Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-11-08

dent Recommendation. 1hAe ne
Complied With.
Washington, Speeia-UnpnsesM2
ed In the history Of the army e 0x
United States is TIE. action e TIN.
President, just announces. in dsm-
ing In disgrace from the. any 1Hs
entire battalion Of eolered. hoese ~
cause OF their failure to diseIme ase
identity Of some Of their nmr
who had been guilty ef violene< mE
murder. As an evidence. howes9&
his intention to be fair to, the UEnE-
ed troops. the President has amm-
panied this action by an endAE vazaska
amounts to the court-martiaE uE M
white army officer Of high grade wAks.
was charged with having east skkszEs.
upon the colored troops. The G4aew
of both actions is told in the faMuu-
ing official correspondence made FsiIp-
lie by the military secretary
The report Of an Investigation mke
by Brigadier General B. A. 0anEx~
ton, inspector general Of the mxzsm
relative to the riotous dEfurknase
that occurred at Brownsville, Tex~@
the night Of August Ii, 1906, anAx HahsSf.
resulted in the death of one and AzEsR-
w~ounding of another citizen OF aHdnsffa.
town. Following are his
with regard to the matter
Gen. Darlington Report
Following are his instructions vasas
regard to the matter.
"The White House, Washington, H.es--
5, 1906.
"The Secretary of War: i Hssxe
read through General GarlisgannS
report, dated Oct. 22nd, submitted aas,.
me by you. I direct chat the xrszznR-
%mendation OF General Garlingtosa kM-
complied with, and that at the saaz1>
time the concluding portion OF Rizs
report be published with our zzznH-
ton as giving the reasons for TIN q
ton.
"THEODORE ROOSEVELT
Following is the concluding lsshasas.
Of General Darlington S report, psazsszzsla
embodies the recommendations axxass,
BY direction Of the President, wlxl Re
carried into effect Immediately BIZ aAaM.
wa department.
Il recommend that orders be Issus1s
as soon as practicable, dischHEazgsss,
without honor, every man in s=aass-
panies B, c, and D, Of the VNwzzlE
fifth Infantry, serving at Fort BEssus,
Texas, on--the night Of August asi
1906, and forever debarring kzznn1
!, from re-enlisting in the army or zzszN
/. Of the United States, as well as irssE
!, employment in any civil capz1akx
!, under the government. In mzakHE
this recommendation, I recognize Mm
fact that a number Of men who xnuxt
no direct knowledge as to the id<sna2sts
Of the men Of the Twenty-Gfth Mr.
: fantry who actually. fred the szssssea.
on the night Of the 18th OF Ane:mfft
: 1906, will incur this extreme penaazx-
Lesson to Army at Large
"1t has been established by carHn
s~avestigation beyond reasonable afs,sis
that the firing into the houses Of IA
citizens Of Brownsville while tsx- IA
habitants thereof were pursuing aasesa
peaceful vocations or sleeping, arya ar
! which cne citizen was killed ana 1Ea
+ chief Of police SO seriously woazEs6si
i thai he lost an arm. was done by ~
listed men of the Twenty-fftk Ns
fantry, belonging to the battzBEas
y stationed at Fort Brown. After DIN
5, opportunity and notice, the enz1szzs
e men Of the Twenty-ffth have fE71x.
y to- tell all that it is reasonable s> n
= lieve they know concerning IA
IS shooting. If they had dene - 4
= they had been willing to relate ala q,
Is circumstances-instances p~reliniszus
pit to the trouble-h is extremely ma
IS bable that a cline sufficiently deSsza
to lead to results would have Mez
disclosed. They appear to staEza h
gether In a determination to neaz
u the detection Of the guilty; theuasaa7
they should stand together wh1zs 81
- penalty falls. A foroefM sra.
~ should be given the army at A=
- and especially to. the non-comw,
oi stoned officers, that their duty. azEss
not cease upon the drill ground, w1z
the calling Of the company rolls nnz
u ing check inspections, and; other dM1
= Of formal character; but that ae:
,. responsibilities Of office acrozsE1ass
!: them everywhere ard It all tzzm.
that it is their duty TO become sho
= oughly acquainted with shes isdisz
de- ual members Of their respective nmi8