First Call To Arms

Washington, April 19. - The war department has practically decided that lts first cali to arms would be for 80,000 men, to be taken from the militia of the several states. There are some eomplications in the matter which it -vvill take a litüe time to adjust and which will prevent the issuance of a cali at once. Washington, April 19. - Plans now be5ng formulated in congress involve the placing oL about 200,000 so'.diers, in round numbers, at the disposal of the government within a very short time after the Cuban resolutions are approved by the president. This calculation is based on the following figures covered in plans already in effect or in contemplation, viz: Standing army, 27,000; by cali for vounteers, 60,000; by calling out state militia, 75,000 or 100,000; by army reorganization bill, 5,000. ILeaving aside the present regular army force, the second and fourth items are practically settled on in committee, ■while the third, as to state militia, is being actively canvassed, and while there are differing views they are expected to erystallize into an authoriza,í.ion to cali out the numbers stated. From Stilte Militia Kanks. The bill drawn up by the war department for introduction by Representative Huil, chairman of the military committee, authorizes the president to cali for something like 60,000 volunteers, to be drawn through the various states. 'While this method obviates the legal cechnicalities involved in the services of state militia orgranizations per se, it is likely the volunteers thus obtained through quotas furnished by the respective state and territorial g-overnors will come from the state militia ranks. In the house committee on militia a -plan to effectually put a large numberof the militia at the disposal of the president is being formulated. Some think 100,000 excessive, but Chairman Marsh and others regard the figure as conservative in the view that the resolutions evidently mean war. Can Cali Out Mllltla. The president, as now suggested by Representative Marsh, can cali out the militia at any time and congress follow up the executive action by legislative enactment providing for their mustering' into t'ne United States service. At the same time the army reorganization bilí reeently recommitted by the house is beig carefully pruned in the military affaiis committee to meet objections. lt is proposed to extend the army organization to the three battalion war formation and to increase the batteries of artlllery to 200 men each. This measure, it is clalmed, may brihg about 5,000 more men into the regular service to lie added to the present 27,000 regular troops.