The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-04-09
AFTER MILLIONS
OF VOLUNTEERS.
National Volunteer Re-
serve to be Organized.
GREATMANY SOLDIERS
Confederate and Federal Veterans
Head the Movement.
GREATMANY SOLDIERS
THE PLAN WHICH THEY PROPOSE
The Purpose OF the Proposition is TO
Overcome the Disparity Existing
Between the Military Forces of
the United States and Those
of Other Nations-List OF
Veterans i'm Movement

A movement has recently heen inau-
Curated by 4 number Of distinguished
veterans of the late war having for its
object the formation Of a National Vol
unteer Reserve" which in the event of
war shall be ready to repcl any foreign
invaders.
with this end in view a committee con-
slsting Of Generals o. o. Howard, a.
Med. McCook, Daniel +. Slckles, Joshua
J.. Chamberlain. Adelbert Ames, James
Longsireet, Thomas J. Wood, O. b. Will
cox. James Grant Wilson, ]. Fred Pier
son. John H. schodcld and William D.
H. Washington has prepared a plan,
which, after calling attention TO the dis
parity Of numbers Of the United states
Army as compared with the armies Of
other nations. goes on to say:
ENROLL ALL MEN.
The deficiency above described can be
overcome by the organization OF a body
To be known as The National Volunteer
Reserve" The purpose OF this Organiza-
tion Is 10 enroll men Of proper age and
Of physical qualifications 90 bear arms.
who sign an enlistment blank. agreeing.
IN case OF foreign war OL lthaniyil ~
take up arms at the call OF the President
Of the United States or of the Governor
Of the State or Territory I'm which they
reside. There would be a central head
ters, which would practically be a clear
ing house for recruits and enlistments.
The original rolls would be transmitted
directly 10 the War or Navy Department.
there to be tabulated and included in
the recognized summary of the military
and naval forces Of the United states.
The initial step in creating the organi-
cation will be the formation Of a military
committee OF 100 veteran general officers
Of the Army and Navy, TO give the Ma
tional Volunteer Reserve proper standing
and endorsement before the country as
practical. patriotic and desirable branch
Of the military establishment
PRESIDENT THE COMMANDER.
The permanent organization would in
clude the President Of the United States.
to be ex-oficio Commandcr-in-Chief; the
Secretary OF War. to be eX-Officio Vice
Commander OF the military forces. and
the General of the Army, Commander;
the Secretary of Navy to be ex-oficio
Nice-Commander OF the Naval forces,
and the Admiral OF the Navy ex-ofiicio
Commander; the Governor of each State
20 be ex-officio Commander OF all the
the Acknowledgement of each State to
be ex-oficio Vice-Commander OF that
State. the military committee for The
purpose OF governing and fostering the
organization, and a Commander or
President. who will have charge OF the
active duties pertaining TO the organiza-
tion and its maintenance.
WOULD AVERT WAR.
The plan goes on TO assert that by this
means a reserve force OF more than n
million Of men could be secured. and the
very show Of force thus displayed would
tend to avert war.
The plan, as above outlined, has hfen
submitted 10 the War and Navy DEPART
ments. and by both been heartily en-
dorsed
HEARTY ENDOREAIE.NTS.
Cordial responses endorsing the move
ment have also been received from the
following well-known veterans: Governor
Roger Wolcott, OF Massachusetts,; Cow
ernor NJ A. Otero, Of New Mexico; Gov
ernor John r. Tanner, OF Illinois: Lieu
tenant-General ]. NJ. Schoheld. Governor
James A. Mount, OF Indiana; General
James Longstreet, Major General A.
Med. McCook, General J. T. S. Goblin.
General o. o. Howard, Brigadier-Gen-
eral John NJ. Wilson. Maior-General
Joshua L. Chamberlin, Brigadier-G
Thomas j. Wood, Brigadier-General j.
Fred. Piersou, W. c. Butler. Rear-Ad-
miral J. L. JOuett, Major-General ID. +.
Sickles Brigadier-General O. b. Wilcox.
Bngadier-General J. j. Coppinger, OF
Nebraska: Brigadier-General James Grant
Wilson, on Abram s. Hewitt. Rear-Ad-
miral s. h. Luce Brigadier-General WI
liam A. Hammond. Lieutenant Colonel
Arthur L. Wagner. Major-General ID. S.
Stanley, Major General Adelbert Ames,
A. W. Greeley, Major-General H. X.
Bliss, Brigadier-General +. T. sykes,
Rear-Admiral John c. Febger, Of Mary
land: Rear-Admiral George r. Belknap.
Major-General Moss A. Baird, Major
General John r. Brooke. Brlgadier-Gen-
eral Charles Cleveland Dodge. Major-Gen-
eral f. J. Heron, Lieutenant-GeneralW W.
l.. Cabel. Of Texas; Brigadier-General A.
r. Watts, Hon. Russell A. Alger. Secre-
tary Of War; Hon. Theodore Roosevelt,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy; Briga-
dier-General John William Appleton, OF
West Virginia; Governor Silas A. Hol-
comb, OF Nebraska; Governor Joseph +.
Johnston, OF Alabama; w. A. Richards,
Of Wyoming: Governor Daniel l.. Russell,
OF North Carolina: Acting Governor +.
NJ Voorhees,. OF New Jersey; Governor
Heber NJ Wells. of Utah.
A PEACE RESERVE.
In the letter accompanying the plan
promulgated. IL is stated that the organi-
zation Of the National Volunteer Re-
serve is not intended as an alarm or to
arouse an unnecessary military spirit. as
II is the firm belief of the experienced
gentlemen connected Herewith that il
Will be a peace rather than war measure.
and that the people could be spoken
to by the authorities as one man If thus
bound together. and they could be bet
ter controlled than at present when they
are scattered and entirely Independent
citizens.
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