The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-06-12
ANOTHER BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR


 ANOTHER BROWNSVILLE AFFAIR.
 Brownsville, Texas. keeps well in the public eye It Is not. we believe, a picturesque town, but 1t contains a picturesque population, lying. as 1t does, on the Mexican border. There is a conglomeration of races there, and to this 1t is probably due that Senator Foraker has persuaded himself that he can persade the people of this coun- try, that amongst such a people it would be no unnatural thing for the natives there to kill one another on the streets and shoot into one an- others houses with the object of bring ing odium upon certain negro troops quartered in barracks at Brownsville. So far, the Ohio Senator would appear to have persuaded nobody to think as he does of the Brownsville outrage, except the negro troopers themselves, and The New York Evening Post. The negro soldiers are clear in mind that the Brownsville people tried to slaugh- ter each other and that the survivors then turned about to charge that they did this to make a case for the removal of the regiment The Evening Post, it would appear. takes the same view. It is wholly as reasonable as that pa- per's ordinavy opinions on the race question and reflects that sort of credit upon the newspaper. the editor plainly would desire.
 The fa to the manifest surprise of his con stituency, dropped the other day into Latin to express his opinion of the Brownsville soldier affair. The re- porter only got two Latin words, damnum absque, the Senator having fashion the uncuItivated Washington reporter did not understand. What he did say. in fact, doubtless is, that damnum obsque injuria would fit the case of the negro soldiers: that if any wrong was done 1t was of character to leave no warrant for an action; it was loss suffered without injury; in short. there was a good rfddance. This view appeals to the authorities. appa- rently, for they are gradually shipping all negro troops to the Philippines. rec ognizing that no community, North or South. will tolerate body of negro soldiers quartered in their midst; North or South their presence breeds trouble. The other Brownsville affair? This relates to dead army officer. Lieu tenant Mack Richardson of the regular army was engaged to be married to a young lady of Brownsville, and the day had been set for the ceremony, the hour had been fixed. The Lieuten- ant did not appear. As a consequence, he was cut dead by his brother officers of the army; he resigned from the army and then committed suicide. Why the inequality in treatment of a man and woman when wedding engagement is broken? A woman might have done this thing and the prospective bride groom would have been mildly, if dis creetly, laNghed at by his intimate friends The man skulks or lodges and death seems only proper refuge against the scorn with which he is visited. This does not seem fair or right. Woman Is pushing straight along. is going ahead in many lines, demands recognition, gets recognition. Is she to enjoy every sort of consider alton in the business world and re- tain. at the same time, all her senti- mental rights as the proposed to against the proposer? Under the old system of things. she had the right to hand the mitten, reject or kick, " whenever she pleased, and just as of ten as she pleased. She mad no ac- count to render because she proved changeable or hckle. fThe very worst, the most daInniHg word to be uttered about her was, She is ickle." Still her right to be fickle was unquestioned. The fame was played with that con cession made May a man not be hckle? It would seem not. The Brownsville tragedy goes to show in army circles-white army circles when a man once pledges his word to woman to marry her. his only safe re- course, in case his word is violated, is the grave Is that to be taken to be the standard of honor in civil life? Let our young men take thought.
 
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