The Cairo bulletin., 1906-11-07
NEGRO SOLDIERS
ARE DISCHARGED
TROOPS WHO FIGURED IN TEXAS
OUTRAGE DiSHONORABLY
ouSTED FROM ARMY.
ON PRESIDENTS ORDERS
Whole Battalion is Dismissed
White Officer Who Threw SIurs
at Black Soldiers Also
Facing Dismissal.

Washington, d. c., Nov. G,-Unpre
cedented in the history of the army
of the United States is the action OF
the president, just announced, in dis
missing in disgrace from The army, an
entire battalion of colored troops be.
cause of their failure to disclose the
identity of some of their number who
had been guilty Of violence and muir
der.
AS an evidence, however, of his
intention to be fair to colored troops,
the president has accompanied this
action by an order which may amount
to court martial of a white army
officer of high grade who was
charged with having cast slurs upon
the colored troops.
The story Of both actions is told in
the following correspondence made
public today by the military secretary;
Official spondence.
THE report of the investigation
made by Brigadier General e, A. Gar
lington, inspector general of the army,
relative to the riotous disturbance that
occurred at Brownville, Texas, on the
night of August 10, and that resulted
in the woundng of another citizen Of
that city, had been considered and act
ed upon by the president. Following
are his instructions with regard to the
matter:
Il have read through General Gar
lingo on's report. dated October %,
submitted to me by you. direct that
the recommendation Of General Gar
lington be complied with, and that AT
the came time that the concluding
portion of his report be published
with our sanction as the given reason
for the action.
(SiGned) "THEO ROOSEVELT"
Following is the concluding portion
Of Garlington's report, which embodies
tion of the president, will be carried
into effect Immediately by the War
Department:
Il recommend that orders be is
sued as soon as practicable, dscharg-
ing without honor, every man In Com
panies b. c, and d. of the Twenly-fifth
infantry serving at Fort Brown, Texas
on the night Of August Is, and 19, and
forever dcbarring them from re
enlisting in the army or navy of the
United States as well as fromemploy.
ment in any civil capaciy under the
government In making this recon-
mendatiOn, ! recognize the fact that
of men who have no direct
knowledge as to the identity of the
men of the Twenty-fif h infantry who
actually fired the shots on the night
cf the 18th Of August, 1906, will incur
this extreme.
1T has been established by careful
investigation beyond reasonable doubt
that the firing into the houses of citi-
zens at Brownsville while the inhab-
itants thereof were pursuing their
peaceful vocation of sleeping, and by
which one citizen was killed and the
chief Of police so seriously wounded
that he lost an arm, was done by en-
listed men of the Twenty-ffth infantry
belonging TO the battalion stationed At
Fort Brown.
Must Also Take Penalty Together.
After due opportunity and notice
the enlisted men Of the Tweu;y-fifth
infantry have failed to tell what il is
reasonable to believe they know con
cerning the shooting If hey had done
so. if they bad been willing to relate
all circumstances, instances prelimin-
AIRY TO The trouble it is extremely prom
able that clew for sufficiently def
mite results would have been dis
closed. They appeared TO stand tn
gethcr i'm their determination 70 resist
detection of the guilty: therefore. they
should stand together when the pen
atty falls.
A Forceful Lesson.
"A forceful lesson should he given
The army al large and especially non
con- missioned officers that their duty
does not cease upon the drill ground
with the calling of the company rolls.
making check Inspections and other
duty Of formal character: but that
their responsibility Of Office accom-
panies them everywhere and al all
times: that il is their duty to become
acquainted with individual
members of their respective Units TO
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