The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-11

Future Speeches Increase Resent
mcnt the Mattr May be Settled.
Washington, January 8.-Aside from
a speech by senator Daniel, of Vir-
ginia, in support Of the presidents
action in the Brownsville affair, prac-
tically all of today was given over
by enate leaders of both parties to an
effort to bring about harmony be-
tween opposing views concerning the
proposed investigation of the ARRAY.
What mounts to an agreement be-
tween Senators Foraker and Lodge
has been attained by their friends, but
inasmuch as it was decided not to
present the compromise until all Of the
senators desiring to do so had made
speeches on the subject of the dis
missal Of the negro troops It is not alb
solutely certain that the peace plans
will not be upset.
The compromise is not greatly diff
ferent from the resolution presented
by Senator Lodge and a similar one
which Senator Foraker mad intended
to offer as a substitute for his original
resolution. 1t provides for the in
v~estigation by the senate committee
on military affairs of the affray at
Brownsville, and to this is to be added
provisions that a subcommittee be
sent to Brownsville and that the ex-
nonco Of tho Investigation no mold 0If
of the contingent Juno of the senate.
Such a resolution would ignore the
constitutional and legal questions that
have beer debated for several days IN
the senate.
The situation now is said to be the
same as it was before the speech vi
Senator Lodge on yesterday. Both
sides were then agreed to leave out the
constitutional questions and they had
been ignored in the substitute offered
by Senator Lodge. 1t was the speeches
on the resolution and the manner in
which it was interpreted that canaed
Senator Foraker to oppose it. Unless
the speeches yet to be made create
resentment on one side or h other it
is believed the compromise will De eff
fective.
IN consequence of this prospect Sen
ator Foraker today postponed a furth-
er presentation in the senate of his
views on the subject.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, there
upon secured the floor. In the main,
he supported the president. saying
~fFrom the beginning of the history OF
the country there has never been a
question of the power of the president
to drop from the roll any private SOL
der. The people ought not to be de-
ceived by any misunderstanding on
this subject. Public sentiment should
always stand by the chief executive
and commander-in-chief of the army
when he is clear in his great office,
and in this case I think he is clear"
Senator Daniel did not, however, en-
dorse the position of the president in
forever debarring from entering the
civil service the men discharged from
the army. 81 think in that respect,
he said, "the arrow from his bow
went too far"
Mr.. Daniel analysed the articles OF
war and army regulations to sustain
in his conclusion that the power to
dismiss is equal and conclusive in the
DIGStuSuI, tIlS SSSICIoiS w 10 VIZ
commander OF a department and a
our martial. This, he said, had been
SO for a hundred years n must
necessarily be so. [ am neither the
lover, the friend or the advocate OF
autOcratic power he said, but no
people in all this tide Of time. have
ever been also to make aggressive or
defensive val without pursuing it
1.z-.-I ~ I;1oir;l;nn 0~5
ton of armies by putting power into
the hands of those who command it"
Referring to the army regulations,
Mr.. Daniel said they were made by
the president, and" he continued,
whatever other criticism has been
made upon the present president from
the republican side of this chamber,
none have ever intimated that he Is
engaged in seeking TO curtail his W
power. In fact some have dellcately
intimated that he was seeking to eX-
tend it beyond the lines which they
would prescribe as legitimate and
proper"
Justifying democratic support for
the position of the president, Mr.. Dan
ie1 said: Nothing has ever prevented
any body coming from south Of the
Potomac from declaring his honest
judgment as to the meaning of the
constitution, nor in upholding the
power Of the president and the army
on all occasions where patriotism in
voked adhesion or where clear under
standing produced conviction.
Mr.. Daniel denied that the race ques-
ton was involved "and" he exclaimed,
-<<may God forbid that The reoDIe OF