Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-01-10
TOLD ~ sLAYDEN.
Texas Congressman Relates Story Of
Brownsville Matter.

Washington. Jan. 9.-An echo OF the
assault Of Brownsville by members Of
the Twenty.fIfth infantry was heard
tuesday in the house, Representative
Slayden OF Texas telling with consla-
cradle detail the story OF the night IN
August when the troops shot up the
town Of Brownsville IN his state.
Mr. Slayden devotude much time to
a careful! analysis Of the conditions OF
the white and black races. and said
that race prejudice was at the bottom
OF the assault.
In the history OF negro troops In
the United States" said Mr.. Slayden,
zone finds many chapters that tell OF
violent breaches OF discipline. OF riot.
Gus and mutinous conduct, OF murder
and race hostility"
In declaring the negro race 10 be
unfit for American soldiers the Texas
congressman said he had viewed only
the circumstances of their service. He
did not impeach their physical courage.
This Is a virtue" he said. that be
longs 20 nearly all men. and II there
Is any difference between savage and
civilized man in this respect the SUI
I periority possibly lies with the saw
age. who is uadeterred from rash ven.
! lures By thought OF the cor sequences. %
Mr.. Slayden spoke of the sympathy
that Yields people into a homogeneous
present and social mass, but said that
II has never existed. nod never will
exist between negroes and whites"
Mr.. Slayden reviewed the history OF
the Twenty-fifth infantry, and said Il
has a particularly vicious record. and
going into particulars, he said that
while stationed al Fort Meade. :. d
In the summer % 1855, a corporal OF
that regiment murdered a citizen, and
the people OF the community lynched
the murderer. About three weeks aft.
er the lynching fifteen or twenty ne.
gro soldiers raided and shot up the
town Of Sturgis. which Is only a mile
and a half from the post. and az Win.
namucka. New. was the next scene OF
a criminal outbreak by this regiment
Then came the outbreak at Fort Mo
brara. Neb.. where "wanton and cold.
blooded murder was committed.
Other instances OF lawlessness by
negro troops were also detailed. Speak.
ing OF the Brownsville shooting. Mr..
Slayden said:
1T seems absurd that at this late
day We should be asking who did the
shooting. ! fail TO see where there s
room for such doubt. II the soldiers
had been white. and the circumstances
the same; II the same mass OF clear.
strong evidence against them had been
submitted. and II the president had
dismissed them from the service In
the same manner there would not only
have been no doubt as 10 who were
the murderers, but the action OF the
president would have been almost
unanimously approved But then tho
whites were not available political as
set. handled In bulk. which explains
many things"
Practically all OF Tuesday was given
over by the senate leaders OF both par
ties In an effort TO bring about harmo-
ny between opposing views concern
Ing the proposed investigation OF the
ARRAY az Brownsville which amounts
20 an agreement between Senators
Foraker and Lodge has been attained
By their friends. but inasmuch as Il
was decided now 10 present the com
promise resolutions until all OF the sen
ators desiring 10 do so had made
speeches on the subject OF the dismiss
al OF the negro troops il is not abs0-
lutely certain that the peace plans will
not be upheld