The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1906-09-04
ONE SANE NORTHERN
VIEW.
- Antonio 60.

! San A1lOlIO tIalctlo
The northern press Is being
flooded with dispatches from Wash
ingtou. all presumably inspired by
official sources. disappearing the
Brownsville affair and making #
appear that the people Of Browns
vile were the aggessors il the
trouble with the negro soldiers.
Here IS a sample. Il IS dis
patch clipped from the ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch:
Washington, Aug. 25.-SOme
OF the officers OF the army expect
there Will be trouble at Browns
vile when the negro troops leave
Fort Brown for Fort Reno, O. T.,
where they have been ordered.
Since the killing OF the white citl-
zen. an armed guard Of the citizens
of Brownsville have surrounded
the fort and have threatened 10
shoot the negroes when they ap-
pear. It IS feared these threats
will be executed.
It has been intimated that GER
tain rough characters in browns
vile have planned to show their
resentment to the colored soldiers
by shooting up their train as II
leaves the station. The authori-
ties are in somewhat Of a dilemma,
out it is stated that they will in
sist that the soldiers be permitted
to leave Brownsville without mos
lestation. 1t IS also stated that ii
they are attacked they will defend
themselves as well as they can.
How to avoid trouble in the mat
ter was the subject Of earnest con
ference between acting secretary
Ainsworth and General Bell, chief
of staff, today.
That the negro soldiers now
with the outrage at
Brownsville have the active SYM
pathy of the authorities at Wash
ington is clearly shown by the
order to United States district at
torney Boynton to defend them if
they are brought to trial It IS
understood that this remarkable
order came from the president.
There is now in the Bexar county |
jail a white soldier, Patrick Car
roll by name, who IS charged with /
killing a Mexican at Leon springs
more than a year ago. Carroll has
been in jail over a year, and was
forced to employ his own counsel.
So far as is known the president or
the military authorities have never
taken any steps to see that he was
well defended, and they certainly
nave not asked a United States
district attorney to drop his reg
1lal duties and take up his defense.
Possibly in this case it is CAROLS
that his skin IS white.
In the campaign Of misrepre-
in Washington over this
outrageous affair, however, the att
horities have not succeeded in
leceiving some Of the northern
papers. The New York Times is
notably disposed to look at the
,ase from the standpoint of truth
md justice, and il a recent ed
torial it asks a Number Of ques-
ions that it would be exceedingly
lificult for the military authorities
o answer with, honor to them
selves. The Times says.
A curious feature of that TN
pleasant incident at Brownsville,
Texas, is the reported course of
the commandment, Major Penrose
after his garrison was awakened
by a fusilade popping Of the
service Krag- Jorgensens that is,
which his negro soldiers were FIR
ing off in the streets of the town
and into the windows OF the citi-
zens' houses. As soon as the
shooting ceased and it seemed safe
to make an investigation ali but
two soldiers answered roll call, and
the rifles were i'll place showing no
marks that they had been fred. p"
Why should the commandment, who
was aware of the state of feeling
between his men and the citizens,
and presumably familiar with the
note of the service rifle, wait till
the shooting ceased ,? Above all,