Warren sheaf., 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 125,O00 troops, to
serve two years.
"By the President Of the United States,
a Proclamation: Whereas, by joint
resolution of congress approved on the ZOtn
of April, 1898, entitled Joint resolution for
the recognition of the independence of the
people of Cuba, demanding that the gov
ernment of Spain relinquish its authority
and government in the island of CUBA, te
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 ana,
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 22 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 or
the United States,
"Now, therefore, T. 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 aSgre-
gate number or 1885, 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.
I'm witness whereof 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.
"[sEAL] WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
"By the President.
! JOHN SHERMAN. Secretary of State.''
Plans were perfected Sunday for the
mobilizati ion of troops in most Of the
states to-day.
From all over the country comes the
answer to the call for 125, 900 volunteers.
| Governors of several states telegraphed
to the war departmen 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
fight it will be necessary to hold each
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 its
own troops for the next few days and
wait for orders from the war depart
ment. It 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 ex-
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 following number of volunteers: