New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-26
SECOND SUMMONS TO ARMS.
THE PRESIDENT CALLS FOR SEVENTY
FIVE THOUSAND MORE VOL
I'\TEERS
THE DECISION SUDDENLY REACHED-EN-
LIsTMENTs NOT RESTRICTED TO

THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Washington. May 25-The event Of the day
in Washington was the issue Of a proclamation
by the President calling for seventy-fve thou
sand more volunteers II added new and stir
ring phase TO the lethargc conditions which
have prevailed Of late. and came with almost
startling unexpectedness. even To many of the
high officials OF the Army. The text OF the
proclamation is follows:
BY the President Of the United States.
A PROCLAMATION.
Whereas An act of Congress was approved on
the twenty fifth dav Of April. 1898. entitled An
Act declaring that war exists between the
United States Of America and the Kingdom or
Spain and
Whereas. BY an act Of Congress entitled An
Act TO provide for temporarily increasing the
military establishment OF the United States In
time Of war and for other purposes. approved
April 30. lS9S. the President Is authorized, IN
order TO raise a volunteer army. TO issue his
proclamation calling for volunteers to serve IN
the Army Of the United States.
Now. therefore. J. William Mckinley, Presi-
dent Of the United States. by virtue OF the
power vested In me by the Constitution and the
laws and deeming sufficient occasion to exist,
have thought ~ to call forth. and hereby DO call
forth volunteers TO the aggregate number OF
seventy-nve thousand in addition to the volun-
teers called forth by my proclamation or the
twcnty-third day Of April. in the present year;
the same 10 be apportioncd. az far as practical
bic, among the several States and Territories
and the District or tOlufnDlH ACCOUNTING w popu-
lation and to serve for two years unless sooner
discharged The proportion OF each arm and the
details Of enlistment and organization VIII ne
made known through the war Depar,nent.
In witness whereof | have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal Of the United states
to be affixed.
Done at the city OF Washington. this twenty
fifth day Of May. In the year or our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight. and or
the Independence OF the United States the one
hundred and twenty-second
BY the President
WILLIAM r. DAY. Secretary OF State
REASONS FOR THE CALL.
The nroclamation means not only the assem-
hing Of n large force Of troops. but also the APP
no,ntment Of number Of major generals. brig
adier-renerals colones. majors and staff ana
field officers for the organization Of this addl-
,ionel force Of $1,000 men into army corps. d.
visions hrieades and regiments. The reasons
lending I'D 10 the call naturally were sources OF
much conjecture as IL was AT first felt that the
possibility ~ foreign complications was a fac
tor In bringing about this new move. 1t speed
fly developed. however. that the call was not
due 10 any latent or serious emergency. but
was rather in the line Of getting together
large body ~ men. 70 he drilled and seasoned
a,,d ~ constitute n sort 81 second reserve TO be
drawn upon later when the campaigns are fully
under way Secretary Ager said that the de-
termination to issue the call had not been
reached until late yesterday The merits OF It
had been canvassed for several weeks but II
was not until few hours before the call Itself
appeared that the move finally decided
upon.
Coming thus Unexpectedly, the war Depart
nent had made no preparations FOR executing
Tho call and n Will he several days before the
details are worked out as 20 the quotas from
each state the calls 20 the Governors. tho mus
ter,ng points and the general points OF con-
centra,ion All that IS settled thus far is that
tho enllstments are 20 he thrown open much as
they were at the outbreak 81 tho civil war,
and are no, 10 be restricted 10 the militia and
National Guard organizations NJ the States IL
will be an encouragement 10 the organization
81 indopendent volunteer companies and regi-
rnen,s These will retain their Identity 70
certain extent as state troops. as the Govern
ors viii have the appointment u al company
and -.eirnontal officers while only the brigade.
division. corps and stan officers will be appoint
I'd by the President
Az ESTIMATE OF STATE QUOTAS.
while the Adjutant- Generals Of'lce has not
vet undertaken 10 make UP the exact figures.
the following gives an Approximate estimate