New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-26
WHAT WILL THE BOOTHS DO?
THE ARMY A WATTS DECISION
COMMANDER BOOTH WILL RETURN TO
HEADQUARTERS ON SATURDAY.

NE SAYS HE WILL THEN EITHER TURN OVER
THE PROPERTY TO HIS SUCCESSOR OR MAKE
A sTAND'-HOw THE LATTER EXPRESSION
is INTERPRETED - STATEMENTS FROM
COMMISSIONER EVA BOOTH AND
BROADER BREWER. or BOSTON
REPORTED OFFER OF s1oooccoTo
TIE COMMANDER TO start
AN AMERICAN ARMY.
Members of the Salvation Army and Of its
euxiaries and a great many other people VINO
are interested IN religious and rescue work are
anxously awaiting a decision by Commander
Darlington Booth as to the course of action which
re will pursue on account Of his removal from
the command of the Army In this country. There
is evidence of division of feeling among the
members of the Salvation Army in this city on
that subject. Some Of the members hope that
he will lead rebellion agar st the authority Of
his father, General Booth. but the larger number.
including most Of the officers, declare that they
would deplore and oppose such step
Among the auxiliares Of the Salvation Army
in the city the feeling appears to be strongly in
favor of split and there is little doubt that If
Darlington Booth and Mrs. Booth decide TO lead
an independent American organization OF the
Salvatonists they will have the support Of the
NewYork auXiliaries. At the same time there
is every reason to believe that an effort will be
made by influential people outside Of the Saliva
ton Army and its auxaries to induce Balling-
ton and Mrs Booth to cut loose from the organ-
cation in which they have been conspicuous
and successful, and devote their energies to re-
ligious work in this country separate and in
dependent lines. Propositions u that end may
have considerable influence in aiding Ballington
Booth 10 decide upon course of action
MR.. AND MRS. BOOTH IN MONTCLAIR.
Ballington Booth and his wife did not appear
at the headquarters in West Fourteenth-st.
yesterday. They had withdrawn themselves TO
their home In Montclair, and Commissioner Eva
Booth was nominally in charge of affairs in
the Commanders office in company with Colo
mel NicoL All that was known to the In
tentiOns OF Ballington Booth had been con-
veyed by him in a note to Staff Captain Cay
gill. stating that he would return to the head
quarters on Saturday either 10 make stand"
or to turn over the property Of the Salvation
Army to his successor in office. 1t was under
stood that by Ito make a stand" Ballington
Booth meant that he would try to hold the
headquarters and other property for the Ameri-
can organization Of the Salvationists against
the claims of the British Commissioners. Com
menting on the note which he had received.
Staff Captain Caygill said to reporters:
IF the Commander decides to make q stand
he will not be followed by one-tenth Of the
officers Of the Army"
An incident which showed tho feeling Of the
officers at the headquarters occurred early in
the day. New-Yorker who had been con-
nected with one Of the auxiliaries went to the
headquarters and declared that he was not
willing that money which he had contributed
to aid In the erection Of the building should
be diverted for the benefit Of any Englishmen.
II gave the money to aid Commander and
Mrs.. Ballington Booth" he eaid. "and am no,
willing that any other persons should have
the benefit Of It,"
Brigadier William Brewer Of Boston, who
had arrived on Monday and had become promi
nent In the direction Of affairs at the headquar'
ters, made spirited reply. In which he was
understood to declare that Ballington Booth
had been false to his trust" but later In the
day ne declared he ha: said only that Balling