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THE BOOTHS OUT.
Action Of London Headquarters
Forces Them to Withdraw.
They Issue Statement to the Army
An Explanation from a London
Army Official.

An Explanation from a London
Army Official.
New York, Feb. 22.--Commander Bal
lington Booth and his wife Maud Bal
lington Booth are no longer at the
head of the American division of the
Salvation Army and have declined to
accept foreign appointment. They
gave up their command at midnight
on Thursday. The cause of the inn
mediate severance of their relations
with the Salvation Army of the United
States was peremptory demand by
Commander Herbert Booth, represent
ing the international headquarters in
London, for the immediate transfer to
the commissioner of the international
headquarters of the command in this
country, which carries with it the title
to all property of the army in the
United States. There are various ver-
sions of the difficulty between Com
mander and Mrs. Booth and the inter-
national headquarters.
Commander and Mrs. Booth have
given to the press a statement. in which
they announce their decision not to
seek to take advantage of the strong
feeling respecting their farewell exist
ing in all parts of the country by at
tempting to sever the United States
branch of the army from the parent
organization, as separate ,r indie
pendent movement.
Statement from MIR. and Mrs. Booth.
Continuing. the statement says: lowing
to our inability to longer work freely as
leaders In the army under existing circum-
stances. we have made known to London
our decision not to accept another appoint
ment. This does not mean that we will no
longer be salvationists, nor that we shall
be any other than the warmest friends Of
our comrades throughout the world.
we, therefore, proposed as wisely and
as expeditiously as possible. to relinquish
and hand over our command fully and alb
solutely to the incoming commissioners,
when they arrived.
London headquarters, however, sent
over three separate representatives I'M
announced 1--WE grant at sacrifice and cost,
who pressed us to an immediate decision,
offering us proposals we could not accept
Friday at midnight, with most uncalled
| for precipitation, with authority of inter-
national headquarters, Commander Her
bert Booth demanded that we hand over
our keys and offices by ten o'clock Satur-
day morning. We had, therefore, no al
tentative but to accept our peremptory dis
missal.
I'm relinquishing our command, we are
giving UP all, nor have we any plans or
prospects for this emergency. We have
| repeatedly called upon all our troops to
stand by the army. its general and its prin-
ciples We do SO again. May Gods bless
Ing rest upon our country, the army and
ALL"
Booths Superseded In Command.
1t appears that the resignation of
Commander and Mis-. Booth from the
Salvation Army, following the row that
was raised by their being ordered to
farewell" by the general in London,
has already been communicated to the
headquarters across the sea. Saturday
afternoon the following statement was
made by Col. Nicol, the editor in chief
of the army's publications in England.
and one OF the commissioners who was
to try the Eooths by court-martial. The
| statement shows that the Booths have
! been superseded in command. 1t says:
Statement.
/. THE resignation of the Commander
and Mrs. Darlington Booth, which has been
| rendered by them to the international
headquarters. has not yet been accepted
| by the general, in whom alone ia vested the
power to accept designations Of territorial
| leaders,
| g. 1--WE do not accept any responsibility
for the commanders deplorable action
3. "Commandant Herbert Booth was in
| structed by the international headquarters
| to come to New York and confer with his
brother on the matter in question and hav-
| Ing done SO has returned to Toronto
| !. The international headquarters have
instructed Col. Eadie to assume the tenn
porary direction of affairs
I'VE are awaiting further advices.
1--WE are going on with our work. God
lives and the flag waves
There was very little excitement ex-
pressed at headquarters, and there was
well-detined fear of saying anything
that might get the tinker into trouble.
Col. Eadie said that he had absolute
ly nothing to say except what appeared
i'll the statement above. He said he had
no idea where the commander and his
wife were.and all others seemed equally
In the dark as to this fact,
1t is impossible to state at this time
whether the Booths will carry the army
with them or not. Gen. Booth is in
India, and it will be some time before
the matter is Strengthened out.
| Nine Years In Command. Hyv
For nine years Ballington Booth had
been in command here. He had found
the army weak and struggling. despised
and ridieu!ed. He put his whole souls
energy into the work. By his side was
his wife. woman of high education,
great personal magnetism and I'M
doubted ability. She shared equally
his labors, and while he dealt with
men she organized the famous slum
corps and inaugurated wonderful re-
ligious work among the outcast women.
A month ago ali order was issued by
Gen. William booth, the head of the
Salvation Armies of the world, reliev.
ing Commander Booth and ordering
him to report to him in London in April.
The order came from India, where the
general now is on his tour of inspection
around the world. The news greatly
surprised the almy in America. Moth.
ing like it was expected. 1t is claimed
Gen. Booth found much to displease hin,
in the management of the arny in
America. He thought it was growing
TOO aristocratic. you must keep it In
the gutter" he said.
100000 In Cash Tied Up.
| The latest financial report of the
army showed that the property stand.
ing in Commander Booths name in
y0 pi0us m ri s. nf the conn ny ,roc w, II,