The San Francisco call., 1898-02-26
GENERAL BOOTH AT LOS ANGELES Third Visit of the Salva- ton Army Chief to
 California;
Speaks Feelingly of the Diff ferences Between H1mSel1
 and His Son.
Given a Loyal Greeting by the Rank and File of His People in the
 South.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25. - Gen- eral William Booth, commander-in- chief and founder of the Salvation Army. arrived in this city over the Sante Fe at S:SO this morning, and right royal welcome did he receive at the hands of the 200 Salvationists who had gathered at the depot to welcome him and his party. With the general were Commander Booth-Tucker, the leader of the forces in America, and his wife, Consul Booth-Tucker, Com- missioner Nicoll, editor of the Salvation Army publication in Great Britain, Ad- iutant Deverell, the generals private secretary, Colonel Lawlor, the singer, and Brigadier Alice Lewis, the con- verted opera singer, who is secretary to Consul Booth-Tucker.
 Although the streets of Los Angeles were muddy and very damp, the faith ful soldiers of the army lined up behind the carriage containing their chief and his staff, and followed it to the bar racks. Here the visitors remained but a few moments, after which the party was driven to the residence of J. S. Slauson. on Figueroa street, where they will be entertained during their stay.
  ing physical appearance. He is as straight as an arrow, and looks at least ten years younger than he really is. his age being 69. To Call repre- sentative he said:
 '"This is my third trip to California, my last being about three years ago. Since I shook hands with the President at the White House I have received a hospitable welcome throughout the country, and I may truly say marked approval of my work. We are better understood now in the United States since the mists and fogs or the recent controversy have rolled away, and 1t is seen that ours is a disinterested work for the poor and the lost-a purely phil anthropic work, in fact.
 T really don't understand the feeling of the Volunteers of America. l don't understand it any better than you do; but the feeling of unity in the army is a hundred times stronger since the dis agreement than it was before. l Of fered, when I first came to the States, to visit my son and I did see him but not alone, for that he declined to per mit I am still in the dark as to his attitude, and no one but God knows what it means to me to be thus eS- tranged from him. Almost every hour I ask myself how it will come-out. think of it day and night and pray con- tinually for aid and council.
 Being asked if he had formed any opinion regarding the war feeling in this country as result of the Maine incident, he said;
 T know little of the matter, but 1t would seem ridiculous that Spain would seek, in her present circum- stances, to arouse the United States against her. And I do not think that this country would seek a quarrel either But, after all, know nothing about it. I know only the heart of England and that I know as perhaps no other man can. l am linked to her people by almost mysterious bond, and I fully realize that England is a powerful nation, with an especially warm regard for the United States. You cannot know as I do how strong that regard iS.''
 General Booth held his first meeting at the Pavilion tonight. The large building was packed to the doors.