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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1906
Page
5
President Roosevelt maintains authority and precedent for swiftly removing soldiers. He argues the presence of these colored troops threatens national security and vows that the guilty will not rejoin the army, insisting on a firm stance against crimes meriting the death penalty.
President condemns Brownsville assault as horrendous atrocity. He discharges nearly all members of Companies B C and D of the Twenty‑fifth Infantry, cites conspiracy to shield guilty soldiers, and defends action as necessary to preserve Army honor. He rejects birthplace or creed as a basis for discipline.
President Roosevelt declares he will not tolerate mob violence and will remove any force from service that threatens the country. He condemns lynching by white men and now acts against colored men guilty of a black crime, urging citizens of all colors to join in a united defense of law and order.
Maj Blocksom's investigation details a midnight assault on August 13 by approximately 9 to 20 colored soldiers who leapt walls and fired at residents, hotels, and a saloon. They wounded police, killed a bartender, and damaged homes with women and children present. Officers were surprised. Maj Penrose notes some soldiers slipped from quarters to shoot. Many enlisted men were complicit or privy, and court-martial actions are recommended. The incident, described as unprovoked and savage, is deemed one of infamy in U.S. Army history.
President outlines a forceful response to the Brownsville mutiny and lynching cases, detailing mass discharge of implicated troops, defense of military discipline, and a call for national unity. He defends nonracial fairness, cites precedents from Civil War regiments, blasts mob lynching, and urges support for colored citizens while demanding accountability for criminals.
War Secretary Taft reports to the President on Senate resolutions of Inquiry and defends the discharge of soldiers. He cites the fourth article of war and judge advocate general decisions, arguing the president may terminate enlistment at will and justify discharges as not dishonorable. He rejects claims of a broader disbanding power and notes the Twenty-fifth Infantry discharge led to immediate reorganizing transfers to maintain unit continuity.
Gen Barry acting chief of staff reports to President Roosevelt finds prima facie case against Maj Penrose and Capt Macklin of the Twenty fifth infantry for neglect of duty in Brownsville. He emphasizes discipline rests with commanding officers and commissioned officers, not enlisted men, and outlines alleged failures to detect or restrain attackers after the Brownsville raid.
Frederick Md Dec 18 Henry Black a farmer about forty was instantly killed when struck by a fast freight train while crossing the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at Limekiln Station. The coroner’s jury censured the railroad for failing to provide protection for the public at this crossing.
The Senate Indian Territory Investigating Committee faulted Secretary Hitchcock for suspending land allotment to aid a 4,000,000 acre forest reserve project. Hitchcock defended the action as protective for Indians while lawmakers pressed for legal authority, warning the move could derail the forest reserve plan and prompt congressional review.
Senator Teller and colleagues criticized a plan to telegraph an order to the Territory to permit the sNatments to proceed. The withdrawal of the lanets drew protest from Senator Berry who called it remarkable and alleged disregard of the allotment law.
The President altered the land order withdrawing over six million acres from entry under land laws. Some lands proved more valuable for agriculture than coal, so certain tracts may be patented under homestead desert timber or other acts. Another order requires each entry to be personally examined by a department special agent before patent issuance, potentially needing up to 10,000 agents.
The White House released a letter noting President Roosevelt helped Sheriff J J Merrill of Carroll County Georgia who defended a jailed Black man against a mob and lost re election. The letter claims Merrill was moved to a prison grounds custodian role at $1200 a year and asks if he deserved promotion. The note, dated December 17 1906, was addressed to Attorney General Charles J Bonaparte.
President Roosevelt refused to attend the January 15 16 convention banquet, saying a speech would be expected and he had no time to prepare. He already accepted a separate invitation to speak at the National Congress banquet for the extension of foreign commerce that same evening. The committee included Senators Allee DuPont and Burton and Wilmington mayor Horace Wilson. Urge pardon for embezzler. Senator Carter with Clapp Nelson and McCumber urged a pardon for Herbert H Matterson jailed in Deer Lodge Montana after a ten year term for embezzling funds from a national bank. He has served five to six years and is ill. The President is considering the case.
The Olcott special committee report on the Government Hospital for the Insane will be released after the holidays. It is understood to exonerate Superintendent White while detailing administration changes at the asylum.
Judge William A Shipley of the Orphans Court in Anne Arundel County is ill at home in the Fifth district, reportedly suffering from Bright's disease. He was recently appointed by Governor Warfield to fill the unexpired term of the late Judge James Jeffries.
The First Baptist Church of Salisbury NC narrowly approved a set of resolutions condemning dancing card playing drinking and other worldly amusements by a 147 to 6 vote after thorough discussion during Sunday services.
Southern aviation and South line inaugurations set for January 7 1907 with new elevated service to Florida and the South. Excursion rates offered to winter resorts as offices advertise at 706 Ith st and 60 Pa Ave.
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