Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-04-28
CALLS FOR TROOPS.
President Mckinley Asks for Enlist
ment of 125,OOO Men-QuOta
of the states.

Washington, April 25.-The president
Saturday issued the following procla-
nation calling for $4,000 troops, to
serve two years.
"By the President of the United States,
a Proclamation: Whereas, by a joint
resolution of congress approved on the goth
of April, 1898, entitled Joint resolution for
the recognition of the independence of the
people of Cuba, demanding that the gov
eminent of Spain relinQuish it's authority
and government in the island of Cuba, to
withdraw it's land and naval forces from
Cuba and Cuban waters, and directing the
president OF the United States to use the
land and naval forces of the United States
to carry these resolutions into effect and,
Whereas, by an act of congress entitled
An act to provide for the increasing of
the military establishment of the United
States in time of war and for other pur-
poses,' approved April 20, 1898, the pres
ident was authorized in order to raise vol
unteer army to issue his proclamation call
ing for volunteers to serve in the army Of
the United States,
Now, therefore, l. William Mckinley,
president of the United States, by virtue
of power vested in me by the constitution
and laws and deeming sufficient occasion
to exist, have thought fit to call for, and
hereby do call for volunteers to the aggre-
gate number of 125 900 in order to carry into
effect the purpose of the said resolution,
the same to be apportioned as far as prac-
ticable among the several states and ter
ritories and the District of Columbia ac-
cording to population, and to serve for two
years unless sooner discharged. The de-
tails for this object will be Immediately
communicated to the proper authorities
through the war department.
In witness whereof l have thereunto
set my hand, and caused the seal of the
United States to be affixed.
Done at Washington, this 23d day of
April, 1898, and of the independence of the
United States the One Hundred and Twen-
ty-Second.
'TsEAL.l WILLIAM MKINLEY.
by the President
JOHN SHERMAN. Secretary of State"
Plans were perfected Sunday for the
mobilization of troops in most of the
states to-day.
From all over the country comes the
answer to the call for 1875, 900 volunteers.
Governors of several states telegraphed
to the war department that their quota
could be easily doubled or trebled. All
want to know if they cannot be permit
ted to furnish an extra regiment or so.
These messages were very cheering to
the officials of the war department, but
since there are so many who desire to
y
state strictly to its own quota. An
swers to this effect were sent out. The
volunteers are not to be modified at
once. Each state will take care of it's
own troops for, the next few days and
wait for orders from the war depart
ment. 1t may be the end of the week
before they are moved.
While it is the purpose of the war de-
partment to secure only national
guardsmen as far as possible under this
first call for volunteers, yet in states
where there are no national guards or
where the number falls below the quota
stated in the call, the states will be en-
pected to supply the volunteers regard
less of their lack of organization. In
fact, this must be done under the law.
On the basis of Saturdays call for 1885,
900 men the various states and terri
tories, including the District of Column
bia, will be called upon to supply each
the fOllOwinp num her Of volunteerS.