San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-04-08
DARLINGTON BOOTH TALKS.
He and Gen. Preceding Will Not Take
Any Back steps-They Stand Pat.

ANY DdCh oItpS otdnu L dt'
CHICAGO, April SIN his ad-
dress at the Auditorium last night
Commander Burlington Booth, OF
the Volunteers, as to his secession
from the Salvation army said: at
has been asserted that Commander
and Mrs. Booth have disobeyed
orders. would like to ask in all
solemnity and sincerity what orders
we have disobeyed.
ait has been stated that at the
time the letter was written to me
from the international center, max
ing known London's wish for me
to bid farewell to America, that
my future appointment was made
and that in refusing to take an
other command l therefore dis
obeyed orders. That is another en-
tire misconception Of the case. Jan.
usry 6, 1 received letter from the
London depot desiring me to ar
range q farewell and to be in po-
sition to hand over my command
on or about the middle Of April.
Those orders 1 was carrying out
consistently and expeditiously. 1
had made my arrangements, my
statement to the press, and had
issued my official manifesto
through the official organ Of the
army, the War Cry, and those Of
you who will take the trouble to
read the statements and the mani
festo will see that / had started on
the arrangements for my farewell
when it was interrupted through
my forcible ejectment. What were
the second orders ? They came to
me on that memorable night after
the interview with the London rep
resentatives, when after the asser-
ton that they were backed with a
brief empowering them to ask for
my keys, offices and portfolio, /
complied, and with Mrs. Booth
proceeded to our national head
quarters, in Fourteenth street, and
after having gathered my personal
effects, laid my key upon the desk,
and at 2:40 o'clock that Friday
morning we left the building and
stepped out from the Salvation
army-or rather we carried out the
second instructions we had re-
ceived, and in a rather speedier
manner than we had certainly an
ticipated. The government OF the
Salvation army will have to be
changed before | can return to its
ranks tremendous applause) and /
have been told that it had been
stated through the representatives
Of the press that the commander
will return to the old movement,
as soon as he has had an interview
with his sister, Mrs. Commander
Booth.Tucker. Sunday night be-
tween the hours of 11:15 and 3 40
In the morning l had long inter-
view with my sister, and while
that interview was on the most
friendly character at its conclusion
my position was not changed, and
there is not a bit Of me tonight
that does not stand for the Volun-
teer movement" Great applause.)
Brigadier Fielding, in giving his
reasons for leaving the army, said ::
"My reasons for leaving the army
may be summed up shortly. 1 be-
lieved that Ballington Booth was
right in his action. 1 believed that
Americans should be guided by
Americans and not by men who
are not familiar with the ways Of
the people OF the country. There
are many things in the army that
1 am not in full sympathy with
and / decided to step out OF the
army. l kept in seculsion to avoid
annoyance. l had not sent in my
resignation without considering
the matter carefully. My mind
was fully made up and it would be
perfectly impossible for me to go
back to the old army under the cir.
cumstances. 1 felt that 1t would
be worse for me to suffer annoy
ances with officers and commits
sioners, who would try to change
my determination, and / therefore
went to a small village, where 1
supposed no one would know me-"