Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-13
One Question Settled

~ NE question. at least has been rou settled ~ reason OF ms
fuss which Mr. Foraker stirred ~ IN the SENATE over the discharge
or the coored troops ft alleged rIonng at Brownsvne-ana that
army and navy il The United states 70 summar1y discharge al enlisted
MAI. Or any number 81 enlisted lei whenever, in his Judgment the good
senator Lodse. ii III able speech m the Foraker resolution. too the
vronnd mat ina oooer In NE president vas absolute. he showed by the
records and practices from the organization or the government down to the
prcsentd day. that II had always been exercised, and never before questioned
snd he sustained his position by facts and arguments o foreeful md con
yincing that they caused senator Foraker to see that his original resolution
as untenabe. ana he prepared a. n to oer a substitute for H. We
append hereto few EXTRACTS from MIR Lodges remarks on this subject
In som form this power Of summary discharge by tn commander
in-chtf has always existed and been exercised. Our military law, as 1 have
said Is taken from the military law OF England and u practice has re-
NAMED practically the anne a. English practice The English authority
cfode IN his work, avs Q this point Though a engagement Is made FOR a
term certain, the crown s under o obligations to retain The soldier, either
in pay Or in arms. for that period. but MAJ discharge him 1t my time
eause r such dismissal should not Il tbe lime b disclosed Nv I'M responsible
ministers OF the crown There can be no doubt whatever that the power
q summary dismissal vas inherent ID the office 4 commander-tn-chief when
he president vas invested BY the constitution with that nice ana there
has never been n attempt o. the par d congress to prevent or interfere
with the exercise of this authority. Enlistment Is a contract and has been
50 held BY the supreme court q the United states and It is a contract
terminabie at viii by the government This s ali that IS one when a
soldier Is discharged without honor The commandments n his repre-
sentative terminates ue contract Of enlistment TN precedens IRE gathered
together in the report Of the Judge advocate general ana It apeprs that no
less than s2 enlisted me were discharged without honor from the army
q The United States during te past year. i axe 70 difference whatever
in principle whether on man o ten o. hundred . an entire regiment
rnuauw ,u,ho,,y r. M country i - rnosstnio NJ connoh,e ~ n,,,
tanning an army o. any other principle. II a soldier cannot be separated
from he service except by being convicted OF crime Of evidence which
would satisfy a jury in a cn casethere is n o possibility Of maintaining
military discipline
~rhe power % dismiss r terminate uo contract Of enlistment IS apso-
ioiey essential h the maintenance Of Al army. II the commanderln-ehef
Is unable 70 dismiss from The army he soldiers whom he regards as dan
gerous 10 the service and to military discipline without furnishing proof
which would satisfy a jny, military discipline would be It a end and the
army o the United states would become q menace to the people Of the
country The law, the constitution, the statutes and the uniform practices
are 50 ehF as 70 ue rlshi q The presd'nt TO terminate tn contract OIL
enlistment and discharge soldiers At pleasure that It seem q waste oil
words to any me who has read the statutes Q argue It at al"
THE fact that HE president and the supreme ourt do MOI spn alike
does not necessarily prevent them from thinking alike
IT'S ali right TO talk or building mor eaulcsnips. says the Baltimore
sun, but what this country needs i more box ears
AS THE cape COD eannl has been un lei debate gao years the Globe
namom,t vntn1s ~ alma hs artvaa tofrn The u.ntactn r shot. a
CONGRESS has been asked by the Interstate commerce commission to
ACCORDING 10 Dr. woodrow wilson it i a patriots duty to accent
office when rendered It aud Mr.. TAFT has declared his belief n the Wilson
doctrine.
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speech Emma is a tribe zoo strenuous with her mouth
rur average annual income q the lsoooooo aduu males n these United
states IS aoou, $3.50 Q less nan 'i0Ooooooooo for an or IN. sum ap
rtoximaiey s2ooooooooo or 20 per cent now goes Tor governmental ex
rendttn~s Of an kinds national state, ana municipal
A BOSTON paper refers to New Mexico as "a little country" Ifue
n New Mexico Is 1tuer where does Massachusetts appear II the six New
England states could he brought here ana laid down n New Mexico
they would cover only a few acres nor Than one'hrd Of the territory
THE new governor Of New york sounded what is more ne more
becoming a kpno's OF political life. and one that We commend o the careful
and pryerfn consideration OF the coming New Mexico legislature when
he said whether or not we have laws enough W certainly have enough
OF n-eonsdersd legislation. ana the question is lot as to the quantity, hut
IS . NJ quality & o~ present and our proposed eoaotmen's"
THE Havana Dy rees~ph YER, frankly toll. the cuban people aat
complete independence is an me aream and impossible The real SOW
cresnp Of cuba nus be la ne United su,esr aa IL -eems To be The
general opinion in cuba az we'll as IN This COUNTRY. that a protecmme oa
The Egyptian model d re solution o. Inc ponien-acoa~d to ond She {
trnis without al the same time destroying cubat practical autonomy. g
rBr san Francisco can hal. asarea om Why HICKS couldn't rp,a, n,
aos umf had been nsed up fr hm when Do appeared before uhe oouushusl :
1--WE sArposet says the Call. rhni tho STORY Ns written Bay son lns|
goggles Ilsfan blacksmith ~ a mlstauo of flsnan homnapt ana slang mi
refouea one api ~ an honest miner eho ha mo- fancy n exhibit himself
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