The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-01-15
lsthy Message to Senate
Eaes His Dismissal of
ICoIored Soldiers.
I'm CERTAIN THAT
hITY WERE SHIELDED
|opcession by Revolving
Barring Men From
Civil Service.

u
,odav sent to the Senate a
|saee regarding the Browns
|ut. which gives the addition
4, collected by Assistant At
L,rsl Purdy and Maj. Block
rere sent TO Texas by the
|,O investigate the affair. The
ubmitied with his message
|,rbibits, including maps, a
three empty shells, seven
:sqrs picked up in the streets
Ia after the shooting, three
.ta bullets and some scraps
'Engs of other bullets picked
. houses into which they had
<l;dsnt SAYS the evidence is
m the outrages of August l3
r;tted by some OF the colored
A. have been dismissed, and
'w all Of the members of the
rauies of the Twenty-fifth in.
+ knowledge Of the deed and
|l the guilty ones.
Assassins.''
- troops are referred to by
Id in his message as mid
-Eins," and he declares that
n any, OF the soldiers dis.
-ithout honor could have
nd of what occurred. That
order which bars the sol
4 all civil employment under
|rnent is revoked by the
This clause, the President
liking in validity. The dis
rcops. however. will be for
u from re-enlisting in the
NV. and as 70 this the Presi-
|ihat "there is no doubt Of
|utionsl legal power. -
+ Taft's report gives the
kuony Of witnesses, and is
B with the message.
|tstifes His Action
|Esyelt, in his message. de-
nction in discharging the
b. saving il would be abso-
|sible to preserve army dis
pursuing any other course.
BIS action he submits reports
|Blocksom and Assistant At
|ral Purdy giving the results
taustive investigation they
b Brownsville on the Presi
b The President, with his
.bmiis maps. with diagrams
Esphs. designed 10 aid the
|raching an intelligent un-
Iof the situation, also empty
bullets from Springfield
|s committed at Brownsville
Ei OF August IS included.
To the investigation, the
|ayr:
Esr of Frank Natur.
|iHauli on Lieutenant of Po-
Esez.
Rnlt on Mr.. and Mrs. Hale
be-.
E,ing into houses containing
children.
D Boom for Doubt,
Fnence, ~ says the message,
|kyond tire possibility of a
Dme individuals among the
rPs / have dismissed commit
|rirages. and that others had
pf the deeds and shielded
irom the law. -
Edent dismisses as ridiculous
that the Brownsville citi-
H!ied the outrage with q
ruvlug odium on the negroes
-sz their dismissal. That the
|rsre soldiers is shown by the
:lntsble whites saw their uni
m their voices, recognized as
e fact that Springfield rifles
lo weapons Of that kind be
bands of the civilians, and
Won of the shells and cart
lng that they could not have
pom Krag-J orgensen or Win
IS Guilt Established.
aing Of this ammunition in
me message, establishes
the soldiers and would be
u the soldiers were either
|tfn by Brownsville residents
sgnt in question, -
'ehee of fourteen reputable
submitted. These saw the
ns various features and sub
v'n statements. Twenty-Five
sSs saw minor phases of the
nake statements accordingly.
THIS the President gathers
Aum that twenty negro sol
l'ted the outrage and that
Il shots were fred into the
the fort. 1.-THE shooting
y midnight. After the FIRST
soidlers advanced upon the
Ia into residences with the
.,.'ioned, Few Of the soldiers
!; therefore. could have been
INC affair. Indeed. from
f.n' f.asl evidence, II is probable
'w Of the soldiers dismissed
'aissed seeing the attack.
lakes One Concession.
4. gone carefully over each is.
and fact that has been
|.sss the President. q am
al mat the effect of my or
|oIn,,,y nar these men from all
ment sant under the Govern
.yngSa, Sa, portion Of the order is
.n;ss;a, a, AS TO the rest of the
"A. ing the individuals with
. borsnf ,aefc M Is NO question as to
E,stione The order was within
tsua under the Constitution
\ sxrer. ssnnot be revoked or
Snpb ~ by another Executive
Proved Sion S.,n was imperative un.
ri tbs.sa ss'se to my sworn duty.
y ruiIt uiIi' men can show he is
raated, h., WI, II take what action
(sll,sd cs,,.ne sr. tne circumstances I
Fs burdsp ,S'nly ~ MY put upon every
|pa,ia hs Brownsville message.
|as a. Nth I'd 5oS neatly wrapped
|'ga M % .ns9 fed tape, containing
't5 IA. anells AS crb;L,. q -