The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-23
COLUMBUS SHOT UP,
FORAKER MAY DROP
THE OLIVE BRANCH
People of City Demand
Discharge of Guilty
White Recruits.

Scarcely have President Roosevelt and
Senator Foraker cIasped hands under
the olive branch over the Brownsville
Rnair. when another Instance OF sol
diers shooting up a town has occurred,
which may provide the senior Senator
from Ohio with fresh ammunition for
battle against the White House.
This time the trouble has occurred
Al Columbus. in the Senator's own
state. The offending parties were white
recruits, and it is understood that the
good people OF Col9mbs already have
appealed 10 the Senator TO demand that
President Roosevelt discharge these
white wearers OF the uniform in pre-
eiseiy the same manner that he did
The eOlored soldiers Of the Twenty-hfth
Infantry.
According to an official dispatch re
c6iVed at the War Department, mum
Der OF white recruits at Columbus Bar
racks went out Monday night, and shot
up o section Of the city known as the
bad Lands" The report came from
Lieutenant COlOuei Glenn, ia charge OF
the recruiting station al Tie barracks,
and he has been called upon 10 conduct
a thorough investigation. u IS SAID
that the WaF Department VIII take no
further action, Lieutenant colonel Glenn
having ample authority 10 deal with the
case.
Court Martial Probable.
IL Is expected that the trouble-makers
viii be tried by general coUrt-martiaL
Army regulations provide that soldiers
found guilty OF such conduct as charged
shall be dishonOrably discharged from
the army and sentenced 10 confinement
in a military prison from two 10 nve
years. SIX OF the participants have been
thrown into the guard house. and 10 s.
understood that a number OF others are
believed 10 have been Implicated
The escapade Of the soldiers, IL IS
said by Senator F'oraker's friends. has
placed q new weapon IN tie hands OF
the defender of the three companies o.
the TWenty-hfth. Wha has received by
wire detailed report OF tae oecIfFegce
lis friends at Columbus Insisting that
ha make an issue of the case al once,
fhey say that the President has esJa5-
lished a precedent in the Brownsville
case. and, 10 be consistent, he must
order the dismissal of the white soldiers
also. They point out that both Secre-
tary TAFT and the President declared
that the action would have been the
same had the members or the twenty
fifth been white, and now they have
opportunity 10 make good on This as
seFllon. II Is understood that evidence
already is being collected TO send Sen
ator Foraker. I'm order that he may pre-
sent II IN demand Tor an official invest
igation.
Waiting for Glenn's Report
While reports from Columbus indi-
cate that the War Department will be
asked by the indignant people OF chat
city to send General Darlington and
Major BlOcksom out there TO conduct
an Investigation. these two officers hav-
ing Investigated the Brownsville dis
tarbanees and recommended the action
that was taken. it IS declared at the
Mar Department that 10 step whatever
VIII be taken till the report OF Lieu
tenant Colonel Glenn is received.
The statements that Senator Foraker
viii be pressed by his constituents Ia
make a fight on this case are lot viewed
with alarm Oy Secretary 1att ana other
officials of the War Department. They
paint cut that such action VIII be en-
iiFelN unnecessary Tor 10 Is believed
that Lieutenant Colonel Glenn VIII be
able 10 procure sufficient evidences
against each of the guilty parties a.
guarantee their conviction before q
court-martial. III he should fail 10 con-
Wet any one of them. then in order Ia
punish them ana get them cut OF the
service, such a policy as was adopted iu
he Brownsville AFFAIR would probably
be carried out by the President and tho
Department without being called upon
40 so by Senator Foraker or any one
else
eAs was stated NJ The time the
Brownsville order was issued. said a
War Department official, speaking Of
the case today. color does EOt Iua tier
with Us. White soldiers would be dis
missed in a like manner for a ike Of
Tense. BUT so Tar as our Information
from Columbus shows, there is little
or no parallel between the two cases.
AZ Brownsville. the soldiers had been
annoying and insulting the respecta Die
while citizens, including ladies', for some
time, tih there was considerable feeling
between the races
Then the soldiers deliberately armed
themselves at night and marched IN a
hedy through the principal streets of
abF civ. insulting women and shooffng