The times., 1898-04-23

bS an eAceIlenI authority, VIII IOiloN tN-
acuy that of the proclamation of Presi-
dent Lincoln calling for the frs, 1000
volunteers for the civil war made thirty
seven years ago on April 15 1861. The diff
ferences will be those of the occasion
only.
A forecast of the proclamation has been
made on this foundation The wording
of the preamble will probably be similar
to that instituting the blockade:
The Proc' nation.
by the President of the United States:
"A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas by joint resolution passed
by the Congress and approved April 20,
1898, and communicated to the government
of Spain, it was demanded that said gov
ernment at once relinquish its authority
and government in the Island of Cuba.
and withdraw it's land and naval forces
from Cuba and Cuban waters; and the
President of the United States was di-
rected and empowered TO use the entire
land and naval forces of the United States
and to call into the ACTUAL service of the
United States the militia of the several
States to such extent as might be neces-
sary to carry said resolution into effect
and
Whereas, a law was passed by the
Congress and approved April 22 to provide
for temporarily increasing the military
establishment of the United States in
time of war which empowers the Presi-
dent of the United States to raise a vol
unteer army when it becomes necessary;
I McT ;pIa
President OF the United States, by yir-
tue of the power vested in me by the
Constitution and the laws. have thought
fit TO call forth, and hereby do call forth
from the militia of the several states of
the Union volunteers to the aggregate
number of 100000 men,
The detail for this object will be i'm
mediately communicate TO the State au-
thorities by the War Department.
In witness whereof l have hereunto
set my hand and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington on this
23d day of April a. d. 1895, and of the
| independence of the United States the
one hundred and twenty-seeond.
civilian MKINLEY.
! JOHN SHERMAN, Secretary OF State"
by the President.
| Effective work Begins.
! The President has determined to carry
! out the will of Congress and the people as
! speedily as possible His first proclama-
ton was that telling TO the world that
| Cuba is under a blockade. His first step
was the establishment of the blockade by
!
squadron to the island. There will be, as
+. soon as practicable. the cooperation of
the army. The Regular Army now al the
| Southern cities will be transported to the
island as soon as port is captured and a
landing can be effected. The call for vol
| unteers is to carry on the Cuban pacifca-
ton 1t is said that $1,000 of the 100 900
troops called for will be sent South inn
| mediately and transported to Cuba fol-
lowing the Regular Army.
The bill providing for the volunteer ar
| my passed Congress and was sent to the
President yesterday afternoon 1t was
signed by him Immediately This bill
places the power in the hands of the
| President to call out volunteers for the
war with Spain as fast as he sees fit.
1t had been thought the proclamation
I calling out the volunteer army would be
| signed at the same time as the bill. The
reason for the change of program is not
known, but there seems no disposition tc
criticise the President for the delay OF
one day. 1t is suggested that the ma
chinery for calling the troops into the
field may not be quite ready. The meth
Ods Of transportation may not have beer
entirely arranged 1t is thought. too
that the governors of the States were
probably notified last night that the cal
was to come today and that they have
sent word to the National Guard organ
iZations of their States so that the fina
arrangements for leaving home could b,
arranged.
state Apporticnmcnt.
The manner in which the cali is to b,
made is by direct application to the gov
ernors Of the several States, giving then
the quota of the full number that the!
will be expected to furnish. 1t is be
lieved that the State governors will i'm
mediately notify the President how
many troops can be furnished at once
frIl,- armed and eulIinDpd from the Na