Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
TO MEET HIM With CHARGES
LOCAL A. AND N. u. AFTER THE
NATIONAL COMMANDER.
Deposed Garrison Members Hold In
dignation Meeting-Matter May
Go to Court.

Another chapter was added to the trou-
BILE In the ranks of the local garrisons Of
the Army and Navy Union last night when
+, the members of the suspended Roosevelt
Garrison held a meeting and considered the
proposition Of preferring charges against
National Commander J. Edwin Browne
and requesting his impeachment because OF
his destruction of the garrison's property
and the manner in which the order sus-
pending the body was carried into effect.
There were members of the other Wash
ington garrisons present and the action Of
Commander Browne was roundy de-
nounced.
Leading members of the order are today
giving consideration to the matter Of EN-
ploying counsel and taking the matter be-
fore the courts. Those named as probable
attorneys for the deposed garrison and its
friends are Lemuel Fugitt and Robert
Alton, who are members of Barry Garrison
George w. Drew and Campbell Caring
ton.
The meeting of Barry Garrison to be held
tomorrow night at G. A. X. Hall Is awaited
with much interest by the members of the
organization, as 1t Is expected that both Ma
tIonai Commander Browne and Department
Commander Galbralth will be present 1t Is
said both Barry and Porter garrisons Will
refuse to recognize the new department
commander and that further trouble will
result.
Appeal to Their Comrades.
1t is said circular letters are today being
sent to all the garrsons In this country In
defense of the action of the local bodies and
that a meeting of the national council may
be called to attempt to straghten out the
present difficulty. The assertion was also
made that the order appointing Mr.. Gal
braith department commander was not
signed by National Commander Browne.
1t is said to be the belief of the members
in the District that Commander Browne
should have suspended the Roosevelt Gar
rson in more dignified manner. as the
garrison bears the name of the President
OF the United States, and that his staff OFF,
GERS should not have ripped the charter
from the wall in such ruthless manner
with their sabers. Also that Mr.. Browne
should have remembered that II was as a
member of Roosevelt Garrison that he re-
ceived his first advancement in the organ
ization His method of suspending the gar
rison is said to have been without prece-
dent either civil or military.
Commander Brownies Statement.
National Commander j. Edwin Browne OF
the Army and Navy Union, whose head
quarters in Baltimore, has made
statement giving some particulars of his
recent visit to Col. Theodore Roosevelt
Garrison OF this city. upon which occasion
he suspended the garrison and ordered one
or MS stan oHlcerS TO take the cnafteT from
the wall Commander Browne Is reported
to have said that when at arrived at the
door leading to the meeting place OF Roose-
welt Garrison:
There appeared to be some hesItancy In
letting US in Finally We were admitted.
We stood there waiting for the usual salute
to our rank. 1t not given until some
voice said Salute" which was done. We
were then conducted to seats on the plat
form. The minutes of the previous meeting
were read after which motion to ad-
journ made.
1T was plainly an insult to the national
commander. who was there on official bust
ness and l made protest against the
irregular procedure. Nevertheless. the mo-
ton was carried. In the face or this
mutinous conduct there was nothing LEFT
for me to do but to revoke the Charter.
| had previously obtained the consent of
the executive council TO go TO the extreme
limit If compelled. and by the authority or
that body | suspended the Theodore Roose-
welt Garrison of the Army and Navy
Union and ordered my stan to take possess
sion of the papers of the garrison. There
was no instrument convenient with which
to remove the charter from Its frame so my
chief of staff used his sword to pry II loose
from the frame.
The officers of the garrison were gen
tlemanly in obeying my orders to give up
their papers and | have no bitterness In
my heart for any They refused to
recognize my official appointment: they
violated their obligations, and there was
nothing for me to do but assert my au-
thority | am aware that there Is some
feeling against me In Washington, but my
whole. heart and soul are devoted to the
cause of the Army and Navy Union. l
love il and | am fervent for the cause But
IL 1t becomes necessary to use extreme
measures, then extreme measures will be
taken