Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-21
War Department Issues State.
ment Concerning Those at
Fort Reno.
DELAY WAS ONLY TEMPORARY
Now Dismissal Of 0bdurate
Troops Will be Immediately
Proceeded With.
sccy. Taft says Steps VIII be Taken III
Recruit CoIored Men TO Replace
Those let Ou:.

Washington. Nov 2i--The war de-
partment issued the following state
ment today concerning the negro troops
ordered dismissed at Fort Reno:
In the matter OF the order diseharg-
ing tho enlisted men OF three companie.
Of the Twenty-hfth Infantry issued
by the president. plan was presented
to the secretary OF war by number
OF persons OF standing asking for a re-
hearing by the president on the ground
on which the action was taken The
secretary telegraphed the president OF
the application and delayed the pro-
ccedings OF the discharge until the
president could indicate his wishes. The
secretary was meantime called out OF
town No answer was received from
the president. The secretary on his
return did not feel justified in further
delaying the plan OF the order of dis
charge. especially in view of the fact
that the secretary then learned that
the president had fully and exhaustive-
ly considered the argument against the
order Of the persons who now applied
for a rehearing. Accordingly, the sec
rotary directed yesterday Tuesday
that the proceedings for discharge be
continued without delay"
Later IN the day Secy. Taft received
a dispatch from President Roosevelt
and issued the following additional
statement:
"A telegram was received from the
president at ~ O'Clock today after
the previous statement was given out
at the war department, in which he
declines 10 suspend the discharge UNI
less there are new facts Of such i'm
| portance as to warrant cabling him.
| He states that the action was taKen
| after due deliberation, and that the
| only matter 20 which no can pay
| heed Is the presentation az facts snow
/ ing the official reports 10 be ia whole
| ar in part untrue. or clearly exculpa;-
| ing some Individual II any such iacts
| later appear he can act as he deems
advisable but thus far nothing has
been introduced 20 warrant the sus-
pension of the order and he directs
that II be executed
Secy, Taft says that immediate
steps VIII ne tUktl 10 recruit tciOItu
soldiers to replace the men discharged
Members of the three companies who
were on furlough at the time at the
Brownsville affair and three members
who are To be tried by court mar
tial win not b, mustered out.
II was authoritatively stated to-day
that the matter OF tho dismissal of the
troops has not been brought 10 the at
tention OF che president by the White
House officials since he left Washing
ton more than 10 days ago. None
Of the protests which have been flied
against the carrying out of the action
lave been received at the White
House, but have gone to the war de-
partment.
no ORDERS RECEIVED.
oklahoma City, okla. Nov. 2l.--When
Mai. Clark. at Fort Reno. was notified
at o'clock today Of the Associated
Press dispatch stating that he had been
ordered TO proceed with tho discharge
OF colored troops. he said.
we have received no word to pro-.
coed with the discharge of the troops.
and none have been discharged today.
We viii not proceed until ordered 10
do so from Washington"
He had nothing to say as 20 the feel
jng there on the subject.