Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-02

Washington, May >. - President
Roosevelt, last evening, after having
learned of the vigorous protests made
by southern members of Congress and
citizens throughout the South against
the expedition of the Rev. Father
Thomas Sherman, with a military
escort over the route traversed by lis
father, Gen. Sherman. in the latter 8
famous "march to the sea. - issued an
order directing that the detachment
cscOrting Father Sherman leave him.
Father Sherman s. trip over the route
of his fathers famous march through
Georgia has brought forth indignant
protest from the IS uthern contingent
in Congress and an Investigation 10y
the War Department into response
bility for the reported detail of United
States soldiers to act as escort for
cold Tecumseh 's'' son.
Senator Bacon OF Georgia, called the
attention of the War Department
officials to the Chattanooga report of
Father Sherman's IS trip, under military
escort, over the line of march followed
by General Sherman between that
place and Atlanta and demanded an
explanation.
Senator Bacon also gave notice to
the department that If 1T should be
found that such q detail had been
made he would demand that the
troops be ordered back to their sta
tions to attend to their legitimate
duties Up to the hour of the closing
of the War Department no response
had been received from Ger. Duyall.
Representative Livingston of Geor-
gia, telegraphed Senator Terrell Of
that State, urging him to protest
/ against such an expedition by Federal
/ troops and to stop it, II necessary.
/ Should it be discovered that the news
| paper reports of the Incident are cor
rect the entire Georgia delegation in
/ Congress viii join in a protest to the
/ War Department. The incident was
/ widely discussed boy Southarners at
the Capitol today.
D." Aside from all questions Of pro-
priety, said Senator Bacon 'such %
/ thing as an escort for Father Sher-
man is entirely unnecessary. If
/ Gen. sherman himself were alive
he could with perfect safety and im-
/ punity march through Georgia on
horseback or on foot without fear of
/ being molested i'm any way. 10 give
!
| either assumes the contrary To be true
or is an entirely uncalled for piece
! OF ostentatiun calculated TO be- offensive
/ to our people. For these reasons ]
| have protested against it, ] am satis-
! fed, if soldiers have been detailed as
! reported, they Will promptly be or
/ dered back, since my talks with
officials of the department impressed
me with the belief that they disap-
! proved the reported exp dition though
/ in the absence of knowledge of the
| exact facts they did not say this in so
many words -
Representative Livingston, who
represents the Atlanta district.
said: "Ihis performance impress 8
me as being one Of the most foolish
] have ever heard If / we're governor
| Of Georgia, / would stop that expedi-
| tion. | nave telegraphed Gov. Terrell
| suggesting that he enter his protest
against it. If it should be found
necessary when all the facts are
| known, the Georgia delegation will
/ take some formal acoion. -
Senator Clay of Georgia slid CT
regard the proceeding as most remark
able, and when we get the facts called
/ for by Senator Bacon we will join In
such protest as they seem TO call for.
/ If the detail of such an escort was on
! the assumption that Ii was necessary
| for Father Sherman's protection,
nothing could be more needless; if 10
was merely to give a military flavor to
a junket, it was foolish, to say the
least of IT, -
1.-The people OF the South will nat
urally resent any such display, said
J rHaaIa
1t can serve no good purpose. III can
| only awaken memories of that first
/ march through Georgia which it is
just as we'll for the country at large to
forget. -
Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio said: Il do
not care to enter into controversy, but
feel perfectly free TO express my views.
| If Father Sherman proposes to take
/ members of his fathers army with
| him as guides 10 show him how the
/ campaign progressed. or simply as as
/ sociates in this journey, / do not see
how there can be any just criticism.
] But If he takes them with him even
as suggestion that he might need
| protection from the Southern people
/ it is very unfortunate. / served in
| Georgia after Sherman's march to the
sea and | today may 60 through the
South treated as well, So far AS can
see, as if / were confederate. I
would never give the slightest sugges-
tion that needed protection, for
do not.
Representative Bartlett of Georgia
! lDem. }, said; "Father Sherman may
have trouble tracing the line of march
now, but some time ago crumbling
chlmneys and smouidering homes
would have made the path plain. -
Gen. Sherman went through that
country teaching the fact that war is
hell, and they soon got enough Of it. -
said Representative Lacy of Iowa. "I
don . believe that the people of Geor-
/ gia Will receive Gen. Sherman's son
otherwise than in the spirit OF perfect
! hospitality. War is always cruel.
always bitter and Gen. Sherman was
one of the creates generals of ancient
or modern times. but one OF the kind
est hearted men. I he very blows De
struck IN Georgia saved that State Co
tne Union. I believe they will thank
him FOR it today. He was generous
Zoe and q courteous friend. -
Good Results Must Follow