The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-24
BAR OUT ALL BLACKS
Senator Morgan Says Presi'
dent Is Right.
C0L0RED TROOPS MUTINIED
AIabamn's Statesman VIII support
Administration in Brownsville Al
fair-DismissaI of Negroes Needed
for Discipline in the Army-COIOred
Soldiers should Not he Hired.

Soldiers should Not he Hired.
Senator John T. Morgan, Of Alabama
strongly indorses the course of the Presi-
dent in dismissing from the army the
negro troops. and in case the matter
becomes subject of further debate in
the Senate he Will probably take a lead
ing part in the defense Of the Presidents
action. Should the Presidents order OF
dismissal not be sustained, the Alabama
Senator believes it viii require the dis
banding of all the negro regiments. The
Senator says the mutinous disposition of
the negro troops IS but another form OF
race aversion, and is the logical and
natural result of employing negro sol
diers to fight white men.
The position OF the President in the
dismissal Of the negro soldiers engaged
in the mutny at Brownsville is right,
said Gen. Morgan last night.
Soldiers Of the regular army. in time
Of peace, are kept under arms and strict
military discipline, not merely for train
ing. but 10 answer any demands Of the
States or of the United States 10 repress
insurrecticn or other violence that cannot
be otherwise suppressed be continued.
NO other body Of men is so practically
and directly held 10 the duty Of enforcing
law and order at the command of the civil
authority when the preservation Of the
peace demands the sacrifice Of life by mill
itary order.
Action Was Mutiny.
1T is mutiny to engage. by concerted
action in the violation of that duty by
soldiers bearing the arms Of the govern
ment. and in violent and hostile demon
strations toward the people they are re-
CURED to protect. In the Brownsville al
fair. the mutinous violence resulted in
murder
The concerted action was mutiHy be-
cause its purpose was TO do violence 90
the people who We're entitled TO their pro-
/ lection, and no resentment toward the
community or any OF the people OF
Brownsville for wrongs done or amrOnts
offered toward the negro soldiers. If such
provocation existed. could possibly 1Usti-
IS such mutiny. That Uffense was against
the military laws Of the government. and
the mmauder-in-chief Of the army was
bound 20 adopt any measures that would
preserve the discipline OF the army.
What measures were necessary TO pre-
vent a repetition of the mutiny must de-
pend on the cause OF the outbreak and
the motive that melted the crime. and the
act Of the Commander-in-chief iu dismiss
Ing from the service. IN dishouor. the
soldiers engaged in the Brownsville af-
fair was absolutely necessary 20 preserve
the integrity of the army. as well az
proper military discipline
Motive Was Race Aversion.
The motive Of the mutinous outbreak
CT the negro soldiers at Brownsville was
unquestionably race aversion. The imme-
diate cause Of the dast8rdly violence
rIsy have been some offense. real o. fan
/ cIed. given by white people in Browns
( vile 20 negro soldiers. ] have seen no
authentic statement that such onenses
/ had been given 90 those negro soldiers
and / do not believe that they had in
+ fact. occurred. But whether or not sucf
oTenses or insults were given. they worlC
/ not have been resented by mutinous con
/ cert and violence IL the town Of Browns
/ vile had been inhabited by negroes en-
/ tirely OF In great numbers. The rea
| cause and motive Of the mUtiny was race
/ aversion, and the real necessity for sum
mary and effective action hy the Prcsi
{ dent was to suppress this dangerous con
dition IN our army. He may not have
/ thought il necessary 20 defend his actor
/ on this ground. but no one can fail 90 Sc.
that it is his conclusive justification.
! II race aversion leads 10 such des
/ perate crimes in the conduct Of any par
/ Of the army toward the people. the sam.
cause will lead 20 the destruction Of n,
( discipline OF the army. If not to continued
acts OF mutiuy. I do not believe tina
/ even the powerful blow dealt by tn
/ President in his dismissal of the mutt
nous negroes from the service viii ever
modify the evil Of race aversion IN tn,
army. where fl asserts itself in the uni
form and with the arms of the Unite,
/ States e. the extent of riot and murder.
His lawful and just order at once
stirred the negro race, almost en- masse
| into violent, defamatCry, and threatenin;
/ denunCiation, and the white politician
took up the hue and cry and are assailin!
| the President with bitter reproaches
! Under such conditions, it Will require tn
/ disbanding Of all the negro regiments.
the action Of the President is not sus
tanned.
Result of Having Negro Troops.
4 have no hope that this mutinous dis
position. which is but another form o
/ expressing race aversion, can be elimi
mated from the negro soldiers in tn
army It is the logical and natural resul
of employing negro soldiers TO figh
white men in our battles.
NO European power permits the us
of negro soldiers, or soldiers Of an in
ferior race IN conducting war with an
Christian people. Why should We d
this? II our republic is worthy Of tn
men who founded it. its soldiery shout
hold rank with the greatest that hav
existed. They have more sacred an
valuable things committed to their pro
lection than any other army the worl
has ever mustered.
why should the white American sol
der be classed as the cOmrade of III
black soldier of African asked the Sena
tor, in conclusion. mo army of whit
men can endure this sort Of degradatio
of it's volunteer soldiery, by the enforce
personal and military equality Of an In
ferior race with the splendid men VIII
comprise the right arm of power of tn
republic II they are put into separSt
regiments or companies, it only estat
fishes the fact that the white soldier
cannot be made 10 submit to persona
contact and equality of association wit
negro soldiers. even while fighting undo
the same flag. There is no cOmradt
shin among them and never can be, bs
cause of their racial aversion -