The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-26
SECOND CALL FOR TROOPS
IT CAME UNEXPECTEDLY AND
CAUSED MUCH CONJECTURE
Delay in Exesutips the Call I'm
avOidable, as the War Depart
ment Is Yet Engaged in CompIet-
ing Details of Organization of the
First 12S,OOO Volunteers Called
Out-Probable State Quotas.


ing Details of Organization of the
First 125,OOO Volunteers Called
Out-ProbabIe State Quotas.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The event
of the day in the war situation was
the issuance Of proclamation by the
president, calling for rs 900 volunteers
1t added a new and stirring phase to
the lethargic conditions which have
prevailed of late, and came with almost
startling unexpectedness, even to many
of the high officers in the army.
The proclamation means not only the
assembling of large force of troops
but also the appointment of number
of major generals, brigadier generals,
colonels, majors and staff and field Of
ficers, for the organization of this ad-
ditional force of $4,000 men into army
corps, divisions, brigades and regi-
ments.
The reasons leading up to the call
naturally were sources of much con-
lecture, as it was at first felt that the
possibility of foreign combinations was
factor in bring about the move. It
speedily developed that the call was
not due to any latent or serious emer-
gency, but was rather in the line Of
getting together a large body Of men,
to be drilled and seasoned, and to con-
stitute a sort of second reserve to be
drawn upon later, when the campaigns
were fully under way.
Secretary Alger stated that the deter
mination to issue the call had not been
| reached until late yesterday. The mer-
its of it have been canvassed more or
less for some weeks, but it was not un-
til a few hours before the call itself
appeared that the move was finally
decided upon.
CALL UNEXPECTED.
Coming thus unexpectedly, the war
department had made no preparations
for executing the call, and 1t will be
some days before the details are work.
ed out as to the quotas from each
state, the calls to the respective gov
ernors of states, the mastering points,
and the general points Of concentra-
ton. All that is settled thus far is
that the enlistments are to be thrown
open, much as they were at the out
break of the civil war, and are not to
be restricted to the militia and ma
tional guard organizations Of the sew
eral states. It will be an encourage
ment to the organization Of independ-
ent volunteer companies and regiments.
These will retain their identity to
certain extent as state troops, as the
governors will have the appointment
of all company and regimental- officers,
while only the brigade, division, corps
and staff officers will be appointed by
the president.
STATE QUOTAS.
While the adjutant generals office
has not yet undertaken to make up
the quotas Of the several states, the
following is an estimate of the state
quotas:
Alabama 1900; Arkansas 230; California,
1888; Colorado, 1874; Connecticut. ss5; Della
iss; Illinois, 1925; Indiana, 2,5si; Iowa. 2,2s4;
is4 ha:as Mains 75s fasais Maryland is
sets, 1882; Michigan, 2e22; Minnesota, l,72S;
Mississippi, 1926; Missouri, 3,246; Montana,
81 81 lS Nevada 77a 542 New New HamP HnP
1857; North Carolina, 1,545; North Dakota,
276; Ohio. 4,349; Oregon, 3T; Pennsylvania,
SASS; Rhode Island, 42s; South Dakota dss LILO;
1,454; Utah. 255; Vermont, 3s7; Virginia. 1,673;
Washington. 704; West Virginia, s3S; Wiseon-
sin. 1865; Wyoming 1873; Arizona, o dCs; Dis
trict Of Columbia, 1893; New Mexico, 269; Okla
homa, 86
The organization and division of this
extensive force is yet to be arranged
by the adjutant generals Office. Gen
orally speaking, however, the $4,000 men
will suffice for the formation Of seven
tyfive regiments. With three regi-
nents to a brigade which Is the pres
ent basis Of organization, this will
make twenty-five brigades. In turn,
eight divisions Of three brigades each
will be formed, and out Of the eight
divisions the entire force will be divid-
ed into three army corps This divi-
sion, of course, is tentative, but it shows
the general formation of this large
body of volunteers.
BERTHS FOR OFFICERS.
The new force will require, either by
appointment or by officers already ap-
pointed, three major generals and about
twenty-four brigadier generals. The
law authorizes the president to appoint
one major general for each army corps
and one brigadier general for each
brigade. Brigadier generals are also
assigned to command divisions when
the organization advances to that
stage. The colonels, lieutenant colonels,
majors, captains and lieutenants are
appointed by the governors of the
various states as the law provides that
''all regimental and company officers
shall be appointed by the governors of
the state in which their respective or
ganizations are raised"
1t was stated at the war department
that the details of the work of organ
izing these new forces would not be
now the adjutant generals office Is en-
gagged in completing the enlistment of
the 125,000 volunt GERS under the first
call. 1t will take some time to COM
plete this work, and not until then will
the real work Of organizing the volun-
teers under the second call begin.
Reports were current that an army
Of invasion was about to start for Cuba
and Porto Rico. 1t was based on the
conjecture which has been current of
late, but the secretary gave it no in
dorsement as it was manifestly con-
trary to public policy to give any ad-
vance information of such a move, even
If 1t were contemplated. The report
that Gen. Miles and his staff would
leave tonight was specifically denied,
although it is probable the command
ing general will leave for the South at
an early day.