The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1898-05-26
A PROCLAMATION MADE
uAILCHu FOR TROOPS DEEMED
NECESSARY
SEvEMTY.FivE THOUSAND MEN
%hc Number Embraced in the Second
oAil-National Guardsmen Will
Have No Preference


ASSOCIATED IreSs special wire
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The President
today issued the following proclamation:
By the President of the United States
A Proclamation:
Whereas, an act of Congress was ap-
proved on the 18th day of April, 1898, en-
titled IAN act declaring that war exists
between the United States of America and
the Kingdom of SPAIN; and.
Whereas, by an act of Congress entitled
IAN act to provide for temporarily increas-
ms the military establishment of the
United States and for other purposes" ap
proved April 49, 1888, the President is au
thorized, in order to raise volunteer
army, to issue his proclamation calling for
volunteers to serve in the army Of the
United States.
Now, therefore, I. William Mckinley,
President Of tho United States. by virtue
OF the power vested in me by the consti-
tuition and the laws. and deeming sufficient
occasion to exist, have thought fit to call
forth, and hereby do call forth, volunteers
to the aggregate number OF Is 900 in addi-
ton to the volunteers called forth by my
proclamation of the 25th day of April In
the present year; the same to be appor-
toned, us far as practicable. among the
several States and Territories and the
District of Columbia according to popula-
ton, and to serve for two years unless
sooner discharged. The proportion of each
arm and the details OF enlistment and or
ganization will be made known through
the War Department
In witness whereof I have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal OF the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington, this 25th
day of May, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight,
and Of independence OF the United States
the one hundred and twenty-second.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
BY the President.
WILLIAM r. DAY, Secretary of State.
Not Guardsmsn Only
Secretary Alger said this afternoon the
additional recruits will not be recruited
from the National Guard, as were the
FIRST 125,00O, but that the enlistments will
be open. The regulations referred to in
the proclamation under which the enlist
Hnents will be conducted have not yet been
prepared, and 1t Is thought that there is
no occasion for hurry in this matter until
the full draft called for In the first proc
lamation has been secured 1t is further
stated that the decision to issue an addi-
tional call for volunteers was not reached
until the Cabinet meeting yesterday nf-
ternoon. The call, 1t is supposed here, in
dictates a determination to press the cam
paign actively and vigorously from now on.
Men Now Mustered In
WASHINGTON, May 25.-One hundred
and twelve thousand men have now been
mustered into the Volunteer army of the
United States and the official reports show
that the greater number of these are ready
to move to the front. Two-thirds of the
states have entirely completed their mus
tiers and should the emergency arise are
prepared to begin anew the work Just
completed
The failure of some Of the States, notably
four or FIVE in the South, to furnish the
men called for UP to this time, is q sur
prise to the army officers on duty here.
but Ia ascribed not to a lack of patriotism
but to belief probably shared by many
of the National Guardsmen who had home
ties and business connections which they
could not we'll afford to give, that plenty
Of other persons not SO encountered would
readily be found to take their places.
Ample time will be given the States re-
ferred to to fill the apportionment made
by the War Department, and the expecta-
ton here is they will be accomplished with
out further unnecessary delay. Should
these States default tho probability is that
the fact will be reported to Congress for
mally Ivy the Secretary of War for such
action as may be deemed best under the
circumstances. No resort can be had to
draft measures without explicit authority
therefor from the National Legislature.
The New Army
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Adjutant-
General Corbin has prepared a statement
showing the strength of the military forces
Of the United States when organized In ac-
cordance with the plans now under way;
Regular army. $4,000 men; volunteers
from States (frst oalD 1000 men; three
cavalry regiments at large 1000 men; ten
Infantry regiments. United States voluu-
toers (immunes) 10000; engineers at large
$500; volunteers called for today, $4,000
This makes total of 27S,500 men,
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