The Washington herald., 1907-01-06

The Brownsville Tex affair yesterday
assumed international proportions 10y the
fling of claim with the state Depart
ment in behalf Of Mexican, who alleges
that he was injured by the negro soldiers
The Mexican is named Cciayes. lse
claims that be was pounced upon by sol
diers and beaten into iDsensibility and
without cause. The outrage being the act
of soldiers wearing the uniform of the
United States. Ceiayes, under the advice
of lawyers. holds this government respon-
sible for damage. II is understood that
other claims Of this character viii Zoe 1lled.
and viii be referred 10 the Court Of Claims
ultimately for adjustment
Feeling among Republican Senators over
the Lodge amendment 10 the Foraker
resolution OF inquiry i'm the Brownsville
case does not seem 10 lessen as the day
when il VIII be discussed draws nearer
Senator Foraker and those of his col
leagues who are standing with him in
the matter are represented as being con-
fident that the amendment viii not be
adopted. but Mr.. Lodge on the other
band. seems 60 believe that it has
good chance.
Vacation sitting Talked OF.
Considerable speculation is being in
obliged in as to when The investigation
BY the Committee on Military Affairs viii
commence. in the event that the Foraker
resolution Is adopted. IN some quarters
the opinion prevails that 1t may be neces-
sarv for the committee to sit after the
adjournment OF Congress. IT the Foraker
resolution is adopted this week, it would
take probably two more weeks, at least,
for the committee to arrange its plans,
summon witnesses from Texas and else
where. and get them here. Even in that
case. however. there would SIN De APP
proximately four weeks available for The
taking of testimony. and many of those
interested think this would be quite suf-
ficient.
Il is expected that the action of the
War Department i'm ordering all the negro
troops IN the service TO the Philippines
will be criticised by the negroes of the
country generally. as wen as by those
who have Joined issue with the President
on his discharge of the three companies
of the Twenty-dfth Infantry. The adj
ministraUon. however. has taken the pre-
caution 20 have it Officially stated that
there is no connection between the order
issued yesterday and the Brownsville
riot. or the more recent disturbances at
Fort Reno. Fort Leavenworth, and Fort
Sheridan
Presidents Position Unchanged.
In the strongest terms the President
again informed several of his callers yes
terday that it would be- the veriest waste
Of effort for Congress to write any law
upon the statute books callins for the re-
instatement OF the three companies.
Every one with whom Mr. Roosevelt
talked on the subject left the White
House satisfied that the President is in
the same frame Of mind that be was "a
fortnight ago. when he told group Of
hve visitors in his office that he would
even lake his chances of Impeachment
by disobeying an order Of the United
States Supreme Court. should that tri-
bunal decide that he had no right TO
dismiss the soldiers.
II was intimated yesterday morning
that the President feels that his case has
been strengthened by the report Of Nil
ton y. Purdy, assistant To the Attorney
GeHeIdi. WHO was sent To brownsville to
make "a further investigation. Copies Of
dispositions made AT Brownsville i'm the
course Of the examination conducted by
Mr.. Purdy have been received at the War
Department Mr.. Purdy wired Secretary
Taft yesterday that he expected TO finish
his inquiry on Monday or Tuesday.
Views OF Some Senator'S.
Tt is known that certain Senator's, some
OF whom have talked at length with the
President about the Brownsville affair.
think that he was half right and half
wrong in his dismissal of the three COM
paHies. They believe that he had the
constitutional right 10 dismiss the
soldiers, but that he did not have the
authority 10 quality the dismissal by
saying that none Of them shall hold civil
or military Office hereafter. Still others
among the lawyers of the Senate admit
merely that the question Of power TO dis
miss without honor is a matter of doubt
Senator Martin. of Virginia, who was
one OF the Senators with whom the Presi-
dent discussed the matter told the Presi-
dent that he fully agreed with him, ana
volunteered the remark afterward that
altogether too much fuss has been made
over the affair