Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-21
CRI1ICISES Mr.. RAYNER
SENATOR WARREN DISCUSSES
CASE OF COL. STEWART.
Declares Maryland Senator's Argu-
ments Are "Simply Maudlin."
Lodge Will Speak Tomorrow.

Senator Rayner of Maryland failed
again today to get vote on his resolu-
ton requesting the President to convene
a court of inquiry in the case of Col. Will
liam. F.. Stewart. the coast artillery of
ficer who has been 'banished to Fort
Grant Ariz The resolution came up to-
day during the. regular consideration of
the calendar. and Mr. Rayner proceeded
to give additional reasons why immediate
action should be taken.
Senator Warren of Wyoming chairman
of the military affairs committee. replied
to him. characterizing Mr.. Rayner's pre-
vious speeches in favor of a court of in
aury as full of maudIin sentiment" Mr..
Rayner still had the floor when Senator
Hale OF Maine called up the general de-
ficiency appropriation bill. which had the
right of way This postponed consider
alton of the Rayner resolution until flu
ture date. An effort on the part of
Senator Lodge of Massachusetts to Sc
cure unanimous consent to take up the
resolution again tomorrow was unsuccess-
full.
Senator Warren's Data.
Senator Warren declared that every eff
fort had been made by him as chairman
of the committee on military affairs to
secure Information az a basis for an in
vestigation of the case relating to Col.
Stewart. He displayed a pile Of docu-
ments embracing 900 typewriter pages
which he said had been sent to the COM
mittee in several installmentS from the
War Department.
Mr.. Warren said his work in connection
with the Senate had kept up until 2
o'clock every morning for some time and
last night he had not been able to leave
his committee room until o'clock.
Everything. he said. was being done In
an orderly way to secure informat ton
necessary to properly consider the case of
Col. Stewart.
"AI the sarcasm of the senator from
Maryland" he said. has amused the
galleries. but when matter of bust
ness comes in the Senate we have
right to stand on the rights of the COM
mittee and to properly consider any
to 1t. This. he said is a matter of fact
relating to the discipline Of the army
and should not be lightly treated. The
resolution of the senator from MARY
land would be rebuke to the Presi-
dent II adopted. as we'll as to the other
army officers who had been involved in
the Stewart case
This talk about punishment" he added.
lis mere sentimentalism gone mad
"Maudlin" Arguments.
He characterized the arguments of the
senator from Maryland as simply maud
lin.'
Mr. Rayner declared that the one issue
of his resolution which was in favor of
granting court of inquiry for Col Stew
art had been ignored. Col. Stewart, he
said, had a right to be heard upon the
charges his enemies had made against
him.
Senator Hopkins interrupted to suggest
that the senator from Maryland took
the ground that every time an officer
of the army gets an order he does not
like he has right to have a court of
inquiry ordered to hear his case.
Senator Carter said no criminal charge
included in the article of war had been
made against Col. Stewart, and that it
was common to take into account the
temperamental characteristics of an Of
ficer In connection with his assignment
to duty.
When the morning hour expired Sena-
tor Hale insisted that the Senate should
proceed to the consideration of the de-
ficiency appropriation bill and Mr.. Ray
ner resolution was placed upon the cal
endar to be taken up, If again considered,
by unanimous consent.
Senator Lodge stated that he desired to
reply to Mr.. Rayner's statements and
would do so tomorrow