New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-03-28
| PERMANENT RESERVE.
PLANS FOR AN IMMENSE VOLUNTEER
ORGANIZATION.
GENERALS scHoFrEIp. LoNGsTREET. HOWARD
BUCKNER AND OTHERS INTERESTED IN
THE PROJECT. WHICH Is FORMALLY
grARTED WITH GENERAL HOWARD
AS ooMMANDER AND ".
OH. WASHINGTON AS
PRESIDENT

P-epara,lons have been IN progress IN ~
way ror several weeks looking toward the es'"'.
li.hrnent Of National volunteer FORCE WINCH "
Organized on the lines laid down by Us pro'H0'''
is expected 10 he immense army az Vo'un'ee'S
II Is proposed that this now arm ~ me .>"''o'
will be Of distinct diameter from inc rIi'l.'a ~
the several States and not conflict with the Ia''e'
in anv wav The preliminary steps toward OF
ganization were taken on Friday night wnen many
prominent veterans and others interested N inc
movement met in the Wadorf-Astora a. Wv
guests Of ". OH Washington. Affer s'f..".n7
toasts had been drunk n the President o. '''e
United States the Army Navy and volunteers,
General o o Howard was called 70 the cnaF anu
the National Volunteer Reserve was i''ma"S
organized.
Among these present or Represented A. me rneeI-
Ing were Genera Howard. General a MI
NcCook General Adelbe:t Ames, OF Lowell LAS
General James Gran; wilson. General NJ 7. Nc
Mahon General = L Moyneaux. General }. rcu-
erick Pierson Colonel II. II. Adams. Genera DanieI
F sickles Major-,ienaral Joshua L. Chamberlain
Brunswick Ne: General Thomas ]. Wood. Day
tor Ohio: General o. r. Wilcox, Nash'h-'o'.
y C.: General III Long. Planhed. y. J.; General
Joseph Wheeler. Alabama. General James Long
street Washington; General T. s. Peck. Burning
TON W: General Zenas r Bliss. Washington; Gen
eral stanley governor OF the Soldiers Home al
Washington: General Simon B. Buckner Ken
lucky: John Dufais Edward Marshall ana NHHafh
OH Washington.
General 4 Med McCook and John Du FATS were
elected secretaries o. the meeting. The pan ana
scope Of the movement. " ich Vas termed Iran4
Army o: Individual Americans was explained y
Mr Washington. II is proposed tha' TINS nc"
National reserve shall consist % volunteers VINO
shall si-n enlistment blanks agreeing in case o!
foreign war or invasion 10 take UP arms at the
call ., he President o. tho United States or OF Inc
Governor o. the State or Territory in which taey
live 4 central headquarters is 70 he established
which would practically be clearinghouse :or
recruits and enIstnents
The founders o. the Nationa! Volunteer Reserve
hone that from, two to I'VE millions o. citizens will
join the organization and be ready at al times
to defend the Stars and Stripes.
In his address NJ. Washington dec4art1 tha' II
vas no, the object OK the Organization 10 I.'e'-e'e
In any way with the existing state militia '4'
in case OF emergency the names enrolled IN any
State could be handed to It's authorities for organ
zation and enlistment under rs own regulations
and officers He said that the National Volunteer
Reserve would cooperate with and encourase
rather than conflict with the National Guard
At the close OF MI. Washingtons address the
following officers we're elected: Lieutenant-Genera!
John schodeld commander. Northumberland
James Lonestreet c. S A. vice-commander; Gen
eral o. o. Howard. chairman Of the Military Com
r.ittee with vce-chairTnen as follows: MaJor-Gen-
eral Adelbert Ames. Northumberland Joseph
Wheeler and Major-General Granville NJ Dodge
W OH Washington elected president o! the
organization and General 4 NOD. McCook. secre-
tary. -
effected appeal tor recruits was drawn up en-
bodylng the aims and objects OF the body ana the
causes which prompted such prominent HIltary
to 20 into Il.
all Europe Is vast military camp and that when
the people % those nations note the smallness OF
this countrys army ana navy tney are KEY 10
judge IL weak In resources. ana tAat TINS teehS
Of slp.riOrity invites frequent and re4uy aggression
The strength OF the army Of a nation lies IN us
reserves the appeal says and thai this Nation
that II mas an ready army Of millions OF patriots
willing AZ al times 10 take up arms IN lis defence
Il also states that the organization Of the National
Volunteer Reserve Is not Intended an alarm or 10
arouse unnecessary military spirit out Is a
peace
Attention is also called 10 fac, that the move
OF many OF the states ana other prominent puoAc
men and all societies and fra ,ornsi and labor organ
ia lions are nvi,el u join the volunteers
The organization will have rs headqua rters IN
,oc Wssbinrton BuiIilng where the Executive
Committee will meet. This committee consists OF
Genera Schoheld. General Longstreet, General
Howard, General Ames, General Dodge. Genera
General Pier.on General Molyneaux. General Nc
Mahon and the president. NJ. Washington
Nj Washington. speaking last nislt Of the move
melt. said:
ne ~ can secure an enrolment throughout the
country OF volunteers II should take away any ex
isting uncertainty IN the minds o. foreigners as
20 the LOYALTY Of people The chief objects Tor
starting the movement just now are 10 make this
an opportunity for reunion NJ oota the old SOL
dlers and he people o. az sections o. the coln-
Try. i j. peace ra;her man a VIZ measure; X
will discourage European sympathy IN existing
troubles and Il VIII make eacn citizen WHO enrolS
himself feel that ne is closer 20 ana more intimate
I4art % the Government. and W" prove the cnarac-
Ter and quality OF his citizenship
The movement IS absolutely devoid o. politics.
The organization is practically clearing house.