officer possesses fuch power
That power Is only vested In the General . .,
have always understood nat [He IN PPsV Sbs Cen
eroI Tut the Commandant led us to believe la tnat
he and the other representatives had nteS ytb
dedmite brie, from London colonel Nicoi sara ,o 70
directly after seeing GO CommSs9HeF ms. Eve '"N
'T'hirl~A{ter leaving our keys upon our respective
desks and vaca,lng headquarters at O'clock rri,
day morning retired FOR consultation; "nGh hSa
resulted later IN the day IN our expressing by cape-
gram to London that We had received our ais, a,I
that any further negotiations had closed.
Fourth-Af,er the above deplorable circumstances noes
here declare. Mrs Booths and my own behalf.
thar we cannot under any conditions whatsoever
accept proposals from London. or enter again un,
der the authority o. government OF international
Mrs Booth and myself bitterly regret that we
loving farewell to our Immediate s,ar and faithful
offlcers-to say nothing OF the thousands we sui
dearly love ." ''''' "'' BALLINGroN BOOTH.
Shortly after o'clock last night Commander
R,oth relieved the tension in the minds Of
Colonel Eadle and Colonel Nico because OF his
secuslon since his retirement The absence OF
the Commander during this time has caused the
greatest worry TO Colonies Nico and Eadie in
asmuch az Balllngton Booth had not as yet Gig
nihed his willingness to transfer the property
and money Of the organization over 10 his sue
cessor. What the Commanders action in this
respect will be Is still n matter of doubt, there
being a large number Of his adherents who
declare that he Will not calmly submit 10 be
ousted from the leadership OF the Army here.
and as everything is vested In his name 1t is
apparent that were he to secede from the parent
body. 1t is said he will. the position Of the
new movement would be a strong one from the
outset.
APPEARS AT HEADQUARTERS.
Last night at the time mentioned Commander
Booth unexpectedly. except by few Of his i'm
mediate friends. appeared at headquarters. II
was evident that his visit was intended az a sur
prise He arrived at the front Of the building
in Fourteenth-st. on a westbound car, and with
Major Glen and Staff Captain Crafts. who were
in waiting on the sidewalk. he started at run
for the building. and getting into an elevator
went to the chief office Of the Central Division.
The Commander not in full uniform, but
wore a derby ha, and long ulster. turned up
at the collar. as II to avoid identification. His
face was extremely pale. and had a determined
appearance that beiokened some definite purpose.
Quick as he was in rushing from the car to the
building the crowd that Is usually gathered out
side on Sunday night recognized him. and
greeted him with volley Of cheers. The plaudits
were heard In the large hall where the ordinary
Sunday evening service was being held. and
animated by feelings of curiosity the majority
OF the pc )pe left the service, and when 1t was
learned that the Commander was in the place
they showed In many ways that the popular feel
Ing is undoubtedly on the side Of the Commander.
After being coseted with several sympathizing
officers for about quarter of an hour the Com
mandcr proceeded with a bundle of papers
in his hand. to his own private Offices
floor above. Here he was Joined by about
twenty-five male and female officers, and the
conference lasted until about 1890 o'clock.
Among those who were present were Major Ad-
die from Springfield H.. Major Stillwell and
Rrigadier Fielding from Chicago Brgadier
William Evans from Pennsylvania. and several
representatives from other States. At the end
of the meeting Commander Booth and his friends
refused emphatcally to say anything regarding
the proceedings or the decisions arrived at. but
It was plain from the hand-clapping that could
be heard from without that the meeting OF
an entirely unanimous character
subsequently Commander Booth issued the
statement printed at the beginning Of this arti-
Gle.
In the face OF this statement there can no
longer be any doubt that the resignation Of
Mr. and Mrs. Booth. in the first instance. was
forced from them. and the suggestion that n
conspiracy 20 this end had existed for some time
past between the International Headquarters
In London and certain English officers appointed
TO this country was probably correct one.
staff captain said yesterday to a Tribune re-
porter that Colonel Eadie whose procedure and
actions In opposition to his commander have
been already stated In this column. came here
Tor the exnraes nurnose NJ mpea ching his su-