New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-24
RAISING A VOLUNTEER ARMY.
PRESIDENTS CALL IS ISSUED.
NUMBER OF MEN WANTED INCREASED
TO $4,000
THEY ARE TO SERVE TWO YEARS, INi-hS"
SOONER DIscrARGED-w1rH THE REGC-
LARS A FoRcr, OF NEARLY coN,"oo
MEN WILL. BE AVAILABLE FOR
OFFENCE AND DEFENCE.

MEN WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR
OFFENCE AND DEFENCE
FIR TELEGRAPH To THE TRIpuSE.l
Washington April 23.-The Presidents procla-
nation issued to- day. calling for l2''"U voiuh-
teers to assist in enforcing the demand OF 'he
United States that the Government or SPAIN
relinquish It's authority and government IN the
island Of Cuba" is expected TO raise an army
fully equal to the emergency, and II IS not
ANTICIPATED that a second call Will be necessary
70 accomplish the result. With the reorsaniza-
ton OF the standing Army practically assured
by the passage to-day OF the Hull bill authorH-
fng the modern three-battaon formation and
providing for the expansion Of the regular ser
vice IN war times, effective force OF nearly
100000 men will become available for conduct
ing land operations both OF defence and OF IN
xasion. which in the opinion Of the military ad
visers Of the President will he fully capable OF
meeting and defeating any display of strength
Spain vii, he able to assemble IN Cuoa OF Oh
the American continent
PRoFIT1NG BY BRIEF DELAY
The delay in issuing the proclamation as ex-
planned in The Tribune this morning was due
IN part to the apparent inadequacy OF the Presl-
dents power under Section D OF the new Noiun-
,eer Army law. STIMULATING that when it be-
necessary
President shall issue his proclamation stating
the number of men desired. within such hihi's
as may be fixed by law
Early this morning Attorney-General GriSgs
decided tina. the limit for .he purposes Of the
present occasion was sufficiently legazed by
the third clause Of the Congressional joint reso-
tuition which had received Executive approval
on April 90 directing and empowering the
President Ito use the entire land and naval
forces Of the United States. and to call into
actual service Of the United States the militia
of the several States to such an extent as might
be necessary to carry II resolutions into erect
Another Of dcs'y was the FAILURE OF
Congress to pass the Army Reorganization DILL
which made it practically impossible to harmon
ize the regular and the volunteer forces ior
field service on account of their radical differ
ences of formation.
General Miles and the other authorities or the
War Department profited by the delay 10 Sc
cure an increase Of 5000 In the numerical
strength in the call. 1t has been the disposition
Of the President to limit the number OF men 10
be taken away from their regular pursuits 10 a
minimum essential for the conduct or the CAM
pa;en. and many of his civilian advisers had a
tendency to belittle the proportions OF the span
ish force to a degree entirely at odds with the
accurate information possessed by the military
arm of the Government. Two weeks ago the
maximum Of 10000 was practically agreed upon
20 be replaced a week later by SoVoo and this
was increased to 100000 several days ago. re-
manning at this figure until 10 o'clock this morn
ing when another $4,000 was added
QUOTAS UNDER THE PRESENT CALL
The War Department, this afternoon fixed the
apportionment of recruits that will be allotted
10 each State under the call for 12oUoO as roll
lows the last column showing the present
strength OF the National Guards