New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-20

icy TELEGRAPH THE TRIBrSE.l
Washington. April 19.-The chief rehance or
tho Government in The present emergency, with
war almost an immediate certainty lies In the
volunteers No uncertainty exists as 10 the
nYornrtness of the response when VIII no mace
throughout the country to the fres'1ents re-
l,,est for ,roo,s The only questions have arisen
nc IN the number Of enthusiastic volur teers who
could be accepted TO serve and the complications
that are unavoidable with the law as II now
.,o,ds ~, tho s,atutc books Most Of these diff
o,i,ies ara exnected to 10 set aside by tho
,ro,osed law for the volunteer army introduced
6, CONGRESS Today. and II is thought most OF
the others will disappear on the passage OF the
regular Army Reorganization measure providing
for the three attalion formation
rha former bill OF which the essential features
have been noted IN The Tribune, will in all
availability he promptly enacted without ma
,erial modification. and its provisions Will govern
,ha force CHARGED with executing the will Of the
president and Congress. The second bill. pro-
,.a,ng for the highest form Of modern organiza-
,on in the regular service will also be likely TO
,rovoke no opposition, and its passage is conf
dtntly expected
STATEMENT BY SECRETARY ALGBR.
To remove all doubts as TO the intention OF
tho Executive 10 secure complete harmony OF
action Secretary Aleer has authorized the fol-
lowing specific statement:
In raising the volunteer force the President
will pursue the same course as that or fresi-
dent Lincoln in the Civil War: that is. the Gov
ernor Of each state Will have the appointing
power Of the regimental officers Of troops fur,
nished by his own State. including colonies ana
second lieutenants. the staff and NEG oincels
70 be selected as heretofore. by the President
The State troops Will be allowed. as far RS posi-
he 10 keep their organizations intact EaCh
state Of the Union will be expected 20 furnish
its quota based upon the total population.
The Department is embarrassed only by INC
great number Of volunteers already applying
FOR service and its inability 20 accept more than
q small number comparatively The present
crisis has demonstrated that the Nation does no.
lack defenders superior 10 any possible demand
and that no section. creed calling is unrepre-
sonted is cause for the highest satisfaction.
The assurance that militia officers Will be
reappointed IN the National volunteer army
more fully explains the provision Of Section 8
Of the new war bill. which might have given
rise to doubts among National Guardsnen.
WILLING TO GO TO CUBA
The War Department has already received as
rurances from most of the State militia organ
.zations throughout the country that they VIII
volunteer for the invasion Of Cuba, the single
exception being intimation from the South
Carolina troops that they want 20 remain at
home to protect their own State. This wish Will
be granted and no inducement Will be onereo 10
the Guard Of any State 10 undergo duty else
where.
Considerable doubt still exists as 10 the num-
her Of men in the call for which the President
will first ask Congressional authority. Muster
rolls were prepared to-day for force OF eighty
thousand which led 10 report fixing this num-
Der as decision reached by the Cabinet
definite conclusion had not been reached TO-
night Strong arguments have been advanced
n call at once for two hundred Thousand.
With that number the services Of most OF the
best men in the country would be assured Ex-
perience at the beginning OF the Rebellion
showed that email and repeated calls were de-
,noralizing Good men after twice failing In
the efforts TO be accepted as volunteers failed 10
respcnd 10 the third call. Men who want 70
enter the service want TO enter II at the hrst
call. and their enthusiasm is not so great again
on the other hand. perhaps two hundred thou-
sand men will not be needed. and the President
docs not wish 10 call men out unnecessarily.
QUOTAS OF THE STATES.
Probably one hundred thousand men VIII De
yenuired at once and Of these eighty thousand
NAV go TO the Army and twenty thousand 70
The Navy. on such call the quota OF the
States would be as follows: