The Washington times., 1916-06-26
VOLUNTEERS likely
TO Be CALLED SOON
Army Authorities Expect Appeal
for at Least 100000 Men
Within Week.

A call for volunteers to supplement
the regular troops and the Federalized
national guard Ia expected by army au-
thorlties to be the next move in tho
Mexican crisis.
Army men point to the excellent serv-
ice In the Spanish war Of volunteer Or
gan!zations. such az Roosevelt's Rough
Riders. Astor's Battery. and similar
units, and II a call Is made by the Presi-
dent. a quick response Is expected.
The call may be issued within a week.
army authorities declared. The number
OF volunteers to be sought has not
been indicated officially.
May Be For 100000.
The statement was made in a trust
worthy quarter that the first call for
volunteers probably would be for 2Oo.-
900 men. These would supplement the
regular army force and the militia.
Every effort will be made to recruit
the militia forces up to their author
lied war strength Of nearly 250Oo0. The
minimum authorized strength of the
units called into the Federal service
would be about $4,000 men when each
unit Is recruited up to the minimum re-
auirred by the army ,orgapizatIon table,
by Presidential proclamation. and would
follow. not precede. the declaration by
Congress that a state of war exists be-
tween the United States and Mexico.
Dates From Carranza's Reply.
The declaration OF war at the out
break of the Spanish war did not come
until April 25. 1885. four days after Con-
gress had passed its joint resolution
authorizing President Mckinley to use
the land ami naval forces OF the United
states to such extent as might be
necessary to carry into effect the Con-
gressional joint resolutions of April ~.
1893. for the recognition of the indie
pendence Of the people of Cuba, de-
manding that the government OF spain
relinguish its authority and government
IN cuba and withdraw Its land and
Congressional resolution OF April %,
1898, declaring that state Of war ex-
listed between the United States and
Spain. asserted that this state of war
began ahS on p1sseaen; AP.a n ISIS s the Spanish
be followed. the declaration OF war In
the present situation will probably go
back to the moment OF the reply from
the Carranza government to our de-
mand for the reelase Of the Ameriacn
troopers. or possibly back to the Arre-
dondo note OF yesterday, which Is con-
strued by the American government as
a formal avowai of deliberately hostile
action against the forces OF the United
States In Mexico
Spanish War Precedent.
President Mckinley issued his procla.
nation for a blockade Of cuban ports
on April ~. 1898. His first call for
lzo.OoO volunteers was dated April rs. and
both the blockade and the urst call for
volunteers preceded the Congressional
resolution Of April Is. declaring war.
There have been suggestions that as
many as $4,000 volunteers will be called
for by the President. Inis figure Is con-
sidered high. In view OF the ract that
the national guard. almost In its en-
. s,y. has peen Saned , .nto tne federal
than DO.0O0 volunteers would be called
to arms for the Mexican conflict. In
the Spanish war the first call was for
l25.CW volunteers and the second was
for 1900 additional. In that war the
militia, as such. was not called into the
Federal service, but served as volun-
teers.