Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-04
CuIberSon Defends President S
Course in Discharging the
Troops Concerned in the
Brownsville 0utrageS,
FORAKER INSISTS UPON
PROMPT INVESTIGATION
0hioan Objects to Race Issue
Being Injected into Ques :
tion-AnSwerS Criticism of
Texas Captain,
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exaS Captain
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Washington, Jan. 3,-After two
weeks Of vacation the senate sat for
two and a half hours today and then
adjourned until Monday. Ihe session
was devoted entirely to the further
discussion Of President Rooseyelt's or
der dismissing the negro troops of the
Twenty-fifth infantry for shooting
up" Brownsville, Texas senator Cul-
berson. of that state. defended the
order, bringing to its support many
points of legal construction and
justifying the act by many
quotations from the testimony
taken in connection with the ARRAY
He closed with an impassioned state
ment of the position of the south on
the negro question which he declared
to be the most vital and dangerous
problem before the American people.
Senator Foraker replied br4eny, ex-
pressing his intense interest i'm having
speedy action on his resolution for an
investigation.
Senator Lodge proposed an amend
ment to this resolution, which has the
effect OF admitting the presidents au
thority Of chief commander of the
army to take the action he did and of
restricting the investigation to the
occurrence in Brownsville. on motion
of Senator Hale the resolution was
given the right OF way Monday
After reading testimony taken be-
fore the Brownsville grand jury Mr.
Culberson drew the conclusion thai
the fact that no Indictment was re-
turned was not an evidence of the
weakness of the case, but rather OF
the fairness of the people Of Browns
Vile. who did not wish to do injus-
tice TO the innocent The evidence, he
contended proved that the shooting
was done by the negro soldiers, but
il failed to identify the guilty
He concluded his speech of an hour
and a half by a brief reference to the
negro question in general, saying that
Il is the most important question be-
fore the American people.
He continued:
''rhis problem involves labor, edu-
cation, suffrage, social order civil lib
erty, lf-government and the integ'
rity Of the white race, The end no
man can see. Southerners feel deeply
and profoundly on this problem and
It's ultimate solution. Closing their
eyes and looking down the ages, dir
ferent vistas arise sometimes the
black race Is deported, sometimes the
races live together az now, in perfect
peace one subordinate to the other,
they turn with unspeukable
aversion to a blended, corrupted and
inferior race; sometimes there is war
between the races which God may
avert. In the midst Of such awful
possibilities any man OF party VINO
could create false hopes in these peo-
pie deserves no place in the CONN
dence of the American people. Speak
ing In part for the people of Texas
and plainness OF such is best 1t Is
not improper to say that they have
dealt fairly and generously with the
negro in all essentials in education,
In charity, in helpful sympathies and
In the protection of life, liberty and
property.
But | would not be candid with
you II | did not say that In other re-
spects their purposes are equally res
Dlute and unalterable. They are OPP
posed to political domination by the
ignorant or vicious; they are opposed
to every tendency which viii ultimate
~ be destructive Of the purity and in
Iegrity OF the white race. And above
all these, however vital they may be,
here that in the testimony in this case
which impels to declare That they
purpose to protect even with their
ives Nnhl III intil WOtldnhttu ~ tfi'
immediate jewel of their souls
Senator Foraker al once took the
loor remarking that IL belittlcd the
present question to make IL vehicle
FOR discussing the race question. He
lid not purpose TO discuss that ques-
ton or the merits Of the Brownsville
affair. He wanted his resolution
adopted, which would insure further
inquiry. and his present purpose was
lnly 20 defend himself regarding the
criticism charged against him for
Captain Mcdonald
Commenting on senator Culhcrson's
statement that his Foraker Sd speech
Two weeks ago had offended certain
Texans and had reflected particularly
Upon Captain Mcdonald. the Ohio
senator said he ala not know wha
Mcdonald resented unless 81 was the
term gentleman and added
II don't know why Captain Melon
aid would charge 'hcil with ono buckot
Of water unless ID was that boz had no
other use for the water said the sem
ltor Again after reading ihe state
ment Of Mcdonald fhat he was will
Ing 90 meet Foraker. but did not in
tend 90 make trouble for him. the
ohio senator exclaimed. what relief
that ls FOO me-" Another account
from the Houston Post pictured Cap
tain Mcdonald aF 70 great man killer
.n fne cause Df Justice and told ~ fhe
fnHuurr ln which Mcdonald had C0u-
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