The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1908-02-28

Washington, D. c., February 20
The senate committee on military al
fairs. that has been investigating or
probing the Brownsville shoot up,
which occurred August 13 and ia, 1916,
had a three hours session to-day The
result of the meeting was the intro
duction of several resolutions-a ma
iority of them by Senator Foraker,
who in a mastery way produced one
resolution after another, completely
routing the administration forces and
forcing the administration supporters
to abandon the republicanism OF the
old party and take refuge in the ranks
of the democrats
In other words, it Is evident from
the proceedings, as well as the vote
that the President has entered into a
compact with the democratic members
of the committee. and taking with him
three republicans to uphold his action
in dismissing without honor the three
companies ofthe Twenty-ffth Infantry
# is apparent that these FIVE demo
Gratis and three republicans have
agreed to assist the President in
changing the Jurisprudence in this
particular instance. The several
votes of the committee, although refus
ing to exonerate the soldiers, fall short
Of fixing the blame upon any member
of the company, or even upon the three
companies. There is not a shadow
Of evidence adduced from the thou
sands of typewriter pages that vii
show that even one member OF TIT
company participated in the Browns
Vile "shoot-up,"
It can be heard on all sides that
more dastardly attack uDon the cit
GEMS rights and the good record or
!. neonle could he made than this kanga
roo trial indulged in by the committee
l IT is a comnlete Foraker victory. Tn
five democratic members were not e'
rectod at anv time and under any eli
cumstances to vote for anvthing tha
y would favor the Negro or give him
! semhlance of Justice. but it was e.
: reoted that the republicans, whom tn
Z Negro has sunported since the siXtie
- = would at least follow the line of tn
- iurisprudence. "All men are sunpose
IN he innocent until their suilt hf
. been established bevond a shadow
y, q. doubt" Hence, out Of the elg'
- renublican members on the committe
: FIVE nf them voted in favor Of the N
oro soldiers. and If nartv lines are
~ he looked at. or If the affair is tn
- looked at from the renubIican vie'
. noint. the members of the Twenty-fift
u Infantry stand exonerated.
The vote TODAY confirms the susU
" zion evrressnd here in WashinetC
is time and aoain. that President Rooe
n. Welt had entered into an agreeme
Or during the rate hill with the dem
Gratis. knowing that as he would n
If he q candidate for tho third town.
ne would not onlv block the ranuNli"Ar
IS chances for victorv. hut would n"'
70 ticallv deliver the hiphest oift Of +
to nation (the Presidents Offoe) to +
democrats. rather than WELD it to
al worthy republican.
lg Tn fact. a close observation will oC
at Vince the most skertical mind that +
ng different moves made, are leading
this direction. Tho nerSonnPl NJ t
is democratic members on the commit
IN docs not Indicate = verv statamant
ge limo IN. Fra7ier. from Tenneseea.
ty vra otioalIv now man without mol
to ~ rlatforu Tho creatura nf en-
no oauous nomination and tho nrN"no
Ise NJ "iir,.crow" enaotrents in tho Y
is rnteer State sustained the adrinist
tion The three renuhlioanS a"e
believed to be sincere, but are sim