The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-11-21
RECONSIDERATION OF
 ! COLORED TROOPS CASE
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT WILL GRANT THIS IF NEW FACTS
 WARRANT.

ecretary Taft Refuses to Discuss the Matter Until He Has Talked With the Chief Executive--Latter Declares His Former Decision Will stand Unless Facts He Has in His Possession Are Proven False.
 Washington, Nov. 2O.-secretary Taft efused to make any statement what Ever tonight concerning the negro Troops which have been ordered dis Zharged at Fort Reno.
 T cannot discuss the case until to- borrow" Secretary Taft replied to all Questions. He refused to say whether Se had been in communication with the gresident by wireless.
 Immediately after his arrival in Washington this afternoon from New Haven, Secretary Taft went to the war department and summoned Major Gen 4ral Ainsworth, Brigadier- General Bar zy, the chief of staff and General Oh- H er, the assistant secretary of war, for I conference. William Loeb, jr, the zecretary to the president, was also aummoned to the war department be- bre the end of the conference, which zisted more than an hour. All were
 lent about the conclusions reached, #nd it is assumed that the secretary of Ear has decided to let the case of the #blored troops stand just where it is #ntil after he gets in touch with Presi- #ent Roosevelt, who is expected to ar live at Ponce, Porto Rico, tomorrow
 lorning.
 The war department has no adyiees *bnfirming reports from Fort Reno that Twenty-Five of the members of the #wenty-fifth infantry have already ysen discharged. So far as the depart Ient knows, only seven members of the &Rttalion responsible for the riot at Brownsville have been dismissed, and *lese were soldiers who were under ar- Est at San Antonio and were dismissed #o1n the service after the courts failed
 substantiate charges that the men
 ere participants in the riot at Fort Brown.
 HNew York Nov. 20.-President Roose- Eblt's latest statement concerning the 8 8shonorable discharge of the three
 egro companies of the Twenty-tifth #fantry was made in cablegram to Eilchrist Stewart of the Constitutional |3ague. in reply to a message sent by
 at organization on Saturday last. aThe message, which was not made
 |lblic before, was:
 neon, Panama: President Roosevelt:
 Republican county committee unani- Tously denounced discharge of colored yldiers Parsons, Olcott, Bennett, emmittee petitioning department. emphatic. Developments cld new facts warrant. Ask immediate
 spension order. stewart. this cablegram the presi- wnt forwarded in response indicating dat he is willing to consider any new hcts in the case which may be placed tIfc,re him. His reply, dated Novem-
 r, is, contained the following: & &achrist Stewart, No. 154 West Sixty
 first Street:
 &Unless facts as known to me are 8 own to be false, the order will under
 circumstances be revoked, and I | all not for one moment consider sus-
 nding it on simple allegation that
 ere are new facts until these new
 cts are laid before me, Inform any erson having new facts to have them
 shape to lay before me at once, on x V return, and I will then consider #hether or not any further action by Be is called for.
 "Theodore Roosevelt" 5 Meanwhile, expressions of disapprov-
 at the course taken toward the color
 rgeulans are frequent, including hany from former army officers. Off, ers at present in command, of course, bnnot go on record.