The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-06-01
ANOTHER CALL FOR TROOPS
SEVENTY-FlVE THOUSAND MORE
VOLUNTEERS WANTED.

SEVENTY-FlVE THOUSAND MORE
VOLUNTEERS WANTED.
Pre:idens Mckinley Issues the Second
OGn 70. T,oops-Ho Considers That They
Ara Needcd-Tezt of tho In poEtant Pre-
clamatlon.
President Mckinley issued the fol.
loving proclamation on Wednesday:
A PROCLAMATION.
Where's an act Of congress was ap-
proved on the 25-h day OF April, 1898,
entitled ''An act declaring that war
exists between the United States of
America and the Kingdom of Spain"
and
Whereas by an act OF congress en-
titled IAN act 10 provide for TEN pora-
rily increasing the military establish
msnt OF the United States in time of
war and for other purposes, approved
April 80, 1898:
The President is authorized, in Or
der to raise volunteer army, to issue
bis proclamation calling for volun-
teers 70 serve in the army OF the Unit
ed States:
Now, therefore, I, William McKin-
ley, President Of the United States, By
virtue OF the power vested in me by
legislation and the laws, deeming SUI
ficient occasion to exist, have thought
fl TO call forth and hereby do call
forth volunteers to the aggregate num-
bar OF 5000 in addition to the volun.
teers called forth by my proclamation
OF the 23c6 day of april in the present
year, the same to be apportioned, as
tar as practicable, among the several
States and Territories and the Distric.
Of Columbia, according to population
and to serve for two years, unless
sooner discharged. The proportion Of
each arm and the details of enlist.
ment and organization will be made
known through the war department.
In witness whereof, have hereunto
SGT ny hsnd and caused the seal Of
the United States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington,
this 25!h day OF Nay in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and ninety eight, and of Ihs indepen.
dencs Of the United States one hun
dred and tWenty-second.
(5igned) VIM. Mckinley,
President.
William R. Day,
Secretary OF State.
The proclamation means not only
the assembling Of a large force Of
troops, but also the appointment OF a
nun Ger OF major generals, brjgadier
generals, colonies, maj ors and staff
and feId oticer for the organization
of this addImonal force Of rs, 600 men
into army corps. divisions, brigades
and regiments. The reasons leading
up to the call naturally were sources
OF much conjecture, as 1t was a! first
felt that the pusslb. b.llty OF foreign COM
plicauons was factor ID bringing
ABOUT this new move. Il speedily de-
veloped, however, that the cali was
not oue to any latest or serious emer-
gency, but was rather IN the line OF
getting Iogetner large body OF man,
70 be drilled and seasoned, and to con-
stituGe sort of second reserve 10 bo
drawn upon later when the campaigns
were fully under way.
Coming thus expec!edly, the war
department has made no preparations
for executing the call, and IL will be
soma days before the details are work
ed cut as TO the quota from each State,
the calls 10 the respective governors
of States, the mastering points and the
general points Of concentration. All
tuaL is sLa!ed Lnus far is that the en-
llsEmentS are to be thrown open much
! rs lney were at the outbreak Of lne
civil wac, and are not TO oe restricted
| 10 militia anu national guard organl-
zs!lons OF Lne several States. l. Will
be al encouragement to lhe organlza
| ZION Of independent volunteer comDa'
| MES and regiments. These will re-
tain their identity to certain extent
as State troops, as the governors will
have the appointment OF all company
and regimenIaI officers, while only the
! brigade, division, corps and staff OH
| GERS Will be appointed by the Prasl-
| dent.
Generally speaking, however, the
Is, 600 men Will suffice for The lorna
Ilon OF Is regiments. With three
regiments 70 brigade, which Is 1he
present OASIS OF organization, this will
mske 25 origades. In turn, eight di,
visions, OF three brlgades eacn, will
Ds ,Drmed and out OF the eight diV!s
ions the entire force will be divided
Into three army corps. This general
division OF course is tentative, out il
shows the general formation OF Ibis
large body OF volunteers.
Inc new force Will require, either
by appointment or by officers already
appointed, three major generals and
abouL q orlgadier generals. Tne law
auInorIzes tne President to appoint
one major general for each army corps
and oue brlgadler genersl for eaca
OrigaQe. " Was stated at the war de-
parlment that The de!ails for the work
of Organizing Ihis force would not be
actively taken up Tor the present.
just now the adjuEans generals othcs
is engaged IN completing the enlist
men! OF Lne 125, 900 volunteers under
the frsE caII. II will take some time
to com pIele this work and not until
Then wall the real work Of organizing
the volunteers under the second cal!
De3in.
MORE WAR SHIPS.